Oribe Peralta Morones (born 12 January 1984) is a Mexican former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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. He is an
Olympic gold medalist
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.
Peralta began his professional career with
Morelia
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in 2003. He later played for
León and
Monterrey
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in 2004 and 2006. Peralta was then sold to
Santos Laguna
Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up o ...
, then loaned out to
Chiapas
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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.
Peralta made his senior international debut in 2005, though he did not receive call-ups consistently until 2011, being one of the over-aged reinforcements who won the
2011 Pan American Games
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with the under-22 squad. He scored two goals in the gold medal match at the
2012 Olympic football tournament against
Brazil
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, which was the first Olympic gold medal for Mexico in football. He also participated in the
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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,
Copa America Centenario
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,
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
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, the
2014
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, and
2018 FIFA World Cup
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. He retired from the national team following the
2018 World Cup
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.
Early life
Peralta was born in a small town of La Partida, near
Torreón
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,
Coahuila
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, to Miguel Ángel Peralta and Julieta Morones, and was the oldest of four brothers.
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)
ynergy Center of Footballafter having recovered from a broken tibia and fibula which left him immobile for a year.
After months of recuperation, Peralta managed to get into
Alacranes de Durango
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, a professional team in the
Liga Premier de México
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and drew the attention of
C.D. Guadalajara
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's head coach
Oscar Ruggeri
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, who took him to Guadalajara for a trial. He would then receive an invitation from
Monarcas Morelia, where manager
Rubén Omar Romano
Rubén Omar Romano Cachía (born May 18, 1958 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former footballer and current manager.
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Romano played in Argentina for Club Atlético Huracán before leaving for Mexico in 1980 to play for Club Am ...
gave him a try out with the team in which he debuted.
Club career
Morelia
A native of
Torreón
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, Oribe Peralta made his league debut for
Monarcas Morelia on 22 February 2003, coming in as a substitute in the second half of a league match against
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
, which ended in a 1–2 defeat. Peralta then played his second match of his first season against
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...
. For the next two seasons Peralta did not see any action, and was transferred to
León of the
second division
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. He made 33 appearances and scored ten goals, winning the Clausura tournament with the club in 2004.
Monterrey
After playing for León, Peralta joined
Monterrey
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to play with them for the next two seasons. Peralta made his debut for Monterrey against
UANL in the second half as a substitute in the 2–6 defeat. In his second match, he scored his first goal of his career in the first division after coming in as a substitute, scoring the second goal of the match against
Cruz Azul
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, with Monterrey going on to win the match 3–0. Peralta ended his first season with five goals in 22 matches and making it to the final. Monterrey would go on to lose against
UNAM
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.
Peralta then started his second season at the club as a substitute. For the next four matches, he was used as a substitute until he made his second start against
Puebla
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, scoring his second goal of the season. He ended the season with four goals. For the next two seasons, Peralta received less playing time, only managing to score two goals in 22 matches.
Guadalajara (loan)
In 2005, Monterrey loaned Peralta to
Guadalajara
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as a reinforcement for the
2005 Copa Libertadores
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It was the first time ever that two teams from the same country reached the final. This year's tourn ...
tournament. He only played in four matches and did not score any goals.
Santos Laguna
In 2006, Peralta moved to
Santos Laguna
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. He made his debut against Monterrey - his former club - scoring his first goal in his first start of the season. Peralta ended the season with 9 goals in 17 matches and 7 assists.
Chiapas (loan)
In 2009, Peralta was loaned out on a one-year deal to
Jaguares for the Clausura tournament. He had a successful loan spell with Jaguares, scoring 12 goals in 35 appearances.
Return to Santos Laguna
![Oribe Peralta](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Oribe_Peralta.jpg)
After his successful loan spell, Peralta returned to Santos Laguna in 2010. He was Santos Laguna's
main striker and went on to score 82 goals in 225 games during his time with the club, as well as winning the Clausura 2008 and 2012 championships. Peralta also helped Santos reach the finals of the
CONCACAF Champions League
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on two occasions within two years. He was also awarded the
CONCACAF Player of the Year in 2013 for his excellent performance. Peralta was the top scorer of the
2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League
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with a total of 7 goals in 8 games helping his team reach the finals against
Monterrey
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, which they lost. On 26 April 2014, he scored his last goal with Santos scoring the second goal for Santos giving them the 2–1 lead against Veracruz. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.
