Mexican affiliation football player

Ochoa and the second or maternal family name is Magaña. In this spanish name, the first or paternal surname isand the second or maternal family name is Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña ( spanish pronunciation : [ ɡiˈʝeɾmo oˈtʃo.a ] ; born 13 July 1985 ), normally referred to as Memo, [ 4 ] is a mexican professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club América whom he captains, and the Mexico national team.

Ochoa made his senior-level professional debut for Club América in 2004 in a Mexican league match against Monterrey. He won his first gear league title in 2005 and was the club ‘s first-choice goalkeeper up until 2011, making over 200 appearances for América. That summer Ochoa was transferred to Ajaccio in France. [ 5 ] He spent three seasons with the club until their relegation from Ligue 1. In 2014, Ochoa joined Málaga but failed to establish himself in the team. In July 2016, he joined Granada on a season-long lend. In July 2017, he joined Standard Liège. A mexican international since 2005, Ochoa received his first base crown at old age 20 in a friendly match against Hungary. He has been included in the squads for the 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 FIFA World Cups, the 2013 and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics, the 2007 Copa América, the Copa América Centenario, the 2007, 2009, 2015, and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and was primitively in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup before being suspended from the competition due to false dope allegations. [ 5 ]

Club career [edit ]

América [edit ]

ochoa with América in 2006 Guillermo Ochoa made his debut with América during the Clausura 2004 tournament against Monterrey, being only 18 years old when called up by headway coach Leo Beenhakker. [ 6 ] Ochoa cursorily demonstrated his skill and talent in goal, and the young goalkeeper was thrust into the foreground to replace injure veteran Adolfo Ríos. He would then share the starting job with Ríos after he recovered from his aforesaid injury. At the conclusion of his first season, he won the Rookie of the Tournament award. [ 7 ] When the Apertura 2004 tournament began, Ochoa was thought to be the successor apparent to Ríos, who had retired. however, newfangled head passenger car Oscar Ruggeri brought new goalkeepers with him, among them Argentine Sebastián Saja. [ 8 ] Ruggeri ‘s bide at the club was marred by controversy and unpopular decisions. He was fired after merely six games into the season and Ochoa was soon reinstated by new coach Mario Carrillo. thereafter, he started every crippled for Club América save for incidents involving injuries or national team duty. Under Carrillo, Ochoa won his beginning backing with América following the Clausura 2005 season. [ 9 ] He besides won the 2005 Campeón de Campeones [ 10 ] and the 2006 CONCACAF Champions ‘ Cup with América. [ 11 ] He won back-to-back Golden Glove awards for the 2006 – 07 season. [ 12 ] In October 2007, Ochoa was named in France Football’ south tilt of candidates for the Ballon d’Or, being one of only three players named to not play in Europe. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Ochoa would start 2008 in impressive form, helping América win the InterLiga tournament with excellent performances, most notably in the group catch against Monarcas Morelia, where he saved a former penalty bang, and América ‘s 1–0 lead. [ 15 ] In the winter of 2010, there was much speculation by assorted sources in England as to where Ochoa would move to for the 2011–12 season. english newspaper Metro reported Manchester United were keen on signing Ochoa. [ 16 ] Ochoa ‘s last season with América was the Clausura 2011, [ 17 ] which ended with a quarter-final kill to Monarcas Morelia. [ 18 ]

Ajaccio [edit ]

