Tobenna Uzo

Toby Uzo
Personal information
Full name	Tobenna Jonathan Uzo
Date of birth	October 13, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team
2013–2014	Houston Baptist Huskies
2015	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	Myrtle Beach Mutiny
2017–2018	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
2019–2020	FC Tulsa
2021	FC Arizona
2021	FC Tucson
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2021

Tobenna "Toby" Jonathan Uzo (born October 13, 1994) is a Nigerian footballer. His brother is fellow footballer Uchenna Uzo.

Career

Uzo attended Houston Baptist College in 2012, but did not play college soccer until 2013.^[1] Uzo transferred to Coastal Carolina University in 2015 for his senior year.^[2]

On January 19, 2016, Uzo was selected in the fourth round (68th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City SC.^[3] He was not signed by Orlando and later joined National Premier Soccer League with Myrtle Beach Mutiny in 2016,.^[4] He also stayed with the club when they moved to the USL PDL in 2017.^[5]

Uzo signed a professional contract with USL club Colorado Springs Switchbacks on August 29, 2017.^[6]

On January 4, 2019, Uzo joined USL Championship side FC Tulsa.^[7] He was given the Goal of the Year award by fan vote in both 2019 and 2020.^[8]^[9]

Uzo was signed by FC Tucson after a brief stint with FC Arizona of the NPSL on July 1, 2021.^[10]

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