Kene Eze
American soccer player
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Kene Eze (born January 21, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for FC Motown in the National Premier Soccer League.
United States
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 21, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth |
Sayreville, New Jersey United States | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Motown | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | WPU Pioneers | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Jersey Express | 10 | (7) |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | North Geelong Warriors FC | 23 | (13) |
| 2019– | FC Motown | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 September 2019 | |||
Career
College and amateur
A native of Sayreville, New Jersey, Eze attended Sayreville War Memorial High School, where his 106 career goals set a school record.[1]
Eze played four years of college soccer, beginning at William Paterson University in 2010 to 2012 and finishing in 2013 at Rutgers University.[2]
Professional career
On January 21, 2014, Eze was selected 60th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC.[3] Eze was not signed by Toronto, instead joining USL PDL club Jersey Express for their 2014 season.[4] On January 27, 2015, Eze signed with USL club Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[5]
Move to Australia
In March 2016, Eze relocated to Melbourne, Australia where he signed for National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 club North Geelong Warriors FC. Eze scored two goals on debut for the Warriors in a 7-1 routing of Shepparton South SC in the 2016 FFA Cup. Eze went on to also score on his league debut for North Geelong, netting the second in a 2–0 win over Goulburn Valley Suns FC.[6] He grabbed his second league goal, and fourth overall, in an emphatic 7–2 win over Bendigo City FC in Round 7 of the NPLV2 season.[7] Eze continued his good goalscoring form, grabbing a hattrick in a 5–2 win over FC Clifton Hill at Kevin Bartlett Reserve in Round 5 of the 2016 FFA Cup.[8] He was then selected in "The Corner Flag"'s Team of the Month for April in his conference.[9] Eze grabbed another hattrick for the Warriors in a 3–0 win over table-toppers Whittlesea Ranges FC at Epping Stadium in Round 23 of the NPLV2.[10]
Eze re-signed with North Geelong for the 2017 National Premier Leagues Victoria season in December 2016.[11]