Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez[1] | ||
Date of birth | March 25, 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Merced, California, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Number | 87 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2016 | Merced Atlas Soccer Academy | ||
2016–2019 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Tacoma Defiance | 44 | (9) |
2019– | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | (0) |
2021 | → FC Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan) | 13 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | United States U15 | 9 | (4) |
2017–2019 | United States U17 | 26 | (9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 6, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 13, 2019 |
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (born March 25, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.
Career[]
Ocampo-Chavez was raised in Merced, California to Mexican parents, playing in the Merced Atlas Soccer Academy program. He signed a contract in 2016 to join the Seattle Sounders FC Academy at the age of 14, shortly after entering the U.S. youth national team system and training with the national under-14 team.[2][3]
He was transferred to the Sounders' under-17 team and played in the Generation Adidas Cup, scoring four goals against other MLS academy teams.[4] Ocampo-Chavez made his professional debut on July 8, 2017, playing for USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2 on July 8, 2017 in a 4–1 defeat to Real Monarchs.[5] He was signed to a full-time USL contract with the team in August 2018.[4] In the 2019 Generation Adidas Cup, he led the Sounders team to the final by scoring six goals in five matches, including a hat-trick against the West Ham United Academy in the semifinal.[6]
Ocampo-Chavez signed a first-team MLS contract with the Sounders on May 1, 2019, after making three appearances for the Tacoma Defiance.[7]
In October 2019, he was named to the United States squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[8]
On July 17, 2021, he was loaned to FC Pinzgau Saalfelden.[9]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played December 6, 2021[10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2017 | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2018 | USL | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Tacoma Defiance | 2019 | USL | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | |||
2020 | USL | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
2021 | USL | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
Total | 44 | 9 | — | — | — | 44 | 9 | |||||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2019 | MLS | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
FC Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan) | Austrian Regionalliga | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 10 |
Honors[]
Seattle Sounders FC
References[]
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
- ^ Lynch, Sean (July 30, 2016). "Merced pair officially sign with MLS' Seattle Sounders". Merced Sun-Star. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Lynch, Sean (July 8, 2016). "Merced Atlas duo chasing Major League Soccer dreams". Merced Sun-Star. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ a b Mondello, Joseph (August 8, 2018). "Pipeline Dream: Sixteen-year-old Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez is latest Seattle Sounders Academy star shining". Sounders Monthly. Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Seattle Sounders FC 2 falls 4-1 to Real Monarchs SLC". SoundersFC.com. Seattle Sounders FC. July 8, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ Mondello, Joseph (April 18, 2019). "Seattle Sounders U-17s dismantle England's West Ham United, advance to Generation adidas Cup Champions Division Final". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Evans, Jayda (May 1, 2019). "Sounders sign 17-year-old forward Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez to homegrown player contract". seattletimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ "Head Coach Raphael Wicky Names USA Roster for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil". ussoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Two young Sounders go on loan to Austria". sounderatheart.com. Sounder at Heart. July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez at Soccerway
External links[]
- Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez at USL Championship
- USSF Development Academy bio (demosphere)
- Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Merced, California
- Soccer players from California
- American expatriate soccer players
- American soccer players
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- Tacoma Defiance players
- Seattle Sounders FC players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- American soccer forward stubs