2011–12 temper [edit ]

ochoa with Ajaccio in 2011 On 4 July 2011, Ochoa signed a three-year contract, with an extra annual choice, [ 19 ] with french club Ajaccio, recently promoted to Ligue 1. [ 20 ] He played in his first two friendlies with Ajaccio against Bordeaux and Real Sociedad, losing 1–2 and 0–4 respectively. Ochoa made his official club debut on 5 August 2011 against Toulouse, losing 0–2. [ 21 ] On 18 and 21 December, Ajaccio won two games in a row, with Ochoa keeping two consecutive clean-sheets, his one-third clean-sheet in total of the season. Ochoa besides contributed in 3–0 victory against Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël in the Coupe de France. On 14 January 2012, he helped Ajaccio with a 2–1 victory over Auxerre, and on 21 January, he played against Valenciennes in a 2–1 victory which put Ajaccio out of the delegating zone since the start of the season. Ajaccio won its sixth game with Ochoa in a 2–1 home winnings against Dijon. For the last bet on of the season, Ajaccio needed a win against Toulouse to escape the relegation zone. Ochoa started and played 90 minutes against Toulouse and helped Ajaccio win 2–0 to stay in Ligue 1. Ochoa finished his first season with 8 cleansheets, 43 saves and 151 blocks. [ 22 ] unfortunately he besides finished the Ligue 1 season with 59 goals conceded, making him—along with Caen goalkeeper Alexis Thébaux —the most scored-on custodian of the season. [ 23 ] Regardless, the fans voted him as Player of the Season. [ 24 ]

2012–13 season [edit ]

On 1 July, Ajaccio golf club president Alain Orsoni announced Ochoa would stay for the 2012–13 temper amidst rumoured interest from clubs such as Fenerbahçe and Sevilla, but neither the clubs nor Ochoa ‘s director could come to a solid agreement. [ 25 ] On 11 August, Ochoa started and played against Nice in a 1–0 away win for their first game and win for the season. On 19 August, Ochoa played in Ajaccio ‘s 0–0 puff at home against Paris Saint-Germain, in which he played a big separate by keeping a clean sheet. [ 26 ] In the third match of the season, Ochoa played 60 minutes against Valenciennes in which he had to be substituted out due to a collision with a teammate. Ajaccio lost the equal 0–3. [ 27 ] Ochoa finished the season with 12 clean sheets. He was voted again by fans as Player of the Season. [ 28 ]

2013–14 season [edit ]

Ochoa started in Ajaccio ‘s first game of the season on 11 August 2013 against Saint-Étienne. Ajaccio lost 0–1. [ 29 ] On 18 August, Ochoa played all 90 minutes against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes, with Ajaccio taking an early on 1–0 advantage, though an Edinson Cavani goal in the 86th minute cost Ajaccio a celebrated victory, alternatively having to settle for a 1–1 draw. [ 30 ] Ochoa ‘s performance was praised, with many noting the Mexican had saved 12 of PSG ‘s 39 total shots. [ 31 ] On 18 January 2014, Ochoa played his hundredth match in Europe in Ajaccio ‘s 0–2 away loss to Nice. [ 32 ] Following a 1–2 kill to Bastia on 20 April, Ajaccio were officially relegated to Ligue 2 after outgo three years in the top flight. [ 33 ] Ochoa played his final match with the club on 17 May in a 1–3 get the better of to Saint-Étienne. After officially announcing his deviation, the club bid farewell to Ochoa in an open letter on social media. [ 34 ] [ 35 ]

Málaga [edit ]

2014–15 temper [edit ]

Ochoa signed a three-year contract with spanish La Liga club Málaga on 1 August 2014. [ 36 ] Despite having engagement with the club during the pre-season, Ochoa had not made any league appearances, with Carlos Kameni being coach Javi Gracia ‘s first-choice goalkeeper. [ 37 ] On 3 December, Ochoa played his first competitive game for Málaga, in a 1–1 Copa del Rey draw against Deportivo de La Coruña. In the follow league match against the same team, three days late, he was again back on the substitutes ‘ bench. [ 38 ] By early November, media speculation linked Ochoa with a potential January transmit to Liverpool in a £4 million deal. [ 39 ] Despite rumours continuing to flourish and Mexico coach Miguel Herrera expressing displeasure with his first-choice goalkeeper receive limited play time, no move had materialized by the end of the January transportation window, with Málaga expressing they were pleased to retain Ochoa, adding the player had been “ a professional ”. [ 40 ] Ochoa was ranked one-seventh in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics ‘ list of the world ‘s best goalkeepers for 2014. [ 41 ]

