Leon Mike

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Leon Mike
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-09-04) 4 September 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Bury (joint interim manager)
Youth career
Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2002 Manchester City 2 (0)
2000 → Oxford United (loan) 3 (0)
2001 → Halifax Town (loan) 7 (0)
2002–2003 Aberdeen 33 (5)
2003–2005 Mossley
2005–2006 F.C. United of Manchester [1] 5 (0)
International career
1997 England Schoolboys
England U18
Managerial career
2022 Burscough
2023 Bury (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leon Mike (born 4 September 1981) is an English football manager and former professional player, [2] who is the under-23 manager and joint interim manager at Bury in the North West Counties League Premier Division.

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Playing career

Mike began his career with Manchester City. As a youngster he played for England Schoolboys against Germany in 1997. [3]

His first senior experience came in loan spells at Oxford United and Halifax Town in the 2000–01 season. In the 2001–02 season he was part of a group of young players selected to train as part of the senior Manchester City squad. [4] Following a hat-trick for the reserve team in November 2001, he was included in the squad for a match against Portsmouth, [5] and made his debut as a substitute following an injury to Shaun Goater. [6] In the following match, against Rotherham United, Mike made his first and only start for Manchester City. [7]

Mike's performances for the Manchester City reserve team attracted the attention of scouts from Aberdeen, who had attended with the original intention of watching Scotland international Paul Dickov. [8] Mike moved to Aberdeen in February 2002, [9] but was released from the Dons fifteen months later. [10] and ended up with Mossley, where he scored 37 goals in 71 games. [11] Mike joined FC United of Manchester in December 2005, [12] before leaving a year later and leaving football altogether.

Coaching career

He became manager of Burscough in May 2022. [13]

In the summer of 2023 he became the under-23 manager of Bury, later taking over the side on an interim basis in September 2023 following the departure of Andy Welsh. [14]

Personal life

He appeared as an extra in the ITV soap Coronation Street . [15] [16]

He began a law degree in September 2007 at a Liverpool college. [17] His cousin is Adie Mike. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "1st Team Statistics". Fcunited.ru. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Winterburn, Sarah (11 January 2018). "Careers cut short: Talking to ex-Man City kid Leon Mike".
  3. ↑ Norman Fox (8 June 1997). "Cole inspires schoolboys to senior style". Independent on Sunday.
  4. ↑ "Keegan: Kids could save City a fortune". Manchester Evening News. 13 October 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "City new boy set for debut". Manchester Evening News. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Portsmouth 2 Manchester City 1". Manchester Evening News. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Man City 2 Rotherham 1". Manchester Evening News. 24 November 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "Mike's positive feedback". Manchester Evening News. 16 February 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "Mike moves to Dons". BBC Sport website. 15 February 2002.
  10. ↑ "Dons aim to offload strikers". BBC Sport website. 14 May 2003.
  11. 1 2 "Mack to Musgrave". www.mossleyweb.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008.
  12. ↑ Brennan, Stuart (9 December 2005). "Ex-Blue is latest FC signing". Manchester Evening News.
  13. ↑ "Joining us on a 3 year project 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 international & ex pro player Leon Mike (@DepasoisMike) along with his assistants Stephen & Fran". Twitter.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Bury and Welsh part Ways". NWCFL. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org.
  16. ↑ "The Graduates: No.5 Leon Mike". Mancity.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "The 21 Who Broke Through – Number 5". Manchester City FC. 30 June 2007.
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