OJ Porteria

Jose Elmer "OJ" Porteria[1][2] (/hoʊˈzeɪ ˈpɔːrtæriə/;[3] born May 9, 1994) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan United and the Philippines national team.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Poblete and the surname or paternal family name is Porteria.
OJ Porteria
Personal information
Full name Jose Elmer Poblete Porteria
Date of birth (1994-05-09) May 9, 1994
Place of birth Arlington, Virginia, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kelantan United
Number 10
Youth career
The Fireballs
Team America
0000–2012 D.C. United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Kaya 41 (30)
2017–2020 United City 47 (13)
2020–2021 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 5 (0)
2021–2022 United City 13 (1)
2022 Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 6 (2)
2023– Kelantan United 22 (7)
International career‡
2012 Philippines U22 4 (0)
2011 Philippines U23 6 (1)
2012– Philippines 35 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:55; 7 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00; 19 October 2023 (UTC)

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

Youth

Porteria 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

In 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

Porteria 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

In August 2021, United City announced Porteria's return to the club.[10]

Kirivong Sok Sen Chey

In February 2022, it was announced that Porteria signed for Cambodian Premier League club Kirivong Sok Sen Chey.[11][12]

International career

Philippines U23

Porteria 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

In 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
Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
2012
1.September 29, 2012Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Chinese Taipei
3–0
3–1
2012 Philippine Peace Cup
2013
2.February 6, 2013Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Myanmar
1–0
1–0
Friendly

Personal life

Porteria 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

Kaya

Ceres–Negros/United City

Philippines

References
  1. "Philippines squad – 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualifiers". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  2. "Jose "OJ" Porteria profile". U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Archived from the original on November 30, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  3. 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.
  4. "Jose Porteria profile". D.C. United. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  5. Tupas, Cedelf (August 16, 2012). "Booters' move to UFL squads benefits Azkals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  6. "Kaya stint ends for playmaker OJ Porteria – Tiebreaker Times". tiebreakertimes.com. July 4, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  7. "CERES-NEGROS FC UNVEILS NEW SIGNINGS FOR AFC CUP CAMPAIGN". Ceres FC. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  8. 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.
  9. Del Carmen, Lorenzo (December 22, 2020). "United City's OJ Porteria signs three-year deal with Ratchaburi". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  10. 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.
  11. del Carmen, Lorenzo (February 21, 2022). "OJ Porteria signs with Cambodia's Kirivong". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  12. "Filipino-American midfielder OJ Porteria signs for Kirivong Sok Sen Chey". Khmer Times. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  13. "SEA Games 2011: Timor pick up second win to top Group B". AseanFootball.org. ASEAN Football Federation. November 7, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  14. 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.
  15. Atencio, Peter (May 8, 2011). "8 Fil-foreign booters to join Azkals' tryouts". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  16. Tupas, Cedelf (July 14, 2011). "Azkals off to Bahrain Friday". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  17. Rosero, Earl Victor (July 18, 2011). "Azkals meet Bahrain's Olympic team in 2nd friendly match". GMA News. Philippines. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  18. Bauer, Brian (August 11, 2012). "International friendly fuels Inferno". Infernosc.com. Chicago Inferno Soccer. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  19. Geli, Cheska (September 5, 2012). "Azkals miss chances". Sun Star. Cebu. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  20. 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.
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