Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (born March 25, 2002) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | ||
Date of birth | March 25, 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Merced, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Number | 87 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2016 | Merced Atlas Soccer Academy | ||
2016–2019 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Tacoma Defiance | 22 | (6) |
2019– | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | United States U17 | 24 | (9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:23, 7 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:04, 13 October 2019 (UTC) |
Career
Ocampo-Chavez was raised in Merced, California, playing in the Merced Atlas Soccer Academy program. He signed a contract in 2016 to join the Seattle Sounders FC Academy at the age of 14, shortly after entering the U.S. youth national team system and training with the national under-14 team.[1][2] He is of Mexican American descent.
He was transferred to the Sounders' under-17 team and played in the Generation Adidas Cup, scoring four goals against other MLS academy teams.[3] Ocampo-Chavez made his professional debut on July 8, 2017, playing for USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2 on July 8, 2017 in a 4–1 defeat to Real Monarchs.[4] He was signed to a full-time USL contract with the team in August 2018.[3] In the 2019 Generation Adidas Cup, he led the Sounders team to the final by scoring six goals in five matches, including a hat-trick against the West Ham United Academy in the semifinal.[5]
Ocampo-Chavez signed a first-team MLS contract with the Sounders on May 1, 2019, after making three appearances for the Tacoma Defiance.[6]
In October 2019, he was named to the United States squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[7]
References
- Lynch, Sean (July 30, 2016). "Merced pair officially sign with MLS' Seattle Sounders". Merced Sun-Star. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- Lynch, Sean (July 8, 2016). "Merced Atlas duo chasing Major League Soccer dreams". Merced Sun-Star. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- Mondello, Joseph (August 8, 2018). "Pipeline Dream: Sixteen-year-old Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez is latest Seattle Sounders Academy star shining". Sounders Monthly. Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- "Seattle Sounders FC 2 falls 4-1 to Real Monarchs SLC". SoundersFC.com. Seattle Sounders FC. July 8, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- Mondello, Joseph (April 18, 2019). "Seattle Sounders U-17s dismantle England's West Ham United, advance to Generation adidas Cup Champions Division Final". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- Evans, Jayda (May 1, 2019). "Sounders sign 17-year-old forward Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez to homegrown player contract". seattletimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- "Head Coach Raphael Wicky Names USA Roster for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil". ussoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
External links
- Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez at USL Championship
- USSF Development Academy bio (demosphere)
- Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez at Soccerway