Amaechi Igwe
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Amaechi Dominic Igwe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 20, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Belmont, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| 2006 | Santa Clara Broncos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | New England Revolution | 22 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | SV Babelsberg 03 | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | United States U17 | 15 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | United States U20 | 20 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, June 29, 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 3, 2009 | |||
Amaechi Dominic Igwe (born May 20, 1988) is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a defender.
Career
[edit]College
[edit]Born in Belmont, California, Igwe played college soccer at Santa Clara University before signing a generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer.[2]
Professional
[edit]Igwe was drafted in the first round, 12th overall in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution.[3] On May 21, 2010, he signed with German club FC Ingolstadt 04.[4] Igwe suffered an injury during a preseason match and was sidelined for the entire 2010–11 season.[5] Igwe and FC Ingolstadt came to an agreement and he left the club with a year left on his contract to spend the 2011–12 season with SV Babelsberg 03.[6]
International
[edit]Igwe was a member of the U.S. Soccer residency program in Bradenton Florida from 2004 to 2005.[7] He represented the U17 Youth National Team in the World Championships in Peru.[7] He also represented the U20 Men's National Team in Canada after being named to the US squad for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
- ^ "Amaechi Igwe". Santa Clara.
- ^ "Revolution Update". February 8, 2010. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ^ "FCI auf Shoppingtour" (in German). msn.de. May 21, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
- ^ "Bänderanriss! Auch Igwe fällt länger aus". Nürnberg, Germany.
- ^ Amaechi Igwe at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- ^ a b "Residency Program - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Head Coach Thomas Rongen Finalizes 21-Player Roster for FIFA Under-20 World Cup - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.
External links
[edit]- 1988 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from San Jose, California
- American men's soccer players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- Santa Clara Broncos men's soccer players
- New England Revolution players
- FC Ingolstadt 04 players
- SV Babelsberg 03 players
- Major League Soccer players
- 3. Liga players
- American expatriate men's soccer players in Germany
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- New England Revolution draft picks
- Men's association football defenders
- People from Belmont, California
- Sportspeople from San Mateo County, California