Oribe Peralta
Peralta in 2016
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| Full name | Oribe Peralta Morones | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Torreón, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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América | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 104 | (41) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005– | Mexico | 52 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Mexico Olympic | 16 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2016 |
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Oribe Peralta Morones (born 12 January 1984) is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for and captains Liga MX club América and the Mexico national team.
Peralta began his professional career with León and Monterrey in 2004 and 2006. Peralta was then sold to Santos Laguna, then loaned out to Chiapas in 2008. After he returned from loan, Peralta was a mainstay with Santos Laguna for the next five years, playing in over 200 matches and scoring over 80 goals.
A Mexico international since 2005, Peralta did not become a regular call-up until 2011, being one of the over-aged reinforcements who won the 2011 Pan American Games with the under-22 squad. He scored two goals in the gold medal match at the 2012 Olympic football tournament against Brazil, which was the first Olympic gold medal for Mexico in football. He also participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and won the following year's CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Oribe Peralta was born in a small town near Torreón, Coahuila named "La Partida" to Miguel Ángel Peralta and Julieta Morones.
At the age of 13, Peralta joined his first football team Los Vagos from his home town. In 1998, when he was in high school, he made the official town team of "La Partida" to play against other Municipalities in Torreon. He managed to join CESIFUT (Centro de Sinergia Futbolista) [Synergy Center of Football] and after a year he fractured his ankle which left him immobile for a year. After months of recuperation, Peralta managed to get into Alacranes de Durango, a professional team and drew the attention of C.D. Guadalajara's head coach Oscar Ruggeri, who took him to Guadalajara for a trial. He would then receive an invitation from Monarcas Morelia, where manager Rubén Omar Romano gave him a try out with the team in which he debuted.
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