José Elmer Poblete Porteria[1][2] (/hoʊˈzeɪ ˈpɔːrtæriə/;[3] born May 9, 1994), commonly known as OJ Porteria, is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for the Philippines national team.
.png) Porteria playing for Philippines in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Elmer Poblete Porteria | ||
| Date of birth | May 9, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Virginia, United States | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | D.C. United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Kaya–Iloilo | 55 | (36) |
| 2017–2020 | Ceres–Negros | 46 | (14) |
| 2020–2021 | Ratchaburi | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | United City | 13 | (1) |
| 2022 | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 6 | (2) |
| 2023 | Kelantan United | 22 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Dewa United | 10 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Philippines U22 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Philippines U23 | 6 | (1) |
| 2012– | Philippines | 38 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||
Born in the United States, he is a product of the D.C. United Academy. He moved to the Philippines in 2012 to play for Kaya and Ceres/United City, as well as the Philippines under-22 and under-23 teams.
Club career
editYouth
editPorteria started playing football at the age of four after his older brother had taught him and eventually joined his first ever club, The Fireballs. At the age of six, he joined a travel club called Team America where he would play until age 11 when he joined D.C. United's under-13 Super Y-League team and then eventually the D.C. United Academy.[4] He was a member of the academy until 2012, when he moved to the Philippines and signed for local side Kaya.[5]
Ceres-Negros
editIn July 2016, Porteria announced the end of his stint with Kaya.[6] In January 2017, Ceres-Negros announced that they have signed in Porteria, along with few other players, to play for the club.[7]
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
editPorteria left United City on November 16, 2020[8] and signed a three-year contract with Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi Mitr Phol on December 23.[9]
Return to United City
editIn August 2021, United City announced Porteria's return to the club.[10]
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
editIn February 2022, it was announced that Porteria signed for Cambodian Premier League club Kirivong Sok Sen Chey.[11][12]
International career
editPhilippines U23
editPorteria first played for the Philippines at under-23 level when they competed in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. He was a regular in the side and scored the Philippines' lone goal in the 2–1 defeat to Timor-Leste.[13] In June the following year, he would be part of the Philippines under-22 team that competed in 2013 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.
Philippines
editIn April 2011, tryouts for the Philippines national football team were conducted in Daly City, California.[14] One of the players who tried out was Porteria. He was successful and got invited to Manila the following month to train with the team ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup first round qualifiers.[15] However, he wasn't selected in the final roster for the qualifiers.
In July 2011, Porteria was called up to the national team that traveled to Bahrain for a training camp which included a pair of friendly matches against Bahrain's national under-23 team.[16] He made his unofficial debut in the first match which ended in a 2–1 loss.[17] He would not feature again for the Philippines until August 11, 2012 in a 3–1 defeat to USL Premier Development League team Chicago Inferno.[18]
Porteria made his official international debut on September 5, 2012 against Cambodia, which ended in a scoreless draw. He replaced Paul Mulders inside the second half.[19] However, it was not a FIFA full 'A' international friendly since the Cambodian side used seven substitutes instead of six.[20]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ||||||
| 1. | September 29, 2012 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila |  Chinese Taipei |
3–0 |
3–1 |
2012 Philippine Peace Cup |
| 2013 | ||||||
| 2. | February 6, 2013 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |  Myanmar |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly |
Personal life
editPorteria attended Falls Church High School, where he graduated in 2012 and was part of the varsity soccer team and also a kicker for the varsity american football team.[2][4]
Honors
editKaya
- PFF National Men's Club Championship third place: 2013
- United Football League Cup: 2015; third place: 2016
- United Football League FA Cup runners-up: 2014
Ceres–Negros/United City
Philippines
References
edit- ^ "Philippines squad – 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualifiers". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ a b "Jose "OJ" Porteria profile". U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Archived from the original on November 30, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ OJ Porteria (May 30, 2013). "Fever Pitch - OJ Porteria" (Interview). Interviewed by Jonah Romero. Fever Pitch podcast on the NMF Network. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Jose Porteria profile". D.C. United. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf (August 16, 2012). "Booters' move to UFL squads benefits Azkals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ "Kaya stint ends for playmaker OJ Porteria – Tiebreaker Times". tiebreakertimes.com. July 4, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ "CERES-NEGROS FC UNVEILS NEW SIGNINGS FOR AFC CUP CAMPAIGN". Ceres FC. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (November 16, 2020). "OJ Porteria bids United City farewell". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (December 22, 2020). "United City's OJ Porteria signs three-year deal with Ratchaburi". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (August 12, 2021). "Porteria comes back home to United City". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (February 21, 2022). "OJ Porteria signs with Cambodia's Kirivong". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Filipino-American midfielder OJ Porteria signs for Kirivong Sok Sen Chey". Khmer Times. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "SEA Games 2011: Timor pick up second win to top Group B". AseanFootball.org. ASEAN Football Federation. November 7, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ Della, Percy (April 9, 2011). "Daly City park Azkals' newest field of dreams". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 12, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ Atencio, Peter (May 8, 2011). "8 Fil-foreign booters to join Azkals' tryouts". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved September 9, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf (July 14, 2011). "Azkals off to Bahrain Friday". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ Rosero, Earl Victor (July 18, 2011). "Azkals meet Bahrain's Olympic team in 2nd friendly match". GMA News. Philippines. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ Bauer, Brian (August 11, 2012). "International friendly fuels Inferno". Infernosc.com. Chicago Inferno Soccer. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ Geli, Cheska (September 5, 2012). "Azkals miss chances". Sun Star. Cebu. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ Moore, Roy (September 21, 2012). "FIFA removes Azkals vs Cambodia match from official fixtures". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network, Inc (Global Media Arts Network Inc.). Retrieved September 22, 2012.