Sebastien Ibeagha

Sebastien Uchechukwu Ibeagha (born January 21, 1992) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.

Career Youth, college, and semi-professional Ibeagha joined the Houston Dynamo academy after he and his family moved to Houston, Texas from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was named as the 2009 Dynamo Academy Player of the Year and trained with the Dynamo first team during the summer of 2009.

Ibeagha played four years of college soccer at Duke University from 2010 to 2013. He made 70 appearances for the Blue Devils, scoring eight goals and assisting on three others. Ibeagha was twice named first team All-ACC and was named as the 2012 ACC Defensive Player of the Year. He was named to one of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-South Region teams in all of his seasons with Duke. While at Duke, Ibeagha was offered multiple first team contracts by Houston, but he declined them due to his father wanting him to finish school and Ibeagha preferring to try to make a career in Europe.

While at college, Ibeagha also appeared for Premier Development League side Carolina Dynamo.

Professional AC Horsens After college, Ibeagha forgoed a homegrown contract with the Houston Dynamo and instead signed with Danish side AC Horsens. He made his AC Horsens debut on March 15, 2014, in a 5–0 victory over Vejle Boldklub in the Danish Cup. Ibeagha would make his league debut for AC Horsens on March 23 in a 0–0 draw with Vejle Boldklub. He started 17 out of a possible 18 games for AC Horsens in his first season with the club.