Amaechi Igwe

Amaechi Dominic Igwe (born May 20, 1988) is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a defender.

Amaechi Igwe

Personal information
Full name	Amaechi Dominic Igwe[1]
Date of birth	(1988-05-20) May 20, 1988 (age 37)
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 as of 22:02, June 29, 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of April 3, 2009

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]