Xavier Casmier Amaechi (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle.
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamburger SV II | 2019–20[24] | Regionalliga Nord | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21[24] | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Hamburger SV | 2019–20[24] | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[24] | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[24] | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[24] | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Karlsruher SC (loan) | 2020–21[24] | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2021–22[25] | League One | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 1. FC Magdeburg | 2023–24[24] | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25[24] | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 7 | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2025–26[26] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 66 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 13 | ||
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