| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Antonio Orozco Peñuelas | ||
| Date of birth | November 16, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cruz Azul | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005- | Cruz Azul | 79 | (18) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010- | Mexico | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 27, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Javier Antonio Orozco Peñuelas (born November 16, 1987 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa) is a Mexican professional footballer. He was brought up by and currently plays as a striker in Cruz Azul. The IFFHS has named him the 5th best international striker only behind David Villa, Samuel Eto'o, Diego Forlan, and fellow compatriot Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez with 12 goals.
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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 the MLS to defeat them 5-4.[1] He is also the top goalscorer in CONCACAF Champions League history, as he has netted 23 times.
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.
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", meaning "little pork-chop". The nickname "Chuletita" 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 translates roughly to "go for the money".
Club:
As of 30 November 2011[2]
| Club | Season | League | Liguilla | CONCACAF | Total | ||||
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| 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 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 11 | |
| 2010-11 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 17 | |
| 2011-12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 5 | |
| Total | - | 68 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 103 | 42 |
| Career totals | 68 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 103 | 42 | |
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