Javier Antonio Orozco Peñuelas (born 16 November 1987) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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. 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

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to defeat them 5–4. He is also the top goalscorer in

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history, as he has netted 24 times. On 8 June 2016, Jaguares 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

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and

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, respectively. He started for the first time on October 12, against Venezuela. In 2015 he was called up to represent

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in the

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after

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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

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in the 1980s and also is brother to Luis Orozco that plays for

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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

International

Honours

Cruz Azul *

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: Clausura 2013 Santos Laguna *

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: Clausura 2015 * Copa MX: Apertura 2014 *

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Mexico *

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Individual *

Golden Boot: 2008–09,

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* Copa Santander Libertadores 2012: Player of the Week (Week 3)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Orozco, Javier 1987 births Living people Footballers from Sinaloa Sportspeople from Los Mochis Cruz Azul footballers Liga MX players Santos Laguna footballers Jaguares 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 21st-century Mexican sportsmen