Xavier Casmier Amaechi (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for German club
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its football section. Though the current HSV was founded in June 1919 from a merger of three ...
.
Early and personal life
Amaechi was born in
Bath
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on 5 January 2001. He is of Nigerian descent.
Club career
After playing youth football for
Arsenal
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, Amaechi signed for German club
Hamburger SV
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in July 2019.
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
David Kinsombi (born 12 December 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SC Paderborn.
Club career
David Kinsombi holds citizenship of Germany and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He started his youth career ...
in the away match against
Chemnitzer FC
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The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 193 ...
.
On 19 January 2021, Amaechi signed with
2. Bundesliga club
Karlsruher SC
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on loan until the end of the season.
On 28 June 2021 he signed a six-month loan deal with
Bolton Wanderers
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. 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. On 20 July Amaechi fractured his metatarsal in a pre-season game against
Preston North End
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, with the injury requiring surgery which would side-line him for a number of weeks. His debut finally came on 12 November when he came on as a late substitute in a 2–0 win against
Crewe Alexandra
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. 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
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. On 30 December, the loan was extended until the end of the season.
International career
He is an England youth international.
In May 2018, Amaechi was included in the
England under-17 squad as they hosted the
2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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. He scored in the quarter-final against
Norway
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but a yellow card in this match led to his suspension
for the semi-final defeat against the
Netherlands
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. He was subsequently included in the
UEFA team of the tournament.
On 13 November 2019, Amaechi made his
England U19 debut during the 4–0
2020 U19 EURO qualifying win over Luxembourg.
On 13 October 2020, Amaechi made his
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debut and scored during a 2–0 victory over Wales at
St. George's Park.
Career statistics
Honours
Individual
*
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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Spain is the most successful team in this ...
Team of the Tournament:
2018
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amaechi, Xavier
2001 births
Living people
Black British sportspeople
English people of Nigerian descent
English footballers
Association football wingers
England youth international footballers
English Football League players
Arsenal F.C. players
Hamburger SV players
Karlsruher SC players
Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
2. Bundesliga players
Regionalliga players
English expatriate footballers
English expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Germany