Guillermo Ochoa is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Salernitana. Memo, as he is popularly known, is also the captain of the Mexican national team. His estimated net worth is $5 million (as of July 2023).
His main source of income is his football career, which includes salaries, bonuses and sponsorship deals with brands and companies. He has always invested in a number of technology companies and start-ups, which will further increase his net worth in the near future.
Who is Guillermo Ochoa?
Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña, born July 13, 1985 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He is a Mexican citizen and is currently 38 years old. He goes by the nickname “Memo”, a Hispanic of the astrological sign Cancer. Information about his parents, siblings, young children and educational background is not known.
Ochoa began playing professional soccer in 2004 at the age of 18 with Club América. With América, he won the Campeón de Campeones in 2005 and the CONCACAF Champions Cup in 2006. He won the Golden Glove Award for the 2006–07 season.
He played over 200 matches for the club and was the starting goalkeeper until joining French Ligue 1 club Ajaccio in 2011.
He played at Ajaccio for three seasons until the club was relegated from Ligue 1. Another team demanded his signature and that was Spanish giants Malaga. He progressed into the first team but failed to become a mainstay of the team after playing there for two seasons.
In the summer of 2016, his parent club Malaga sent him on loan to Granada for a season. At the end of the season he neither impressed his loan club nor made it into his parent club’s plans, so he decided to move on and signed for Standard Liège in July 2017. Two seasons with his current club and he returns to Club América.
Guillermo Ochoa is married to an established Mexican model named Karla Mora. The couple dated since 2009 before getting married in Spain on July 28, 2017. Ochoa and Mora were blessed with three children; two daughters and a son Guillermo Ochoa.
How many houses and cars does Guillermo Ochoa own?
Memo lives with his family in a luxurious $1.9 million villa in Mexico City. The property has several features such as a swimming pool, fountains, trees, shrubs and a huge garden.
The goalkeeper also owns a number of luxury cars, including the Tesla Model X and a Mercedes-Benz, among others.
How much does Guillermo Ochoa earn per year?
Guillermo Ochoa’s contract with Liga MX club CF America earned him $4.4 million per year. This value made him the highest paid Mexican player on the team.
What are Guillermo Ochoa’s investments?
Memo Ochoa comes from a family of business-minded people and this had a huge impact on him personally. This is why it has taken bold steps to secure its future by investing in several companies such as Kavak, Altered Ventures and two technology start-ups, Trebel and Troquer.
Kavak is a company dedicated to the online trading of used and used cars. Other shareholders include soccer player Katty “Killer” Martinez and Mexican pilot Sergio “Checo” Perez.
Altered Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in video games, eSports and VR/AR. It made a joint investment of $1 million in a hybrid strategy between public and private markets.
How many sponsorship deals has Guillermo Ochoa done?
The Mexican national goalkeeper has secured several sponsorship deals with some of the biggest brands throughout his career. These brands include Coca Cola, Vic, Nike, Michelob Ultra, Bimbo, Xbox, Hugo Boss and Expedia.
How many philanthropies has Guillermo Ochoa supported?
Guillermo Ochoa is a philanthropist in every sense of the word. He showed love and compassion to those in need, especially children. Although little has been documented about his generosity toward others, several media outlets have reported that he had a penchant for charitable causes.
A notable example is when he donated his prize money to the Granada Team Foundation after being voted the best player of the 2016/17 season.