Oribe Peralta

Oribe Peralta

Peralta with Mexico at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name	Oribe Peralta Morones[1]
Date of birth	(1984-01-12) 12 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Alacranes de Durango[3]
2002	Guadalajara[4]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Morelia	2	(0)
2003–2004	León	33	(10)
2005–2006	Monterrey 1a. A[5]	15	(7)
2004–2006	Monterrey	64	(11)
2005	→ Guadalajara (loan)	0	(0)
2005	Santos Laguna 1a. 'A'[6]	6	(2)
2006–2014	Santos Laguna	223	(82)
2008–2009	→ Chiapas (loan)	35	(12)
2014–2019	América	182	(60)
2019–2021	Guadalajara	34	(2)
Total		594	(186)
International career
2011–2012	Mexico Olympic (O.P.)	11	(10)
2016	Mexico Olympic (O.P.)	2	(1)
2005–2018	Mexico	67	(25)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Mexico CONCACAF Gold Cup Winner 2015 United States–Canada Team Olympic Games 2012 London Team Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oribe Peralta Morones (born 12 January 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is an Olympic gold medalist.^[7]

Peralta made his professional debut with Morelia in 2003. He would later play for León, Monterrey and Guadalajara before joining Santos Laguna in 2005, where he played over 200 matches and scored 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 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 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Copa America Centenario, 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2014, and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He retired from the national team following the 2018 World Cup.