OJ Porteria

Jose Elmer "OJ" Porteria[1][2] (born May 9, 1994) is a Filipino footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Philippines Football League club Ceres–Negros. A product of the D.C. United Academy, he moved to the Philippines where he played for Kaya. He is a member of the Philippines national team, as well as the Philippines under-22 and under-23 teams.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Poblete and the surname or paternal family name is Porteria.

OJ Porteria

Personal information
Full name	Jose Elmer Poblete Porteria
Date of birth	(1994-05-09) May 9, 1994
Place of birth	Arlington, Virginia, United States
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Playing position(s)	Winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	United City
Number	10
Youth career
	The Fireballs
	Team America
00002012	D.C. United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Kaya	55	(36)
2017–	Ceres–Negros / United City	69	(32)
National team^‡
2012	Philippines U-22	4	(0)
2011	Philippines U-23	6	(1)
2012–	Philippines	22	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:27, May 7, 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:42 10 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Porteria started playing football at the age of four after his older brother had taught him and eventually joined his first ever club, The Fireballs. At the age of six, he joined a travel club called Team America where he would play until age 11 where he joined D.C. United's under-13 Super Y-League team and then eventually the D.C. United Academy.[3] He was a member of the academy until 2012, where he moved to the Philippines and signed for local side Kaya.[4]

In July 2016, Porteria announced the end of his stint with Kaya.[5] In January 2017, Ceres-Negros announced that they have signed in Porteria, along with few other players, to play for the club.[6]

International career

Youth teams

Porteria first played for the Philippines at under-23 level when they competed in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. He was a regular in the side and scored the Philippines' lone goal in the 2–1 defeat to Timor-Leste.[7] In June the following year, he would be part of the Philippines under-22 team that competed in 2013 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.

Senior team

In April 2011, tryouts for the Philippines national football team were conducted in Daly City, California.[8] One of the players who tried out was Porteria. He was successful and got invited to Manila the following month to train with the team ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup first round qualifiers.[9] However, he wasn't selected in the final roster for the qualifiers.

In July 2011, Porteria was called up to the national team that traveled to Bahrain for a training camp which included a pair of friendly matches against Bahrain's national under-23 team.[10] He made his unofficial debut in the first match which ended in a 2–1 loss.[11] He wouldn't feature again for the Philippines until August 11, 2012 in a 3–1 defeat to USL Premier Development League team Chicago Inferno.[12]

Porteria made his official international debut on September 5, 2012 against Cambodia, which ended in a scoreless draw. He replaced Paul Mulders inside the second half.[13] However, it was not a FIFA full 'A' international friendly since the Cambodian side used seven substitutes instead of six.[14]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
2012
1.	September 29, 2012	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila	Chinese Taipei	3–0	3–1	2012 Philippine Peace Cup
2013
2.	February 6, 2013	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon	Myanmar	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Personal life

Porteria attended Falls Church High School, where he graduated in 2012 and was part of the varsity soccer team and also a kicker for the varsity american football team.[2][3]

Honours

Club

Kaya

• PFF National Men's Club Championship : Third 2013

National team

• Philippine Peace Cup: 2012, 2013

References

1. "Philippines squad – 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualifiers". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
2. "Jose "OJ" Porteria profile". U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Archived from the original on November 30, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
3. "Jose Porteria profile". D.C. United. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
4. Tupas, Cedelf (August 16, 2012). "Booters' move to UFL squads benefits Azkals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
5. "Kaya stint ends for playmaker OJ Porteria – Tiebreaker Times". tiebreakertimes.com. July 4, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
6. "CERES-NEGROS FC UNVEILS NEW SIGNINGS FOR AFC CUP CAMPAIGN". Ceres FC. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
7. "SEA Games 2011: Timor pick up second win to top Group B". AseanFootball.org. ASEAN Football Federation. November 7, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
8. Della, Percy (April 9, 2011). "Daly City park Azkals' newest field of dreams". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 12, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
9. Atencio, Peter (May 8, 2011). "8 Fil-foreign booters to join Azkals' tryouts". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
10. Tupas, Cedelf (July 14, 2011). "Azkals off to Bahrain Friday". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
11. Rosero, Earl Victor (July 18, 2011). "Azkals meet Bahrain's Olympic team in 2nd friendly match". GMA News. Philippines. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
12. Bauer, Brian (August 11, 2012). "International friendly fuels Inferno". Infernosc.com. Chicago Inferno Soccer. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
13. Geli, Cheska (September 5, 2012). "Azkals miss chances". Sun Star. Cebu. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
14. Moore, Roy (September 21, 2012). "FIFA removes Azkals vs Cambodia match from official fixtures". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network, Inc (Global Media Arts Network Inc.). Retrieved September 22, 2012.