George Fochive

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George Fochive
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Fochive with Sacramento Republic in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-24) March 24, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Washington, D.C., United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Hawaii Pacific Sea Warriors
2012–2014 Connecticut Huskies
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Real Maryland Monarchs 16 (1)
2014–2015 Portland Timbers 15 (0)
2014Sacramento Republic (loan) 11 (0)
2015Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 8 (4)
2016–2018 Viborg FF 64 (3)
2019–2020 Hapoel Hadera 40 (3)
2020–2021 Hapoel Kfar Saba 17 (0)
2021 Bnei Yehuda 7 (1)
2021–2022 Portland Timbers 24 (2)
2022 Portland Timbers 2 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022

George Fochive (born March 24, 1992) is an American soccer player.

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Career

College and amateur

Of Cameroonian descent, Fochive spent ten years of his early life in France where he played boarding school soccer at Lycée Godefroy de Bouillon in Clermont-Ferrand. [2] [3] He started his college soccer career at Hawaii Pacific University in 2010, where he spent two years before transferring to UConn in 2012. [4]

While at college, Fochive also appeared for USL PDL club Real Maryland Monarchs in 2011 and 2012. [5]

Professional

Fochive was drafted in the third round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft (39th overall) by the Portland Timbers, and was signed by the club in February 2014. [6]

Fochive was loaned to Portland's USL Pro affiliate club Sacramento Republic and made his debut on April 27, 2014, in a 1-2 defeat to Harrisburg City Islanders. [7]

In February 2016, Portland sold Fochive to Viborg FF of the Danish Superliga. [8]

Fochive departed Viborg in December 2018. [9]

On January 12, 2019, Fochive signed in the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera. [10]

On July 16, 2020, Fochive signed in Hapoel Kfar Saba. [11]

On June 8, 2021, Fochive signs for a second time with the Portland Timbers through 2022. [12] Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Portland. [13]

Honors

Portland Timbers

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