Tobenna "Toby" Jonathan Uzo (born October 13, 1994) is a Nigerian

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. His brother is fellow footballer

Uchenna Uzo Uchenna Uzo (born December 27, 1992) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays as a defender. His brother is fellow footballer Tobenna Uzo. Career College and amateur Uzo played three years of college soccer at Coastal Carolina University b ...

Career

Uzo attended Houston Baptist College in 2012, but did not play

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until 2013. Uzo transferred to

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in 2015 for his senior year. On January 19, 2016, Uzo was selected in the fourth round (68th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by

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. He was not signed by Orlando and later joined

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with Myrtle Beach Mutiny in 2016,. He also stayed with the club when they moved to the

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in 2017. Uzo signed a professional contract with

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club Colorado Springs Switchbacks on August 29, 2017. On January 4, 2019, Uzo joined

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side FC Tulsa. He was given the Goal of the Year award by fan vote in both 2019 and 2020. Uzo was signed by

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after a brief stint with

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of the NPSL on July 1, 2021.

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1994 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Houston Christian Huskies men's soccer players Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer players Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players FC Tulsa players FC Tucson players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States USL League One players USL League Two players USL Championship players National Premier Soccer League players Orlando City SC draft picks Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Myrtle Beach Mutiny players FC Arizona players Footballers from Lagos 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub