Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez

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Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
Personal information
Full name Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez [1]
Date of birth (2002-03-25) March 25, 2002 (age 21)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Tacoma Defiance 67 (18)
2019–2022 Seattle Sounders FC 3 (0)
2021 → FC Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan) 13 (1)
2023 Austin FC 0 (0)
2023 → Austin FC II (loan) 22 (4)
International career‡
2017 United States U15 5 (2)
2017–2019 United States U17 22 (9)
Medal record
Seattle Sounders FC
Gold medal icon.svg MLS Cup 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:15, September 25, 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 13, 2019

Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (born March 25, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward.

Contents

Youth career

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]

Professional career

Seattle Sounders FC 2

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]

Seattle Sounders FC

Ocampo-Chavez signed a first-team MLS contract with the Sounders on May 1, 2019, after making three appearances for the Tacoma Defiance. [7] Following the 2022 season, Ocampo-Chavez was released by Seattle. [8]

FC Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan)

On July 17, 2021, he was loaned to FC Pinzgau Saalfelden. [9]

Austin FC

On November 17, 2022, his MLS rights were claimed by Austin FC off the waivers list. [10] On November 29, 2022, he signed a one-year deal with Austin. [11] On November 17, 2023, Austin FC announced they would not exercise the 2024 option for Ocampo-Chavez. [12]

Austin FC II (loan)

At the beginning of the 2023 season, Ocampo-Chavez was loaned to Austin FC II for their inaugural season in MLS Next Pro. [13] He appeared in 22 games and scored four goals for Austin FC II, who won the 2023 MLS Next Pro Cup. [14]

International career

In October 2019, Ocampo-Chavez was named to the United States squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. [15]

Ocampo-Chavez who has only played for U.S. youth national teams, also holds the option to be called up by Mexico.

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played through October 15, 2023 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Seattle Sounders FC 2 2017 USL 10———10
2018 30———30
Tacoma Defiance 2019 176———176
Seattle Sounders FC 2019 MLS 3000——30
Tacoma Defiance 2020 USL 131———131
2021 102———102
2022 MLS Next Pro 249——2 [lower-alpha 1] 0269
Total7118——207318
FC Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan) 2021–22 Austrian Regionalliga 131–––131
Total131———131
Austin FC 2023 MLS0000000000
Austin FC II (loan) 2023 MLS Next Pro224——3 [lower-alpha 1] 0254
Career total1062400005011224
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in MLSNP Playoffs

Honors

Austin FC II

Seattle Sounders FC

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ Lynch, Sean (July 30, 2016). "Merced pair officially sign with MLS' Seattle Sounders". Merced Sun-Star . Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ Lynch, Sean (July 8, 2016). "Merced Atlas duo chasing Major League Soccer dreams". Merced Sun-Star. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Mondello, Joseph (August 8, 2018). "Pipeline Dream: Sixteen-year-old Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez is latest Seattle Sounders Academy star shining". Sounders Monthly. Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Seattle Sounders FC 2 falls 4-1 to Real Monarchs SLC". SoundersFC.com. Seattle Sounders FC. July 8, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ Mondello, Joseph (April 18, 2019). "Seattle Sounders U-17s dismantle England's West Ham United, advance to Generation adidas Cup Champions Division Final". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  7. ↑ Evans, Jayda (May 1, 2019). "Sounders sign 17-year-old forward Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez to homegrown player contract". seattletimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Sounders FC Announces Roster Decisions to Conclude 2022 Season" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Two young Sounders go on loan to Austria". sounderatheart.com. Sounder at Heart. July 17, 2021. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Austin FC claim forward Alfonso Ocampo-Chávez off waivers". MLSSoccer.com. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Austin FC sign forward Alfonso Ocampo-Chávez after Waivers selection". MLSSoccer.com.
  12. ↑ "Austin FC Announces Roster Decisions Ahead of 2024 Season". www.AustinFC.com. Austin FC. November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Austin FC II Announces Roster Moves Ahead Of 2023 MLS NEXT Pro Season". AustinFC.com. March 24, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  14. ↑ Gordon, Colby (October 22, 2023). "Austin FC II rallies late in second half to win MLS Next Pro Cup". Austin American-Statesman . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Head Coach Raphael Wicky Names USA Roster for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil". ussoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  16. ↑ Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez at Soccerway


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