Oguchi Onyewu

Quick Facts

Full Name	Oguchi Onyewu
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	May 13, 1982(1982-05-13)
Age	42
Birthplace	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington, D.C.
Horoscope	Taurus

Oguchi Onyewu Biography

Oguchi Onyewu is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on May 13, 1982 in Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States. Oguchialu Chijioke Onyewu (born May 13, 1982) is an American retired soccer player who is currently the sporting director for Orlando City B in USL League One.

Oguchi played for the U.S. in the 2006 World Cup, and started in all three United States games. Just before halftime of the third and final group stage match against Ghana, Onyewu conceded a penalty from which Ghana scored, and the U.S. were eliminated with the resultant 2–1 defeat. Onyewu was voted the 2006 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year. He was the first defender to earn the award since Alexi Lalas in 1995.

Onyewu dealt with racism during his time in Belgium, even having been punched and shouted at by racist fans while playing for Standard Liège. The most well- publicized incident occurred in the 2008–09 Championship playoff when Anderlecht defender Jelle Van Damme, according to Onyewu, allegedly repeatedly called him a “dirty ape,” even after Onyewu relayed the information to the referees. Van Damme denied the accusations following the match and in return said that Onyewu himself taunted him in a racist way by calling him “dirty Flemish.” Approximately two weeks later, Onyewu’s lawyer announced that he was suing Van Damme in an effort to end on-field racism in European soccer. The case was withdrawn in February 2011 after a meeting between the two players when Van Damme apologized for any offense he may have given.

Onyewu returned to Standard, and his play continued to improve. He made his 100th Belgian First Division appearance for Standard Liège on March 14, 2008, against Germinal Beerschot, and was an integral part of the club as they went on a 29-match unbeaten streak to win the 2007–08 Belgian First Division. After the season, he was named to the Belgian league Best XI for the second time. His strong form continued during the 2008–09 season. He led the Standard defense to a second consecutive Belgian league title. Standard was drawn with Anderlecht at season’s end, and Standard won a two-legged playoff for the championship.

Onyewu was loaned to Standard Liège in 2004. The move to Liège was made permanent for the 2004–05 season. After the season, he was named to the Belgian league’s Best XI as well as Foreign Player of the Year for 2005. Having been the subject of many transfer rumors regarding clubs throughout Europe, Onyewu finally completed a loan deal with Newcastle United in January 2007, covering the remainder of the 2006–07 season. He made his debut for Newcastle against Fulham on February 3, and his home debut a week later, alongside Titus Bramble, in a 2–1 victory over Liverpool. The two formed an ill-fated partnership, making a number of costly mistakes which was ultimately to cost Onyewu his place. Following the arrival of new manager Sam Allardyce, Onyewu fell out of favor, and Newcastle decided not to make the loan deal permanent.

Oguchi Onyewu Net Worth

Oguchi Onyewu is one of the richest Association Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Oguchi Onyewu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Onyewu grew up in the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Silver Spring and Olney, Maryland, where he attended St. Andrew Apostle School and Sherwood High School. Onyewu enrolled in the U.S. residency program in Bradenton, Florida, before returning to Sherwood to graduate. He then played two years of college soccer at Clemson University in South Carolina. He moved to Europe in 2002, signing with Metz of Ligue 2 in France. In 2003, he was loaned out to La Louvière in Belgium.

Onyewu was a mainstay on the United States national team for the 2006 and 2010 World Cup cycles. Early in his career, Onyewu represented the U.S. at various youth levels, including at the 2001 World Youth Championship. He made his first appearance for the senior national team on October 13, 2004, against Panama. Onyewu scored his first international goal in the 2005 Gold Cup, nodding home the extra time winner in the semifinal against Honduras, and was later named to the tournament Best XI.

During his professional career, he has played as a defender for clubs in France, Belgium, England, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United States. Onyewu has earned over 60 caps with the United States men’s national soccer team and played for the U.S. at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups. He is the most recent male defender to win the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Oguchi Onyewu Dating?

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On November 5, 2010; Onyewu made international headlines when he and teammate Zlatan Ibrahimović engaged in a fight during training, before a league match against Bari. It was reported that Onyewu suffered a reckless tackle from Ibrahimović, causing Onyewu to confront him. The two were then separated by teammates, though the club reported he and Ibrahimović have made up for their fight.

Facts & Trivia

Oguchi Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Oguchi Onyewu celebrates birthday on May 13 of every year.

In June 2011, Onyewu joined Portuguese side Sporting CP on a free transfer where he signed a three-year deal from A.C. Milan. In Sporting CP’s first five competitive games of the season, three Primeira Liga and two European qualifying matches, Sporting manager Domingos Paciência opted to start central defenders Daniel Carriço and Alberto Rodríguez alongside Ânderson Polga, which left Onyewu on the bench. Injuries during the start of the season to Carriço and Polga led to manager Domingos Paciência starting Onyewu in Sporting’s line-up. Onyewu made his team debut on the September 10 in a 3–2 away victory over Paços de Ferreira where he would play the full 90 minutes. He scored his first goal for Sporting CP against Rio Ave at the Estádio dos Arcos on September 19, a week after making his Sporting CP debut, in a 3–2 win in which Onyewu scored the winning goal from a header after a Diego Capel corner kick found him unmarked in the penalty area.

What did Oguchi say?

Mexico game. Onyewu and Farias engaged in a back-and-forth early in the broadcast which resulted in Onyewu saying, “ I will come across this desk and choke you.” Onyewu appeared to be joking, but it was an extremely poor phrase to use. Onyewu seemed to realize that, and later apologized during the broadcast.

How tall is oguchi Onyewu?

6′ 4″

Has an American ever played for AC Milan?

Robinson becomes the first USMNT player with Milan since Oguchi Onyewu joined the club from Standard Liege for the 2009-10 season.

Is Oguchi Onyewu married?

Salome Khorasanchi

How old is Ibrahimovic?

40 years (October 3, 1981)