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.
![]() Peralta playing for Santos Laguna in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Oribe Peralta Morones[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 12 January 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Torreón, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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* 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
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Morelia | 2002–03 | Liga MX | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||||
León | 2003–04 | Primera División A | 33 | 10 | — | 33 | 10 | |||||
Total | 33 | 10 | — | 33 | 10 | |||||||
Monterrey | 2004–05 | Liga MX | 40 | 9 | — | 40 | 9 | |||||
2005–06 | 24 | 2 | — | 24 | 2 | |||||||
Total | 64 | 11 | — | 64 | 11 | |||||||
Guadalajara | 2004–05 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
Santos Laguna | 2006–07 | Liga MX | 35 | 4 | — | 35 | 4 | |||||
2007–08 | 29 | 4 | — | 29 | 4 | |||||||
2008–09 | 10 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||
2009–10 | 22 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 | |||||
2010–11 | 31 | 5 | — | 9 | 3 | — | 40 | 8 | ||||
2011–12 | 40 | 28 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 48 | 35 | ||||
2012–13 | 23 | 13 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 31 | 13 | ||||
2013–14 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 42 | 22 | |||
Total | 225 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 97 | ||
Chiapas (loan) | 2008–09 | Liga MX | 19 | 6 | — | 19 | 6 | |||||
2009–10 | 16 | 6 | — | 16 | 6 | |||||||
Total | 35 | 12 | — | 35 | 12 | |||||||
América | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career Total | 359 | 115 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 402 | 130 |
- Includes Copa Libertadores and CONCACAF Champions League.
- 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
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
References
- "Oribe Peralta statistics". Medio Tiempo.
- "Oribe Peralta » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- "Oribe Peralta at Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- "Oribe Peralta at Mediotiempo". MedioTiempo.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
Other websites
- Transfermarkt profile
- Oribe Peralta at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2014 FIFA World Cup Profile Archived 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine