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Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña, commonly known as Memo Ochoa, is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a full international with the Mexico national team, which he captained, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest Mexican goalkeepers of all time.
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sports · Mexican footballer (born 1985) · association football player · also Guillermo Ochoa, Memo Ochoa, Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña, Memorándum de Paco, Ochoa
Born 13 July 1985 · Q215522
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Won: CONCACAF Gold Cup with Mexico (2025).
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Won: CONCACAF Nations League with Mexico (2024–25).
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Won: Primeira Liga Save of the Season with Ajaccio Historic XI (2024–25).
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Played for AEL Limassol FC (2025–2026) — 22 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for AVS Futebol SAD (2024–2025) — 23 appearances, 0 goals.
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Won award: Salernitana Player of the Month (January 2023).
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Won award: Salernitana MVP of the Season (2022–23).
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Won award: Salernitana Player of the Month (October 2023).
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Won award: IFFHS CONCACAF Best XI (2023).
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Won award: CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Glove (2023).
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Won award: CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI (2023).
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Won: CONCACAF Gold Cup with Mexico (2023).
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On 19 July 2022, Ochoa received an offer from former NFL kicker Raúl Allegre to help train him if he wanted to join the same profession.
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Played for U.S. Salernitana 1919 (2022–2024) — 41 appearances, 0 goals.
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Won award: CONCACAF Champions League Golden Glove (2021).
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Won award: Liga MX All-Star (2021).
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Won award: CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament (2021).
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Won award: IFFHS CONCACAF Best XI (2021).
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Won: Summer Olympics bronze medal with Mexico Olympic (2020).
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Won the CONCACAF Gold Cup with Mexico (2019).
Won award: Standard Liège Player of the Month (February 2019).
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Won: CONCACAF Gold Cup with Mexico (2019).
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Won award: Standard Liège Player of the Season (2018–19).
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Won award: Standard Liège Player of the Month (April 2019).
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Won award: CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Glove (2019).
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Won award: CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI (2019).
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Setting a club record for the most clean sheets, before returning to Europe with spells at Salernitana in Italy, AVS in Portugal, and AEL Limassol in Cyprus
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Played for Club América (2019–2022) — 118 appearances, 0 goals.
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Won award: Standard Liège Player of the Month (October 2018).
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Won award: Standard Liège Player of the Month (November 2018).
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Won: Belgian Cup with Standard Liège (2017–18).
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Won award: Standard Liège Player of the Month (November 2017).
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Won award: Granada Player of the Season (2016–17).
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Joined Standard in 2017.
Played for Standard Liège (2017–2019) — 78 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Granada CF (2016–2017) — 38 appearances, 0 goals.
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Won the CONCACAF Gold Cup with Mexico (2015).
Won: CONCACAF Gold Cup with Mexico (2015).
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The couple welcomed their second child, a son, on 1 April 2015 in Málaga, one day after Ochoa's national team teammate Andrés Guardado's son was born.
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Won award: Premios Univision Deportes Save of the Year (2014).
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Played for Málaga CF (2014–2017) — 11 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Malaga in 2014.
Won award: Ajaccio Player of the Month (August 2013).
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Won award: Ajaccio Player of the Season (2012–13).
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Won award: Ajaccio Player of the Month (September 2013).
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Won award: Ajaccio Player of the Season (2011–12).
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Won the CONCACAF Gold Cup with Mexico (2011).
Won: CONCACAF Gold Cup with Mexico (2011).
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Joined Ajaccio in 2011.
Played for A.C. Ajaccio (2011–2014) — 112 appearances, 0 goals.
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Playing for Ajaccio in France, Malaga and Granada in Spain and Standard Liège in Belgium, where he won the 2017–18 Belgian Cup
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Won the CONCACAF Gold Cup with Mexico (2009).
Won award: CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI (2009).
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Won award: Tecate Premios Deportes Best Goalkeeper (2009).
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Won award: Tecate Premios Deportes Best XI (2009).
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Won: CONCACAF Gold Cup with Mexico (2009).
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Won award: Tecate Premios Deportes Best XI (2008).
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Won: InterLiga with América (2008).
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Won award: Tecate Premios Deportes Best Goalkeeper (2008).
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Won award: South American Team of the Year (2007).
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Won: InterLiga with América (2007).
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Third place: Copa América with Mexico (2007).
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Won award: Mexican Primera División Golden Glove (2007).
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Won the CONCACAF Champions League with CF America (2005-2006).
Won: CONCACAF Champions' Cup with América (2006).
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Won award: Mexican Primera División Golden Glove (2006).
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Won: Mexican Primera División with América (2005).
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Won: Campeón de Ascenso with San Luis (2004–05).
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Won: Campeón de Campeones with América (2005).
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Won award: Premios Juventud Rookie That Rocks (2005).
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Played for Mexico men's national football team (2005–2026) — 153 appearances, 0 goals.
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Ochoa dated Mexican actress, singer and songwriter Dulce María
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Won: CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament with Mexico Olympic (2004).
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Won: Primera División A with San Luis (2004).
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Won: InterLiga with América (2004).
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Won award: Premios Televisa Deportes Athletic Newcomer of the Year (2004).
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Won award: Mexican Primera División Best Rookie (2003–04).
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Played for Mexico national under-23 football team (2004–2008) — 6 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined CF America in 2004.
Where he won the Clausura 2005 league title, the 2005 Campeón de Campeones and the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
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Joined San Luis in 2004.
Played for Club América (2003–2011) — 239 appearances, 0 goals.
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Born 1985-07-13.
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