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Amaechi Igwe
Personal information
Full name	Amaechi Igwe
Date of birth	20 May 1988 (age 21)
Place of birth	Belmont, California, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	New England Revolution
Number	2
Youth career
2004–2005	IMG Soccer Academy
2006	Santa Clara Broncos
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April, 2009

Amaechi Igwe (born May 20, 1988 in Belmont, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College

Igwe played college soccer at Santa Clara University, where he played forward and scored five goals and had three assists to finish third on the team in scoring. Both his sister, Chioma, and his older brother, Kelechi, played at Santa Clara.

[edit] Professional

Igwe was drafted in the 1st round, 12th overall in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution. During the 2007 season, Igwe appeared regularly for the Revolution reserves squad - scoring one goal in eleven appearances - but did not see any time for the first team. He made his MLS debut on April 9, 2008 against the Kansas City Wizards.

[edit] International

Igwe has represented the United States at the youth international level, and was named to the US squad for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

[edit] Honors

[edit] New England Revolution

North American SuperLiga (1): 2008

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] External links

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