George Fochive (born March 24, 1992) is an American soccer player.
![]() Fochive with Sacramento Republic in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1992-03-24) March 24, 1992 (age 30) | ||
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 |
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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