| Gabriel Cortez | |
| Fullname: | Gabriel Jhon Cortez Casierra |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
| Height: | 1.79m (05.87feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Barcelona SC |
| Youthclubs1: | Independiente del Valle |
| Years1: | 2012–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Independiente del Valle |
| Caps1: | 134 |
| Goals1: | 30 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Lobos BUAP |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | Emelec |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | Botafogo |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Guayaquil City |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021– |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | → 9 de Octubre F.C. (loan) |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U-17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Ecuador U-20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam3: | Ecuador |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:45, 25 March 2021 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 5 October 2017 |
Gabriel Jhon Cortez Casierra (born 10 October 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga PRO Ecuador club Barcelona S.C. Previously Cortez played for Independiente del Valle, Lobos BUAP, Emelec, Botafogo and made his international debut on 22 February 2017 against Honduras.[1]
In the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage Cortez scored a last minute equalizer against Deportivo Municipal to keep his team in the competition.[2]
On April 24, 2022 Gabriel "Loco Cortez was arrested for potential ties with cartel. In June 2022 he was released on bail.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Independiente del Valle | 2012 | LigaPro | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 14 | 0 | – | 1[3] | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | 14 | 3 | – | 3[4] | 0 | – | 17 | 3 | |||||
| 2015 | 37 | 12 | – | 2[5] | 0 | – | 39 | 12 | |||||
| 2016 | 34 | 9 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 40 | 9 | |||||
| 2017 | 30 | 6 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 34 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 134 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 32 | |||
| Lobos BUAP | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
| Emelec | 2019 | LigaPro | 15 | 5 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 19 | 5 | |||
| Botafogo | 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 170 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 39 | |||