Boyd Okwuonu

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)
2015–2016	→ Real 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

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.[1][2]

Professional

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

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

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.

External links

• Boyd Okwuonu at Major League Soccer
• North Carolina Tar Heels bio
• Boyd Okwuonu – FIFA competition record (archived)