On 10 May 2014, Peralta played his final game for Santos Laguna at home in
Estadio Corona
The Estadio Corona is a stadium in Torreón, Coahuila, México, and the home stadium of Santos Laguna of Liga MX.
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in a 4–2 win against
Pachuca
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.
América
On 13 May 2014, it was announced that Peralta was sold to
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
prior to the
Apertura
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tournament. Though details of the transfer were undisclosed, it was reported that América paid
US$
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10 million for Peralta, making his transfer the most expensive in Mexican football history at the time, as well as receiving an annual salary of US$2.5 million.
Peralta made his league debut on 19 July, assisting in
Osvaldo Martínez
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Career Club Libertad
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's first goal in América's 2–1 win over León. On 2 August, Peralta scored his first goal for América in the 4–0 victory over
Puebla
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at the
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
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. On 14 December, Peralta won the league title with América after defeating
Tigres UANL
Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, simply known as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León. Foun ...
3–1 on aggregate in the final, coming back from a 0–1 first-leg loss to win 3–0 in the second-leg, with Peralta scoring the third and final goal.
On 23 July 2016, in the second game of the
Apertura
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tournament, Peralta scored his first hat-trick for America in a 3–1 victory over
Toluca
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. On 10 September, Peralta returned to América after suffering an injury at the
Summer Olympics
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against
Cruz Azul
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, scoring the first goal for América as they came back from a 0–3 deficit to win the match 4–3.
Prior to the start of the
2017 Clausura tournament, Peralta was named team captain following the departures of
Rubens Sambueza and
Moisés Muñoz
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Muñoz began his career in 1999 with Monarcas Morelia, playing in over 200 matches for the club, before eventually ...
, who had both acted as captain and vice-captain, respectively. He was the club's top goal scorer of the tournament with eight goals, though América failed to qualify for the playoffs.
On 15 September 2017, Peralta scored his 50th league goal with Club América in their 1–1 draw against Tijuana.
On 26 May 2018, Oribe Peralta won his second Liga MX title with Club América defeating Cruz Azul in the final with a 2–0 win at the Estadio Azteca.
Return to Guadalajara
After his brief loan spell with
Guadalajara
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in 2005, Peralta returned to Guadalajara in 2019, after the team signed the veteran forward from rival
Club América
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, generating controversy. The 35-year-old agreed to a two-year contract with Guadalajara, with the possibility of an extension for a third year. On 1 October, in a
Copa MX
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match against
Correcaminos UAT
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, he would score his first goal after a year-long drought, winning the match 2–0. On 31 January 2020, Peralta scored what would be his final goal as a professional football player in a 2–2 draw against
Atlético San Luis
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.
Retirement
On 12 January 2022, Peralta announced his retirement from professional football.
International career
Youth
2011 Pan American Games
In 2011, Peralta was selected by coach
Luis Fernando Tena
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as one of three over-aged reinforcements for the
2011 Pan American Games
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. Mexico won the gold medal with Peralta finishing as the tournament's top scorer with six goals. At the start of the tournament, Peralta scored his first goal in a 2–1 win against Ecuador on 19 October. Two days later, he scored a goal in the match against
Trinidad and Tobago
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, which ended in a 1–1 draw. In the third match against
Uruguay
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on 23 October, Peralta scored a goal in Mexico's 5–2 win. Peralta scored a
hat-trick
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against
Costa Rica
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to make it to the final against
Argentina
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in which Mexico won with a score of 1–0.
2012 Summer Olympics
Coach Luis Fernando Tena again called-up Peralta as one of the three
overage players for the
2012 Summer Olympics
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in
London
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. Peralta participated in all of Mexico's matches, playing a vital role in the semi-final match against
Japan
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by scoring in the 65th minute of the game to go up 2–1, with Mexico winning the match 3–1 and advancing to the final. In the gold-medal match against
Brazil
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, Peralta scored in the first 29 seconds of the game, being assisted by
Javier Aquino
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Aquino made his debut with Cruz Azul in 2010, playing in over ...
, making it the fastest goal of the Olympics and in any FIFA tournament final. Peralta scored the second goal in the 75th minute, assisted by a
Marco Fabian
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free-kick. Mexico won the match 2–1. In total, Peralta made six appearances and was the tournament's third-best goalscorer, and Mexico's top-scorer with four goals in 529 minutes played.