2015–16 season [edit ]

On 5 March 2016, Ochoa made his debut in La Liga in Málaga ‘s 3–3 reap with Deportivo La Coruña, replacing Carlos Kameni due to injury in the 36th minute. It was Ochoa ‘s first league appearance in over a class. [ 42 ]

Granada ( loanword ) [edit ]

On 22 July 2016, Granada announced they had acquired Ochoa on a season-long loan. [ 43 ] He made his league debut on 20 August in a 1–1 draw against Villarreal. [ 44 ] It was reported in April 2017 that Ochoa was set to be a free agent at the end of the 2016–17 season due to the death of his contract with Málaga. [ 45 ]

On 13 May, Ochoa broke the record for the most goals conceded in a individual La Liga season when he conceded his 79th and 80th goals in a loss to Osasuna. The criminal record, set by Salamanca goalkeeper Ignacio Aizpurúa in 1995–96, had previously stood at 78 goals for a single campaign. however, Ochoa was besides the goalkeeper with the most saves across the acme five leagues in Europe with 162. [ 46 ] He ultimately conceded 82 goals as Granada were relegated to the Segunda División, having only won four matches in the season. Ochoa played every moment of Granada ‘s season and was voted Player of the Season by the club ‘s fans. [ 47 ] [ 48 ]

Standard Liège [edit ]

Ochoa with Standard Liège in 2017 On 9 July 2017, it was announced belgian club Standard Liège had signed Ochoa from Malága on a biennial contract. [ 49 ] He made his league debut on the 30th of the calendar month in a 1–1 draw against KV Mechelen. [ 50 ] He became the baseball club ‘s first choice for the goalkeeper position and in his beginning temper played 38 out of 40 league games including playoffs. [ 51 ] The follow season, Ochoa played in every league catch with Standard, including eight matches in the Europa League, and he was named the club ‘s Player of the Season. In May 2019, Ochoa suggested that he would leave Standard Liège. [ 52 ]

tax return to América [edit ]

On 5 August 2019, Ochoa returned to Club América on a three-and-a-half year manage. [ 53 ] Though details of the transfer were undisclosed, it was reported that Ochoa will be the highest-paid Mexican musician in the Liga MX, earning US $ 4.4 million annually. [ 54 ] He chose the number 6 jersey, as the numbers 1, 8, and 13 – numbers he has previously worn throughout his career – had already been registered. [ 55 ] On 24 August, he played his first match for América since 2011 against Tigres UANL, which ended in a 1–1 trace. [ 56 ] The team went on to reach the Apertura championship finals and faced Monterrey, [ 57 ] with Ochoa playing in both legs and managing to save Stefan Medina ‘s punishment kick in the subsequent gunfight, though it was not enough to prevent Monterrey from winning 4–2 on punishment kicks, following a 3–3 draw on aggregate. [ 58 ] anterior to the start of the 2020–21 season, Ochoa switched his jersey number. [ 59 ] On 29 August 2020, he wore the captain ‘s armband for the first time since returning to Club América in their 2–1 victory over Atlético San Luis. [ 60 ]

International career [edit ]

2004–2010 : debut, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups [edit ]

