Alfonso
Ocampo-Chavez

  • Position Forward
  • Number 19
  • Date of Birth Mar 25 2002
  • Hometown Kent, WA
  • Height 5' 9"
  • Club Seattle Sounders FC

Player Bio - Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez

National Team: Leading scorer of the U-17 cycle with nine goals … Enters the World Cup as the team’s second-most experienced player with 24 caps … Played for the USA at September’s 4 Nations Tournament in the Netherlands … Helped the USA qualify for a record 17th FIFA U-17 World Cup at the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship as one of two players to appear in all seven matches … Scored four goals at the World Cup qualifying tournament, including a brace against Guadeloupe … Saw the field in two games at the 2018 Nike International Friendlies … Contributed a goal to the USA’s comeback victory vs. Brazil at October 2018’s U17 International Youth Tournament in England … Scored against Argentina at October 2018’s 4 Nations Tournament in Mexico … Netted the lone goal in an Aug. 2018 1-0 victory vs. Mexico in Costa Rica … Tallied the first goal of the U-17 MNT cycle at the 2017 Nike International Friendlies vs. Netherlands … Appeared in all five matches for the U-15 Boys’ National Team at the 2017 Concacaf U-15 Boys’ Championship … Bagged a brace vs. Trinidad and Tobago as the USA finished second … Helped the U-15 BNT take home the prestigious Torneo delle Nazioni title in 2017, scoring goals vs. Slovenia and Portugal … Also appeared with the U-14 BNT.

Professional: Signed with Seattle Sounders FC as a Homegrown Player on May 1, 2019 …  Appeared in three matches for the first team this year, earning his MLS debut on June 29, 2019 vs. Vancouver … Spent most of this season with Tacoma Defiance in the USL Championship, playing in 17 games and logging 1192 minutes … Scored his first two pro goals on July 24, 2019 vs. Las Vegas … Signed a contract with Seattle Sounders FC 2 on April 11, 2018 … Made his pro debut with Sounders FC 2 on July 8, 2017.

Youth: Played for Seattle Sounders FC in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy … Spent U-15 through U-19 with Seattle … Won the 2018 Academy Championship at the U-16/17 level … Won the 2019 GA Cup Champions Division with the Sounders, becoming the first MLS club to win the competition … Won the Golden Boot at that competition … Previously played for Merced Soccer Academy from U-12 to U-14 … Started playing soccer at age five.

Personal: Nicknamed the Fonz … Named after his grandfather and father … Also played basketball when he was little … Enjoys watching Netflix, listening to music and going out with friends … Describes himself on the field as “fast, unselfish, loud” … Describes himself off the field as “wild, respectful, caring” … Favorite soccer player is Cristiano Ronaldo … Greatest soccer moment thus far was playing Dortmund in a friendly at CenturyLink Field, where he faced off against U-17 teammate Gio Reyna … Favorite movie is Halloween, favorite TV shows include Money Heist and All-American … Loves playing FIFA … Favorite musical artist is Youngboy Never Broke Again … Favorite food is Mexican pozole.