Gabriel Jhon Cortez Casierra (born 10 October 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ecuadorian Serie A club Barcelona SC. Previously Cortez played for Independiente del Valle, Lobos BUAP, Emelec, Botafogo and made his international debut on 22 February 2017 against Honduras.

Career Independiente Del Valle In the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage Cortez scored a last minute equalizer against Deportivo Municipal to keep his team in the competition.

Jail On 24 April 2022 Gabriel "Loco" Cortez was arrested for potential ties with cartel. In June 2022 he was released on bail.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIndependiente del Valle2012LigaPro50–––502013140–1Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.0–1502014143–3Three appearances in Copa Libertadores and one appearance in Copa Sudamericana.0–17320153712–2Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.0–39122016349–60–4092017306–42–348Total13430001620015032Lobos BUAP2017–18Liga MX142–––1422017–1870–––70Total212000000212Emelec2019LigaPro155–40–195Botafogo2020Série A0000–0000Career total17037002020019039

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