Emmanuel Ochoa
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Ochoa
Date of birth (2005-05-05) 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)
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 an American 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 00–––00
San Jose Earthquakes II 2022 MLS Next Pro 150–––150
2023 30–––30
Total 180———180
Career total 180000000180

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Emmanuel Ochoa". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
    2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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
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