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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Ochoa | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-05-05) May 5, 2005 (age 17) | ||
| Place of birth | Salinas, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club 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 | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Mexico U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | United States U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 18, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022 | |||
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]
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]
Born in the United States, Ochoa is of Mexican descent.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2021 | MLS | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Jose Earthquakes II | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
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San Jose Earthquakes – current squad | |
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