Ochoa was included in the roll to participate at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, [ 61 ] but saw no playing clock time as the third-choice goalkeeper. He was besides called up for the 2005 Gold Cup [ 62 ] but received no play time. On 14 December 2005, at age 20, Ochoa made his debut for the Mexico national team in a friendly match against Hungary, which Mexico won 2–0. [ 63 ] Ochoa was called up by coach Ricardo La Volpe for the 2006 FIFA World Cup as the third-choice goalkeeper. [ 64 ] After the World Cup, newly appointed director Hugo Sánchez called Ochoa into the national side as a deputy to Mexico ‘s then-starting goalkeeper, Oswaldo Sánchez. Ochoa was a part of the team which participated at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, appearing once in a group stage equal against Cuba as Mexico finished runner-up to rivals the United States. He besides played for Mexico at the Copa América that same summer, being praised for his performance in the 2–0 group stage victory over eventual-champions Brazil. [ 65 ] He appeared in an extra group stage match against Chile in a scoreless draw and in the third-place match against Uruguay, winning 3–1. [ 66 ] He was named captain for the under-23 side that would participate at the Olympic qualifiers in order to participate at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [ 67 ] Mexico failed to qualify following a group stage die [ 68 ] and Hugo Sánchez was let go as Mexico ‘s head coach. [ 69 ] He made his 2010 World Cup qualification debut on 28 March 2009 against Costa Rica, finally playing the majority of the qualification matches. [ 70 ] Ochoa was included in Mexico ‘s roll for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where he started in every match. In the semi-final against Costa Rica, the crippled was taken into a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw. Ochoa would block Costa Rica ‘s one-third undertake during the shoot-out, winning the series 5–3 and winning the man of the meet award. [ 71 ] As Mexico won the final against the United States with a score of 5–0, [ 72 ] he was subsequently included in the All-Tournament Team. [ 73 ] Ochoa made the final 23-man cut for the 2010 World Cup, but was controversially named back-up goalkeeper to seasoned Óscar Pérez by coach Javier Aguirre. [ 65 ] [ 70 ]

2011 : Gold Cup, Doping allegations [edit ]

During the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Ochoa—along with four other members of the Mexico national team—tested positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol and were withdrawn from the team ‘s tournament police squad. [ 74 ] All players were by and by acquitted by the Mexican Football Federation and the results were blamed on contamination of kernel, with the consumption of clenbuterol considered non-intentional. [ 75 ] however, the World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA ) appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to request a ban. [ 76 ] On 12 October 2011, WADA withdrew the request after the full charge was available for them. [ 77 ] [ 78 ]

2014 FIFA World Cup [edit ]

On 9 May 2014, Ochoa was named in Mexico ‘s 23-man team for that year ‘s World Cup. [ 79 ] He started in Mexico ‘s opening match against Cameroon on 13 June, which ended in a 1–0 victory. [ 80 ] The match was Ochoa ‘s introduction in a World Cup, having been called up for the former two tournaments but failing to appear in a equal. [ 81 ] On 17 June, in the moment group stage match against hosts Brazil, Ochoa made four luminary saves, [ 82 ] [ 83 ] [ 84 ] including one following a knock-down header from Neymar that helped secure a 0–0 draw, [ 85 ] immediately drawing comparisons to Gordon Banks ‘ celebrated 1970 World Cup save against Pelé. [ 86 ] Ochoa was named man of the match, [ 86 ] earning praise from many, including brazilian headway coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. [ 87 ] Ochoa himself commented on his performance, saying, “ It was the match of my life. To do it in a World Cup, in front man of all the fans, it ‘s incredible. ” [ 88 ] Ochoa conceded one finish in the group stage, in the 3–1 victory against Croatia that qualified Mexico for the round-of-16. [ 89 ] Ochoa started in Mexico ‘s knock-out meet against the Netherlands, in which he made respective crucial saves to hold on to Mexico ‘s 1–0 advantage. however, the Dutch ultimately won 2–1 through a penalty scored in the 91st moment. [ 90 ] Ochoa ‘s performance was praised, and he was named man of the match for a second time. [ 91 ] [ 92 ]

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup [edit ]

Ochoa was included the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup roll. [ 93 ] In Mexico ‘s one-third place match against Portugal, Ochoa managed to contribute assorted crucial saves, additionally stopping Andre Silva ‘s 17th-minute penalty complain attempt. Mexico lost 1–2 in overtime but he won the man of the match award. [ 94 ]

