David Ochoa

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David Ochoa
Personal information
Full name David Ochoa[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth Oxnard, California, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Real Salt Lake
Number 1
Youth career
AC Brea
2016 Guadalajara
2016–2018 Real Salt Lake
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Real Monarchs 1 (0)
2019– Real Salt Lake 26 (0)
2019–2020 → Real Monarchs (loan) 21 (0)
National team‡
2018 United States U18 4 (0)
2018–2020 United States U20 6 (0)
2021 United States U23 3 (0)
2021– Mexico U21 2 (0)
Honours
Representing  United States
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2021 United States
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2021

David Ochoa (born January 16, 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. Born in the United States, he has opted to represent the Mexico national team.

Early life[]

Born in California to Mexican parents, Ochoa was introduced to the sport at a young age by his father, who also played as a goalkeeper.[2] He played youth soccer with AC Brea, gaining national attention at the 2015 Dallas Cup youth tournament, where he helped his team win the U14 tournament.[2] He drew attention from Mexican clubs Guadalajara and Monterrey and American clubs LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake.[2]

In April 2015, he earned his first US youth team call-up to play for the US U14 team.[2] He joined the Guadalajara youth academy, but was unable to play in competitive matches due to Mexican regulations requiring his parents to be present since he was a minor.[2] During his time in Mexico, he also trained with the Mexico U16 team.[2] Afterwards, he returned to the USA, joining the Real Salt Lake Academy.[2]

Club career[]

Ochoa appeared for USL side Real Monarchs on April 22, 2018 in a 2–0 loss to Tampa Bay Rowdies, becoming the second-youngest goalkeeper ever to debut in USL.[3]

On August 8, 2018, it was reported that Ochoa was training with Manchester United and had further trials planned with clubs from Spain and Germany.[4]

Ochoa signed with Real Salt Lake on November 28, 2018, ahead of the 2019 season.[5] Ochoa was loaned to the Real Monarchs for his first season[6] and won the USL Championship, defeating Louisville City FC on November 17, 2019 in Louisville, KY.[7] In 2019, he played in the MLS Homegrown game at the 2019 MLS All-Star Game.[6]

Ochoa made his Real Salt Lake debut on November 8, 2020 against Sporting Kansas City.[8]

Ochoa was fined for kicking the ball into the stands during an April 24, 2021 match against Minnesota United FC.[9][10] He recorded his first Major League Soccer shutout on May 15, 2021 against Nashville SC.[11]

International career[]

Ochoa is eligible to play for the United States or Mexico. Originally called up to the Mexico under-16s,[2] Ochoa instead opted to play for the United States at multiple youth levels.

Ochoa has been capped at under-16, −18, and −20 levels for the U.S. and has also been a member of the under-17 residency program.[12] On August 25, 2018, Ochoa made multiple penalty saves in the final of the 2018 Vaclav Jezek Tournament in helping the U.S. under-18s to winning the tournament.[13]

On December 1, 2020, Ochoa was called up to the United States senior team by head coach Gregg Berhalter for the friendly against El Salvador on December 9, but was replaced by San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski after Ochoa was diagnosed with a right quad strain.[14]

Ochoa was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in March 2021.[15] Ochoa started three games for the under-23 team during Olympic qualification. The United States failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics after losing 2–1 to Honduras; Honduras scored their second goal after Ochoa played an errant pass that ricocheted off Luis Palma and into the United States goal.[16]

On August 2, 2021, Fox Sports reported that Ochoa had submitted and filed a one-time switch with FIFA in order to make a full move to the Mexican national team.[17][18]

On October 9, 2021, Ochoa made his Mexico U21 debut in a friendly match against the Romania U21 side.[19][20]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 4 December 2021[21]
Club Season League Playoffs Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Monarchs 2018 USL 1 0 — — — 1 0
2019 16 0 4[a] 0 — — 20 0
2020 5 0 — — — 5 0
Total 22 0 4 0 — — 26 0
Real Salt Lake 2020 MLS 1 0 — — — 1 0
2021 25 0 3[b] 0 — — 28 0
Total 26 0 3 0 — — 29 0
Career total 48 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 55 0
  1. ^ Appearances in USL Championship Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

Honors[]

Real Monarchs

United States U20

  • CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2018

United States

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. June 13, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Jorek, Scott (February 12, 2020). "David Ochoa". Chasing a Cup.
  3. ^ Rueter, Jeff (March 25, 2020). "David Ochoa still needs time to develop, but shows promise for RSL and USMNT". The Athletic.
  4. ^ Costigan, Keith [@KeithCostigan] (August 8, 2018). "Hearing that US U-18 GK David Ochoa has been training with Manchester United since early last week" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Real Salt Lake Signs RSL Academy Duo to Homegrown Contracts". Real Salt Lake. November 28, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Vejar, Alex (July 10, 2019). "Real Salt Lake's David Ochoa makes Homegrown Team for MLS All-Star Week". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  7. ^ Baer, Benjamin (November 17, 2019). "Real Monarchs SLC win 2019 USL Championship title, five Real Salt Lake players feature". Major League Soccer.
  8. ^ "RSL Ends 2020 Season with 2-0 Defeat to Sporting Kansas City". Real Salt Lake. November 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Butler, Dylan (April 24, 2021). "Minnesota fury at David Ochoa "antics": "He's a bit of a clown"". Major League Soccer.
  10. ^ Hackett, Tom (April 29, 2021). "Real Salt Lake's David Ochoa Fined Following Minnesota Post Game Incident". KSL Sports.
  11. ^ "RSL Settles for Scoreless Draw Against Nashville SC". Real Salt Lake. May 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "U.S. U-17 Men's National Team Spring Residency roster announced". Soccerwire. February 1, 2017.
  13. ^ @USYNT (August 25, 2018). "Champions! After a 1–1 draw in FT, the U-18 MNT take down 4–2 in PK's behind MASSIVE saves from @RealSaltLake GK David Ochoa to capture the 2018 Vaclav Jezek Youth Tournament title" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Dunn, Miles (November 30, 2020). "Update: David Ochoa Removed From USMNT Camp". RSL Soapbox.
  15. ^ "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". United States Soccer Federation. March 11, 2021.
  16. ^ "US men lose to Honduras, miss 3rd straight Olympic soccer". Associated Press. March 28, 2021.
  17. ^ Hackett, Tom (August 2, 2021). "Report: David Ochoa Requests Change Of Association To Mexico". KSL Sports.
  18. ^ Hackett, Tom (August 12, 2021). "Real Salt Lake Goalkeeper David Ochoa Chooses To Represent Mexico Over U.S." KSL Sports.
  19. ^ "La selección mexicana sub 21 vence a Rumania con autoridad en duelo de preparación" [The Mexican under-21 team defeats Romania with authority in a preparation duel]. Marca (in Spanish). October 9, 2021.
  20. ^ "La SNM Sub-21 derrotó a Rumanía" [SNM U21 defeated Romania]. Mexican national team (in Spanish). October 9, 2021.
  21. ^ David Ochoa at Soccerway
  22. ^ "Christian Pulisic, Ethan Horvath lead U.S. over Mexico in Nations League final". ESPN. June 7, 2021.

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