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

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. He is also the top goalscorer in CONCACAF Champions League history, as he has netted 24 times.

Javier Orozco

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

Javier Orozco

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

Javier Orozco

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

Copa MX: Apertura 2014

Liga MX: Clausura 2015

Campeon de Campeones: 2015

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)

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 February 2016

International

References

External links

1987 births

Living people

Footballers from Sinaloa

Sportspeople from Los Mochis

Cruz Azul footballers

Liga MX players

Santos Laguna footballers

Chiapas F.C. footballers

C.D. Veracruz footballers

Mexico men's international footballers

2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players

Mexican men's footballers

Men's association football forwards