Warren Ukah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Warren Olaka Ukah | ||
| Date of birth | March 22, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Atlanta, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Village United | ||
| 2004 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 13 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Village United | ||
| 2005 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 13 | (4) |
| 2006–2008 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 44 | (18) |
| 2007–08 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 27 | (14) |
| 2009 | Portland Timbers U23s | 2 | (3) |
| 2009 | Rochester Rhinos | 12 | (5) |
| 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 19 | (6) |
| 2010–12 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 28 | (16) |
| 2011 | FC Tampa Bay | 21 | (7) |
| 2014 | Las Vegas Legends (indoor) | 10 | (7) |
| 2014 | Ontario Fury (indoor) | 5 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 11, 2015 | |||
Warren Ukah (born March 22, 1985, in Atlanta) is an American soccer player.
Career
[edit]Ukah attended Grady High School before turning professional at the age of eighteen, in 2003 with Village United in the Jamaica National Premier League.[1] Following the 2003–2004 Jamaican season. At nineteen, he returned to the US to play the summer season with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Pro Soccer League. He went back to Village United for the 2004–2005 season then came back north in 2005 to play for the Virginia Beach Mariners in the USL Second Division.[2]
In 2006, twenty-one-year-old Ukah signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division. He spent three seasons with the Silverbacks and lead them to the league championship in 2007, but lost much of the 2008 season with injuries. The team withdrew from the league at the end of the season. Ukah signed with the Milwaukee Wave of Major Indoor Soccer League in 2007. He was named to the 2007–2008 MISL All-Rookie Team.[3]
In 2009, Ukah signed with Portland Timbers', for their inaugural campaign but played just two games before moving to the Rochester Rhinos in July 2009.[4] On March 22, 2010, he signed with Minnesota United FC.
Ukah played for the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League for the 2010–11 season. He played in 17 of the team's 20 regular season games, scoring 19 points (1 3G, 4 2G, 8 A).
Ukah signed with NASL club FC Tampa Bay on March 28, 2011.[5] On October 4, 2011, after conclusion of the 2011 season, FC Tampa Bay announced it would not re-sign Ukah for the 2012 season.[6]
Ukah played in South East Asia from 2012–2013 until returning to the United States to play indoor in the MASL. Ukah, started the 2014 NISL season with Oxford City FC of Texas before being dealt to Las Vegas. In seven games with Las Vegas Legends, Ukah scored five goals before he was traded to Ontario Fury.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Village United Player Profile
- ^ 2005 Virginia Beach Mariners
- ^ Ukah & Santos named to MISL All-Rookie Team
- ^ Rochester Rhinos player profile
- ^ http://fctampabay.com/article/fc-tampa-bay-signs-three-players [dead link]
- ^ "News | FC Tampa Bay". Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ "Ontario Fury - News - FURY ADD THREE FOR PLAYOFF PUSH". www.ontariofury.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-01.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- African-American soccer players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Jamaica
- American men's soccer players
- Atlanta Silverbacks FC players
- Baltimore Blast (2008–2014 MISL) players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Jamaica
- Wilmington Hammerheads FC players
- Virginia Beach Mariners players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players
- Soccer players from Atlanta
- USL League Two players
- USL Second Division players
- USL First Division players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- Milwaukee Wave players
- Capital FC players
- Rochester New York FC players
- Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies players
- Village United F.C. players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014) players
- Men's association football forwards
- Ontario Fury players
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen