George Fochive (born March 24, 1992) is an American

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player.

Career

College and amateur

Of Cameroonian descent, Fochive spent ten years of his early life in France where he played boarding school soccer at Lycée Godefroy de Bouillon in Clermont-Ferrand. He started his college soccer career at

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in 2010, where he spent two years before transferring to UConn in 2012. While at college, Fochive also appeared for USL PDL club Real Maryland Monarchs in 2011 and 2012.

Professional

Fochive was drafted in the third round of the

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(39th overall) by the

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, and was signed by the club in February 2014. Fochive was loaned to Portland's USL Pro affiliate club

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and made his debut on April 27, 2014, in a 1-2 defeat to Harrisburg City Islanders. In February 2016, Portland sold Fochive to Viborg FF of the Danish Superliga. Fochive departed Viborg in December 2018. On January 12, 2019, Fochive signed in the Israeli Premier League club

Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Hadera–Giv'at Olga "Shulem Schwarz" F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל חדרה–גבעת אולגה שולם שוורץ) is an Israeli football club from Hadera. They currently play in the Israeli Premier League, and have ...

. On July 16, 2020, Fochive signed in

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadiu ...

. On June 8, 2021, Fochive signs for a second time with the

through 2022. Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Portland.

Honors

Portland Timbers * MLS Cup: 2015 * Western Conference (playoffs): 2015

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fochive, George 1992 births Living people American men's soccer players UConn Huskies men's soccer players Real Maryland F.C. players Portland Timbers players Sacramento Republic FC players Portland Timbers 2 players Viborg FF players Hapoel Hadera F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Portland Timbers draft picks USL League Two players USL Championship players Major League Soccer players Israeli Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Israel American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark American expatriate sportspeople in Israel Soccer players from Washington, D.C. Hawaii Pacific Sharks men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players MLS Next Pro players