| Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | |
| Fullname: | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez[1] |
| Birth Date: | March 25, 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Merced, California, United States |
| Height: | 1.75m (05.74feet) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Merced Atlas Soccer Academy |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Years1: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Tacoma Defiance |
| Caps1: | 67 |
| Goals1: | 18 |
| Years2: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → FC Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | Austin FC |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Austin FC II (loan) |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 9 |
| Club-Update: | 18:15, September 25, 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | October 13, 2019 |
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (born March 25, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward.
Ocampo-Chavez was raised in Merced, California to Mexican parents, playing in the Merced Atlas Soccer Academy program. He signed a contract in 2016 to join the Seattle Sounders FC Academy at the age of 14, shortly after entering the U.S. youth national team system and training with the national under-14 team.[2] [3]
He was transferred to the Sounders' under-17 team and played in the Generation Adidas Cup, scoring four goals against other MLS academy teams.[4]
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.[5] He was signed to a full-time USL contract with the team in August 2018.[4] 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.[6]
Ocampo-Chavez signed a first-team MLS contract with the Sounders on May 1, 2019, after making three appearances for the Tacoma Defiance.[7] Following the 2022 season, Ocampo-Chavez was released by Seattle.[8]
On July 17, 2021, he was loaned to FC Pinzgau Saalfelden.[9]
On November 17, 2022, his MLS rights were claimed by Austin FC off the waivers list.[10] On November 29, 2022, he signed a one-year deal with Austin.[11] On November 17, 2023, Austin FC announced they would not exercise the 2024 option for Ocampo-Chavez.[12]
At the beginning of the 2023 season, Ocampo-Chavez was loaned to Austin FC II for their inaugural season in MLS Next Pro.[13] He appeared in 22 games and scored four goals for Austin FC II, who won the 2023 MLS Next Pro Cup.[14]
In October 2019, Ocampo-Chavez was named to the United States squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[15]
Ocampo-Chavez who has only played for U.S. youth national teams, also holds the option to be called up by Mexico.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2017 | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Tacoma Defiance | 2019 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | |||||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2019 | MLS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Tacoma Defiance | 2020 | USL | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 24 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 18 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 73 | 18 | |||||
| FC Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan) | 2021–22 | Austrian Regionalliga | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||||
| Austin FC | 2023 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Austin FC II (loan) | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 22 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 106 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 24 | |||
Austin FC II
Seattle Sounders FC