Player Details

Name

George Fochive

Height

5' 9"

Weight

174 lbs

Date of Birth

3.24.1992 (32)

Birthplace

Washington, USA

Position

Midfielder

Position Detail

Defensive Midfielder

Preferred Side

Unknown

Roster Category

Supplemental Slots 21-24
Career Summary

ACQUIRED: Signed through 2022 on June 8, 2021.

2021: Made an appearance off the bench on Aug. 29 against Seattle...Played 90 min- utes on Aug. 21 against ATX...Started a fourth consecutive match on Aug. 15 against Seattle, scoring his first career MLS goal...Earned his first start on July 21 vs. LAFC at Providence Park... Made his season debut against Minnesota United, logging nine minutes on June 26... 

2015: Played 35 minutes as a sub in a 2-2 draw (7-6 wins on PKs) in a Knockout Round win against Sporting KC on Oct. 29 ... Notched his first career MLS assist in a 4-1 win against Colorado on Oct. 25, a match in which he started and played 90 minutes ... Logged 18 minutes off the bench on Oct. 18 against the LA Galaxy ... Played 27 minutes as a substitute in a 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 14 ... Named Timbers Up-and-Coming Player of the Year ... Started consecutive matches Aug. 30-Sept. 9 ... Logged 74 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Started and played 90 minutes on May 30 against Colorado ... Made three consecutive starts March 28-April 12 ... Made his second career MLS regular-season start, logging 75 minutes and one shot on goal against Vancouver on March 28 ... Made his Timbers MLS regular-season debut on March 7, starting and playing 86 minutes against Real Salt Lake ... Has made seven appearances on loan with T2 in USL, recording four goals.

2014: Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut as a second-half substitute on Sept. 23 against Alpha United FC ... Made his Timbers debut, playing 19 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Appeared in seven matches on loan with USL PRO co-affiliate Sacramento Republic FC ... Made his professional debut, playing 28 minutes as a second-half substitute in a 2-1 loss against Harrisburg City Islanders April 26.

CAREER: With Hapoel Hadera, tallied three goals in 40 appearances across all com- petitions.... Made 17 appearances in one season with Hapoel Kfar Saba (2020-21)... Played four seasons with Danish Superliga side Viborg FF (2016-2019)... Registered three goals in 64 appearances across all competitions... 

COLLEGE: Played his final two collegiate seasons at the University of Connecticut, starting 45 games and recording two goals and two assists for the Huskies ... Started all 23 games as a senior in 2013, recording two goals and one assist ... Received American Athletic Conference second-team and NSCAA All-Northeast first-team honors following his senior season and helped guide the Huskies to a quarterfinal appearance in the NCAA Tournament ... Transferred to UConn from Hawaii Pacific University, where he was a two-time, All-PacWest selection from 2010-11.

HONORS: MLS Cup with Portland in 2015. 

PERSONAL: Born in Washington, D.C, but spent part of his childhood growing up in France ... Attended high school in Clermont-Ferrand, France ... Was an economics major at UConn.