Ignace Moleka

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Iggy Moleka
Personal information
Full name Nzoko Ignace Moleka
Place of birth Zaire
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1991–1996 FIU Golden Panthers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993 Topaz Haiti
1994 Florida Stars
1997–1998 Albirex Niigata
1999–2002 Atlanta Silverbacks 91 (47)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nzoko Ignace "Iggy" Moleka is a retired Congolese association football midfielder who played professionally in the United States and Japan.

In 1991, Moleka received a scholarship to play soccer at Florida International University. He left FIU at the end of the season. In 1993, he played for Topaz Haiti, a selection of top players from the Haitian league, in the Miami Copa Latina.[1] In 1994, he played for the Haitian Internationals.[2] He also played for the Florida Stars in the USISL.[3] In 1994, Moleka returned to FIU to finish his collegiate career.[4] In 1996, he was selected as a First Team All American while the Golden Panthers finished runner-up in the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship.[5] In 1997, Moleka moved to Japan where he played for Albirex Niigata in the third division . Moleka and his team mates won promotion to the second division Japanese Football League for the 1998 season.[6] In the fall of 1999, Moleka returned to the United States where he played for the amateur Orlando Soccer Locker. Moleka signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks for the 1999 USL A-League season. He retired from playing in 2002, but remained with the Silverbacks where he has held a variety of positions including youth coach.

References[]

  1. ^ COPA FIELD NARROWED TO FINAL TWO Miami Herald, The (FL) - Saturday, March 27, 1993
  2. ^ Santa Fe's 2nd-half Surge
  3. ^ SOCCER - Magic defeats Florida 1-0 in 1st-round playoff game The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution - Sunday, July 31, 1994]
  4. ^ FIU Soccer Records Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "1996 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2006-11-15. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  6. ^ Profile: Ignace Moleka
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