Ali John Utush

Ali-John Utush is a retired Nicuraguan-American soccer player who played professionally in the USL A-League.

Ali-John Utush
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-11-01) November 1, 1977
Place of birth Nicaragua
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 during the pre-season. In April 2000, Utush then signed with the Seattle Sounders of the USL A-League.[4] 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.[5] In the fall of 2000, Utush moved to SV Ried of Austria. He returned to Seattle in July 2001.[6] On August 23, 2001, the Sounders waived Utush.[7]

References
  1. "De Anza College: Men's Soccer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  2. Saint Mary’s Soccer Records
  3. 2000 MLS SuperDraft
  4. Sounders
  5. MLS Alijohn Utush
  6. Seattle Pitch: July 31, 2001
  7. 2001 Sounders News
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