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Amaechi Igwe
Personal information
Full name Amaechi Dominic Igwe
Date of birth (1988-05-20) May 20, 1988 (age 36)
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)
*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

College

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

Professional

Igwe was drafted in the first round, 12th overall in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution. On May 21, 2010, he signed with German club FC Ingolstadt 04. Igwe suffered an injury during a preseason match and was sidelined for the entire 2010–11 season. 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.

International

Igwe was a member of the U.S. Soccer residency program in Bradenton Florida from 2004 to 2005. He represented the U17 Youth National Team in the World Championships in Peru. 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.

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Amaechi Igwe". Santa Clara.
  3. "Revolution Update". February 8, 2010. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  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. ^ "Residency Program - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  8. "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

New England Revolution first-round draft picks
2007 MLS SuperDraft first-round selections
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