DIEGO KOCHEN #01 PLAYER PROFILE Year of Birth: 2006 Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: Miramar , FL Nationality: USA - United States EDUCATION Graduation Year: 2023 USSDA profile: http://wstn.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=3943080&player=294291203 His Instagram now says this: Jugador del FC Barcelona | @fcbmasia Miami ➡️ Barcelona https://www.instagram.com/diego_kochen/?hl=en Originally spotted this tweet: El último fichaje d cantera @FCBmasia @FCBarcelona, el portero infantil 06, Diego Kochen, pinta acierto total. Tecnofutbol/@marcetfootball destaca x su notable/especifico trabajo con porteros, y Diego es 1 ejemplo +. Gran embergadura/valiente/sale con decisión/rapido/con reflejos— Carles Aguilar Catalán (@charlyplanter) August 19, 2019 The last signing of quarry @FCBmasia @FCBarcelona , the goalkeeper 06, Diego Kochen, paints total success. Tecnofutbol / @marcetfootball highlights x his remarkable / specific work with goalkeepers, and Diego is 1 example +. Great embergadura / brave / leaves with decision / fast / with reflexes Since he's about 13, we'll have to assume he is either a Spanish citizen or his parents moved for non-football reasons.
Has been there since August: 🔵🔴 L’Infantil A de David Sánchez i Pol Planas comença la pretemporada a Prades amb 5 cares noves:👉 Wesley Dual (Damm)👉 Adam Aznou (Damm)👉 Diego Kochen (Tecnofutbol)👉 Hugo Alba (Elche)👉 Brian Fariñas (repeteix a l’Infantil A)#FCBMasia pic.twitter.com/C2zV4RfT1M— FC Barcelona - Masia (@FCBmasia) August 16, 2019
Still with the club, at Cadete A, along with Adrian. I did it! https://www.fcbarcelona.cat/ca/futbol/formatiu-masculi/cadet-a/jugadors
Starts (with Adrian Simon): Cadete A XI vs. Manresa: pic.twitter.com/d2FE2pjauR— Piotr Guziński (@Nyctophile1_) February 13, 2022
Played in friendly: ❗Cadet A goalkeeper Diego Kochen, played this morning in the friendly with Barça B and Juvenil A players against Juventus Zurich. • The American goalkeeper is one of the most promising goalkeepers in La Masia.#FCB #LaMasia 🇺🇸Via: @albert_roge pic.twitter.com/8UuHjhDXj4— Barça Buzz (@Barca_Buzz) February 16, 2022
An article stating that Kochen's father is Venezuelan and his mother is Peruvian: Diego Kochen, el estadounidense que le pertenece al Barcelona Also contains a tweet mentioning how he was called up to the USA U-17s last month: 🚨 Diego Kochen (🇺🇸🇻🇪🇵🇪) fué convocado a un módulo de entrenamiento con la selección de USA U17. Será desde el 18 al 25 de Enero.Actualmente es jugador del @FCBarcelona en sus categorías menores. Padre venezolano y madre peruana. pic.twitter.com/doIiQ9U7pQ— ScoutSearch (@scout_search) January 14, 2022
Extended his stay with the club: https://www.sport.es/en/news/futbol...o-kochen-extends-link-with-barcelona-13308328
Difficult to say without knowing his exact stat, but so far it's not looking like height is going to be an issue for this goalkeeper. Especially considering he only just turned 16 last week.
Barça's Cadete A team (U-16) won the MIC Football trophy yesterday on a penalty shootout, with Kochen stopping two PKs for the victory. He also captained the team. El Granollers lleva al Barça a los penaltis en la final U-16, pero no puede dar la sorpresa del MIC
Pretty cool to see US U17 starting keeper Diego Kochen the hero for Barcelona Cadete A.He's captained the Cadete A and has also played up in Barca's setup including three levels up with Barcelona B in a friendly. He was born in Florida and played for Weston FC academy. https://t.co/1VFFhAQiba— ChuckMe92 Soccer (@ChuckMe92Soccer) April 17, 2022
Made the Masia team of the week for Spanish sports publication, Sport. El 11 de la semana de la Masia pic.twitter.com/5gT1G3VTVM— Albert Rogé (@albert_roge) April 19, 2022
Trained with Barca B: US-U17 goalkeeper Diego Kochen was given an opportunity to train with Barcelona’s B team today. https://www.instagram.com/p/CciAYmorkL7/
Another training session with the Bs: 👏 Diego Kochen, porter del Cadet A, s'ha entrenat avui amb el Barça B!👍 El portero del Cadete A, Diego Kochen, ha completado hoy el entrenamiento con el Barça B🤩 Enhorabona, Diego!#FCBMasia 💙❤ pic.twitter.com/6RT9c1pTDf— FC Barcelona - Masia (@FCBmasia) April 19, 2022
I've clicked throw. As could have been expected the whole game was on the opposite side. Still, the kid is really fast. And though not relevant to this thread, Gil has a cannon of the foot.
Started: Cadet A XI vs Girona 1 Diego Kochen 2 Adrian Gill3 Alexis Olmedo 4 Hector Fort5 Adam Aznou 6 Pau Prim7 Lamine Yamal8 Wesley 9 Ianis Tarba10 Brian Farinas 11 Arnau Pradas🏆 Copa de Catalunya Semi Final pic.twitter.com/h6xK5B6W8B— FCB Canteranos (@fcbcanteranos) June 5, 2022 💪 Diego Kochen pic.twitter.com/s4aUrUY8Hu— FCB Canteranos (@fcbcanteranos) June 5, 2022
Promising kid. If he stays in Spain for 10 years he can also apply for Spanair citizenship. I hope we continue to keep him involved in our program.
He moved to Barca in 2019. So if he obtains Spanish citizenship via the 10 year route he’d be 26 or so by that time. If your reference to ‘our program’ is the US Nats, then I can’t imagine he would wait until he’s 26 to try for Spain’s national team. He is likely to remain with the US.
Promising kid. According to the original post, he's a 2006 who moved to Barcelona in 2019 at age 13. So after 10 years in Spain, he'd be 23.
Yes. You’re right. My math was wrong. That makes me a little nervous that he could look around if Peru or Venezuela (if i recall the heritage of his dad) come calling. Slonina could make it hard for a generation of US keepers to get time with the Nats if he turns out to be as good as many think he will.
Starting the season with Barca B: El guardameta Diego Kochen (16) arranca la pretemporada con el Barça Atlètic. Habitual en las inferiores de EEUU, es una de las grandes promesas en la portería de la Masia #fcblive pic.twitter.com/ND5mjGaPFp— Albert Rogé (@albert_roge) July 15, 2022