BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " AMAECHI DOMINIC IGWE " IS AN AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYER WHO PLAYS AS A DEFENDER : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

                    BLACK                SOCIAL              HISTORY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Amaechi Dominic Igwe (born May 20, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender.

Career

College

Born in Belmont, California, Igwe played college soccer at Santa Clara University before signing a generation Adidascontract 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 2004-05.^[7] He represented the U17 Youth National Team in the World Championships in Peru.^[8] He also represented the U20 Mens National Team in Canada after being named to the US squad for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[9]