She never had her ACL reconstructed, as the doctor to whom the club referred her did not see value in her continuing to play football and said she did not need surgery in order to work her day job.

[3][4] Ortiz quickly drew attention for her dribbling ability,[6][11] playing as both right-winger and a centre forward.

She was a strong striker, and was able to force defenders out of position to create scoring opportunities for teammate Neus Gallofré.

Ortiz and her son Jordà initially made offers to completely settle the debt and buy the apartment outright, but were rejected.

Since then, there have been at least four attempts to evict Ortiz, with interventions from Ada Colau and the FC Barcelona Players' Association making the landlords agree to payment schemes.