Jesús Orozco (Mexican footballer)
Jesús Gilberto Orozco Chiquete (born 19 February 2002), commonly known as "Chiquete Orozco", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Guadalajara.
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| Full name | Jesús Gilberto Orozco Chiquete | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2021 | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Guadalajara | 90 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Tapatío (loan) | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Mexico | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editOrozco joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2015. He was loaned out to Guadalajara's reserve team Tapatío.[1] Under manager Víctor Manuel Vucetich, Orozco was promoted to the first team of Guadalajara and made his professional debut in the Liga MX on the 30 July 2021. He was subbed in during the 2–0 win against Club Puebla. In the Clausura 2023 semifinals, he scored the winning goal against rivals Club América.
International career
editOrozco received his first call-up to the senior national team on 29 August 2023, for two friendly matches against Australia on 9 September, and Uzbekistan on 12 September 2023.[2]
Orozco made his senior debut for Mexico on 16 of December 2023, in a friendly match against Colombia.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 6 October 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guadalajara | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 38 | 2 | – | – | — | 38 | 2 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 34 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 9 | 0 | – | – | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 90 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 2 | |||
| Tapatío (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga de Expansión MX | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 114 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
edit- As of match played 5 June 2024[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Jesús Gilberto Orozco Chiquete". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Mexico announce squad for Australia and Uzbekistan friendlies". fmfstateofmind.com. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (16 December 2023). "Colombia complete late comeback to beat Mexico in LA friendly". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Jesús Orozco at Soccerway
- ^ Jesús Orozco at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Jesús Orozco at Soccerway
- Jesús Orozco at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Jesús Orozco at ESPN FC
- Jesús Orozco at Chivas Profile (in Spanish)
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