Oribe Peralta Morones is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for and captains Liga MX club America and the Mexico national team.
Peralta began his professional career with Leon and Monterrey in 2004 and 2006. Peralta was then sold to Santos Laguna, then loaned out to Chiapas 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. On 13 May 2014, it was announced that Peralta was sold to Club America prior to the Apertura tournament. On 14 December, Peralta won the league title with America after defeating Tigres UANL 3–1 on aggregate in the final.
A Mexico international since 2005, Peralta did not become a regular call-up 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 2014 FIFA World Cup and won the following year's CONCACAF Gold Cup. |