Boyd Okwuonu
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Boyd Obunikechukwu Okwuonu | ||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993 (age 31) | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
2008–2009 | IMG Academy | ||||||||||
2009–2011 | FC Dallas | ||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2011–2014 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 89 | (0) | ||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2012 | Carolina Dynamo | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
2014 | Orlando City U-23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
2015–2016 | Real Salt Lake | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
2015–2016 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 27 | (1) | ||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||
2009 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
2010–2011 | United States U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
2012–2013 | United States U20 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||
2015 | United States U23 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 16, 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 15, 2015 |
Boyd Obunikechukwu Okwuonu (born February 24, 1993) is an American soccer player.
Career
Youth, college and amateur
Okwuonu was a member of both the U.S. Soccer Residency program and the FC Dallas Development Academy program before spending his entire college career at the University of North Carolina. He made a total of 89 appearances for the Tar Heels and was named to the All-ACC First Team three years in a row. Okwuonu also played in the Premier Development League for Carolina Dynamo and Orlando City U-23.[1][2]
Professional
On January 15, 2015, Okwuonu was selected in the second round (27th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake.[3] On March 20, he was sent on loan to USL affiliate club Real Monarchs SLC.[4] He made his professional debut two days later in a goalless draw on the road against LA Galaxy II.
International
Okwuonu was a member of the U.S. under-17 national team at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He also represented the U.S. at the U18, U20 and U23 level.
References
- ^ "2012 Carolina Dynamo stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Orlando City U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake selects Boyd Okwuonu in the MLS SuperDraft". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ^ Montgomery, Matt (March 20, 2015). "Seven RSL players loaned to Monarchs for debut against LA Galaxy II". RSLSoapBox.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
External links
- Boyd Okwuonu at Major League Soccer
- North Carolina Tar Heels bio
- Boyd Okwuonu – FIFA competition record (archived)
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