David Ochoa (soccer)

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David Ochoa
Personal information
Full name David Ochoa [1]
Date of birth (2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Oxnard, California, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Real Salt Lake
Number 1
Youth career
2016–2018 Real Salt Lake
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Real Monarchs 22 (0)
2019– Real Salt Lake 12 (0)
National team‡
2018 United States U18 4 (0)
2018–2020 United States U20 6 (0)
2021– United States U23 3 (0)
Honours
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2021 United States
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of July 17, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 26, 2021

David Ochoa (born January 16, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.

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Club career

Ochoa appeared for USL side Real Monarchs on April 22, 2018 in a 2–0 loss to Tampa Bay Rowdies, becoming the second-youngest goalkeeper ever to debut in USL. [2]

On August 8, 2018, it was reported that Ochoa was training with Manchester United and had further trials planned with clubs from Spain and Germany. [3]

Ochoa signed with Real Salt Lake on November 28, 2018, ahead of the 2019 season. [4] Ochoa was loaned to the Real Monarchs for his first season and won the USL Championship, defeating Louisville City FC on November 17, 2019 in Louisville, KY. [5]

Ochoa made his Real Salt Lake debut on November 8, 2020 against Sporting Kansas City. [6]

Ochoa was fined for kicking the ball into the stands during an April 24, 2021 match against Minnesota United FC. [7] [8] He recorded his first Major League Soccer shutout on May 15, 2021 against Nashville SC. [9]

International career

Ochoa is eligible to play for the United States or Mexico. Originally called up to the Mexico under-16s, [10] Ochoa instead opted to play for the United States at multiple youth levels.

Ochoa has been capped at under-16, −18, and −20 levels for the U.S. and has also been a member of the under-17 residency program. [11] On August 25, 2018, Ochoa made multiple penalty saves in the final of the 2018 Vaclav Jezek Tournament in helping the U.S. under-18s to winning the tournament. [12]

On December 1, 2020, Ochoa was called up to the United States senior team by head coach Gregg Berhalter for the friendly against El Salvador on December 9, but was replaced by San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski after Ochoa was diagnosed with a right quad strain. [13]

Ochoa was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in March 2021. [14] Ochoa started three games for the under-23 team during Olympic qualification. The United States failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics after losing 1–2 to Honduras; Honduras scored their second goal after Ochoa played an errant pass that ricocheted off Luis Palma and into the United States goal. [15]

Honors

Real Monarchs

United States U20

United States

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. June 13, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Real Monarchs - 22 April 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ costigan, keith (August 8, 2018). "Hearing that US U-18 GK David Ochoa has been training with Manchester United since early last week. I've been told he has trials planned with a few Spanish and German giants following the upcoming U-18 tournament in Czech Republic".
  4. ↑ "Real Salt Lake Signs RSL Academy Duo to Homegrown Contracts | Real Salt Lake".
  5. ↑ "Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Real Monarchs - 22 April 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "RSL Ends 2020 Season with 2-0 Defeat to Sporting Kansas City | Real Salt Lake".
  7. ↑ "Minnesota fury at David Ochoa "antics": "He's a bit of a clown" | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  8. ↑ "Real Salt Lake's David Ochoa Fined Following Minnesota Post Game Incident". KSL Sports. April 29, 2021.
  9. ↑ "RSL Settles for Scoreless Draw Against Nashville SC | Real Salt Lake".
  10. ↑ "Página Oficial de la Selección Nacional de México". miseleccion.mx.
  11. ↑ "U.S. U-17 Men's National Team Spring Residency roster announced".
  12. ↑ YNT, U. S. Soccer [@USYNT] (August 25, 2018). "Champions! After a 1–1 draw in FT, the U-18 MNT take down 4–2 in PK's behind MASSIVE saves from @RealSaltLake GK David Ochoa to capture the 2018 Vaclav Jezek Youth Tournament title.pic.twitter.com/uaUWvAOvp8" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ Dunn, Miles (November 30, 2020). "Update: David Ochoa Removed From USMNT Camp". RSL Soapbox.
  14. ↑ "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. March 11, 2021.
  15. ↑ "US men lose to Honduras, miss 3rd straight Olympic soccer". AP NEWS. April 20, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Christian Pulisic, Ethan Horvath lead U.S. over Mexico in Nations League final". ESPN . June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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