Xavier Amaechi

Xavier Casmier Amaechi (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for German club Hamburger SV, as a winger.

Xavier Amaechi
Personal information
Full name Xavier Casmier Amaechi[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001
Place of birth Bath, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Hamburger SV
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2019 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Hamburger SV 1 (0)
2019– Hamburger SV II 4 (3)
National team‡
2016–2017 England U16 6 (2)
2018 England U17 7 (2)
2019 England U19 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:53, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:38, 20 November 2019

Early and personal life

Amaechi was born in Bath on 5 January 2001.[3] He is of Nigerian descent.[2]

Club career

After playing youth football for Arsenal, he signed for German club Hamburger SV in July 2019.[4] He made his HSV debut on 11 August 2019 in the first round of the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal, coming on as a substitute in the 100th minute in extra time for David Kinsombi in the away match against Chemnitzer FC.[5]

International career

He is an England youth international.[4] In May 2018, Amaechi was included in the England under-17 squad as they hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6] He scored in the quarter-final against Norway[7] but a yellow card in this match led to him being suspended[7] for the semi-final defeat against the Netherlands.[8] He was subsequently included in the UEFA team of the tournament.[9]

On 13 November 2019, Amaechi made his England U19 debut during the 4-0 2020 U19 EURO qualifying win over Luxembourg.[10]

Career statistics
As of 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamburger SV 2019–20[11] 2. Bundesliga 1010000020
Hamburger SV II 2019–20[11] Regionalliga Nord 4300000043
Career tota2 5310000063

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. "Xavier Amaechi". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. "Xavier Amaechi". www.arsenal.com.
  4. "Xavier Amaechi: Arsenal winger signs for Hamburg on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. "Chemnitzer FC – Hamburger SV 2:2 (DFB-Pokal 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. "European Under-17 Championship: England face extra scrutiny at home". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  7. "European Under-17 Championship: England progress to semi-finals". BBC Sport. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  8. "European Under-17 Championships: England lose 6-5 on penalties to Netherlands". BBC Sport. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  9. "Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  10. "YOUNG LIONS START U19 EURO QUALIFYING WITH VICTORY OVER LUXEMBOURG IN SKOPJE". TheFA.com. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  11. Xavier Amaechi at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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