Jesús Orozco (Mexican footballer)

Jesús Orozco
Personal information
Full name Jesús Gilberto Orozco Chiquete
Date of birth (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002
Place of birth Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Cruz Azul
Number 5
Youth career
2015–2021 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Guadalajara 97 (2)
2021–2022Tapatío (loan) 24 (2)
2025– Cruz Azul 18 (0)
International career
2023– Mexico 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2025 United States–Canada
CONCACAF Nations League
Runner-up 2024 United States
*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
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
  1. ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 10 June 2025[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2023 1 0
2024 3 0
2025 1 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Cruz Azul

Mexico

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Cruz Azul and Chivas Swap Mexico National Team Players Ahead of Clausura 2025". 9 January 2025.
  2. ^ https://www.tvazteca.com/aztecadeportes/chiquete-orozco-costo-4-millones-cruz-azul-intercambio-chivas-luis-romo-clausura-2025-liga-mx
  3. ^ "Mexico announce squad for Australia and Uzbekistan friendlies". fmfstateofmind.com. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. ^ Hernandez, Cesar (16 December 2023). "Colombia complete late comeback to beat Mexico in LA friendly". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  5. ^ Jesús Orozco at Soccerway
  6. ^ Jesús Orozco at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ^ "United States 1-2 Mexico: Mauricio Pochettino's side beaten in Gold Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Mexico win first Nations League final thanks to Raúl Jiménez double". The Guardian. 24 March 2025. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  9. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/liga-mx-roster-for-2024-mls-all-star-game