| Xavier Amaechi | |
| Fullname: | Xavier Casmier Amaechi[1] |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Bath, England |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | 1. FC Magdeburg |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Hamburger SV II |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Hamburger SV |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Karlsruher SC (loan) |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | 1. FC Magdeburg |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam5: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 22 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 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 club 1. FC Magdeburg.
Amaechi was born in Bath on 5 January 2001.[2] He is of Nigerian descent.[3]
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]
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]
| 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 | Regionalliga Nord | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | |||
| Hamburger SV | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 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 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2021–22 | EFL League One | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Career total | 33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6 | |||
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