David Ochoa

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David Ochoa
Personal information
Full name David Ochoa[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001
Place of birth Oxnard, California, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Real So Cal
2016 Guadalajara
2016–2018 Real Salt Lake
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Real Monarchs 22 (0)
2020–2022 Real Salt Lake 26 (0)
2022 → Real Monarchs (loan) 2 (0)
2022 D.C. United 9 (0)
2023 Atlético San Luis 1 (0)
2024 Los Angeles FC 2 20 (0)
2024–2025 Los Angeles FC 1 (0)
2025 → Los Angeles FC 2 (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2017 United States U16 2 (0)
2018 United States U18 4 (0)
2018–2019 United States U20 6 (0)
2021 United States U23 3 (0)
2021 Mexico U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's soccer
Representing  United States
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2021 United States
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Winner 2018 United States
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:50, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2021

David Ochoa (born 16 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in the United States, he represents Mexico internationally.

Early life

Born in Oxnard, California to Mexican parents,[3][4] Ochoa was introduced to the sport at a young age by his father, who also played as a goalkeeper.[5] He played youth soccer with AC Brea, gaining national attention at the 2015 Dallas Cup youth tournament, where he helped his team win the U14 tournament.[5] He drew attention from Mexican clubs Guadalajara and Monterrey and American clubs LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake.[5]

In April 2015, he earned his first US youth team call-up to play for the United States U14 team.[5] He joined the Guadalajara youth academy, but was unable to play in competitive matches due to Mexican regulations requiring his parents to be present since he was a minor.[5] During his time in Mexico, Ochoa also trained with the Mexico U16 team.[5] Afterwards, he returned to the US, joining the Real Salt Lake Academy.[5]

Club career

Ochoa appeared for USL side Real Monarchs on 22 April 2018, in a 2–0 loss to Tampa Bay Rowdies, becoming the second-youngest goalkeeper ever to debut in USL.[6]

On 8 August 2018, it was reported that Ochoa was training with Manchester United and had further trials planned with clubs from Spain and Germany.[7]

Ochoa signed with Real Salt Lake on 28 November 2018, ahead of the 2019 season.[8] Ochoa was loaned to the Real Monarchs for his first season[9] and won the USL Championship, defeating Louisville City FC on 17 November 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky.[10] In 2019, he played in the MLS Homegrown game at the 2019 MLS All-Star Game.[9]

Ochoa made his Real Salt Lake debut on 8 November 2020, against Sporting Kansas City.[11]

Ochoa was fined for kicking the ball into the stands during an 24 April 2021 match against Minnesota United FC.[12][13] He recorded his first Major League Soccer shutout on 15 May 2021, against Nashville SC.[14]

On 13 September 2024, Ochoa signed with Los Angeles FC from their reserve team.[15] However, a season later Ochoa's contract option was declined.[16]

International career

United States

Ochoa was eligible to play for the United States or Mexico. Originally called up to the Mexico under-16s,[5] 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.[17] On 25 August 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.[18]

On 1 December 2020, Ochoa was called up to the United States senior team by head coach Gregg Berhalter for the friendly against El Salvador on 9 December, but was replaced by San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski after Ochoa was diagnosed with a right quad strain.[19]

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.[20] Ochoa started three games for the under-23 team during Olympic qualification. The United States failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics after losing 2–1 to Honduras; Honduras scored their second goal after Ochoa played an errant pass that ricocheted off Luis Palma and into the United States goal.[21]

On 24 May 2021, Ochoa was named to the United States' roster for the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.[22]

Mexico

On 2 August 2021, Fox Sports reported that Ochoa had submitted and filed a one-time switch with FIFA in order to make a full move to the Mexico national football team.[23][24]

On 9 October 2021, Ochoa made his Mexico U21 debut in a friendly match against the Romania U21 side.[25][26]

