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.

Oribe Peralta
Peralta playing for Santos Laguna in 2012
Personal information
Full name Oribe Peralta Morones[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-12) 12 January 1984
Place of birth Torreón, Mexico
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 América
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Morelia 2 (0)
2003–2004 León 33 (10)
2004–2006 Monterrey 64 (11)
2006–2014 Santos Laguna 225 (82)
2008–2009 → Chiapas (loan) 35 (12)
2014– América 153 (55)
National team‡
2011–2016 Mexico Olympic 16 (11)
2005– Mexico 64 (26)
Honours
Representing  Mexico
Men's Football
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam Competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 May 2018

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

As of 30 June 2014.[2][3][4]

Club Season League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Morelia 2002–03 Liga MX 20—20
Total 20—20
León 2003–04 Primera División A 3310—3310
Total 3310—3310
Monterrey 2004–05 Liga MX 409—409
2005–06 242—242
Total 6411—6411
Guadalajara 2004–05 Liga MX 00—40—40
Total 00—40—40
Santos Laguna 2006–07 Liga MX 354—354
2007–08 294—294
2008–09 100—4220162
2009–10 229—10239
2010–11 315—93—408
2011–12 4028—87—4835
2012–13 2313—80—3113
2013–14 35192053—4222
Total 225822034153026497
Chiapas (loan) 2008–09 Liga MX 196—196
2009–10 166—166
Total 3512—3512
América 2014–15 Liga MX 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Career Total 35911520381530402130
  1. Includes Copa Libertadores and CONCACAF Champions League.
  2. Includes other competitive competitions, including InterLiga and North American SuperLiga.

Personal life

He is married to Mónica Quintana. They have two children, Romina and Diego.

Honours

Club
León
Santos Laguna

International
Mexico U23

Individual

References
  1. "Oribe Peralta statistics". Medio Tiempo.
  2. "Oribe Peralta » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  3. "Oribe Peralta at Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. "Oribe Peralta at Mediotiempo". MedioTiempo.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

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