Amobi Okugo @amobisays | Perfect #Soccer Podcast Ep.017
11 Year MLS Cup Champion Quincy Amarikwa’s (@QuincyAmarikwa) presents - The Perfect Soccer Podcast, Where your host Paul Guarino goes 1 on 1 to get to know your favorite professional soccer players, on and off the pitch.
In today’s episode: Paul interviewed MLS player Amobi Okugo. Amobi discusses his time at UCLA, playing in the MLS, and his business ventures off the pitch.
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Time Stamp
0:00 - 2:59 Intro
3:00 - 3:30 How did Amobi get involved in soccer?
3:31 - 4:00 Growing up in Sacramento California
4:01 - 4:57 Youth career and going to IMG Academy
4:58 - 5:21 Moving from the West Coast to the East Coast
5:22 - 5:43 Playing for US National Team
5:44 - 6:45 Recruiting process for college
6:46 - 7:16 Experience at UCLA
7:17 - 8:08 MLS Draft experience
8:09 - 8:46 1st MLS game
8:47 - 9:34 Scoring 1st MLS goal
9:35 - 9:55 Perfect Soccer ad
9:56 - 10:25 Getting traded in the MLS
10:26 - 10:57 Playing in KC and Portland
10:58 - 11:30 Not playing for a season and coming back to USL
11:31 - 11:50 A 10 year vet at 28
11:51 - 12:27 Goals this season
12:28 - 14:14 Quincy’s 5 questions
14:15 - 17:21 Off the pitch questions
17:22 - 18:36 Outro
Be sure to follow Amobi on social:
https://www.instagram.com/amobisays/