Lewis Ochoa (English footballer)

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Lewis Ochoa
Personal information
Full name Lewis Mervyn Ochoa [1]
Date of birth (1991-06-24) 24 June 1991 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth Ealing, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2008 Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Brentford 0 (0)
2009–2010 Maidenhead United 16 (0)
2009 → Hendon (dual-registration) 1 (0)
2010 Bedfont Town
2011 Burnham 1 (1)
2011–2012 A.F.C. Hayes (2)
2012–2015 Hanwell Town
2015–2016 Chalfont St Peter 32 (2)
2016–2017 Harrow Borough 31 (0)
2017 Hanwell Town 2 (0)
2017–2018 Northwood 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lewis Merryn Ochoa (born 24 June 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He began his career in the Football League with Brentford, for whom he made one professional appearance, before dropping into non-League football upon his release in 2009.

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Career

Brentford

Ochoa began his career in the youth system at Brentford in 2002 and by 2008 had progressed into the youth team. [2] He received his maiden call into the first team squad for a League Cup first round match versus Swansea City on 12 August 2008 and remained an unused substitute during the 2–0 defeat. [3] Ochoa made his professional debut in a Football League Trophy first round shootout win over Yeovil Town on 2 September 2008, when he came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Frankie Artus. [4] He was called into the squad three further times during the 2008–09 season, but would not appear for the club again. [3] Ochoa was released in June 2009. [5]

Non-League football

Ochoa dropped into non-League football when he signed for Conference South club Maidenhead United in August 2009. [5] Despite making just 19 appearances during the 2009–10 season and being forced to find additional game time away with Hendon on a dual-registration deal, [6] [7] he was a part of the Magpies' Berks & Bucks Senior Cup-winning team. [8] Ochoa moved into the Southern League for the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons and played for Bedfont Town, Burnham and A.F.C. Hayes. [9]

In 2012, Ochoa dropped down to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division to join Hanwell Town and made a minor contribution to the club's promotion to the Southern League at the end of the 2013–14 season. [9] [10] Ochoa had a full season of Southern League First Division Central football with Chalfont St Peter in 2015–16 and moved across to the Isthmian League Premier Division to join Harrow Borough in June 2016. [9] [11] He was a part of the Boro team which reached the first round proper of the 2015–16 FA Cup. [12] After a brief spell back with Hanwell Town, Ochoa joined Southern League First Division Central club Northwood in October 2017. [13] By February 2018, he had departed the club. [14]

Personal life

As of February 2018, Ochoa was living in Australia. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 2008–09 [4] League Two 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Maidenhead United 2009–10 [6] Conference South 160——3 [lower-alpha 2] 1191
Hendon (dual-registration) 2009–10 [15] Isthmian League Premier Division1031—2 [lower-alpha 3] 162
Burnham 2010–11 [9] Southern League First Division Central1100—0011
Hanwell Town 2012–13 [9] Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division20210—6 [lower-alpha 4] 1273
2013–14 [10] 5100—2 [lower-alpha 5] 071
Total25310—81344
Chalfont St Peter 2015–16 [9] Southern League First Division Central32211—3 [lower-alpha 6] 0363
Harrow Borough 2016–17 [12] Isthmian League Premier Division31060—7 [lower-alpha 7] 0440
Hanwell Town 2017–18 [9] Southern League First Division East2030——50
Total27340—81394
Northwood 2017–18 [9] Southern League First Division Central14100—2 [lower-alpha 8] 0161
Career total12271420026316212
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
  3. ↑ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Isthmian League Cup
  4. ↑ 3 appearances in FA Vase, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Spartan South Midlands League Challenge Trophy, 1 appearance in Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Cup, 1 appearance in London Senior Cup
  5. ↑ 1 appearance in Spartan South Midlands League Challenge Trophy, 1 appearance in Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Cup
  6. ↑ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Wycombe Senior Cup
  7. ↑ 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Middlesex County Cup, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
  8. ↑ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup

Honours

Maidenhead United

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