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. He started his college soccer career at Hawaii Pacific University in 2010, where he spent two years before transferring to UConn in 2012. While at college, Fochive also appeared for USL PDL club Real Maryland Monarchs in 2011 and 2012. 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. 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. In February 2016, Portland sold Fochive to Viborg FF of the Danish Superliga. Fochive departed Viborg in December 2018. On January 12, 2019, Fochive signed in the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera. On July 16, 2020, Fochive signed in Hapoel Kfar Saba. On June 8, 2021, Fochive signs for a second time with the Portland Timbers through 2022. Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Portland. Honors Portland Timbers MLS Cup: 2015 Western Conference (playoffs): 2015 References External links 1992 births Living people American soccer players UConn Huskies men's soccer players Real Maryland F.C. players Portland Timbers players Sacramento Republic FC players Portland Timbers 2 players Viborg FF players Hapoel Hadera F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Association football midfielders Portland Timbers draft picks USL League Two players USL Championship players Major League Soccer players Israeli Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Israel American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark American expatriate sportspeople in Israel Soccer players from Washington, D.C. Hawaii Pacific Sharks men's soccer players American expatriate soccer players MLS Next Pro players