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 (age 31)
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)
2015–2016Real Monarchs (loan) 27 (1)
International career
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)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Runner-up CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 16, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 15, 2015

Career

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Youth, college and amateur

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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

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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

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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

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  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. Archived from the original on April 2, 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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