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Oguchi Onyewu is a male association football player from the United States. Born on May 13, 1982, in Washington, D.C., he holds United States citizenship and speaks English. He attended Clemson University and began his professional work period in 2002. Onyewu plays as a defender and centre-back, wearing the number 15 jersey. His physical measurements are listed as a height of 198 and a mass of 97.
During his career, Onyewu was a member of several sports teams, including R.A.A. Louviéroise, FC Metz, Sporting CP, and Standard Liège. He competed in the Premier League and Major League Soccer. He represented the United States in international competitions, participating in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. His birth name is Oguchialu Chijioke Onyewu.
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Key facts
- 1999
- IMG Academy
- 2001
- United States U20
- 2007
- → Newcastle United (loan)
- 2011
- → Twente (loan)
- 2014
- Sheffield Wednesday
- 2017
- Philadelphia Union
- 2023
- United States Soccer Federation , (assistant sporting director)
- Full name
- Oguchialu Chijioke Onyewu
- Date of birth
- ( 1982-05-13 ) May 13, 1982 (age 44)
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C. , United States
- Height
- 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Position
- Center back
- Years
- Team
- 2000 2001
- Clemson Tigers
- 2002 2004
- Metz
- 2003 2004
- → La Louvière (loan)
- 2004 2009
- Standard Liège
- 2009 2011
- A.C. Milan
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- _Retired Soccer
- Position
- Defender
- Nationality
- United States
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- association football player
- Educated at
- Clemson University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Participant in
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Position played
- centre-back
- League
- Major League Soccer
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 97
- Image
- Oguchi Onyewu USWNT v Colombia Mar 7 2026-95 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 198
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- Commons category
- Oguchi Onyewu
- date of birth
- 1982-05-13
- sport number
- 15
- start of work period
- 2002-00-00
- social media followers
- 179157
- name in native language
- Oguchi Onyewu
- birth name
- Oguchialu Chijioke Onyewu
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Oguchialu Chijioke Onyewu // (born May 13, 1982) is an American former soccer player who is the Vice President of Sporting for the United States Soccer Federation. He was previously the sporting director for Orlando City B and secretary-general of R.E. Virton.
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