Ike Udeh
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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
. The Wizards waived him on June 17, 1997. In July, He signed with the Carolina Dynamo
. but an automobile accident left him severely injured. and the He spent nine months in rehabilitation during which he earned his masters degree from Alabama A&M. In May 1998, he joined the Jacksonville Cyclones
of the USISL.
Udeh has an extensive resume of coaching high school soccer teams in Alabama.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who played one season in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
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
Kansas City Wizards
Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
selected Udeh in the second round (seventeenth overall) of the 1997 MLS College Draft
1997 MLS College Draft
The 1997 Major League Soccer College Draft.On February 1 and 2, 1997, Major League Soccer held its second annual college draft in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The draft was held in conjunction with the Umbro Select College All-Star Classic. The game was played on Saturday, February 1, 1997 at...
. The Wizards waived him on June 17, 1997. In July, He signed with the Carolina Dynamo
Carolina Dynamo
Carolina Dynamo is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home...
. but an automobile accident left him severely injured. and the He spent nine months in rehabilitation during which he earned his masters degree from Alabama A&M. In May 1998, he joined the Jacksonville Cyclones
Jacksonville Cyclones
The Jacksonville Cyclones are a now-defunct USL A-League soccer team, based in Jacksonville, Florida, that formed in 1995. The team folded in 1999 shortly after the death of their manager Dennis Viollet, the former Manchester United and England striker....
of the USISL.
Udeh has an extensive resume of coaching high school soccer teams in Alabama.