Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Emi Ochoa was born May 5, 2005 in Salinas, California. He is a goalkeeper in Major League Soccer.

Ochoa started his career with local side El Camino before joining the Santa Cruz Breakers. He joined the San Jose Earthquakes academy in 2019, before being promoted to the first team ahead of the 2020 season. Ochoa made national sports headlines in November 2019 when, at only 14 years and 191 days old, he signed as a Homegrown Player for the San Jose Earthquakes, making him the youngest ever Homegrown Player in Major League Soccer history. He is also the second youngest player to register for an MLS team, behind Freddy Adu, and is considered to be the best goalkeeper of his age group in the country.