Janner Corozo
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{short description|Ecuadorian footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Corozo|Alman|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Janner Corozo
| image =
| fullname = Janner Hitcler Corozo Alman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Guayaquil, Ecuador
| height = 1.75m
| currentclub = Barcelona S.C.
| clubnumber = 13
| position = Winger
| youthyears1 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs1 = Macará
| youthyears2 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs2 = → Atlas (loan)
| years1 = 2012 | clubs1 = Carlos Borbor Reyes | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013 | clubs2 = LDU Guayaquil | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014–2016 | clubs3 = Macará | caps3 = 52 | goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2016 | clubs4 = → El Nacional (loan) | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2017–2019 | clubs5 = Independiente del Valle | caps5 = 40 | goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2019 | clubs6 = → Macará (loan) | caps6 = 32 | goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2020–2022 | clubs7 = Delfín | caps7 = 69 | goals7 = 16
| years8 = 2022–2023 | clubs8 = Pachuca | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022 | clubs9 = → Everton (loan) | caps9 = 6 | goals9 = 0
| years10= 2023 | clubs10 = → Barcelona S.C. (loan) | caps10 = 27 | goals10 = 4
| years11= 2024– | clubs11 = Barcelona S.C. | caps11 = 35 | goals11 = 19
| nationalyears1 = 2021–
| nationalteam1 = Ecuador
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = 14 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 23:27, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Janner Hitcler Corozo Alman (born 8 September 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for Ecuadorian club Barcelona S.C. and the Ecuador national team.
Club career
=Early career=
Born in Guayaquil, Corozo made his senior debut with CD Juvenil Carlos Borbor Reyes in the 2012 Segunda Categoría de Santa Elena, also featuring in the national competition with the side.{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2021/01/19/nota/9594472/futbolistas-extranjeros-buenos-o-malos-paga-1-millon-janner-corozo/|title='Si por extranjeros buenos o malos se paga más de $1 millón, por qué no hacerlo por Janner Corozo'|trans-title='If we pay more than $1 million for good or bad foreigners, why not make it for Janner Corozo?'|publisher=El Universo|language=es|date=19 January 2021|accessdate=1 April 2022}} For the 2013, he moved to hometown side LDU Guayaquil.{{cite web|url=https://www.extra.ec/noticia/deportes/janner-corozo-emelec-puro-humo-46824.html|title=Janner Corozo en Emelec es 'puro humo'|trans-title=Janner Corozo in Emelec is 'the hype'|publisher=Extra|language=es|date=14 January 2021|accessdate=1 April 2022}}
In February 2014, Corozo signed for Macará and was initially assigned to the under-18 side before making his first team debut during the year's Serie B. In September 2014, he moved abroad after joining the under-20 team of Mexican side Atlas,{{cite web|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/dos-extranjeros-llegaron-a-fuerzas-basicas-de-atlas|title=Dos extranjeros llegaron a Fuerzas Básicas de Atlas|trans-title=Two foreigners joined the youth setup of Atlas|publisher=Medio Tiempo|language=es|date=26 September 2014|accessdate=1 April 2022}} on loan.
Upon returning to Macará in January 2015, Corozo became a regular starter in the main squad, scoring five goals in 33 appearances. He moved on loan to Serie A side El Nacional in January 2016,{{cite web|url=https://www.benditofutbol.com/nacional/macara-nacional-acuerdo.html|title=Macará condicionó a El Nacional por sus dos jugadores|trans-title=Macará set a condition to El Nacional for their two players|publisher=Bendito Fútbol|language=es|date=14 December 2016|accessdate=1 April 2022}} and made his top tier debut on 7 February of that year by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home win over Barcelona SC.
Corozo scored his first goal in the top tier of Ecuadorian football on 17 July 2016, netting the equalizer in a 3–3 home draw against Deportivo Cuenca.
