Janner Hitcler Corozo Alman (born 8 September 1995) is an Ecuadorian

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who plays mainly as a

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for Ecuadorian club

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and the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Corozo made his senior debut with CD Juvenil Carlos Borbor Reyes in the 2012 Segunda Categoría de Santa Elena, also featuring in the national competition with the side. For the 2013, he moved to hometown side LDU Guayaquil. In February 2014, Corozo signed for Macará and was initially assigned to the under-18 side before making his first team debut during the year's

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. In September 2014, he moved abroad after joining the under-20 team of Mexican side

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, on loan. Upon returning to Macará in January 2015, Corozo became a regular starter in the main squad, scoring five goals in 33 appearances. He moved on loan to

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side El Nacional in January 2016, and made his top tier debut on 7 February of that year by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home win over

Barcelona SC Barcelona Sporting Club (), internationally known as Barcelona de Guayaquil, is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of fo ...

. Corozo scored his first goal in the top tier of Ecuadorian football on 17 July 2016, netting the equalizer in a 3–3 home draw against

Deportivo Cuenca Club Deportivo Cuenca is an Ecuadorian football club based in Cuenca. They currently play in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country, and is one of two clubs from Cuenca to have played in the top-flight (the other being LDU ...

Independiente del Valle

On 1 January 2017, Corozo signed for

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, also in the top tier. In July, however, he suffered a

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injury which kept him out for the remainder of the season. After being mainly used as a substitute during the 2018 campaign, Corozo returned to previous club Macará on 20 December 2018, on a one-year loan deal.

Delfín

On 2 January 2020, Delfín announced the signing of Corozo. He immediately became a starter for his new side, being subsequently linked to Emelec,

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and

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in 2021.

Pachuca

In 2022, Corozo joined

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and was immediately loaned to

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in the

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International career

On 23 October 2021, Corozo was called up to the Ecuador national team by manager

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for a friendly against

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. He made his full international debut four days later, starting and scoring his side's second in the 3–2 win at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Corozo, Janner 1995 births Living people Footballers from Guayaquil Ecuadorian men's footballers 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Ecuador men's international footballers 2024 Copa América players Men's association football wingers Ecuadorian Serie A players Ecuadorian Serie B players C.S.D. Macará footballers C.D. El Nacional footballers Independiente del Valle footballers Delfín S.C. footballers C.F. Pachuca players Chilean Primera División players Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Barcelona S.C. footballers