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George Fochive

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George Fochive
Fochive with Sacramento Republic in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-24) March 24, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Washington, D.C., United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Hawaii Pacific Sea Warriors
2012–2014 Connecticut Huskies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Real Maryland Monarchs 16 (1)
2014–2015 Portland Timbers 15 (0)
2014Sacramento Republic (loan) 11 (0)
2015Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 8 (4)
2016–2018 Viborg FF 64 (3)
2019–2020 Hapoel Hadera 40 (3)
2020–2021 Hapoel Kfar Saba 17 (0)
2021 Bnei Yehuda 7 (1)
2021–2022 Portland Timbers 24 (2)
2022 Portland Timbers 2 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022

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

Career

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College and amateur

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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.[2][3] He started his college soccer career at Hawaii Pacific University in 2010, where he spent two years before transferring to UConn in 2012.[4]

While at college, Fochive also appeared for USL PDL club Real Maryland Monarchs in 2011 and 2012.[5]

Professional

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Fochive was drafted in the third round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft (39th overall) by the Portland Timbers, and was signed by the club in February 2014.[6]

Fochive was loaned to Portland's USL Pro affiliate club Sacramento Republic and made his debut on April 27, 2014, in a 1–2 defeat to Harrisburg City Islanders.[7]

In February 2016, Portland sold Fochive to Viborg FF of the Danish Superliga.[8]

Fochive departed Viborg in December 2018.[9]

On January 12, 2019, Fochive signed in the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera.[10]

On July 16, 2020, Fochive signed in Hapoel Kfar Saba.[11]

On June 8, 2021, Fochive signs for a second time with the Portland Timbers through 2022.[12] Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Portland.[13]

Honors

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Portland Timbers

References

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  1. ^ "George Fochive". Portland Timbers. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "George Fochive - 2010 Men's Soccer - Hawaii Pacific University".
  3. ^ "George Fochive Starting to Find More Time on the Field in First Year with Portland". July 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "University of Connecticut Huskies Official Athletic Site :: Men's Soccer". Uconnhuskies.Com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "George Fochive". SoccerStats.us. June 17, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "Portland Timbers sign SuperDraft picks Aaron Long, George Fochive | Portland Timbers". Timbers.com. February 25, 2014. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Sacramento Republic vs. City Islanders - 27 April 2014 - Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. April 27, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  8. ^ "Portland Timbers transfer George Fochive to Danish club Viborg FF | Portland Timbers". Timbers.com. February 2, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  9. ^ "Amerikaner siger farvel og tak i Viborg FF: Vil jagte en kontrakt i USA". December 5, 2018.
  10. ^ Ben David, Alon; Ben Dor, Doron (January 12, 2019). "אביטן: יש לי חבורה של גברים, כיף לאמן אותם" (in Hebrew). One. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  11. ^ Ben Dor, Doron (July 14, 2020). "הקשר ג'ורג' פוצ'יבה חתם בהפועל כפר סבא" (in Hebrew). One. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  12. ^ Portland Timbers Communication. "Timbers acquire midfielder George Fochive". Portland Timbers. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  13. ^ Timbers, Portland. "Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2023 MLS season | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
  14. ^ McCauley, Kevin (December 6, 2015). "Portland Timbers lift first ever MLS Cup title, beating Columbus Crew 2-1". SBNation.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  15. ^ "Portland Timbers, fans celebrate Western Conference Championship". OregonLive.com. November 30, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
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