Mario Humberto Osuna Pereznúñez (born 20 August 1988), also known as El Mono, is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Juárez.

Club career

Osuna began his career with local team

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, debuting when he was aged 20 and after a few months he became an undisputed starter for the Dorados. In the fall of 2012, his team reached the final of the

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, the Mexican Segunda Division, and won the

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, becoming the first ever Segunda Division club to win the competition. After four years, thanks to his good performances, he was bought at the end of the year by

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quickly becoming a regular starter. He made his debut for the Gallos Blancos on 5 January 2013 on a 2–2 draw against León and scored his first goal on 19 July on a 1–3 loss against

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International career

In April 2015, Osuna received his first call-up to the senior national team (managed by

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) for a friendly game against the

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, where he made his debut.Salcedo, “Chaka” y Osuna las novedades de Miguel Herrera para amistoso contra EU
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Career statistics

International

Honours

Querétaro *

: Apertura 2016

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Osuna, Mario 1988 births Living people Dorados de Sinaloa footballers Footballers from Sinaloa Sportspeople from Culiacán Association football midfielders Liga MX players Querétaro F.C. footballers Atlético Morelia players Mexico international footballers 2015 Copa América players Mexican footballers 21st-century Mexican people