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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