Kene Eze

Kene Eze

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Sayreville, New Jersey United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	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, correct as of 4 September 2019

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.

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]

References

1. Kene Eze - 2010 Men's Soccer, William Paterson University. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Hometown: Sayreville, N.J.High School: Sayreville War Memorial... His school's all-time leading scorer, he also was an all-county and all-division pick in 2008 and 2009... Also a second-team all-state honoree as a junior, he scored 106 career goals"
2. "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". Rutgers University Athletics.
3. "SuperDraft: Reds Draft Striker Kene Eze". Archived from the original on 2014-01-27.
4. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
5. "Riverhounds Re-Sign Vincent, Add Eze - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
6. Kounelis, Jordan. "NPL2 Wrap: Round 5". MFootball. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
7. Jukić, Ante (10 April 2016). "NPL2: North Geelong's press too much for Bendigo to handle". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
8. Lim, Jordan. "Warriors twice forced to comeback against Clifton Hill". The Corner Flag. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
9. Gojszjk, Mark. "NPL2 West Team of the Month: April". The Corner Flag. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
10. Reserved, Copyright The Corner Flag © 2015 All Rights. "Four points separate top four as Eze sinks Whittlesea – The Corner Flag".
11. Gojszyk, Mark. "Warriors' top-flight prospects boosted with Eze recommitment". The Corner Flag. Retrieved 26 November 2016.