Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | November 1, 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Nicaragua | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995 | De Anza College | ||
1996–1998 | Saint Mary's Gaels | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999 | Bay Area Seals | 5 | (1) |
2000 | Seattle Sounders | 25 | (0) |
2000 | → Colorado Rapids (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2000–2001 | SV Ried | ||
2001 | Seattle Sounders | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ali-John Utush is a retired Nicuraguan-American soccer player who played professionally in the USL A-League.
Utush graduated from Oakmont High School. He began his collegiate career in 1995 at De Anza College. He was an All-West Regional player that season.[1] Utush then transferred to Saint Mary's College of California, playing three seasons (1996–1998) there.[2] In February 2000, the Los Angeles Galaxy selected Utush in the sixth round (71st overall) of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft.[3] The Galaxy released Utush on March 17, during the league's preseason.[4] In April 2000, Utush then signed with the Seattle Sounders of the USL A-League.[5] In June 2000, he was called up by the Colorado Rapids for several games, he played for them in exhibition games, but never came off the bench for an MLS game.[6] In the fall of 2000, Utush moved to SV Ried of Austria. He returned to Seattle in July 2001.[7] On August 23, 2001, the Sounders waived Utush.[8] Aj now coaches for Utush Soccer Academy, “stars” serving as the girls side director. Aj currently coaches two teams.
References
- ^ "De Anza College: Men's Soccer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ^ Saint Mary’s Soccer Records
- ^ 2000 MLS SuperDraft
- ^ "LA Galaxy - 2015 LA Galaxy Media Guide". digital.copcomm.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ Sounders
- ^ MLS Alijohn Utush
- ^ Seattle Pitch: July 31, 2001
- ^ 2001 Sounders News
- Living people
- 1977 births
- American men's soccer players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- Saint Mary's Gaels men's soccer players
- San Francisco Seals (soccer) players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players
- SV Ried players
- A-League (1995–2004) players
- LA Galaxy draft picks
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- American soccer biography stubs