Jesús Ochoa (born October 12, 1981 in Villamar, Michoacán) is a Mexican-American football midfielder. Ochoa moved to the United States at a young age and was raised at Riverside, California. He then played one season of college soccer with California Baptist University before signing with A-League's Portland Timbers in 2002. Later that year, he joined the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer, playing with the club in a limited role through 2003. After spending 2004 with Mexican club Lagartos de Tabasco, Ochoa came back to MLS 2005, signing with C.D. Chivas USA, largely a hispanic team. He was released by Chivas in early 2006. Ochoa's brother, Sammy, is a highly-touted prospect who has played for United States at the Under-20 level. This is not the same Jesús Ochoa as the one who stars in the 2007 award-winning film, Padre Nuestro (2007 film).
