Ike Udeh

Ike Udeh
Personal information
Date of birth	September 6, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1993–1996	Alabama A&M
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997	Kansas City Wizards
1998	Jacksonville Cyclones
International career
0000	Nigeria U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ike Udeh is a retired Nigerian football (soccer) striker who played one season in Major League Soccer and one in the USISL.

Udeh played on both the Nigerian U-17 and U-21 teams before moving to the United States to attend Alabama A&M. On February 1, 1997, the Kansas City Wizards selected Udeh in the second round (seventeenth overall) of the 1997 MLS College Draft.^[1] The Wizards waived him on June 17, 1997.^[2] In July, he signed with the Carolina Dynamo.^[3] but an automobile accident left him severely injured. and he spent nine months in rehabilitation during which he earned his master's degree from Alabama A&M.^[4] In May 1998, he joined the Jacksonville Cyclones of the USISL.^[5]

Udeh has an extensive resume of coaching high school soccer teams in Alabama.^[6]

References

^ 1997 MLS Draft
^ June 17, 1997 Transactions
^ DYNAMO GETS TO PLAY AT HOME DURING AUGUST Greensboro News & Record - Tuesday, July 22, 1997
^ NET IMPORTS Cyclones seek scoring The Florida Times-Union - Thursday, May 21, 1998
^ Jacksonville.com: **Sports** Defense fails Cyclones in loss 05/11/98
^ Soccer Foundation Academy: Ike Udeh^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Ike Udeh at Major League Soccer

[1] 1997 MLS Draft

[2] June 17, 1997 Transactions

[3] DYNAMO GETS TO PLAY AT HOME DURING AUGUST Greensboro News & Record - Tuesday, July 22, 1997

[4] NET IMPORTS Cyclones seek scoring The Florida Times-Union - Thursday, May 21, 1998

[5] Jacksonville.com: **Sports** Defense fails Cyclones in loss 05/11/98

[6] Soccer Foundation Academy: Ike Udeh^{[permanent dead link]}

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