VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced on Thursday that the club has loaned forward David Egbo to USL Championship side Memphis 901 FC through the end of the 2022 USL Championship season.
“David and the club agreed that at this point he has to continue to evolve his game and to get meaningful minutes in USL will give him the chance to do so,” said Axel Schuster, Whitecaps FC sporting director. “This move also offers us roster flexibility for the upcoming season.”
Egbo, 23, was selected ninth overall by Whitecaps FC in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft after playing three seasons at the University of Akron, where he collected 21 goals and 13 assists in 35 starts and 56 appearances.
The native of Kaduna, Nigeria spent his first professional season on loan to USL Championship side Phoenix Rising FC, starting 10 of his 17 appearances and recording five goals and one assist.
Founded in 2018, Memphis 901 FC finished third in the Eastern Conference Central division last season to book a spot in the USL Championship Playoffs for the first time in the club’s history.
TRANSACTION: On February 24, 2022, Whitecaps FC loan David Egbo to Memphis 901 FC through the end of the 2022 USL Championship season.