On 21 April 2022, Ochoa received his first call-up to the senior national team by manager Gerardo Martino for a friendly match against Guatemala.[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 July 2025[28]
Club Season League National cup Continental Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Monarchs 2018 United Soccer League 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2019 USL Championship 16 0 — — 4[a] 0 — 20 0
2020 USL Championship 5 0 — — — — 5 0
Total 22 0 — — 4 0 — 26 0
Real Salt Lake 2020 Major League Soccer 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2021 Major League Soccer 25 0 — — 3[b] 0 — 28 0
2022 Major League Soccer — 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 26 0 1 0 — 3 0 — 30 0
Real Monarchs (loan) 2022 MLS Next Pro 2 0 — — — — 2 0
D.C. United 2022 Major League Soccer 9 0 — — — — 9 0
Atlético San Luis 2022–23 Liga MX 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Los Angeles FC 2 2024 MLS Next Pro 20 0 — — 1[c] 0 — 21 0
Los Angeles FC 2024 Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
2025 Major League Soccer 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 2 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Los Angeles FC 2 (loan) 2025 MLS Next Pro 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Career total 82 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 92 0
  1. ^ Appearances in USL Championship Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ^ Appearance in MLS Next Pro Playoffs
  4. ^ Appearance in Leagues Cup

Honours

Real Monarchs

United States U20

United States

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "David Ochoa". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ "My Path to Mexico | By David Ochoa". The Players' Tribune. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  4. ^ "LAFC Signs Luca Bombino, David Ochoa, Diego Rosales And Adrian Wibowo From LAFC2". LAFC2. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Jorek, Scott (12 February 2020). "David Ochoa". Chasing a Cup.
  6. ^ Rueter, Jeff (25 March 2020). "David Ochoa still needs time to develop, but shows promise for RSL and USMNT". The Athletic.
  7. ^ Costigan, Keith [@KeithCostigan] (8 August 2018). "Hearing that US U-18 GK David Ochoa has been training with Manchester United since early last week" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Real Salt Lake Signs RSL Academy Duo to Homegrown Contracts". Real Salt Lake. 28 November 2018.
  9. ^ a b Vejar, Alex (10 July 2019). "Real Salt Lake's David Ochoa makes Homegrown Team for MLS All-Star Week". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  10. ^ Baer, Benjamin (17 November 2019). "Real Monarchs SLC win 2019 USL Championship title, five Real Salt Lake players feature". Major League Soccer.
  11. ^ "RSL Ends 2020 Season with 2-0 Defeat to Sporting Kansas City". Real Salt Lake. 8 November 2020.
  12. ^ Butler, Dylan (24 April 2021). "Minnesota fury at David Ochoa "antics": "He's a bit of a clown"". Major League Soccer.
  13. ^ Hackett, Tom (29 April 2021). "Real Salt Lake's David Ochoa Fined Following Minnesota Post Game Incident". KSL Sports.
  14. ^ "RSL Settles for Scoreless Draw Against Nashville SC". Real Salt Lake. 15 May 2021.
  15. ^ "LAFC Signs Luca Bombino, David Ochoa, Diego Rosales And Adrian Wibowo From LAFC2". Los Angeles FC. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  16. ^ "LAFC Announces Roster Moves For 2026 Season". Los Angeles FC. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  17. ^ "U.S. U-17 Men's National Team Spring Residency roster announced". Soccerwire. 1 February 2017.
  18. ^ @USYNT (25 August 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" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Dunn, Miles (30 November 2020). "Update: David Ochoa Removed From USMNT Camp". RSL Soapbox. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  20. ^ "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". United States Soccer Federation. 11 March 2021.
  21. ^ "US men lose to Honduras, miss 3rd straight Olympic soccer". Associated Press. 28 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Berhalter selects 23-player roster to represent United States in CONCACAF Nations League Final Four". U.S. Soccer. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  23. ^ Hackett, Tom (2 August 2021). "Report: David Ochoa Requests Change Of Association To Mexico". KSL Sports.
  24. ^ Hackett, Tom (12 August 2021). "Real Salt Lake Goalkeeper David Ochoa Chooses To Represent Mexico Over U.S." KSL Sports.
  25. ^ "La selección mexicana sub 21 vence a Rumania con autoridad en duelo de preparación" [The Mexican under-21 team defeats Romania with authority in a preparation duel]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 October 2021. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  26. ^ "La SNM Sub-21 derrotó a Rumanía" [SNM U21 defeated Romania]. Mexican national team (in Spanish). 9 October 2021.
  27. ^ Hernandez, Cesar (21 April 2022). "Mexico call up dual nationals Jonathan Gomez, David Ochoa for Guatemala friendly". ESPN.com.
  28. ^ David Ochoa at Soccerway
  29. ^ "Christian Pulisic, Ethan Horvath lead U.S. over Mexico in Nations League final". ESPN. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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