Mexico City /
Guillermo Ochoa has had an enviable career in Europe, since he became the first Mexican goalkeeper to play in the Old Continent, where he usually became the best player in the club.
However, criticism has always been around him, since for many the fact of having played in small teams in Europe, takes away many merits from his careerwhere he even tried the descent on a couple of occasions.
Why didn’t Ochoa play in a big one?
The now goalkeeper for Salernitana in Serie A, pointed out that He has always been sought after by teams from the European elite. However, the fact of being a non-EU player prevented him from being signed. But now he already has a double passport, which made it easier for him to sign in Italy.
“My problem was only one: the passport. Until three years ago I was from outside the EU and the big teams hardly accept a non-EU in goal, they prefer to leave that place to a striker. But they have always looked for me (big teams in Europe)”, he sentenced.
It was even mentioned that teams of the caliber of Liverpool, PSG and Naples wanted to take over the services of Ochoa, although none of these could materialize his signing.
What teams has Ochoa played for in Europe?
Paco Memo’s first experience in the Old Continent came in 2011, when He played for Ajaccio in Ligue 1 in France, with whom he descended; He came to Malaga as a figure in 2014, but was never considered a starter.
The revenge in Spain would have it with Granada in 2016where after one season he was relegated again to migrate to Belgium with Standard de Liège in 2017. After returning to Mexico with América, he accepted Salernitana’s offer in 2022 to go to Serie A.
