Career
A product of the District of Columbia United Academy, he never made it to the first-team but has since moved to the Philippines where he plays for current club Football Club. At the age of six, he joined a travel club called Team America where he would play until age 11 where he joined District of Columbia United"s under-13 Super Y-League team and then eventually the District of Columbia United Academy. Youth teams 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.
In June the following year, he would be part of the Philippines under-22 team that competed in 2013 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.
Senior team In April 2011, tryouts for the Philippines national football team were conducted in Daly City, California. One of the players who tried out was Porteria.
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
He made his unofficial debut in the first match which ended in a 2–1 loss.
He wouldn"t feature again for the Philippines until August 11, 2012 in a 3–1 defeat to USL Premier Development League team Chicago Inferno. 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.
However, it was not a Fédération internationale de football association full "A" international friendly since the Cambodian side used seven substitutes instead of six.
International goals Scores and results list the Philippines" goal tally first. 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
Club National team
