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)
Position(s) Forward
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)
2019–2020 FC Tulsa 29 (7)
2021 FC Arizona 8 (8)
2021 FC Tucson 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2021

Tobenna "Toby" Jonathan Uzo (born October 13, 1994) is a Nigerian footballer. His brother is fellow footballer Uchenna Uzo.

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 FC Tulsa.[7] He was given the Goal of the Year award by fan vote in both 2019 and 2020.[8][9]

Uzo was signed by FC Tucson after a brief stint with FC Arizona of the NPSL on July 1, 2021.[10]

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. USLChampionship com Staff (January 4, 2019). "Roughnecks Land Uzo, Roberts". USL Championship.
  8. "FC Tulsa's Tobenna Uzo Wins 2019 USL Championship Goal of the Year". USLChampionship.com Staff. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  9. "FC Tulsa's Tobenna Uzo Wins Championship's Fans' Choice Goal of the Year". USLChampionship.com Staff. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  10. "Forward Tobenna Uzo Joins FC Tucson". FC Tucson. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.


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