Jaziel Orozco

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Jaziel Orozco
Personal information
Full name Jaziel Alberto Orozco Landeros
Date of birth (2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender, Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
St. Louis City 2
Youth career
2019–2021 Real Salt Lake
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Real Monarchs 39 (0)
2022–2024 Real Salt Lake 5 (0)
2023Santos Laguna U20 (loan) 10 (0)
2023–2024Larne (loan) 26 (0)
2024 Real Monarchs 10 (1)
2025– St. Louis City 2 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:10, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Jaziel Alberto Orozco Landeros [a] (born 2 June 2004) is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for MLS Next Pro club St. Louis City 2.

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Career

Born in Ciudad Juárez, Orozco was raised in El Paso, Texas. [2] He is the son of former professional player, Alberto Orozco. [3] Prior to joining the Real Salt Lake youth setup, Orozco had participated in trials with Liga MX clubs Tigres UANL and Santos Laguna. [2] He also played with Intercups MX, a club side which played in tournaments around the world and the Dallas Cup. [3] In 2019, Orozco was selected to join a trial for the Real Salt Lake youth academy and passed. [3]

On October 4, 2020, Orozco was called in to Real Monarchs, an affiliate club of Real Salt Lake, for their match against El Paso Locomotive but did not come off the bench. [4] On April 7, 2021, Orozco received his first appearance with the main team in their pre-season match against Phoenix Rising. [5] He then made his professional debut on May 8, 2021, for Real Monarchs in their USL Championship opener against San Antonio FC, starting in the 2–2 draw. [6] Following the match, Orozco signed a professional contract with Real Monarchs. [7]

On January 13, 2022, Orozco signed a homegrown player contract with Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake. [8]

On March 26, 2022, Orozco made his MLS debut for Real Salt Lake, after begging subbed on at half-time for defender Erik Holt in a 1–0 loss away at Sporting Kansas City. [9]

On February 3, 2023, Orozco joined Mexican club Santos Laguna on a season-long loan. [10] The loan deal was terminated in August of the same year, with the defender subsequently joining NIFL Premiership side Larne on loan for the rest of the 2023–24 season: [11] [12] the player was granted international clearance on August 31. [13]

On September 2, 2023, Orozco made his debut for Larne, starting in a 4–0 league win over Newry City. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 September 2023 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Monarchs 2021 USL Championship 240240
2022 MLS Next Pro 150150
Total390390
Real Salt Lake 2022 Major League Soccer 401050
Larne 2023–24 NIFL Premiership 1000000010
Career total440100000450

Honours

Larne

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Orozcoand the second or maternal family name is Landeros.

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