*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:15, September 25, 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 13, 2019
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (born March 25, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward.
Youth career
Ocampo-Chavez was raised in Merced, California to Mexican parents, playing in the Merced Atlas Soccer Academy program. He signed a contract in 2016 to join the Seattle Sounders FC Academy at the age of 14, shortly after entering the U.S. youth national team system and training with the national under-14 team.[2][3]
He was transferred to the Sounders' under-17 team and played in the Generation Adidas Cup, scoring four goals against other MLS academy teams.[4]
Professional career
Seattle Sounders FC 2
Ocampo-Chavez made his professional debut on July 8, 2017, playing for USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2 on July 8, 2017, in a 4–1 defeat to Real Monarchs.[5] He was signed to a full-time USL contract with the team in August 2018.[4] In the 2019 Generation Adidas Cup, he led the Sounders team to the final by scoring six goals in five matches, including a hat-trick against the West Ham United Academy in the semifinal.[6]
Seattle Sounders FC
Ocampo-Chavez signed a first-team MLS contract with the Sounders on May 1, 2019, after making three appearances for the Tacoma Defiance.[7] Following the 2022 season, Ocampo-Chavez was released by Seattle.[8]
On November 17, 2022, his MLS rights were claimed by Austin FC off the waivers list.[10] On November 29, 2022, he signed a one-year deal with Austin.[11] On November 17, 2023, Austin FC announced they would not exercise the 2024 option for Ocampo-Chavez.[12]
Austin FC II (loan)
At the beginning of the 2023 season, Ocampo-Chavez was loaned to Austin FC II for their inaugural season in MLS Next Pro.[13] He appeared in 22 games and scored four goals for Austin FC II, who won the 2023 MLS Next Pro Cup.[14]