In October 2007, Ochoa was named in France Football's list of candidates for the Ballon d'Or, being one of only three players named to not play in Europe. He won back-to-back Golden Glove awards for the 2006– 07 season. He also won the 2005 Campeón de Campeones and the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup with América. Under Carrillo, Ochoa won his first championship with América following the Clausura 2005 season. Thereafter, he started every game for Club América save for incidents involving injuries or national team duty. He was fired after only six games into the season and Ochoa was soon reinstated by new coach Mario Carrillo. Ruggeri's stay at the club was marred by controversy and unpopular decisions. However, new head coach Oscar Ruggeri brought new goalkeepers with him, among them Argentine Sebastián Saja. When the Apertura 2004 tournament began, Ochoa was thought to be the heir apparent to Ríos, who had retired. At the conclusion of his first season, he won the Rookie of the Tournament award. He would then share the starting job with Ríos after he recovered from his aforementioned injury. Ochoa quickly demonstrated his skill and talent in goal, and the young goalkeeper was thrust into the spotlight to replace injured veteran Adolfo Ríos. Guillermo Ochoa made his debut with América during the Clausura 2004 tournament against Monterrey, being only 18 years old when called up by head coach Leo Beenhakker. Ochoa is the most capped goalkeeper in the history of the national side, and currently sixth on the all-time list with 135 appearances. He has also appeared at the 20 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 originally in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup before being suspended from the competition due to false doping allegations. Having been included in the squads for the 2006, 2010, 2014, 20 FIFA World Cup, Ochoa has gained international recognition for his consistency and big game performances in the competition over multiple iterations. He returned to Club América in August 2019.Ī Mexican international since 2005, Ochoa received his first cap at age 20 in a friendly match against Hungary. In July 2016, he joined Granada on a season-long loan. In 2014, Ochoa joined Málaga but failed to establish himself in the team. He spent three seasons with the club until their relegation from Ligue 1. That summer Ochoa was transferred to Ajaccio in France. 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. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023įrancisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña ( Spanish pronunciation: born 13 July 1985), commonly referred to as Memo, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Salernitana and the Mexico national team. *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of
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