Boyd Okwuonu

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Boyd Okwuonu

|fullname = Boyd Obunikechukwu Okwuonu

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|2|24}}

|birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria

|height = {{convert|1.75|m|abbr=on}}

|position = Defender

|currentclub =

|clubnumber =

|youthyears1 = 2008–2009

|youthclubs1 = IMG Academy

|youthyears2 = 2009–2011

|youthclubs2 = FC Dallas

|collegeyears1 = 2011–2014

|college1 = North Carolina Tar Heels

|collegecaps1 = 89

|collegegoals1 = 0

|years1 = 2012

|clubs1 = Carolina Dynamo

|caps1 = 7

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2014

|clubs2 = Orlando City U-23

|caps2 = 5

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2015–2016

|clubs3 = Real Salt Lake

|caps3 = 5

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2015–2016

|clubs4 = → Real Monarchs (loan)

|caps4 = 27

|goals4 = 1

|nationalyears1 = 2009

|nationalteam1 = United States U17

|nationalcaps1 = 3

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2010–2011

|nationalteam2 = United States U18

|nationalcaps2 = 5

|nationalgoals2 = 0

|nationalyears3 = 2012–2013

|nationalteam3 = United States U20

|nationalcaps3 = 15

|nationalgoals3 = 0

|nationalyears4 = 2015

|nationalteam4 = United States U23

|nationalcaps4 = 11

|nationalgoals4 = 0

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|club-update = November 16, 2016

|nationalteam-update = November 15, 2015

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

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.{{cite web|title=2012 Carolina Dynamo stats |url=http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2012/22307.html#STATS |website=USLPDL.com |publisher=Premier Development League |accessdate=March 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163206/http://uslpdl.com/teams/2012/22307.html |archivedate=April 2, 2015 |df=mdy }}{{cite web|title=2014 Orlando City U-23 stats|url=http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2014/22309.html#STATS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409163311/http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2014/22309.html#STATS|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2014|website=USLPDL.com|publisher=Premier Development League|accessdate=March 23, 2015}}

=Professional=

On January 15, 2015, Okwuonu was selected in the second round (27th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake.{{cite web|title=Real Salt Lake selects Boyd Okwuonu in the MLS SuperDraft|url=http://www.realsaltlake.com/news/2015/01/real-salt-lake-selects-boyd-okwuonu-mls-superdraft|website=RealSaltLake.com|publisher=RSL Communications|accessdate=March 23, 2015|date=January 15, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402175658/http://www.realsaltlake.com/news/2015/01/real-salt-lake-selects-boyd-okwuonu-mls-superdraft|url-status=dead}} On March 20, he was sent on loan to USL affiliate club Real Monarchs SLC.{{cite web|last1=Montgomery|first1=Matt|title=Seven RSL players loaned to Monarchs for debut against LA Galaxy II|url=http://www.rslsoapbox.com/2015/3/20/8268207/seven-rsl-players-loaned-to-monarchs-for-debut-against-la-galaxy-ii|website=RSLSoapBox.com|accessdate=March 23, 2015|date=March 20, 2015}} 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

External links

{{MLS player|boyd-okwuonu}}
[http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205530601 North Carolina Tar Heels bio]
{{FIFA player|313315}}

{{Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year navbox}}

Category:1993 births

Category:Living people

Category:African-American soccer players

Category:American sportspeople of Nigerian descent

Category:American men's soccer players

Category:Nigerian men's footballers

Category:Nigerian emigrants to the United States

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:North Carolina Fusion U23 players

Category:Major League Soccer players

Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer players