Oribe Peralta

Oribe Peralta
	Peralta playing for Santos Laguna in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Oribe Peralta Morones
Date of birth	12 January 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Torreón, Mexico
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	América
Number	24
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003	Morelia
2003–2004	León
2004–2006	Monterrey
2006–2014	Santos Laguna
2008–2009	→ Chiapas (loan)
2014–	América
National team‡
2011–2016	Mexico Olympic
2005–	Mexico
Honours
Representing Mexico
Men's Football
Olympic Games
Pan American Games
	* 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

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.

Career[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

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

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental^[a]		Other^[b]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Morelia	2002–03	Liga MX	2	0	—						2	0
Morelia	Total		2	0	—						2	0
León	2003–04	Primera División A	33	10	—						33	10
León	Total		33	10	—						33	10
Monterrey	2004–05	Liga MX	40	9	—						40	9
	2005–06	Liga MX	24	2	—						24	2
	Total		64	11	—						64	11
Guadalajara	2004–05	Liga MX	0	0	—		4	0	—		4	0
Guadalajara	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	Liga MX	16	6	—						16	6
	Total		35	12	—						35	12
América	2014–15	Liga MX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
América	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total			359	115	2	0	38	15	3	0	402	130