Javier Orozco

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Javier Orozco
Personal information
Full name Javier Antonio Orozco Peñuelas
Date of birth (1987-11-16) 16 November 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2002–2005 Cruz Azul
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 43 (22)
2005–2013 Cruz Azul 126 (29)
2013–2017 Santos Laguna 85 (24)
2016 → Chiapas (loan) 12 (1)
2017 → Veracruz (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2020 Tampico Madero 67 (26)
2021 Cancún 15 (2)
2021 Xelajú 23 (5)
National team
2010–2015 Mexico 14 (0)
Honours
Representing  Mexico
Winner 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2021

Javier Antonio Orozco Peñuelas (born 16 November 1987) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is popularly known by his nickname "Chuletita".[1]

Club career[]

Orozco made his debut on September 17, 2005, against UANL, a game which resulted in a 1–2 victory for Cruz Azul. In the 2010 Apertura, he scored the first goal of the season, and currently leads the season with 6 goals. He scored 4 goals and had an assist against Real Salt Lake of MLS to defeat them 5–4.[2] He is also the top goalscorer in CONCACAF Champions League history, as he has netted 24 times.

Chiapas[]

On 8 June 2016, Chiapas made the signing of Chuleta official for the Apertura 2016.[3]

International[]

Orozco got his first call-up by interim coach Efraín Flores for friendly matches on September 4 and 7, 2010, against Ecuador and Colombia, respectively. He started for the first time on October 12, against Venezuela. In 2015 he was called up to represent Mexico in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup after Javier Hernández suffered an injury in a friendly before the tournament, Mexico later went on to win that tournament

Personal life[]

Javier Orozco is the son of Luis Antonio Orozco who played in Atletico Tecoman and Irapuato FC in the 1980s and also is brother to Luis Orozco that plays for Club Tijuana who is also a striker. Orozco is nicknamed "Chuletita" (little pork-chop). The nickname comes from his father, Luis Antonio Orozco, who earned the moniker "Chuleta" when he was six years old, by his father, who would tell him "vete por las chuletas" — a Mexican slang saying which roughly translates to "go get the money."

Honours[]

Cruz Azul

Santos Laguna

Mexico

Individual

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 28 February 2016[5]

Club Season League Copa MX Concachampions Libertadores Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cruz Azul 2005-06 3 0 - - - - - - 3 0
2006-07 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0
2008-09 10 2 - - 6 7 - - 16 9
2009-10 23 5 - - 10 5 - - 33 11
2010-11 29 6 - - 11 11 - - 40 17
2011-12 22 7 - - - - 6 5 28 12
2012-13 39 9 9 5 - - - - 48 14
Total 126 29 9 5 27 23 6 5 168 62
Santos Laguna 2013-14 30 10 1 0 - - 5 2 36 12
2014-15 36 12 13 5 - - - - 49 17
2015-16 19 2 - - 4 1 - - 23 3
Total 85 24 14 5 4 1 5 2 108 32
Career totals 211 53 23 10 31 24 11 7 276 94

International[]

As of match played 27 July 2015[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2010 3 0
2013 4 0
2014 4 0
2015 3 0
Total 14 0

References[]

  1. ^ Chuletita Orozco, de figura en Liga MX al olvido en el Ascenso‚ mediotiempo.com, 12 June 2017
  2. ^ http://www.imscouting.com/global-news-article/22-year-old-Javier-Orozco-scored 4 goals-and-an-assists-in-CONCACAF-win-Video/9293/
  3. ^ "Javier Orozco jugará con Jaguares de Chiapas".
  4. ^ http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Javier-Orozco-el-jugador-de-la-3a-semana-20120211-0001.html[dead link]
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2020-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Javier Orozco at National-Football-Teams.com

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