Ali John Utush

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Ali-John Utush
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-11-01) November 1, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Nicaragua
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995 De Anza College
1996–1998 Saint Mary's Gaels
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999 Bay Area Seals 5 (1)
2000 Seattle Sounders 25 (0)
2000 → Colorado Rapids (loan) 0 (0)
2000–2001 SV Ried
2001 Seattle Sounders 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali-John Utush is a retired Nicuraguan-American soccer player who played professionally in the USL A-League.

Utush graduated from Oakmont High School. He began his collegiate career in 1995 at De Anza College. He was an All-West Regional player that season. [1] Utush then transferred to Saint Mary's College of California, playing three seasons (1996–1998) there. [2] In February 2000, the Los Angeles Galaxy selected Utush in the sixth round (71st overall) of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. [3] The Galaxy released Utush on March 17, during the league's preseason. [4] In April 2000, Utush then signed with the Seattle Sounders of the USL A-League. [5] In June 2000, he was called up by the Colorado Rapids for several games, he played for them in exhibition games, but never came off the bench for an MLS game. [6] In the fall of 2000, Utush moved to SV Ried of Austria. He returned to Seattle in July 2001. [7] On August 23, 2001, the Sounders waived Utush. [8] Aj now coaches for Utush Soccer Academy, “stars” serving as the girls side director. Aj currently coaches two teams.

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References

  1. ↑ "De Anza College: Men's Soccer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  2. ↑ Saint Mary’s Soccer Records
  3. ↑ 2000 MLS SuperDraft
  4. ↑ "LA Galaxy - 2015 LA Galaxy Media Guide". digital.copcomm.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  5. ↑ Sounders
  6. ↑ MLS Alijohn Utush
  7. ↑ Seattle Pitch: July 31, 2001
  8. ↑ 2001 Sounders News


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