Boyd Obunikechukwu Okwuonu (born February 24, 1993) is an American soccer player.
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Full name | Boyd Obunikechukwu Okwuonu | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993 (age 29) | |||||||||
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) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 16, 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 15, 2015 |
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]
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.
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.
Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year | |
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Player of the Year (1970–2003) |
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Offensive Player of the Year (2004– ) | |
Defensive Player of the Year (2004– ) | |
Midfielder of the Year (2016– ) |