Emmanuel Ochoa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 5, 2005 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020– | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | United States U14 | ||
| 2019– | United States U15 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 16, 2020 | |||
Emmanuel "Emi" Ochoa (born May 5, 2005) is a soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for the San Jose Earthquakes.[1] Born in the United States, he has represented both the United States and Mexico at youth international level.
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 for the Mexico national team.[6] On March 9, 2020, Ochoa received a call up to the Mexican under-16 national team, 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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of February 16, 2020.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2020 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Emmanuel Ochoa". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Emmanuel Ochoa". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "San Jose Earthquakes sign 14-year-old goalkeeper Emmanuel Ochoa". mlssoccer.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Earthquakes sign 14-year-old keeper, youngest homegrown player in MLS history". sfchronicle.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "'It feels really good': Star keeper Ochoa latest Salinas talent to sign with Earthquakes". thecalifornian.com. November 12, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Earthquakes sign 14-year-old to Major League Soccer contract". mercurynews.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Eighty Players Called in for YNT U-14 TID West Region Mini-Camp". ussoccer.com. January 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "U-15 Boys' National Team Heads to Poland for UEFA Development Tournament". ussoccer.com. October 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Página Oficial de la Selección Nacional de México". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Emmanuel Ochoa at Soccerway