Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (born March 25, 2002) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club Austin FC.

Club career

Ocampo-Chavez was raised in Merced, California to

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parents, playing in the Merced Atlas Soccer Academy program. He signed a contract in 2016 to join the

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Academy at the age of 14, shortly after entering the U.S. youth national team system and training with the national under-14 team. He was transferred to the Sounders' under-17 team and played in the Generation Adidas Cup, scoring four goals against other MLS academy teams. Ocampo-Chavez made his professional debut on July 8, 2017, playing for USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2 on July 8, 2017 in a 4–1 defeat to Real Monarchs. He was signed to a full-time USL contract with the team in August 2018. In the 2019 Generation Adidas Cup, he led the Sounders team to the final by scoring six goals in five matches, including a hat-trick against the West Ham United Academy in the semifinal. Ocampo-Chavez signed a first-team MLS contract with the Sounders on May 1, 2019, after making three appearances for the Tacoma Defiance. On July 17, 2021, he was loaned to

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. Following the 2022 season, Ocampo-Chavez was released by Seattle. On November 17, 2022, his MLS rights were claimed by Austin FC off the waivers list. On November 29, 2022, he signed a one-year deal with Austin.

International career

In October 2019, Ocampo-Chavez was named to the United States squad for the

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in Brazil. Ocampo-Chavez who has only played for U.S. youth national teams, also holds the option to be called up by Mexico.

Career statistics

Club

Honors

Seattle Sounders FC * MLS Cup:

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References

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USSF Development Academy bio (demosphere)
* 2002 births Living people People from Merced, California Soccer players from California American expatriate soccer players American soccer players American sportspeople of Mexican descent Association football forwards Expatriate footballers in Austria Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Tacoma Defiance players Seattle Sounders FC players Homegrown Players (MLS) United States men's youth international soccer players MLS Next Pro players Austin FC players {{US-footy-forward-stub