Overview
- Kochen is on a season-long loan at Danish side Lyngby and has started all nine Superliga matches, logging about 810 minutes of first-team play so far.
- He made his senior USMNT debut earlier in the camp and then earned his first full start, keeping a 3-0 clean sheet in the win over Mexico.
- Teammates and staff praised his performance, with center back Chris Richards noting Kochen had shown those qualities in training over multiple camps.
- Kochen says he still hopes to return to Barcelona and is expected to rejoin Barça at the end of the loan, though the club’s entrenched goalkeeper depth makes that pathway difficult.
- His steady minutes in Denmark and the international shutout raise his profile and could speed his development, but his immediate priority remains consistent play for Lyngby and availability for upcoming USMNT matches.