Diego Kochen

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Diego Kochen
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-03-19) March 19, 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Miami, Florida, United States [1]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 31
Youth career
0000 Weston
West Pines United
2016–2019 Marcet Football Academy
2018–2019 TecnoFutbol CF
2019– Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Barcelona Atlètic 1 (0)
International career
2022– United States U17 5 (0)
2024– United States U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:27, April 15, 2024 (UTC)

Diego Kochen (born March 19, 2006) is an American professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Barcelona.

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Club career

Born in Miami, Florida, to a Peruvian mother and Venezuelan father, Kochen started his career with the academy of Weston, initially starting his career as an outfield player, before switching to goalkeeper at the age of eight to cover for an ill teammate. [2] [3] He also played for West Pines United in Florida and, after his parents moved to Spain in 2018 for work-related reasons, he played for the Marcet Football University as well as TecnoFutbol CF. [2] [3]

Having progressed through Barcelona's La Masia academy, he signed his first professional contract with the club in March 2022. [4] On October 11, 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide. [5] Kochen was included in the senior squad for a friendly against Club América on 22 December 2023. [6] He substituted Ander Astralaga after an hour and played 30 minutes. [7]

On 2 February 2024, FC Barcelona reached an agreement with Kochen for a new contract, which will be signed on the 18th birthday of the American goalkeeper. He officially signed a new agreement on 19 March 2024 with FC Barcelona until June 2028. The club also agreed on an official inclusion of the Barça Atlètic roster for the remainder of the 2023–2024 season, where he will debut with the number 24. [8] He made his Barcelona B debut on 14 April 2024 against Unionistas CF, which ended in a 4–1 loss.

International career

Kochen has represented the United States at youth international level. [1] He remains eligible to represent Peru or Venezuela. [9] [10] In January 2022, Diego received his first US YNT call-up for a training camp at IMG in Brandenton. [11] On 15 March 2022 Kochen debuted for the United States U17 Kochen made five appearances for the U17 team and captained the squad on one occasion. He then made his debut for the United States U19 on 24 March 2024 against England U19, which resulted in a 3–2 win for the United States.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on April 14, 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona Atlètic 2023–24 Primera Federación 10—10

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  2. 1 2 Bona, German (April 19, 2022). "Who is Diego Kochen, the USMNT goalkeeper training with Barça B?". sport.es. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Diego Kochen: 'The best of my life'". marcetfootball.com. January 14, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Joan Laporta paga más que nadie por el nuevo Courtois y el Barça anuncia que el acuerdo está cerrado" [Joan Laporta pays more than anyone for the new Courtois and Barça announces that the deal is closed]. elnacional.cat (in Spanish). March 2, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  5. ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (October 11, 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  6. ↑ "The squad for Dallas". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Five more debuts in the Dallas friendly". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Diego Kochen staying at FC Barcelona until 2028". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Arquero del FC Barcelona de raíces peruanas fue convocado por Estados Unidos" [FC Barcelona goalkeeper with Peruvian roots was summoned by the United States]. larepublica.pe (in Spanish). January 15, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Diego Kochen, el joven portero con ascendencia venezolana que se forma con el FC Barcelona" [Diego Kochen, the young goalkeeper with Venezuelan descent who trained with FC Barcelona]. El Nacional (in Spanish). March 1, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Congratulations Tyler Hall & Diego Kochen! U17 USYNT Call-Up". Weston FC. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  12. ↑ Diego Kochen at Soccerway
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