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Amaechi Igwe

Amaechi Igwe

American soccer player

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 2004-05.[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. [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. [2]
    "Amaechi Igwe". Santa Clara.
  3. [3]
    "Revolution Update". February 8, 2010. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  4. [4]
    "FCI auf Shoppingtour" (in German). msn.de. May 21, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Bänderanriss! Auch Igwe fällt länger aus". Nürnberg, Germany.
  6. [6]
    Amaechi Igwe at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  7. [7]
    "Residency Program - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  8. [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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