George Fochive

{{Infobox football biography

| name = George Fochive

| image = George Fochive.jpeg

| image_size = 150

| caption = Fochive with Sacramento Republic in 2014

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|24}}

| birth_place = Washington, D.C., United States

| height = 1.75 m{{cite web |title=George Fochive |url=https://www.timbers.com/players/george-fochive/ |publisher=Portland Timbers |access-date=23 August 2022 |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823153113/https://www.timbers.com/players/george-fochive/ |url-status=dead }}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| collegeyears1 = 2010–2012

| college1 = Hawaii Pacific Sea Warriors

| collegeyears2 = 2012–2014

| college2 = Connecticut Huskies

| years1 = 2011–2012

| clubs1 = Real Maryland Monarchs

| caps1 = 16

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2014–2015

| clubs2 = Portland Timbers

| caps2 = 15

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = → Sacramento Republic (loan)

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015

| clubs4 = → Portland Timbers 2 (loan)

| caps4 = 8

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2016–2018

| clubs5 = Viborg FF

| caps5 = 64

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2019–2020

| clubs6 = Hapoel Hadera

| caps6 = 40

| goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2020–2021

| clubs7 = Hapoel Kfar Saba

| caps7 = 17

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2021

| clubs8 = Bnei Yehuda

| caps8 = 7

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2021–2022

| clubs9 = Portland Timbers

| caps9 = 24

| goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2022

| clubs10 = Portland Timbers 2

| caps10 = 5

| goals10 = 0

| club-update = September 23, 2022

}}

George Fochive (born March 24, 1992) is an American soccer player.

Career

=College and amateur=

Of Cameroonian descent, Fochive spent ten years of his early life in France where he played boarding school soccer at Lycée Godefroy de Bouillon in Clermont-Ferrand.{{Cite web|url=https://hpusharks.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=293|title = George Fochive - 2010 Men's Soccer - Hawaii Pacific University}}{{Cite web|url=https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2014/7/9/George_Fochive_Starting_To_Find_More_Time_On_The_Field_In_First_Year_With_Portland|title = George Fochive Starting to Find More Time on the Field in First Year with Portland| date=July 9, 2014 }} He started his college soccer career at Hawaii Pacific University in 2010, where he spent two years before transferring to UConn in 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/george_fochive_810101.html |title=University of Connecticut Huskies Official Athletic Site :: Men's Soccer |publisher=Uconnhuskies.Com |date= |accessdate=September 26, 2016 |archive-date=October 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014083148/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/george_fochive_810101.html |url-status=dead }}

While at college, Fochive also appeared for USL PDL club Real Maryland Monarchs in 2011 and 2012.{{cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/george-fochive/ |title=George Fochive |publisher=SoccerStats.us |date=June 17, 2012 |accessdate=September 26, 2016}}

=Professional=

Fochive was drafted in the third round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft (39th overall) by the Portland Timbers, and was signed by the club in February 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/02/portland-timbers-sign-superdraft-picks-aaron-long-george-fochive |title=Portland Timbers sign SuperDraft picks Aaron Long, George Fochive |publisher=Portland Timbers |date=February 25, 2014 |access-date=September 26, 2016 |archive-date=March 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301113925/http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/02/portland-timbers-sign-superdraft-picks-aaron-long-george-fochive |url-status=dead }}

Fochive was loaned to Portland's USL Pro affiliate club Sacramento Republic and made his debut on April 27, 2014, in a 1–2 defeat to Harrisburg City Islanders.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/04/27/united-states/mls-reserve-league/sacramento-republic/harrisburg-city-islanders/1654557/ |title=Sacramento Republic vs. City Islanders - 27 April 2014 - Soccerway |publisher=Uk.soccerway.com |date=April 27, 2014 |accessdate=September 26, 2016}}

In February 2016, Portland sold Fochive to Viborg FF of the Danish Superliga.{{cite web|url=https://www.timbers.com/news/portland-timbers-transfer-george-fochive-danish-club-viborg-ff |title=Portland Timbers transfer George Fochive to Danish club Viborg FF |publisher=Portland Timbers |date=February 2, 2016 |access-date=September 26, 2016}}

Fochive departed Viborg in December 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://viborg-folkeblad.dk/viborgff/Amerikaner-siger-farvel-og-tak-i-Viborg-FF-Vil-jagte-en-kontrakt-i-USA/artikel/403054|title = Amerikaner siger farvel og tak i Viborg FF: Vil jagte en kontrakt i USA|date = December 5, 2018}}

On January 12, 2019, Fochive signed in the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera.{{cite web|url=https://www.one.co.il/article/327889.html

|title=אביטן: יש לי חבורה של גברים, כיף לאמן אותם|first1=Alon|last1=Ben David|first2=Doron|last2=Ben Dor|publisher=One|language=Hebrew|date=January 12, 2019|accessdate=July 16, 2020}}

On July 16, 2020, Fochive signed in Hapoel Kfar Saba.{{cite web|url=https://www.one.co.il/article/363018.html|title=הקשר ג'ורג' פוצ'יבה חתם בהפועל כפר סבא|first=Doron|last=Ben Dor|publisher=One|language=Hebrew|date=July 14, 2020|accessdate=July 16, 2020}}

On June 8, 2021, Fochive signs for a second time with the Portland Timbers through 2022.{{cite web |last1=Portland Timbers Communication |title=Timbers acquire midfielder George Fochive |url=https://www.timbers.com/news/timbers-acquire-midfielder-george-fochive |website=Portland Timbers |access-date=4 October 2021}} Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Portland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timbers.com/news/timbers-announce-roster-status-ahead-of-2023-mls-season|title=Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2023 MLS season|first=Portland|last=Timbers|website=Portland Timbers}}

Honors

Portland Timbers

MLS Cup: 2015{{cite web|last=McCauley |first=Kevin |url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2015/12/6/9858868/timbers-crew-2015-mls-cup-final-score-results |title=Portland Timbers lift first ever MLS Cup title, beating Columbus Crew 2-1 |publisher=SBNation.com |date=December 6, 2015 |accessdate=September 26, 2016}}
Western Conference (playoffs): 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2015/11/portland_timbers_fans_celebrat.html |title=Portland Timbers, fans celebrate Western Conference Championship |publisher=OregonLive.com |date=November 30, 2015 |accessdate=September 26, 2016}}