Guillermo Ochoa

Guillermo Ochoa, commonly referred to as Memo, is a popular Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX clubs America, Ajaccio, Granada, Standard Liege, and the Mexico national team. He is well-known as the captain of América FC and Mexico’s national football teams for three world cups now.

Early life, Childhood, and Education

He was born on 13th July 1985 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, to her father Guillermo Ochoa Sánchez, and her mother Natalia Magaña Orozco.

Guillermo Ochoa grew up his whole childhood in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

He holds Mexican nationality and belongs to a Hispanic ethnic background and his horoscope is Gemini. Meanwhile, he has one sister whose name is  Ana Laura Ochoa Magaña.

Although, his family sent him to the legendary capital club’s football academy where he received his first nickname, “Memo”. At an early age, he started his career at the football club America.

Regarding his academic qualifications, G. Ochoa did her graduation with a Football Management Degree from Johan Cruyff Institute.

The other information related to his educational background remains hidden from the public eye.

Career and Professional Life

Moving towards her career, Guillermo Ochoa started his professional career as a football player.

Although he has been involved in sports, particularly football, since childhood. He made his senior professional debut with Club America in 2004.

He became an outstanding goalkeeper for Club America and remained with the club until 2011. Later on, he played for clubs such as San Luis, Ajaccio, Malaga, Granada, and Standard Liege.

Similarly, he represented the Mexican national team in several events up to the present day.

He played as a goalkeeper for his Mexican national team in FIFA World Cups 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, FIFA Confederations Cup 2013, 2017, Summer Olympics 2004, Copa American 2007, CONCACAF Gold Cup 2019, CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011, and Copa America Centenario.

Meanwhile, he wears shirt number 13 when he plays, and also he received praise for his outstanding goalkeeping abilities during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Awards and Achievements

He was nominated for Mexican Primera División Best Rookie in 2003 and CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Tournament Team in 2009.

He had been honored as Ajaccio Player of the Month: August 2013, September 2013, and Granada Fan’s Player of the Season: 2016–17.

Additionally, he has also won the CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Glove Award as well as CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI in 2019.

He became the Standard Liège Player of the Season in 2018 and Liga MX All-Star in 2021.

Net worth and Salary

Regarding his net worth and salary status, Memo was a very successful footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for various well-recognized teams.

Guillermo gained so much fame and recognition and earned a good fortune of wealth from his fantastic career in his lifetime.

Furthermore, Guillermo had an estimated net worth of around $5 million from his impactful performance throughout the season in the football game. Whereas he earns his annual salary of $2.275 million.

Rumors and Controversy

Talking about rumors and controversies, he was never involved in any sort of controversies or rumors during his lifetime in his personal and professional life.

During his days, Guillermo Ochoa always keeps away from controversies and always focuses on his career as a professional football player. Although, he has separated his personal and professional life.

Likewise, it seems like he is enjoying his personal life and doesn’t want to mix it up with his professional life. Moreover, Guillermo has never been part of any rumors or controversies to date in his career.

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Relationship Status| Married Life

Discussing his personal life, Guillermo is a married man. He had an affair with Mexican model Karla Mora and they dated each other for a few years.

The love birds welcomed their first child, Luciana, in 2013 in Corsica while their second child, their only son, was born in 2015.

The sweethearts got married on the 8th of July, 2017 in Ibiza, Spain, and welcomed their third child and second daughter in 2019.

Previously, Guillermo Ochoa was in a relationship with Dulce Maria in 2005 but the duo broke up a year later.

Body Measurement, Height & Weight

He has a well-shaped body which she has a height of 6 feet tall.

Diego has maintained his body weight which is 68kg. He has mesmerizing pair of dark brown eyes with dark brown hair.

Other information related to his body measurement is still unknown.

Social media Presence

Focusing on his social media, Guillermo Ochoa is active on all sorts of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter as well as Instagram.

He has more than 3 million followers on his official Twitter account.

Moreover on this, he gained over 2.5K followers on his Instagram account and 2.9million followers on Facebook.

Guillermo Ochoa | FAQs

What is the height of Guillermo Ochoa?

He stands 6 feet tall.

How rich is Guillermo Ochoa?

He is a popular Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and has a net worth of $5 Million.

What nationality is Guillermo Ochoa?

He holds Mexican nationality.