Boyd Okwuonu

Boyd Obunikechukwu Okwuonu (born February 24, 1993) is an American soccer player.

Boyd Okwuonu
Personal information
Full name Boyd Obunikechukwu Okwuonu
Date of birth (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993
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)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 16, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 15, 2015

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
  1. "2012 Carolina Dynamo stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  2. "2014 Orlando City U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  3. "Real Salt Lake selects Boyd Okwuonu in the MLS SuperDraft". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. January 15, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  4. Montgomery, Matt (March 20, 2015). "Seven RSL players loaned to Monarchs for debut against LA Galaxy II". RSLSoapBox.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
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