Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (born March 25, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-03-25) March 25, 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Merced, California, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2016 | Merced Atlas Soccer Academy | ||
2016–2019 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2022 | Tacoma Defiance | 67 | (18) |
2019–2022 | 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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 13, 2019 |
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]
On July 17, 2021, he was loaned to FC Pinzgau Saalfelden.[8]
Following the 2022 season, Ocampo-Chavez was released by Seattle.[9]
In October 2019, Ocampo-Chavez was named to the United States squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[10]
Ocampo-Chavez who has only played for U.S. youth national teams, also holds the option to be called up by Mexico.
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 | ||||
2022 | MLS Next Pro | 23 | 9 | — | — | — | 23 | 9 | ||||
Total | 67 | 18 | — | — | — | 67 | 18 | |||||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2019 | MLS | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
FC Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan) | 2021–22 | Austrian Regionalliga | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||
Career total | 83 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 19 |
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