Jose Elmer "OJ" Porteria (; born May 9, 1994) is a Filipino professional

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who plays as a winger or an

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for Philippines national team. Born in the United States, he is a product of the

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. He moved to the Philippines in 2012 to play for

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and Ceres/United City, as well as the Philippines under-22 and under-23 teams.

Club career

Youth

Porteria started playing football at the age of four after his older brother had taught him and eventually joined his first ever club, The Fireballs. At the age of six, he joined a travel club called Team America where he would play until age 11 where he joined

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's under-13

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team and then eventually the

. He was a member of the academy until 2012, where he moved to the Philippines and signed for local side

Ceres-Negros

In July 2016, Porteria announced the end of his stint with Kaya. In January 2017, Ceres-Negros announced that they have signed in Porteria, along with few other players, to play for the club.

Ratchaburi Mitr Phol

Porteria left United City on November 16, 2020 and signed a three-year contract with

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club Ratchaburi Mitr Phol on December 23.

Return to United City

In August 2021, United City announced Porteria's return to the club.

Kirivong Sok Sen Chey

In February 2022, it was announced that Porteria signed for

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club Kirivong Sok Sen Chey.

International career

Philippines U23

Porteria first played for the Philippines at under-23 level when they competed in the

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. He was a regular in the side and scored the Philippines' lone goal in the 2–1 defeat to

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. In June the following year, he would be part of the Philippines under-22 team that competed in 2013 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.

Philippines

In April 2011, tryouts for the

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were conducted in

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. One of the players who tried out was Porteria. He was successful and got invited to

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the following month to train with the team ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup first round qualifiers. However, he wasn't selected in the final roster for the qualifiers. In July 2011, Porteria was called up to the national team that traveled to Bahrain for a training camp which included a pair of friendly matches against Bahrain's national under-23 team. He made his unofficial debut in the first match which ended in a 2–1 loss. He wouldn't feature again for the Philippines until August 11, 2012 in a 3–1 defeat to

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team Chicago Inferno. Porteria made his official international debut on September 5, 2012 against

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, which ended in a scoreless draw. He replaced

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inside the second half. However, it was not a

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full 'A' international friendly since the Cambodian side used seven substitutes instead of six.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''

Personal life

Porteria attended

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team.

Honors

Kaya *

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third place:

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; third place:

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* United Football League FA Cup runners-up:

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Ceres–Negros/United City *

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Philippines *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Porteria, OJ 1994 births Living people Filipino footballers Philippines international footballers Association football wingers Soccer players from Richmond, Virginia Citizens of the Philippines through descent Sportspeople from Richmond, Virginia Ceres–Negros F.C. players American sportspeople of Filipino descent Kaya F.C. players

OJ Porteria Jose Elmer "OJ" Porteria (; born May 9, 1994) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Philippines national team. Born in the United States, he is a product of the D.C. United Academy. He ...

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