Leon Mike

Leon Mike
Personal information
Full name Leon Mike
Date of birth (1981-09-04) 4 September 1981
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (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 FC United[1] 5 (0)
National team
1997 England Schoolboys
England U18

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Leon Mike (born 4 September 1981 in Manchester) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Mike began his career with Manchester City. As a youngster he played for England Schoolboys against Germany in 1997.[2]

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.[3] Following a hat-trick for the reserve team in November 2001, he was included in the squad for a match against Portsmouth,[4] and made his debut as a substitute following an injury to Shaun Goater.[5] In the following match, against Rotherham United, Mike made his first and only start for Manchester City.[6]

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.[7] Mike moved to Aberdeen in February 2002,[8] but was released from the Dons fifteen months later.[9] and ended up with Mossley, where he scored 37 goals in 71 games.[10] Mike joined FC United in December 2005,[11] before leaving a year later and leaving football altogether.

Personal life

He began a law degree in September 2007 at a Liverpool college.[12] His cousin is Adie Mike.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "1st Team Statistics". FCUM in Russia. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Norman Fox (8 June 1997). "Cole inspires schoolboys to senior style". Independent on Sunday.
  3. ↑ "Keegan: Kids could save City a fortune". Manchester Evening News. 2001-10-13. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  4. ↑ "City new boy set for debut". Manchester Evening News. 2001-11-16. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  5. ↑ "Portsmouth 2 Manchester City 1". Manchester Evening News. 2001-11-17. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  6. ↑ "Man City 2 Rotherham 1". Manchester Evening News. 2001-11-24. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  7. ↑ "Mike's positive feedback". Manchester Evening News. 2002-02-16. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  8. ↑ "Mike moves to Dons". BBC Sport website. 2002-02-15.
  9. ↑ "Dons aim to offload strikers". BBC Sport website. 2003-05-14.
  10. 1 2 http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZM.htm
  11. ↑ Brennan, Stuart (2005-12-09). "Ex-Blue is latest FC signing". Manchester Evening News.
  12. ↑ "The 21 Who Broke Through – Number 5". Manchester City FC. 2007-06-30.

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