![]() Fochive with
Sacramento Republic in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | March 24, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Washington, D.C., United States | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2010–2012 | Hawaii Pacific Sea Warriors | ||
2012–2014 | Connecticut Huskies | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2011–2012 | Real Maryland Monarchs | 16 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Portland Timbers | 15 | (0) |
2014 | → Sacramento Republic (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2015 | → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 8 | (4) |
2016–2018 | Viborg FF | 64 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Hapoel Hadera | 40 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 17 | (0) |
2021 | Bnei Yehuda | 7 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Portland Timbers | 24 | (2) |
2022 | Portland Timbers 2 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022 |
George Fochive (born March 24, 1992) is an American soccer player.
Of Cameroonian descent, Fochive spent ten years of his early life in France where he played boarding school soccer at Lycée Godefroy de Bouillon in Clermont-Ferrand. [2] [3] He started his college soccer career at Hawaii Pacific University in 2010, where he spent two years before transferring to UConn in 2012. [4]
While at college, Fochive also appeared for USL PDL club Real Maryland Monarchs in 2011 and 2012. [5]
Fochive was drafted in the third round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft (39th overall) by the Portland Timbers, and was signed by the club in February 2014. [6]
Fochive was loaned to Portland's USL Pro affiliate club Sacramento Republic and made his debut on April 27, 2014, in a 1–2 defeat to Harrisburg City Islanders. [7]
In February 2016, Portland sold Fochive to Viborg FF of the Danish Superliga. [8]
Fochive departed Viborg in December 2018. [9]
On January 12, 2019, Fochive signed in the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera. [10]
On July 16, 2020, Fochive signed in Hapoel Kfar Saba. [11]
On June 8, 2021, Fochive signs for a second time with the Portland Timbers through 2022. [12] Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Portland. [13]
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