Yohandry Orozco

Yohandry Orozco
Personal information
Full name Yohandry José Orozco Cujía
Date of birth 19 March 1991 (1991-03-19) (age 20)
Place of birth Maracaibo, Venezuela
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 12 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club VfL Wolfsburg
Number 30
Youth career
Beracasa
Centro Gallego
2006–2007 Maracaibo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Maracaibo 23 (2)
2009–2011 Zulia 41 (11)
2011– VfL Wolfsburg 3 (0)
National team
2009– Venezuela U20 7 (2)
2010– Venezuela 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:23, 21 December 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 July 2011

Yohandry José Orozco Cujía (born 19 March 1991 in Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan footballer. He currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg, as an Attacking Midfielder.

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Club career

In Venezuela

Orozco made his professional debut in 2007 with Unión Atlético Maracaibo, aged 16, against Deportivo Anzoátegui. On 2009 he signed with Zulia FC, having a strong presence in the main squad. In the 2010–11 season he became a basic key in the lineup of the Zulians, scoring eight goals in the first half of the tournament.

VfL Wolfsburg

On 28 January 2011 was reported that Orozco will sign a four-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg, pending a medical test and economical terms with Zulia FC. He will become the third Venezuelan player in the Fußball-Bundesliga, after Juan Arango and Tomás Rincón.[1] The deal was completed on 31 January. The 19-year-old has put pen to paper on a deal that will run until 30 June 2015.[2]

Club statistics

Accurate as last game played on 12 December 2010.

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maracaibo 2007–08 15 1 - - 15 1
2008–09 8 1 - - 8 1
Total 23 2 - - 23 2
Zulia 2009–10 26 3 1 0 27 3
2010–11 15 8 0 0 15 8
Total 41 11 1 0 42 11
VfL Wolfsburg 2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career totals 64 13 1 0 65 13

International career

As an Under-20 international, having played the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he also was in the squad for the 2011 South American Youth Championship. In this tournament, on 24 January 2011, he scored a noticed goal against Perú, in an individual play.[3]

He made his debut with the senior team on 3 March 2010, in a friendly match against Panamá. On June 2011, Orozco joined the squad who played the 2011 Copa América.

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