Juan Pablo Ocegueda de Alba (born July 13, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a left-back for Los Angeles Force in the National Independent Soccer Association.[1] He previously played in the UANL academy, Oaxaca, Orange County SC, Sahuayo F.C, and California United Strikers.

Juan Pablo Ocegueda
Ocegueda with the United States U23 at the 2015 Toulon Tournament
Personal information
Full name Juan Pablo Ocegueda de Alba
Date of birth (1993-07-13) July 13, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Orange County, California, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
2008–2012 UANL
2013Guadalajara (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 UANL 0 (0)
2014–2016Oaxaca (loan) 44 (0)
2017Orange County SC (loan) 19 (0)
2018–2019 California United II 6 (1)
2019–2020 California United Strikers 3 (0)
2021–2022 Los Angeles Force 17 (0)
International career
2011 United States U18 3 (0)
2012–2013 United States U20 20 (0)
2014–2015 United States U23 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Runner-up CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 9, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 23, 2015

Club career

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Ocegueda spent the bulk of his youth career in Tigres' academy. In July 2013, he was loaned to Chivas for the Apertura season,[2] but he did not play for the club's first team.

Back with Tigres, Ocegueda made his professional debut on March 13, 2014, in a Copa MX match against Puebla.[3]

International career

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Ocegueda played for the US under-20 national team in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Ocegueda announced he would no longer play for the U.S. after joining Chivas, who have a strict Mexican-only policy. However, Ocegueda left Chivas after just half a season when his loan to the club expired.

References

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  1. ^ @LosAngelesForce (February 23, 2021). "2021 Roster Alert The Force welcomes Juan Pablo Ocegueda! #WeAreTheForce #NISA #USOpenCup2021" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Juan Pablo Ocegueda joins Chivas, will not play for the USA". Stars and Stripes FC. July 26, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Puebla vs. Tigres UANL - 14 March 2014 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
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