Career Highlights
- Selected by the Los Angeles Football Club in the Second Round of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft (MORE)
- 2019 Big Ten Preseason Honors List
- Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team (2018)
- Ohio State Scholar Athlete 2018
- NCAA Career Stats
2019 (Senior Season)
- Started four games before season-ending leg injury
2018 (Junior Season)
- Started in all 18 matches with 1,572 minutes in the OSU backfield
- Made OSU debut in season opener vs. Furman (Aug. 24)
- Helped the Buckeyes to first shutout of the year in 1-0 win over Hofstra, playing in 80 minutes in the OSU backline (Aug. 26)
- Played in 103 minutes vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 11)
- Battled in all 110 minutes vs. Northwestern (Sept. 21)
- Had one shot on goal vs. No. 3 Kentucky (Oct. 16)
Prior to Ohio State
- Played in 18 games with 17 starts as a center back in two seasons at Duke
- Started at 17 games as a freshman in 2016, playing in 1,482 minutes
- Anchored the Blue Devil defense to two shutouts, including a 1-0 win at No. 9 UCLA (9/2)
- Went the defense in nine games in 2016, leading all Duke rookies in minutes played
- Played in one match in 2017
Prior to Duke
- Played for Georgia United of the U.S. Development Academy
- Played for the U16s during the 2014-15 season, starting 15 of 18 games at center back
- Team finished second in the Eastern Conference with a 21-8-7 overall record
- Helped Georgia United to fourth-place finish at the Academy Playoffs in 2015
- Anchored a defense that allowed the third-fewest goals in the conference
- Invited to the U-17 U.S. Men’s National Team training camp in November in 2015
- Spent time training in Argentina and Chile at clubs River Plate and O’Higgins
Personal
- Son of Nelson Uce and Dr. Scholar Ibezim Uche
- Has three sisters, O’dez Oraedu, Ijeoma Uce and Nunson Uche
- Older sister played basektball at Emory University
- Born in Queens, N.Y.
- Economics major
- Big Marvel movie fan
- Lists greatest sports thrill as playing and living in South America for a year
