Javier Orozco

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

Javier Orozco
Personal information
Full nameJavier Antonio Orozco Peñuelas
Date of birth (1987-11-16) 16 November 1987 (age 36)
Place of birthLos Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)Forward
Youth career
2002–2005Cruz Azul
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2010Cruz Azul Hidalgo43(22)
2005–2013Cruz Azul126(29)
2013–2017Santos Laguna85(24)
2016Chiapas (loan)12(1)
2017Veracruz (loan)6(0)
2017–2020Tampico Madero67(26)
2021Cancún15(2)
2021Xelajú23(5)
International career
2010–2015Mexico14(0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner2015 United States–CanadaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2021

Club career edit

Orozco made his debut on September 17, 2005, against Tigres, 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.

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

International career edit

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 edit

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 edit

Cruz Azul

Santos Laguna

Mexico

Individual

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 28 February 2016[5]

ClubSeasonLeagueCopa MXConcachampionsLibertadoresTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cruz Azul2005-0630------30
2006-0700------00
2008-09102--67--169
2009-10235--105--3311
2010-11296--1111--4017
2011-12227----652812
2012-1339995----4814
Total126299527236516862
Santos Laguna2013-14301010--523612
2014-153612135----4917
2015-16192--41--233
Total8524145415210832
Career totals211532310312411727694

International edit

As of match played 27 July 2015[6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico201030
201340
201440
201530
Total140

Notes edit

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Orozco and the second or maternal family name is Peñuelas.

References edit

  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 Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine 4 goals-and-an-assists-in-CONCACAF-win-Video/9293/
  3. ^ "Javier Orozco jugará con Jaguares de Chiapas".
  4. ^ "E-planning". Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  5. ^ "Javier Orozco - Cruz Azul - mediotiempo.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  6. ^ Javier Orozco at National-Football-Teams.com

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