Player Details

Name

Amobi Okugo

Height

6' 0"

Weight

174 lbs

Date of Birth

3.13.1991 (33)

Birthplace

Hayward, Calif. United States

Position

Defender
Career Summary

Acquired: Signed May 16, 2016

2017: Came on as a second-half substitute, playing 45 minutes in the team’s 1-0 loss against Seattle on May 27 ... Played 90 minutes for T2 in the team’s 0-0 draw against Colorado Switchbacks FC on May 10 ... Made his third appearance of the season in the team’s 2-2 draw against FC Dallas on April 29 ... Started and played 90 minutes for T2 against Whitecaps FC 2 on April 16 ... Recorded his second appearance of the season, coming on as a substitute in the team’s 3-1 win against the Union on April 8 ... Made his first start and appearance of the season, logging 90 minutes against Crew SC on March 25 ... 

2016: Made four appearances (2 starts) for the team in the regular season ... Played 90 minutes in back-to-back matches against Sporting Kansas City (Aug. 21-28) ... Played 90 minutes in a 2-0 win against San Jose in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 14.

2015: After appearing in 15 games (9 starts) for Orlando City SC, Okugo was acquired by Sporting Kansas City via trade in late July and made three appearances for them.

INTERNATIONAL: Mainstay with the U.S. Youth National Teams ... Made three appearances with the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during CONCACAF Olympic qualifying in 2012, also earning caps with the U-20s at the 2009 CONCACAF Championships and recording consecutive starts in 2011 U-20 World Cup qualifying games against Suriname and Guatemala ... Played with the U-18s at the 2009 Australian Youth Festival, scoring two goals in three games.