Birmingham, Alabama. – Birmingham Region FC announced Thursday that the club has signed forward Diba Nuwebo ahead of the 2023 USL Championship season. This transaction is pending league and federation approval.
Nwegbo, who once stood out in the youth ranks of Alabama FC, has joined Legion FC after a stellar collegiate career at the College of William & Mary and a glorious season in the USL League 2, which led Vermont Green FC’s line last summer. joined the
Jay Heaps, President and General Manager of Legion FC, said: “He’s a talented attacking player with great potential and will make an impact up front.”
The 21-year-old is one of the top goalscorers in League Two in the 2022 season, scoring nine goals in just 12 games for Vermont to earn All-Eastern Conference honors. He is set to graduate from his W&M this spring, but completed his time on the field last fall, scoring nine goals and showing off more creative skills with 17 assists, making him an All-Colonial player. earned a spot on his second team and his third team in the Association. Teams from 2019 to 2022.
In high school, he grew up in Acworth, Georgia, just northwest of Atlanta, and played for Birmingham for Alabama FC in 2018-19, scoring a total of 17 goals and 10 assists and qualifying for the 2018 ECNL National Training Camp and Nigeria U-17 Men’s. Representative training camp.
“I am very excited to be back in Birmingham and to start my professional career here,” said Newbo. “It has taken a lot of hard work and dedication to get to this point, and it will continue. I am ready to give my all to the team so that they can be successful and ultimately win the league this year.”
