Xavier Amaechi

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Xavier Amaechi
Personal information
Full name Xavier Casmier Amaechi[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Bath, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 10
Youth career
–2019 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Hamburger SV II 6 (5)
2019–2023 Hamburger SV 10 (0)
2021 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 10 (1)
2023–2025 1. FC Magdeburg 41 (6)
2025– Plymouth Argyle 7 (1)
International career‡
England U15 10 (0)
2016–2017 England U16 6 (2)
2018 England U17 7 (2)
2019 England U19 3 (1)
2020 England U20 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:54, 10 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:15, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Xavier Casmier Amaechi (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle.

Early and personal life

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Amaechi was born in Bath on 5 January 2001.[3] He is of Nigerian descent.[2]

Club career

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After playing youth football for Arsenal, Amaechi signed for German club Hamburger SV in July 2019.[4] 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 David Kinsombi in the away match against Chemnitzer FC.[5]

On 19 January 2021, Amaechi signed with 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC on loan until the end of the season.[6]

On 28 June 2021 he signed a six-month loan deal with Bolton Wanderers.[7][8][9] 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.[10] On 20 July Amaechi fractured his metatarsal in a pre-season game against Preston North End, with the injury requiring surgery which would side-line him for a number of weeks.[11] His debut finally came on 12 November when he came on as a late substitute in a 2–0 win against Crewe Alexandra.[12] His first competitive start and goal came on 27 November when he scored Bolton's first goal in a 2–2 draw against Cheltenham Town.[13] On 30 December, the loan was extended until the end of the season.[14]

On 6 June 2023, Amaechi signed for 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Magdeburg on a free transfer.[15]

On 19 June 2025, Amaechi returned to England, signing for Plymouth Argyle.[16][17]

International career

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He is an England youth international.[4] He played 10 times England under-15 team.[15]

In May 2018, Amaechi was included in the England under-17 squad as they hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[18] He scored in the quarter-final against Norway[19] but a yellow card in this match led to his suspension[19] for the semi-final defeat against the Netherlands.[20] He was subsequently included in the UEFA team of the tournament.[21]

On 13 November 2019, Amaechi made his England U19 debut during the 4–0 2020 U19 EURO qualifying win over Luxembourg.[22]

On 13 October 2020, Amaechi made his U20 debut and scored during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park.[23]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamburger SV II 2019–20[24] Regionalliga Nord 4 3 — — — 4 3
2020–21[24] Regionalliga Nord 2 2 — — — 2 2
Total 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5
Hamburger SV 2019–20[24] 2. Bundesliga 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
2020–21[24] 2. Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
2021–22[24] 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2022–23[24] 2. Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Karlsruher SC (loan) 2020–21[24] 2. Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2021–22[25] League One 10 1 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 12 1
1. FC Magdeburg 2023–24[24] 2. Bundesliga 16 1 3 1 — — 19 2
2024–25[24] 2. Bundesliga 25 5 0 0 — — 25 5
Total 41 6 3 1 — — 44 7
Plymouth Argyle 2025–26[26] League One 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1
Career total 68 13 7 1 1 0 1 0 90 14
  1. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours

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Individual

References

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