2018 FIFA World Cup [edit ]

In May 2018, Ochoa was named in the police squad for the 2018 World Cup. [ 95 ] In Mexico ‘s opener against Germany, Ochoa made a full of nine saves, notably pushing a goal-bound Toni Kroos free-kick onto the crossbar, and ultimately securing a clean and jerk sheet in the 1–0 victory. [ 96 ] He went on to play in all four of Mexico ‘s games, making a full of 25 saves, more than any early goalkeeper in the tournament with the exception of Belgium ‘s Thibaut Courtois, who managed 27 saves in seven games. [ 97 ]

2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup [edit ]

Ochoa was included in Tata Martino ‘s preliminary roll for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup [ 98 ] and was subsequently included in the concluding list. [ 99 ] In the quarterfinal match against Costa Rica, Ochoa proved to be decisive as he contributed to respective saves to send the bet on tied 1–1 game to a penalty shoot-out, where he besides made the critical stop in the gunfight to send Mexico to the semifinal. [ 100 ] His contributions won him the man of the match award. [ 101 ] As Mexico defeated the United States in the concluding, he was included in the tournament ‘s Best XI [ 102 ] along with winning the Golden Glove Award. [ 103 ] His engagement in the tournament was his fifth Gold Cup, therefore holding the record for the Mexican with most amber Cup appearances. [ 104 ]

2020 Summer Olympics [edit ]

Ochoa was called up by Jaime Lozano as one of three over-age reinforcements for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, his second engagement at the Olympic Games after 2004. He won the bronze decoration with the Mexican Olympic team. [ 105 ]

style of meet [edit ]

Karla Villegas Gamas of Bleacher Report has described him “ proven to be a salvage custodian, with confidence and leadership. Despite [ then ] being 28 years erstwhile, Ochoa knows how to organize the defensive structure and push his teammates toward perfection ; it ‘s no wonder why he wore El Tri ‘s captain armband death March [ 2013 ]. His experience is huge, and that is why he knows how to handle pressure. Paco Memo has played in some of the most important tournaments in worldly concern football, such as the Confederations Cup, Gold Cup and Copa America. Ochoa ’ s antenna game is enviable. He can catch a cross or a shot, but he can besides deflect them with eminent dives with the top handwriting and punches. But those are not his alone assets. His reflexes are so sharp that he can perform a collapse honkytonk with one hand with comfort, even if he has good rejected a nip. When the rivals made it past the defense, Ochoa knows how to work inside the box to cover his goal arsenic much as possible by narrowing the angle. ” [ 106 ] Ochoa has cited Peter Schmeichel as an influence on his play style. [ 65 ]

personal life [edit ]

In 2005, Ochoa dated Mexican actress, singer and songwriter Dulce María. [ 107 ] The pair split a class former. [ 108 ] After his be active to France, Ochoa began dating Mexican model Karla Mora. On 8 February 2013, the match gave birth to a girlfriend, Lucciana, in Corsica. [ 109 ] The copulate welcomed their second child, a son, on 1 April 2015, one day after Ochoa ‘s home team teammate Andrés Guardado ‘s son was born. [ 110 ] They were married in Ibiza, Spain on 8 July 2017. [ 111 ] The pair ‘s moment daughter was born in May 2019. [ 112 ] Ochoa plays internationally with shirt count 13, in reference book to his birthday which is on 13 July. [ 81 ] He has appeared on the north american front cover of the FIFA games, FIFA 08 [ 113 ] and FIFA 09. [ 114 ] Ochoa is a alumnus of the Football Management Degree online program from the Johan Cruyff Institute. [ 115 ]

career statistics [edit ]

baseball club [edit ]

As of 27 November 2021[116][117][118][119]

International [edit ]

As of 16 November 2021[116][120]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2005 1 0
2007 13 0
2008 3 0
2009 16 0
2010 8 0
2011 6 0
2012 3 0
2013 5 0
2014 11 0
2015 8 0
2016 5 0
2017 12 0
2018 9 0
2019 9 0
2020 1 0
2021 12 0
Total 122 0

Honours [edit ]

América
Standard Liège
Mexico U23
Mexico
Individual

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]