Connally Edozien

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Connally Edozien
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Edozien in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-06-26) 26 June 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1999–2000 Embry–Riddle Eagles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2001 FV Dresden-Nord
2002 Cincinnati Riverhawks 16 (1)
2003–2004 Bastia B
2004 Cincinnati Excite (indoor)
2004–2005 Cleveland Force (indoor) 4 (0)
2005–2006 Cincinnati Excite (indoor)
2005 New England Revolution 9 (0)
2006 Rochester Raging Rhinos 22 (4)
2007–2008 Carolina RailHawks 42 (9)
2007–2008 Orlando Sharks (indoor) 12 (2)
2008–2009 Miami FC 19 (2)
Managerial career
2007– Middle Tennessee State University (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Connally Edozien (born 26 June 1978) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Playing career

Youth and College

Edozien was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but spent much of his youth in London. He came to the United States in 1997 to attend Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he was an All-American and earned Florida Sun Conference Player of the Year in 1999 and 2000. He was the Regional XIV Player of the Year in 1999 and 2000, as well as a four-time All-Region and All-Conference performer. Edozien is the all-time leader in points at Embry–Riddle.

Professional

After college, Edozian played for FV Dresden-Nord in Dresden, Germany. In March 2002, he signed with the Cincinnati Riverhawks after impressing during a February 2002 trial. [2] From 2003 to 2004 he also played for the SC Bastia's reserves in France. [1] In the fall of 2004, he signed with the Cincinnati Excite in the American Indoor Soccer League. He caught the eye of the coach of the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League during an exhibition game between the Excite and Force. This led to the Force signing him to a five-game contract on 23 November 2004. [3] He failed to score a goal and the team released him after four games. On 17 February 2005, he returned to the Excite, scoring two goals in the team's last two games of the season. He would also play the 2005–2006 winter indoor season with the Excite.

On 21 March 2005, Edozien signed with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. [4] He played nine games, never scoring in league play, and was released at the end of the 2005 season. [5] In 2006, he spent one season with the Rochester Raging Rhinos before moving to the Carolina RailHawks in 2007. He led the team in scoring that season, but was traded to Miami FC in August 2008 in exchange for Eddie Gutierrez. In the fall of 2007, he signed with the expansion Orlando Sharks of MISL.

Coaching career

Beginning in 2007, Edozian became an assistant coach with the men's soccer team at Middle Tennessee State University. [6]

In 2008, Edozien joined North Carolina's Triangle Futbol Club as head coach for the '94 Navy Ladies and the '93 Navy Men teams.

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