Javier Antonio Orozco Peñuelas (born November 16, 1987) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is popularly known by his nickname "Chuletita".Chuletita Orozco, de figura en Liga MX al olvido en el Ascenso‚ mediotiempo.com, 12 June 2017
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 Apertura 2010, 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.http://www.imscouting.com/global-news-article/22-year-old-Javier-Orozco-scored 4 goals-and-an-assists-in-CONCACAF-win-Video/9293/ He is also the top goalscorer in CONCACAF Champions League history, as he has netted 24 times.
On June 8, 2016, Jaguares de Chiapas made the signing of Chuletita official for the Apertura 2016.
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 "Chicharito" 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."
Career statistics
Club As of 28 February 2016
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCopa MXConcachampionsLibertadoresTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCruz Azul2005–06Mexican Primera División30------302006–07Mexican Primera División00------002008–09Mexican Primera División102--67--1692009–10Mexican Primera División235--105--33102010–11Mexican Primera División296--1111--40172011–12Mexican Primera División227----6528122012–13Liga MX39995----4814Total126299527236516862Santos Laguna2013–14Liga MX301010--5236122014–15Liga MX3612135----49172015–16Liga MX192--41--233Total8524145415210832 Career total211532310312411727694
International
National team Year Apps GoalsMexico 2010 3 0 2013 4 0 2014 4 0 2015 3 0 Total 14 0
Honours Cruz Azul
Copa MX: Clausura 2013
Santos Laguna
Liga MX: Clausura 2015 Copa MX: Apertura 2014 Campeón 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)
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