Xavier Amaechi

Xavier Amaechi

Personal information
Full name	Xavier Casmier Amaechi[1]
Date of birth	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Bath, England
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	1. FC Magdeburg
Number	20
Youth career
0000–2019	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	16	(1)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:15, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

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.

Early and personal life

Amaechi was born in Bath on 5 January 2001.^[3] He is of Nigerian descent.^[2]

Club career

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

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

As of match played 12 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2018^[19]

References

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3. "Xavier Amaechi". www.arsenal.com.
4. "Xavier Amaechi: Arsenal winger signs for Hamburg on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
5. "Chemnitzer FC – Hamburger SV 2:2 (DFB-Pokal 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
6. "KSC LEIHT XAVIER AMAECHI VOM HSV". ksc.de. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
7. "Wanderers Land Highly Rated Winger". www.bwfc.co.uk.
8. James, Alex (28 June 2021). "First words as former Arsenal youngster Xavier Amaechi signs for Bolton". Manchester Evening News.
9. "Bolton agree loan for winger Amaechi". BBC Sport.
10. "Ian Evatt reveals Xavier Amaechi's 'amazing' gesture to force Wanderers move". The Bolton News.
11. "Bolton Wanderers boss confirms severity of injury to winger Xavier Amaechi". The Bolton News.
12. "REPORT: Wanderers 2 Crewe Alexandra 0". www.bwfc.co.uk.
13. "Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport.
14. "Wanderers Still Counting COVID Cost". www.bwfc.co.uk.
15. "1. FC Magdeburg verpflichtet Xavier Amaechi" (in German). 1. FC Magdeburg. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
16. "European Under-17 Championship: England face extra scrutiny at home". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
17. "European Under-17 Championship: England progress to semi-finals". BBC Sport. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
18. "European Under-17 Championships: England lose 6–5 on penalties to Netherlands". BBC Sport. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
19. "Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
20. "YOUNG LIONS START U19 EURO QUALIFYING WITH VICTORY OVER LUXEMBOURG IN SKOPJE". TheFA.com. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
21. 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.
22. Xavier Amaechi at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
23. "Games played by Xavier Amaechi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.