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Amaechi Dominic Igwe (born May 20, 1988) is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a defender.
| 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) |
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*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 | |||
Born in Belmont, California, Igwe played college socceratSanta Clara University before signing a generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer.[2]
Igwe was drafted in the first round, 12th overall in the 2007 MLS SuperDraftbyNew 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]
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]