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In his first year with the Seattle Sounders Sammy Ochoa was a bit out-of-shape, infrequently used and the subject of much snark online. The 2012 season started the same way, but ended differently. He is now a non-league All Star.
| #20 - Sammy Ochoa (Nickname: Sammy Sounder, Whale Shark) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| National Affiliation | United States | Age | 26 |
| Years Pro | 6 | Years Sounder | 2 |
| Position | Forward | Role | Target Forward |
| MLS (+Playoff) Stats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Mins | G | A | PP90 |
| 10 | 4 | 205 | 1 | 1 | 1.32 |
| Non-League Stats | |||||
| Apps | Starts | Mins | G | A | PP90 |
| 8 | 7 | 558 | 7 | 1 | 2.42!! |
| Reserve Stats | |||||
| Apps | Starts | Mins | G | A | PP90 |
| 7 | 7 | 582 | 3 | 3 | 1.39 |
| Advanced Stats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off Pass % | Team Rank | Net Shot Rate | Team Rank | Net Duel Rate | Team Rank |
| 51.9 | 19th | DNQ | -- | -3.81 | 24th |
Sammy Ochoa's best year as a pro could wind up hidden. His success in non-league games will be unnoticed by some, but for the diehards there is little doubt that in lesser competitions there are few players better than Ochoa.
Skills on offense: Calm in front of the net and a decent finisher. Soft feet developing over time for a decent first touch in traffic. Plays a bit smaller than his size, so hold up play isn't quite what you would expect. Not a great passer, but can have moments. Sometimes drifts wider than expected.
Skills on defense: With his size you would expect stronger marking on set-plays. Not a runner defensively, will instead prepare to receive ball when it is won back.
Best Case 2013: If he can bring his success in non-league play into the regular season he will be the third forward with many minutes.
| 2012 Player Profiles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | ?? | 20 | Sammy Ochoa |
| 21 | Alvaro Fernandez | 22 | Servando Carrasco |
| 23 | Cordell Cato | 24 | Roger Levesque |
| 25 | Bryan Meredith | 26 | Mike Seamon |
| 27 | Marcus Hahnemann | 28 | Andrew Weber |
| 29 | Josh Ford | 30 | Christian Sivebaek |
| 31 | Andrew Duran | 32 | Daniel Steres |
| 33 | Michael Tetteh | 34 | Babayele Sodade |