Tega Ikoba
Personal information
Full name Tega Ikoba
Date of birth (2003-08-14) August 14, 2003
Place of birth Bettendorf, Iowa, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 17
Youth career
2018–2021 Portland Timbers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 North Carolina Tar Heels 18 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Portland Timbers 2 41 (6)
2022– Portland Timbers 6 (1)
International career
2023– United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023

Tega Ikoba (born August 14, 2003), is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.

Club career

After playing with the Portland Timbers academy from 2018,[2][3] Ikoba appeared for Portland's USL Championship side Portland Timbers 2 on September 2, 2020, as a 57th-minute substitute in a 2–1 loss to Sacramento Republic.[4]

On January 11, 2022, Ikoba signed for the Portland Timbers as a Homegrown Player.[5]

Ikoba made his MLS debut on May 14, 2022 against Sporting Kansas City. He scored his first MLS goal in a 5–1 loss against Atlanta United FC on March 18, 2023.

Personal life

Born in the United States, Ikoba is of Nigerian descent.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Tega Ikoba". Portland Timbers. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Portland Timbers". port.ussoccerda.com.
  3. ↑ Timbers, Portland. "Trialists, Academy players and draft picks all vying for positions during preseason in Costa Rica | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
  4. ↑ "Portland Timbers 2 vs. Sacramento Republic FC - September 2, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. ↑ "Timbers sign forward Tega Ikoba as Homegrown Player for 2022 season". Timbers.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ "MLS : 87 joueurs africains engagés". beIN SPORTS France.


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