Leon Mike
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Mike | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker (Retired) | ||
| 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[1] | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | England Schoolboys | ||
| England U18 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Leon Mike (born 4 September 1981 in Manchester) 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 in December 2005,[11] before leaving a year later and leaving football altogether.
Personal life
He began a law degree in September 2007 at a Liverpool college.[11] His cousin is Adie Mike.[10]
References
- ↑ "1st Team Statistics". FCUM in Russia. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ Norman Fox (8 June 1997). "Cole inspires schoolboys to senior style". Independent on Sunday.
- ↑ "Keegan: Kids could save City a fortune". Manchester Evening News. 2001-10-13. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ↑ "City new boy set for debut". Manchester Evening News. 2001-11-16. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ↑ "Portsmouth 2 Manchester City 1". Manchester Evening News. 2001-11-17. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ↑ "Man City 2 Rotherham 1". Manchester Evening News. 2001-11-24. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ↑ "Mike's positive feedback". Manchester Evening News. 2002-02-16. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ↑ "Mike moves to Dons". BBC Sport website. 2002-02-15.
- ↑ "Dons aim to offload strikers". BBC Sport website. 2003-05-14.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZM.htm
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Brennan, Stuart (2005-12-09). "Ex-Blue is latest FC signing". Manchester Evening News.