[1][2][3] Ortega Desio started out his professional career playing for the San Isidro Club in the Torneo de la URBA.

He spent 4 years there and racked up almost 50 appearances before switching to join Estudiantes de Paraná in his home town in 2014.

He was a member of the Pampas XV squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup in South Africa and he also went on their tour of Australia in 2014.

[1] He made his senior debut for Los Pumas against Uruguay on 20 May 2012, scoring a try in the process.

However, it wasn't until 2014 before he tasted action against non-South American opposition where he played in all 3 of his country's matches during the 2014 mid-year rugby union internationals series.