
He has also appeared at the 20 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics, the 2007 Copa América, the Copa América Centenario, the 2007, 2009, 2015, and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and was originally in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup before being suspended from the competition due to false doping allegations. Having been included in the squads for the 2006, 2010, 2014, 20 FIFA World Cup, Ochoa has gained international recognition for his consistency and big game performances in the competition over multiple iterations. He returned to Club América in August 2019.Ī Mexican international since 2005, Ochoa received his first cap at age 20 in a friendly match against Hungary. In July 2016, he joined Granada on a season-long loan. In 2014, Ochoa joined Málaga but failed to establish himself in the team. He spent three seasons with the club until their relegation from Ligue 1. That summer Ochoa was transferred to Ajaccio in France.
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Ochoa made his senior level professional debut for Club América in 2004, winning the league title the following year and was the club's first-choice goalkeeper up until 2011, making over 200 appearances for América. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023įrancisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña ( Spanish pronunciation: born 13 July 1985), commonly referred to as Memo, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Salernitana and the Mexico national team.


"The squad includes 26 players, and we have to deal with what we have. Mexico were the better team, and we knew that they would play aggressively in order to score more goals to qualify for the next round. "We suffered physically, and we had to adapt to the injury of defender Ali Al-Bulaihi.

He saved us in the third minute and we couldn't handle Mexico's intensity and enthusiasm in the duels. Saudi Arabia head coach Herve Renard said:"The result does not reflect the reality of the match, as we deserved to lose by more goals had it not been for Al-Owais. "It is real sadness and I assume all the responsibility for this huge failure." 'We deserved to lose by more' "I am the man responsible for the frustration and disappointment. Martino: My contract expired at final whistleĪfter the game, Mexico head coach Gerardo Martino confirmed his reign was over following his side's exit from the tournament.įormer Barcelona boss Martino, who has been in charge of Mexico since January 2019, said: "The contract expired with the final whistle and there is nothing else to do. Image: Salem Al-Dawsari scores a consolation goal for Saudi Arabia against Mexico
