Tobenna Uzo

Tobenna "Toby" Jonathan Uzo (born October 13, 1994) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for FC Tulsa in the USL Championship. His brother is fellow footballer Uchenna Uzo.

Toby Uzo
Personal information
Full name Tobenna Jonathan Uzo
Date of birth (1994-10-13) October 13, 1994
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 FC Tulsa
Number 9
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Houston Baptist Huskies 30 (14)
2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 18 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Myrtle Beach Mutiny 24 (17)
2017–2018 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 26 (1)
2019– FC Tulsa 21 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2019

Career

Uzo attended Houston Baptist College in 2012, but did not play college soccer until 2013.[1] Uzo transferred to Coastal Carolina University in 2015 for his senior year.[2]

On January 19, 2016, Uzo was selected in the fourth round (68th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City SC.[3] He was not signed by Orlando and later joined National Premier Soccer League with Myrtle Beach Mutiny in 2016,.[4] He also stayed with the club when they moved to the USL PDL in 2017.[5]

Uzo signed a professional contract with USL club Colorado Springs Switchbacks on August 29, 2017.[6]

On January 4, 2019, Uzo joined USL Championship side Tulsa Roughnecks.[7]

References
  1. "Houston Baptist University Huskies Athletics - Tobenna Uzo - 2013". hbuhuskies.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  2. "Tobenna Uzo Bio - GoCCUsports.com - Coastal Carolina Official Athletic Site - CCU Chanticleers Men's Soccer". goccusports.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  3. "Orlando City Select Antonio Matarazzo and Tobenna Uzo in 2016 MLS SuperDraft". Orlando City Soccer Club. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  4. "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
  5. "Tobenna Uzo". uslpdl.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  6. "Switchbacks FC Sign Top 10 PDL Prospect Tobenna Uzo". kktv.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  7. Staff, USLChampionship com (January 4, 2019). "Roughnecks Land Uzo, Roberts". USL Championship.


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