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Emmanuel Ochoa
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Ochoa
Date of birth (2005-05-05) May 5, 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Salinas, California, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
San Jose Earthquakes
Number 41
Youth career
El Camino
2017–2019 Santa Cruz Breakers
2019– San Jose Earthquakes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2021– San Jose Earthquakes 0 (0)
2022– San Jose Earthquakes II 18 (0)
International career
2019 United States U15 3 (0)
2021 Mexico U18 1 (0)
2022 United States U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 7, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022

Emmanuel "Emi" Ochoa (born May 5, 2005) is a professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes. [1]

Club career

Born in Salinas, California, Ochoa started his career with local side El Camino before joining the Santa Cruz Breakers. [2] [3] He joined the San Jose Earthquakes academy in 2019, before being promoted to the first team ahead of the 2020 season. [4]

Ochoa made national sports headlines in November 2019 when, at only 14 years and 191 days old, he signed as a Homegrown Player for the San Jose Earthquakes, making him the youngest ever Homegrown Player in Major League Soccer history. [1] [2] [4] He is also the second youngest player to register for an MLS team, behind Freddy Adu, and is considered to be the best goalkeeper of his age group in the country. [5] [6] [7]

International career

Ochoa has represented the United States at under-14 and under-15 level. [1] [2] [8] [9] He is also eligible to represent Mexico. [6] On March 9, 2020, Ochoa received a call up to the Mexico U-16 side, his first for any of Mexico's national team squads. [10] He played in a scrimmage match against the youth team of Club Puebla on March 12, 2020. [11] [12]

In August 2021, Ochoa was called up to the Mexico under-18 squad, and made his debut in a 2–1 loss to the Republic of Ireland under-17s. [13] [14]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Ochoa is of Mexican descent.

Career statistics

Club

As of May 7, 2023 [15]
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Jose Earthquakes 2021 MLS 0 0 0 0
San Jose Earthquakes II 2022 MLS Next Pro 15 0 15 0
2023 3 0 3 0
Total 18 0 18 0
Career total 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Emmanuel Ochoa". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Emmanuel Ochoa". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes sign 14-year-old goalkeeper Emmanuel Ochoa". mlssoccer.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Earthquakes sign 14-year-old keeper, youngest homegrown player in MLS history". sfchronicle.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "'It feels really good': Star keeper Ochoa latest Salinas talent to sign with Earthquakes". thecalifornian.com. November 12, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "San Jose signs Emmanuel Ochoa, 14, second-youngest MLS signing after Freddy Adu". espn.co.uk. November 12, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Earthquakes sign 14-year-old to Major League Soccer contract". mercurynews.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Eighty Players Called in for YNT U-14 TID West Region Mini-Camp". ussoccer.com. January 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  9. ^ "U-15 Boys' National Team Heads to Poland for UEFA Development Tournament". ussoccer.com. October 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "Página Oficial de la Selección Nacional de México". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "La SNM Sub-16 se impuso al Club Puebla" [The SNM Sub-16 prevailed over Club Puebla]. miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). November 11, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "NEWS: Emi Ochoa called to Mexico U-18 National Team". sjearthquakes.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  13. ^ "MLS homegrown trio called into Mexico youth national team camps". mlssoccer.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "REPORT - Ireland U17 2-1 Mexico U17". fai.ie. September 5, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  15. ^ Emmanuel Ochoa at Soccerway