| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Emmanuel Ochoa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Salinas, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| El Camino | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Santa Cruz Breakers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | → The Town FC | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Cruz Azul | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Mexico U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | United States U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Mexico U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Emmanuel "Emi" Ochoa (born 5 May 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Cruz Azul. Born in the United States, he is a youth international for Mexico.
Club career
Early Career
Born in Salinas, California, Ochoa started his career with local side El Camino before joining the Santa Cruz Breakers.
San Jose Earthquakes
He joined the San Jose Earthquakes academy in 2019, before being promoted to the first team ahead of the 2020 season.
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. He is also the second youngest player to register for an MLS team, behind Freddy Adu, and at the time of his signing was considered to be the best goalkeeper of his age group in the country.
Cruz Azul
On 17 January 2025, Cruz Azul announced the signing of Emmanuel Ochoa.
International career
Born in the United States, Ochoa is of Mexican descent. He has represented the United States at under-14 and under-15 level. He is also eligible to represent Mexico. 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. He played in a scrimmage match against the youth team of Club Puebla on March 12, 2020.
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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2021 | MLS | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2024 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| The Town FC | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| Cruz Azul | 2024–25 | Liga MX | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Career total | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Emmanuel Ochoa". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Emmanuel Ochoa". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- "San Jose Earthquakes sign 14-year-old goalkeeper Emmanuel Ochoa". mlssoccer.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Earthquakes sign 14-year-old keeper, youngest homegrown player in MLS history". sfchronicle.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- "'It feels really good': Star keeper Ochoa latest Salinas talent to sign with Earthquakes". thecalifornian.com. November 12, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "San Jose signs Emmanuel Ochoa, 14, second-youngest MLS signing after Freddy Adu". espn.co.uk. November 12, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- "Earthquakes sign 14-year-old to Major League Soccer contract". mercurynews.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- "Eighty Players Called in for YNT U-14 TID West Region Mini-Camp". ussoccer.com. January 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- "U-15 Boys' National Team Heads to Poland for UEFA Development Tournament". ussoccer.com. October 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- "Página Oficial de la Selección Nacional de México". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- "La SNM Sub-16 se impuso al Club Puebla" [The SNM Sub-16 prevailed over Club Puebla]. miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). November 11, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- "NEWS: Emi Ochoa called to Mexico U-18 National Team". sjearthquakes.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- "MLS homegrown trio called into Mexico youth national team camps". mlssoccer.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- "REPORT – Ireland U17 2–1 Mexico U17". fai.ie. September 5, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- Emmanuel Ochoa at Soccerway
| Cruz Azul – current squad | |
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- 2005 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from California
- Mexican men's footballers
- Mexico men's youth international footballers
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- MLS Next Pro players
- The Town FC players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen