Name Yohandry Orozco Career start 2007 Years Team Weight 61 kg | Height 1.64 m Role Footballer | |
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Full name Yohandry Jose Orozco Cujia Date of birth (1991-03-19) 19 March 1991 (age 24) Current teams Deportivo Tachira (#10 / Midfielder, Forward), Venezuela national football team (Midfielder) Parents Sadys Orozco, Maria Eugenia Orozco | ||
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Venezuela 1 peru 1 resumen yohandry orozco marca el golazo del sudamericano sub 20 avi
Yohandry José Orozco Cujía (born 19 March 1991 in Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan footballer who currently plays for Zulia. He plays as an Attacking Midfielder.
Contents
- Venezuela 1 peru 1 resumen yohandry orozco marca el golazo del sudamericano sub 20 avi
- Yohandry orozco fantastic goal vs peru
- In Venezuela
- VfL Wolfsburg
- Return to homeland
- New York Cosmos
- Club statistics
- International career
- References
Yohandry orozco fantastic goal vs peru
In Venezuela
Orozco made his professional debut in 2007 with Unión Atlético Maracaibo, aged 16, against Deportivo Anzoátegui. On 2009 he signed with Zulia FC, having a strong presence in the main squad. In the 2010–11 season he became a basic key in the lineup of the Zulians, scoring eight goals in the first half of the tournament.
VfL Wolfsburg
On 28 January 2011, it was reported that Orozco would sign a four-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg, pending a medical test and economical terms with Zulia FC. He is the third Venezuelan player in the Fußball-Bundesliga, after Juan Arango and Tomás Rincón. The deal was completed on 31 January. The 19-year-old has put pen to paper on a deal that will run until 30 June 2015. With only 1.64 m in height, he is the shortest player to ever being fielded in the German Bundesliga. He never managed to fit a spot in the regular lineup, playing only seven games since his arrival.
Return to homeland
After an unsuccessful period in German football, it was reported on 1 June 2013 that he will be signing for Venezuelan team Deportivo Táchira in a three-year contract.
New York Cosmos
On January 29, 2016, he signed with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.
Club statistics
International career
As an Under-20 international, having played the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he also was in the squad for the 2011 South American Youth Championship. In this tournament, on 24 January 2011, he scored a noticed goal against Perú, in an individual play.
He made his debut with the senior team on 3 March 2010, in a friendly match against Panamá. In June 2011, Orozco joined the squad who played the 2011 Copa América and went on to finish in fourth place.