Jesús Orozco (Mexican footballer)
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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 | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2021 | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Guadalajara | 97 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Tapatío (loan) | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Cruz Azul | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Mexico | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jesús Gilberto Orozco Chiquete (born 19 February 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Mexico national team.
Club career
Guadalajara
Orozco joined the youth academy of Guadalajara in 2015. He spent a year with the club's reserve team, Tapatio, before moving up to the first team. On 30 July 2021, Orozco made his professional debut in a Liga MX match against Puebla.
Cruz Azul
On 11 January 2025, Orozco joined Cruz Azul in an exchange that involved Luis Romo joining Guadalajara and Cruz Azul paying an additional $4.5 million.[1][2]
International career
Orozco 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.[3]
Orozco made his senior debut for Mexico on 16 of December 2023, in a friendly match against Colombia.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 June 2025[5]
| 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 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 97 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 2 | |||
| Tapatío (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga de Expansión MX | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Cruz Azul | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 18 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 139 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 4 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 10 June 2025[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
Cruz Azul
Mexico
Individual
References
- ^ "Cruz Azul and Chivas Swap Mexico National Team Players Ahead of Clausura 2025". 9 January 2025.
- ^ https://www.tvazteca.com/aztecadeportes/chiquete-orozco-costo-4-millones-cruz-azul-intercambio-chivas-luis-romo-clausura-2025-liga-mx
- ^ "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
- ^ "United States 1-2 Mexico: Mauricio Pochettino's side beaten in Gold Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Mexico win first Nations League final thanks to Raúl Jiménez double". The Guardian. 24 March 2025. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/liga-mx-roster-for-2024-mls-all-star-game
External links
- Jesús Orozco at Soccerway
- Jesús Orozco at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Jesús Orozco at ESPN FC
- Jesús Orozco at Chivas Profile (in Spanish)