Javier Orozco

Javier Orozco
Personal information
Full name	Javier Antonio Orozco Peñuelas
Date of birth	16 November 1987 (age 37)
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
2005–2010	Cruz Azul Hidalgo
2005–2013	Cruz Azul
2013–2017	Santos Laguna
2016	→ Chiapas (loan)
2017	→ Veracruz (loan)
2017–2020	Tampico Madero
2021	Cancún
2021	Xelajú
International career
2010–2015	Mexico
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2021

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]

Club career

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

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

Copa MX: Clausura 2013

Santos Laguna

Mexico

CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2015

Individual

CONCACAF Champions League Golden Boot: 2008-09, 2010-11
Copa Santander Libertadores 2012: Player of the Week (Week 3) ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 February 2016^[5]

Club	Season	League		Copa MX		Concachampions		Libertadores		Total
Club	Season	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
Mexico	2010	3
	2013	4
	2014	4
	2015	3
Total		14

Notes

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

References

^ Chuletita Orozco, de figura en Liga MX al olvido en el Ascenso‚ mediotiempo.com, 12 June 2017
^ 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/
^ "Javier Orozco jugará con Jaguares de Chiapas".
^ "E-planning". Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
^ "Javier Orozco - Cruz Azul - mediotiempo.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
^ Javier Orozco at National-Football-Teams.com

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External links

Javier Orozco – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
Javier Orozco at National-Football-Teams.com

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

[2] Chuletita Orozco, de figura en Liga MX al olvido en el Ascenso‚ mediotiempo.com, 12 June 2017

[3] ttp://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/

[4] "Javier Orozco jugará con Jaguares de Chiapas".

[5] "E-planning". Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-21.

[6] "Javier Orozco - Cruz Azul - mediotiempo.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2020-02-01.

[NFT-7] Javier Orozco at National-Football-Teams.com

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