Amaechi Igwe

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Amaechi Igwe
Personal information
Full name Amaechi Dominic Igwe [1]
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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 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]

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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. 1 2 "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.
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