Warren Ukah (born March 22, 1985 in

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) is an American

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player.

Career

Ukah attended Grady High School before turning professional at the age of eighteen, in 2003 with Village United in the Jamaica National Premier League. Following the 2003–2004 Jamaican season. At nineteen, he returned to the US to play the summer season with the

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of the

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. He went back to Village United for the 2004–2005 season then came back north in 2005 to play for the

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in the

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. In 2006, twenty-one-year-old Ukah signed with the

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of the

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. He spent three seasons with the Silverbacks and lead them to the league championship in 2007, but lost much of the 2008 season with injuries. The team withdrew from the league at the end of the season. Ukah signed with the

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of Major Indoor Soccer League in 2007. He was named to the 2007–2008 MISL All-Rookie Team. In 2009, Ukah signed with

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', for their inaugural campaign but played just two games before moving to the

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in July 2009. On March 22, 2010 he signed with

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. Ukah played for the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League for the 2010–11 season. He played in 17 of the team's 20 regular season games, scoring 19 points (1 3G, 4 2G, 8 A). Ukah signed with NASL club

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on March 28, 2011. On October 4, 2011, after conclusion of the 2011 season, FC Tampa Bay announced it would not re-sign Ukah for the 2012 season. Ukah played in South East Asia from 2012–2013 until returning to the United States to play indoor in the

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. Ukah, started the 2014 NISL season with

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before being dealt to Las Vegas. In seven games with

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, Ukah scored five goals before he was traded to

Ontario Fury The Empire Strykers are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Ontario, California. Founded in 2013, the team made its debut in the Professional Arena Soccer League at the start of the 2013–14 season. The team plays its home gam ...

References

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