Goalkeeper Emmanuel Ochoa signed onto the San Jose Earthquakes roster at age 14. That’s only 23 days older than Freddy Adu when he signed with D.C. United in 2004. They are the two youngest players in MLS history.
Ochoa isn’t expected to see much action on the Earthquakes pitch in MLS regular season yet. He now competes with San Jose’s U-15 squad and has served on both the U.S. National U-14 and U-15 teams.
He had a solid foundation in soccer before joining the Earthquakes Academy and making the roster. He developed with the El Camino FC in Salinas, California and then the Santa Cruz Breakers Academy.