Xavier Casmier Amaechi (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger for German club

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Early and personal life

Amaechi was born in

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on 5 January 2001. He is of Nigerian descent.

Club career

After playing youth football for

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, Amaechi signed for German club

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

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in the away match against

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. On 19 January 2021, Amaechi signed with 2. Bundesliga club

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on loan until the end of the season. On 28 June 2021 he signed a six-month loan deal with

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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

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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

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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

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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

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. He scored in the quarter-final against

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but a yellow card in this match led to his suspension for the semi-final defeat against the

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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 *

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Team of the Tournament:

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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