On 20 December 2008, while still a junior, he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 away loss against UD Las Palmas in the Segunda División.

[10] He played his first game in the Spanish top flight on 23 August, featuring 45 minutes in a 2–1 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña.

[12] After winning promotion to the top flight he was bought outright for €1 million, signing a contract until 2019[13] but being loaned to second-tier Real Zaragoza on 21 July.

[14] After an unassuming six-month spell at RCD Mallorca in 2016, Ortuño joined fellow division two club Cádiz CF on 4 August of that year, on loan.

[19] On 3 January 2018, the 27-year-old Ortuño moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed with Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake.