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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*
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.[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.[8] 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.[9]

References

  1. ^ "List of Players — 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  2. ^ http://santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-soccer/2006-07/bios/igwe_amaechi00.html
  3. ^ http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2010/02/revolution-update-february-8-2010
  4. ^ "FCI auf Shoppingtour" (in German). msn.de. May 21, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
  5. ^ http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/540878/artikel_Baenderanriss-Auch-Igwe-faellt-laenger-aus.html
  6. ^ Amaechi Igwe at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  7. ^ http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/youth/us-under17-men/residency.aspx
  8. ^ http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/youth/us-under17-men/residency.aspx
  9. ^ 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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