Jocelyn Marie "Joss" Orejel Tavares (born 14 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as defender or midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club América. Born in the United States, she represents Mexico at international level.

Jocelyn Orejel
Orejel playing with América in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jocelyn Marie Orejel Tavares[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-14) 14 November 1996 (age 28)[2][3]
Place of birth Fountain Valley, California, U.S.[3]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[4]
Position(s) Centre-back[4] / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
América
Number 2
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Colorado Buffaloes 69 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 LA Galaxy OC 0 (0)
2018–2019 CSFA Ambilly 19 (0)
2019–2020 Tijuana 19 (2)
2020– América 150 (6)
International career
2012 Mexico U17 3 (0)
2015 Mexico U20
2018– Mexico 19[5] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 April 2021

International career

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Orejel represented Mexico at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She made her senior debut on 20 July 2018 in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago.[6]

Honours

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Club América

References

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  1. ^ "La Selección Nacional de México Femenil Sub 20 en concentración" (in Spanish). Selección Nacional de México. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ^ Jocelyn OrejelFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ a b "Se concentró la Selección Femenil Sub-17" (in Spanish). Selección Nacional de México. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Joss Orejel". Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Mexico - J. Orejel - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. ^ "CAC: Mexico women spank T&T 5-1; Men's U-20 Warriors lose 2-0 to Honduras". Wired868. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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