Xavier Casmier Amaechi (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Casmier Amaechi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bath, England | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Magdeburg | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Hamburger SV II | 6 | (5) |
| 2019–2023 | Hamburger SV | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Karlsruher SC (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2023– | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| England U15 | 10 | (0) | |
| 2016–2017 | England U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2018 | England U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2019 | England U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2020 | England U20 | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:15, 13 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life edit
Amaechi was born in Bath on 5 January 2001.[3] He is of Nigerian descent.[2]
Club career edit
After playing youth football for Arsenal, Amaechi signed for German club Hamburger SV in July 2019.[4] He made his HSV debut on 11 August 2019 in the first round of the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal, coming on as a substitute in the 100th minute in extra time for David Kinsombi in the away match against Chemnitzer FC.[5]
On 19 January 2021, Amaechi signed with 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC on loan until the end of the season.[6]
On 28 June 2021 he signed a six-month loan deal with Bolton Wanderers.[7][8][9] Bolton were unable to afford his wages, and Hamburger SV refused to pay his wages during the loan spell – so Amaechi agreed to a pay cut during the loan as he specifically wanted to join Bolton over other options in England.[10] On 20 July Amaechi fractured his metatarsal in a pre-season game against Preston North End, with the injury requiring surgery which would side-line him for a number of weeks.[11] His debut finally came on 12 November when he came on as a late substitute in a 2–0 win against Crewe Alexandra.[12] His first competitive start and goal came on 27 November when he scored Bolton's first goal in a 2–2 draw against Cheltenham Town.[13] On 30 December, the loan was extended until the end of the season.[14]
On 6 June 2023, Amaechi signed for 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Magdeburg on a free transfer.[15]
International career edit
He is an England youth international.[4] He played 10 times England under-15 team.[15]
In May 2018, Amaechi was included in the England under-17 squad as they hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[16] He scored in the quarter-final against Norway[17] but a yellow card in this match led to his suspension[17] for the semi-final defeat against the Netherlands.[18] He was subsequently included in the UEFA team of the tournament.[19]
On 13 November 2019, Amaechi made his England U19 debut during the 4–0 2020 U19 EURO qualifying win over Luxembourg.[20]
On 13 October 2020, Amaechi made his U20 debut and scored during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park.[21]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 12 November 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamburger SV II | 2019–20[22] | Regionalliga Nord | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21[22] | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Hamburger SV | 2019–20[22] | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[22] | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[22] | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[22] | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Karlsruher SC (loan) | 2020–21[22] | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2021–22[23] | EFL League One | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Career total | 33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy.
Honours edit
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2018[19]
References edit
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Xavier Amaechi". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Xavier Amaechi". www.arsenal.com.
- ^ a b "Xavier Amaechi: Arsenal winger signs for Hamburg on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Chemnitzer FC – Hamburger SV 2:2 (DFB-Pokal 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "KSC LEIHT XAVIER AMAECHI VOM HSV". ksc.de. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Wanderers Land Highly Rated Winger". www.bwfc.co.uk.
- ^ James, Alex (28 June 2021). "First words as former Arsenal youngster Xavier Amaechi signs for Bolton". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "Bolton agree loan for winger Amaechi". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Ian Evatt reveals Xavier Amaechi's 'amazing' gesture to force Wanderers move". The Bolton News.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers boss confirms severity of injury to winger Xavier Amaechi". The Bolton News.
- ^ "REPORT: Wanderers 2 Crewe Alexandra 0". www.bwfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Wanderers Still Counting COVID Cost". www.bwfc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "1. FC Magdeburg verpflichtet Xavier Amaechi" (in German). 1. FC Magdeburg. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "European Under-17 Championship: England face extra scrutiny at home". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ a b "European Under-17 Championship: England progress to semi-finals". BBC Sport. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "European Under-17 Championships: England lose 6–5 on penalties to Netherlands". BBC Sport. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "YOUNG LIONS START U19 EURO QUALIFYING WITH VICTORY OVER LUXEMBOURG IN SKOPJE". TheFA.com. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "TWO QUICKFIRE GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF SEAL WIN FOR LEE CARSLEY'S YOUNG LIONS AT SGP". TheFA.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Xavier Amaechi at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Xavier Amaechi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.