Guillermo Ochoa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ochoa and the second or maternal family name is Magaña.

Guillermo Ochoa
Ochoa with Mexico at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña[1]
Date of birth (1985-07-13) 13 July 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2][3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AVS
Number 13
Youth career
América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Tigrillos UANL Coapa[4][5][6] 12 (0)
2004–2011 América 239 (0)
2004 → San Luis (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2014 Ajaccio 112 (0)
2014–2017 Málaga 11 (0)
2016–2017 → Granada (loan) 38 (0)
2017–2019 Standard Liège 78 (0)
2019–2022 América 118 (0)
2023–2024 Salernitana 41 (0)
2024– AVS 5 (0)
International career‡
2004 Mexico U23 6 (0)
2021 Mexico Olympic (O.P.) 6 (0)
2005– Mexico 150 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2009 United States
Winner 2011 United States
Winner 2015 United States–Canada
Winner 2019 USA–Costa Rica–Jamaica
Winner 2023 United States–Canada
Runner-up 2007 United States
Copa América
Third place 2007 Venezuela
CONCACAF Nations League
Runner-up 2021 United States
Runner-up 2024 United States
Third place 2023 United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024

Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña[7] (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo oˈtʃo.a]; born 13 July 1985), commonly known as "Memo Ochoa", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club AVS and the Mexico national team. Ochoa is the most capped goalkeeper in the history of the national side, and currently third on the all-time list with 150 appearances.

Ochoa made his senior level professional debut for Club América in 2004, winning the league title the following year 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.[8] 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 loan. In July 2017, he joined Standard Liège, winning the 2017–18 Belgian Cup. He returned to Club América in August 2019. Three years later, he returned to Europe, this time with Italian club Salernitana.

A Mexican international since 2005, Ochoa received his first cap at age 20 in a friendly match against Hungary. Having been included in the squads for five FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022), Ochoa has gained international recognition for his consistency and big game performances in the competition over multiple iterations.[9][10][11] He has also appeared at two FIFA Confederations Cups (2013 and 2017), two Olympic tournaments (2004 and 2020), two Copas América (2007 and 2016), five CONCACAF Gold Cups (2007, 2009, 2015, 2019, and 2023), and was originally in the 2011 Gold Cup squad before being suspended due to false doping allegations.[8] With five Gold Cup titles, he is the most successful player in the history of the competition.[12]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Mexico (MEX)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Guillermo Ochoa" (in Spanish). Club América. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Guillermo Ochoa" (in Spanish). Liga MX. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña - Ficha Jugador
  5. ^ Mancilla, Sergio (7 August 2019). "El día que Guillermo Ochoa debutó en Tigrillos de Coapa". Diario AS. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ^ Mediotiempo, Editorial (24 August 2019). "América: Guillermo Ochoa jugo para Tigrillos UANL". Mediotiempo. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Memo Ochoa, Mexico's No1". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  8. ^ a b Rivas, Cristian (13 July 2013). "Guillermo Ochoa, veintiocho veranos de vida y éxitos". Goal (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Mexico's Guillermo Ochoa Hailed as World Cup Legend After Penalty Save vs. Poland". Bleacher Report. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Memo Ochoa Still Has More World Cup Magic In Him". Defector. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Ochoa is football heritage! Winners, losers and ratings as World Cup icon stops Lewandowski to save Mexico against Poland". Goal.com. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Guillermo Ochoa broke two El Tri records with Mexico's Gold Cup win". Marca. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.