Amaechi Igwe

Amaechi Dominic Igwe (born May 20, 1988) is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a defender.

Amaechi Igwe
Personal information
Full name Amaechi Dominic Igwe[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-20) May 20, 1988
Place of birth Belmont, California, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing 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)
National team‡
2004–2006 United States U17 15 (5)
2006–2008 United States U20 20 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:02, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 3, 2009

Career

College

Born in Belmont, California, Igwe played college soccer at Santa Clara University before signing a generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer.[2]

Professional

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

Igwe was a member of the U.S. Soccer residency program in Bradenton Florida from 2004-05.[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
  1. "List of Players — 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  2. "Amaechi Igwe". Santa Clara.
  3. "Revolution Update". February 8, 2010.
  4. "FCI auf Shoppingtour" (in German). msn.de. May 21, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
  5. "Bänderanriss! Auch Igwe fällt länger aus". Nürnberg, Germany.
  6. Amaechi Igwe at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://www.ussoccer.com/news/u-20-mnt/2007/06/u-s-head-coach-thomas-rongen-finalizes-21-player-roster-for-fifa-under-20-world-cup.aspx
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