Xavier Amaechi

Xavier Amaechi
Personal information
Full name Xavier Casmier Amaechi[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001
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 31 (4)
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 20:37, 25 August 2026 (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

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

Club career

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

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

As of match played 25 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamburger SV II 2019–20[24] Regionalliga Nord 43———43
2020–21[24] Regionalliga Nord 22———22
Total 6500000065
Hamburger SV 2019–20[24] 2. Bundesliga 2010——30
2020–21[24] 2. Bundesliga 1010——20
2021–22[24] 2. Bundesliga 0000——00
2022–23[24] 2. Bundesliga 7010—0000
Total 100300000130
Karlsruher SC (loan) 2020–21[24] 2. Bundesliga 7000——70
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2021–22[25] League One 10110001[a]0121
1. FC Magdeburg 2023–24[24] 2. Bundesliga 16131——192
2024–25[24] 2. Bundesliga 25500——255
Total 41631——447
Plymouth Argyle 2025–26[26] League One 293001020323
2026–27[27] League One 2100210042
Total 314003120365
Career total 921671313011818
  1. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Xavier Amaechi". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Xavier Amaechi". www.arsenal.com.
  4. 1 2 "Xavier Amaechi: Arsenal winger signs for Hamburg on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Chemnitzer FC – Hamburger SV 2:2 (DFB-Pokal 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "KSC LEIHT XAVIER AMAECHI VOM HSV". ksc.de. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Wanderers Land Highly Rated Winger". www.bwfc.co.uk.
  8. ↑ James, Alex (28 June 2021). "First words as former Arsenal youngster Xavier Amaechi signs for Bolton". Manchester Evening News.
  9. ↑ "Bolton agree loan for winger Amaechi". BBC Sport.
  10. ↑ "Ian Evatt reveals Xavier Amaechi's 'amazing' gesture to force Wanderers move". The Bolton News. 6 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers boss confirms severity of injury to winger Xavier Amaechi". The Bolton News. 28 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "REPORT: Wanderers 2 Crewe Alexandra 0". www.bwfc.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport.
  14. ↑ "Wanderers Still Counting COVID Cost". www.bwfc.co.uk.
  15. 1 2 "1. FC Magdeburg verpflichtet Xavier Amaechi" (in German). 1. FC Magdeburg. 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Xavier Amaechi Signs | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "Xavier Amaechi: Plymouth Argyle sign FC Magdeburg forward". BBC Sport. 19 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "European Under-17 Championship: England face extra scrutiny at home". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  19. 1 2 "European Under-17 Championship: England progress to semi-finals". BBC Sport. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "European Under-17 Championships: England lose 6–5 on penalties to Netherlands". BBC Sport. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  21. 1 2 "Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  22. ↑ "YOUNG LIONS START U19 EURO QUALIFYING WITH VICTORY OVER LUXEMBOURG IN SKOPJE". TheFA.com. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  23. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "TWO QUICKFIRE GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF SEAL WIN FOR LEE CARSLEY'S YOUNG LIONS AT SGP". TheFA.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Xavier Amaechi at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Xavier Amaechi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Xavier Amaechi in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Xavier Amaechi in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
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