2016 Summer Olympics
On 7 July 2016, Peralta was confirmed as one of the three
overage players to participate in the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil. Peralta was named captain and scored the first goal in Mexico's 2–2 draw against
Germany
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in the opening match of Group C on 4 August. On 7 August, it was announced that Peralta was ruled out of the national squad after sustaining a fractured nose during Mexico's match against
Fiji
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.
Senior
Peralta made his debut for
Mexico
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coming on as a late substitute during a friendly match against
Argentina
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on 9 March 2005. He was included in the preparations for the
2006 World Cup
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but did not make the final squad.
Peralta was called up by coach Luis Fernando Tena as one of the five over-aged reinforcements of the Mexican team composed entirely of players under the age of 22 that participated in the
2011 Copa América
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, though he had a limited role as a reserve.
On 10 August 2011, Peralta officially made his return to the national team after six years and scored his first goal for Mexico against the
United States
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in a match that ended in a 1–1 draw. He did not participate in the
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
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or the
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The competition began on 7 July 2013 at the ...
due to injury.
On 8 May 2014, Peralta was selected for the final 23-man roster participating in the
2014 FIFA World Cup
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by coach
Miguel Herrera
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A former ...
. He scored the only goal in Mexico's debut match in
Natal
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against
Cameroon
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on 13 June, pouncing on the rebound after goalkeeper
Charles Itandje
Charles Hubert Itandje (born 2 November 1982) is a retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in France, Itandje represented the Cameroon national team.
Club career Lens
Born in Bobigny (a suburb of Paris) of Cameroonian ...
parried
Giovani dos Santos
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Dos Santos began hi ...
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On 9 July 2015, Peralta scored a hat-trick during Mexico's opening match of the
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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– a 6–0 defeat of
Cuba
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in
Chicago
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; he also scored in the
Final
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, a 3–1 win against
Jamaica
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in
Philadelphia
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.
After being included in Mexico's preliminary squad for the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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, Peralta announced that he would retire from the national team after the competition. He was named in the final 23-man roster on 4 June.
Style of play
Described as a
late bloomer
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Late bloomer or Late bloomers may also refer to:
* ''Late Bloomers'' (2006 film) (German: ''Die Herbstzeitlosen''), 2006 Swiss film direct ...
,
he is able to shoot from within or outside of the box, has superb aerial game, and is capable of providing passes.
Personal life
Peralta is known to be a devout
Catholic
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.
Sponsorship
Peralta is currently sponsored by
German
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sportswear
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manufacturer
Puma, appearing in various adverts for the company, including the presentation of the new line of boots that would be used during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Peralta goal. Includes one unofficial goal.''
Honours
León
*
Primera División A
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* Nissan Primera, a car
* Primera Air, a former airline
* Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues
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:
Clausura 2004
Santos Laguna
*
Mexican Primera División
The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in al ...
:
Clausura 2008,
Clausura 2012
América
*
Liga MX
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The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in a ...
:
Apertura 2014,
Apertura 2018
*
Copa MX
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:
Clausura 2019
*
CONCACAF Champions League
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:
2014–15,
2015–16
Mexico Olympic
*
Pan American Games
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:
2011
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*
Olympic Gold Medal
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Sports
Competitions
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** Summer Olympic Games
** Winter Olympic Games
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:
2012
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Mexico
*
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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:
2015
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*
CONCACAF Cup
The CONCACAF Cup (officially the CONCACAF Cup presented by Scotiabank for sponsorship reasons) was an international soccer play-off match to determine CONCACAF's entry into the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. The 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup w ...
:
2015
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Individual
*
Pan American Games
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Golden Boot:
2011
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*
Mexican Primera División
The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in al ...
Forward of the Tournament:
Apertura 2011,
Clausura 2012
*
Mexican Primera División
The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in al ...
Golden Ball:
Clausura 2012
*
CONCACAF Champions League
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Golden Ball:
2011–12
*
CONCACAF Champions League
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Golden Boot:
2011–12,
2014–15
*
CONCACAF Player of the Year:
2013
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References
External links
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ESPN Deportes
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1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Coahuila
Mexico international footballers
Mexican Roman Catholics
Atlético Morelia players
Club León footballers
C.F. Monterrey players
Santos Laguna footballers
Chiapas F.C. footballers
Club América footballers
Liga MX players
Association football forwards
Sportspeople from Torreón
Olympic footballers of Mexico
Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
2011 Copa América players
Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2014 FIFA World Cup players
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Copa América Centenario players
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players
Olympic gold medalists for Mexico
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico
Pan American Games medalists in football
Mexican footballers
2018 FIFA World Cup players
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games