18 Facts About Abuchi Obinwa

Maduabuchi "Abuchi" Obinwa was born on January 15,1997 and is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Abuchi Obinwa played with the PSG academy and spent time with the youth academy of Spanish club Real Madrid.

Abuchi Obinwa signed his first professional contract with German club Hannover 96 on January 29,2015, six months after he had signed an amateur contract with the club.

Abuchi Obinwa made six appearances over two seasons with the U19s.

Abuchi Obinwa appeared once on the bench for Hannover 96 II in the Regionalliga Nord.

Abuchi Obinwa was an unused substitute against VfR Neumunster on March 29,2015.

On January 25,2017, Abuchi Obinwa signed with his hometown club Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.

Abuchi Obinwa spent the rest of the season on loan to Pittsburgh, and finished the year without appearing again for Crew SC.

Abuchi Obinwa left the club after just one season, and did not make an official appearance while in Columbus.

Abuchi Obinwa played sparingly for the remainder of the season, finishing the year with just seven appearances for Pittsburgh.

Abuchi Obinwa joined Portuguese third division side Lusitano FCV in 2018.

Abuchi Obinwa returned to the United States by signing with USL League One's South Georgia Tormenta FC on December 12,2019.

On January 20,2022, Abuchi Obinwa signed with USL Championship club FC Tulsa.

Abuchi Obinwa was released by Tulsa following the 2022 season.

Abuchi Obinwa has represented the United States at U15, U16, U17, U18, and U20 level.

Abuchi Obinwa made three appearances for the U18s at the 2014 U18 International Tournament in Lisbon, Portugal, where he played alongside future club teammate Ben Swanson.

Abuchi Obinwa would be called up for the U20 team for the 2015 Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in Serbia, again playing alongside Swanson and making two appearances.

In July 2013, sixteen-year-old Abuchi Obinwa controversially failed an MRI test when undergoing assessment to represent the Nigeria U17 team at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup despite having the necessary paperwork from his country of birth, the United States.