Janner Corozo
Ecuadorian footballer (born 1995)
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Janner Hitcler Corozo Alman (born 8 September 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for Ecuadorian club Liga Deportiva Universitaria and the Ecuador national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janner Hitcler Corozo Alman | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito. | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Macará | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Atlas (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Carlos Borbor Reyes | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | LDU Guayaquil | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Macará | 52 | (7) |
| 2016 | → El Nacional (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 2017–2019 | Independiente del Valle | 40 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Macará (loan) | 32 | (8) |
| 2020–2022 | Delfín | 69 | (16) |
| 2022–2023 | Pachuca | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Everton (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Barcelona S.C. (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2024– | Barcelona S.C. | 53 | (28) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Ecuador | 7 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:27, 25 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
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.[1] For the 2013, he moved to hometown side LDU Guayaquil.[2]
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,[3] 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,[4] 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.[5] In July, however, he suffered a knee injury which kept him out for the remainder of the season.[6]
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.[7]
Delfín
On 2 January 2020, Delfín announced the signing of Corozo.[8] He immediately became a starter for his new side, being subsequently linked to Emelec,[2] LDU Quito[9] and Barcelona in 2021.[10]
Pachuca
In 2022, Corozo joined Pachuca and was immediately loaned to Everton de Viña del Mar in the Chilean Primera División.[11]
International career
On 23 October 2021, Corozo was called up to the Ecuador national team by manager Gustavo Alfaro for a friendly against Mexico.[12] 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.[13]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carlos Borbor Reyes | 2012 | Segunda Categoría | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LDU Guayaquil | 2013 | Segunda Categoría del Guayas | — | — | — | 6[b] | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Macará | 2014 | Ecuadorian Serie B | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | 33 | 5 | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 52 | 7 | — | — | — | 52 | 7 | |||||
| El Nacional | 2016 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Independiente del Valle | 2017 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 14 | 2 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 26 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 5 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 44 | 5 | ||||
| Macará | 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 32 | 8 | — | 3[d] | 0 | — | 35 | 8 | ||
| Delfín | 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 25 | 5 | — | 8[c] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 29 | 7 | — | — | 2[e] | 1 | 31 | 8 | ||||
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 13 | — | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 15 | |||
| Career total | 216 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 244 | 41 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Santa Elena
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría del Guayas
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Supercopa Ecuador
International
- As of 25 March 2025[16]
| Ecuador | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 October 2021 | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States |  Mexico | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
