Oribe Peralta
Oribe Peralta Morones (born 12 January 1984) is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a striker for América of the Liga MX and the Mexico national team.
.jpg) Peralta with Mexico at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oribe Peralta Morones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Morelia | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | León | 33 | (10) |
| 2004–2006 | Monterrey | 64 | (11) |
| 2005 | → Guadalajara (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2014 | Santos Laguna | 223 | (82) |
| 2008–2009 | → Chiapas (loan) | 35 | (12) |
| 2014–2019 | América | 182 | (60) |
| 2019–2021 | Guadalajara | 34 | (2) |
| Total | 573 | (177) | |
| National team | |||
| 2011–2012 | Mexico Olympic (O.P.) | 11 | (10) |
| 2016 | Mexico Olympic (O.P.) | 2 | (1) |
| 2005–2018 | Mexico | 67 | (25) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Peralta started his career with Monarcas Morelia in 2003. He then made moves to León and Monterrey in 2004 and 2006. Peralta was then sold to Santos Laguna, then loaned out to Chiapas in 2008. After his return from loan, Peralta was a mainstay with Santos Laguna for the next five years. There, he played in over 200 matches and scored over 70 goals. In May 2014 Peralta made a high profile move to Club América.
Peralta has also been a Mexico international. He scored two goals in the gold medal match at the 2012 Olympic football tournament against Brazil. It was the first Olympic gold medal for Mexico in football.
Career statistics
Club
- León
- Santos Laguna
International
- Mexico U23
- Pan American Games (1): 2011
- Summer Olympics (1): 2012
Honours
Individual
- Top Scorer at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Best Striker of the Tournament (2): Apertura 2011, Clausura 2012
- Player of the Tournament (1): Clausura 2012
- CONCACAF Champions League Player of the Tournament (1): 2012
- CONCACAF Champions League Top Scorer (1): 2012
- CONCACAF Best Player (1): 2013
Oribe Peralta Media
Peralta playing for Santos Laguna
Final CONCACAF 2016
Peralta playing for Mexico
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References
- ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
Other websites
- Transfermarkt profile
- Oribe Peralta at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2014 FIFA World Cup Profile Archived 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine