On July 19, 2022, Ochoa received an offer to end his football career and be an NFL kicker. Ochoa will retire from El Tri after the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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The Mexican goalkeeper plays for Liga MX club América which he captains and the Mexico national team.
Guillermo Ochoa was born on July 13, 1985, in Guadalajara, Mexico.
On 4 July 2011, Ochoa signed a three-year contract, with an additional one-year option, with French club Ajaccio, recently promoted to Ligue 1.
He played in his first two friendlies with Ajaccio against Bordeaux and Real Sociedad, losing 1–2 and 0–4 respectively.
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Ochoa made his senior-level professional debut for Club América in 2004 in a Mexican league match against Monterrey.
On 9 July 2017, it was announced that Belgian club Standard Liège had signed Ochoa from Malága on a two-year contract. He made his league debut on the 30th of the month in a 1–1 draw against KV Mechelen.
Ochoa is a graduate of the Football Management Degree online program from the Johan Cruyff Institute.
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