=Independiente del Valle=
On 1 January 2017, Corozo signed for Independiente del Valle, also in the top tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2017/01/01/nota/5975827/excriollo-corozo-se-une-club-valle/|title=Exjugador de El Nacional Janner Corozo se une al Independiente del Valle|trans-title=Former El Nacional player Janner Corozo joins Independiente del Valle|publisher=El Universo|language=es|date=1 January 2017|accessdate=1 April 2022}} In July, however, he suffered a knee injury which kept him out for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.benditofutbol.com/independiente-del-valle/janner-corozo-perdera-resto-temporada.html|title=Jánner Corozo se perderá el resto de la temporada por lesión|trans-title=Janner Corozo will miss the remainder of the season due to injury|publisher=Bendito Fútbol|language=es|date=14 June 2017|accessdate=1 April 2022}}
After being mainly used as a substitute during the 2018 campaign, Corozo returned to previous club Macará on 20 December 2018, on a one-year loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.benditofutbol.com/macara/rizotto-estrada-corozo-refuerzos2019.html|title=Rizotto, Estrada, Corozo y Valencia reforzarán al Macará en el 2019|trans-title=Rizotto, Estrada, Corozo and Valencia will bolster Macará in 2019|publisher=Bendito Fútbol|language=es|date=20 December 2018|accessdate=1 April 2022}}
=Delfín=
On 2 January 2020, Delfín announced the signing of Corozo.{{cite web|url=https://www.benditofutbol.com/nacional/anuncio-fichajes-richard-calderon-corozo.html|title=Delfín anunció los fichajes de Richard Calderón y Janner Corozo|trans-title=Delfín announced the signings of Richard Calderón and Janner Corozo|publisher=Bendito Fútbol|language=es|date=3 January 2020|accessdate=1 April 2022}} He immediately became a starter for his new side, being subsequently linked to Emelec, LDU Quito{{cite web|url=https://www.aficioncentral.com/noticias/futbol-ecuatoriano/liga-de-quito-intentara-concretar-el-fichaje-del-extremo-janner-corozo/23975/|title=Liga de Quito intentará concretar el fichaje del extremo Janner Corozo|trans-title=Liga de Quito will try to complete the signing of winger Janner Corozo|publisher=Afición Central|language=es|date=7 January 2022|accessdate=1 April 2022}} and Barcelona in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://studiofutbol.com.ec/2021/11/08/video-barcelona-sc-quiere-a-janner-corozo/|title=(VIDEO) ¿Janner Corozo en la órbita de BSC?|trans-title=(VIDEO) Janner Corozo targeted by BSC?|publisher=Studio Fútbol|language=es|date=8 November 2021|accessdate=1 April 2022}}
=Pachuca=
In 2022, Corozo joined Pachuca and was immediately loaned to Everton de Viña del Mar in the Chilean Primera División.{{cite web |last1=Dávila |first1=Gustavo |title=¡Sorpresa!: Janner Corozo tiene nuevo club en el exterior |url=https://bolavip.com/ec/futbolinternacional/Sorpresa-Janner-Corozo-tiene-nuevo-club-en-el-exterior-Pachuca-Mexico-Everton-Chile-20220627-0002.html |website=Bolavip Ecuador |access-date=30 June 2022 |language=es |date=27 June 2022}}
International career
On 23 October 2021, Corozo was called up to the Ecuador national team by manager Gustavo Alfaro for a friendly against Mexico.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/9407169/gustavo-alfaro-convoco-27-jugadores-para-el-amistoso-ecuador-mexico|title=Gustavo Alfaro convocó 27 jugadores para el amistoso Ecuador-México|trans-title=Gustavo Alfaro called up 27 players for the friendly Ecuador-Mexico|publisher=ESPN|language=es|date=23 October 2021|accessdate=1 April 2022}} He made his full international debut four days later, starting and scoring his side's second in the 3–2 win at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/futbol/ecuador-mexico-amistoso-eeuu-eliminatorias.html|title=Un renovado Ecuador derrotó a México en EEUU|trans-title=A renewed Ecuador defeated Mexico in the US|publisher=El Comercio|language=es|date=27 October 2021|accessdate=1 April 2022}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|1 April 2022}}{{Soccerway|janner-hitcler-corozo-alman/332335|accessdate=1 April 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/modal.php?cedula=0952248821|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043641/http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/modal.php?cedula=0952248821|title=JANNER HITCLER COROZO ALMAN|publisher=Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol|language=es|archivedate=6 March 2019|accessdate=1 April 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Carlos Borbor Reyes
|2012 |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Santa Elena | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| LDU Guayaquil
|2013 |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría del Guayas | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Macará
|2014 |rowspan="2"|Ecuadorian Serie B |19 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2015
|33 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 5 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!52 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 52 | 7 | ||||
| El Nacional
|2016 |29 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Independiente del Valle
|2017 |rowspan="2"|Ecuadorian Serie A |14 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 4Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2018
|26 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!40 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 44 | 5 | |||
| Macará
|2019 |Ecuadorian Serie A |32 | 8 | colspan="2"|— | 3Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 8 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Delfín
|2020 |rowspan="3"|Ecuadorian Serie A |25 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 1 | 1Appearance(s) in Supercopa Ecuador | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2021
|29 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 1 | 31 | 8 | |||
| 2022
|5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 13 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 15 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!216 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 244 | 41 |
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=International=
{{updated|25 March 2025|{{NFT}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan=4|Ecuador | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 1 |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Janner Corozo | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 27 October 2021 | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States | {{fb|MEX}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|3–2 | Friendly |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|janner-hitcler-corozo-alman/332335}}
{{Everton de Viña del Mar squad}}
{{Ecuador squad 2024 Copa América}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Corozo, Janner}}
Category:Footballers from Guayaquil
Category:Ecuadorian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen
Category:Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Ecuador men's international footballers
Category:2024 Copa América players
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Ecuadorian Serie A players
Category:Ecuadorian Serie B players
Category:C.S.D. Macará footballers
Category:C.D. El Nacional footballers
Category:Independiente del Valle footballers
Category:Delfín S.C. footballers
Category:Chilean Primera División players
Category:Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Category:Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Chile