Leon Mike

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Leon Mike
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-09-04) 4 September 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) 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 of Manchester[1] 5 (0)
National team
1997 England Schoolboys
England U18
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Leon Mike (born 4 September 1981) 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 of Manchester in December 2005,[11] before leaving a year later and leaving football altogether.

Personal life[]

He appeared as an extra in the ITV soap Coronation Street.[12][13]

He began a law degree in September 2007 at a Liverpool college.[14] 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. 13 October 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. ^ "City new boy set for debut". Manchester Evening News. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Portsmouth 2 Manchester City 1". Manchester Evening News. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Man City 2 Rotherham 1". Manchester Evening News. 24 November 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Mike's positive feedback". Manchester Evening News. 16 February 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Mike moves to Dons". BBC Sport website. 15 February 2002.
  9. ^ "Dons aim to offload strikers". BBC Sport website. 14 May 2003.
  10. ^ a b "Mack to Musgrave". www.mossleyweb.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008.
  11. ^ Brennan, Stuart (9 December 2005). "Ex-Blue is latest FC signing". Manchester Evening News.
  12. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org.
  13. ^ "The Graduates: No.5 Leon Mike".
  14. ^ "The 21 Who Broke Through – Number 5". Manchester City FC. 30 June 2007.

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