Jonathan Orozco

Jonathan Orozco
	Orozco with Monterrey in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Emmanuel Orozco Domínguez
Date of birth	12 May 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Tijuana
Number	1
Youth career
1996–2005	Monterrey
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2016	Monterrey
2017–2020	Santos Laguna
2020–	Tijuana
National team‡
2008	Mexico U23
2010–	Mexico
Honours
Representing Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 October 2021

Jonathan Emmanuel Orozco Domínguez (born 12 May 1986) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Tijuana and the Mexico national team.

He began his career with Monterrey making his debut in the Apertura 2005 tournament and became the starting goalkeeper in 2008, winning two league titles and three CONCACAF Champions League tournaments before transferring to Santos Laguna in 2016, helping them win the Clausura 2018 league title. In 2020 he was transferred to Tijuana.

He made his international debut for Mexico on February 24, 2010 in a friendly against Bolivia and was the starting goalkeeper in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, as a backup he has won the 2011, 2015 and 2019 editions of the tournament.

Club career[]

Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Orozco began his career in 2005 with Cobras de Ciudad Juárez who at the time were the filial team for Monterrey. After playing part of the Apertura 2005 tournament with C.F. Monterrey 1a A, he was called up to the first team. He made his professional debut on August 13, 2005, a 1-0 win over CF Atlas, earning a clean sheet in his first career start. Jonathan Orozco was also part of the squad that won the Apertura 2009 with Monterrey.

Orozco won his second championship with Monterrey in the Apertura 2010. He played the finale with Santos Laguna, winning 3-0 (5-3 aggregate) and giving Monterrey their fourth FMF championship.

In January 2017, he moved to Santos Laguna on a free transfer, where he won the Clausura 2018.

In 21 May 2020, Orozco tested positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic, but later recovered and transferred to Club Tijuana the next month.

International career[]

Mexico national team[]

He was first called up to the Mexico national football team on February 18, 2010. He played all 90 minutes against Bolivia and earned a clean sheet. He was on the Mexico roster for the 2013 Gold Cup, the 2015 Gold Cup, and the 2019 Gold Cup.