Leon Mike (born 4 September 1981) is an English football manager and former professional player,[2] who is the under-23 manager and joint interim manager at Bury in the North West Counties League Premier Division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bury (joint interim manager) | ||
| 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 | F.C. United of Manchester[1] | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | England Schoolboys | ||
| England U18 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | Burscough | ||
| 2023 | Bury (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Mike began his career with Manchester City. As a youngster he played for England Schoolboys against Germany in 1997.[3]
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.[4] Following a hat-trick for the reserve team in November 2001, he was included in the squad for a match against Portsmouth,[5] and made his debut as a substitute following an injury to Shaun Goater.[6] In the following match, against Rotherham United, Mike made his first and only start for Manchester City.[7]
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.[8] Mike moved to Aberdeen in February 2002,[9] but was released from the Dons fifteen months later.[10] and ended up with Mossley, where he scored 37 goals in 71 games.[11] Mike joined FC United of Manchester in December 2005,[12] before leaving a year later and leaving football altogether.
Coaching career edit
He became manager of Burscough in May 2022.[13]
In the summer of 2023 he became the under-23 manager of Bury, later taking over the side on an interim basis in September 2023 following the departure of Andy Welsh.[14]
Personal life edit
He appeared as an extra in the ITV soap Coronation Street.[15][16]
He began a law degree in September 2007 at a Liverpool college.[17] His cousin is Adie Mike.[11]
References edit
- ^ "1st Team Statistics". Fcunited.ru. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ Winterburn, Sarah (11 January 2018). "Careers cut short: Talking to ex-Man City kid Leon Mike".
- ^ Norman Fox (8 June 1997). "Cole inspires schoolboys to senior style". Independent on Sunday.
- ^ "Keegan: Kids could save City a fortune". Manchester Evening News. 13 October 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "City new boy set for debut". Manchester Evening News. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Portsmouth 2 Manchester City 1". Manchester Evening News. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Man City 2 Rotherham 1". Manchester Evening News. 24 November 2001. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Mike's positive feedback". Manchester Evening News. 16 February 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Mike moves to Dons". BBC Sport website. 15 February 2002.
- ^ "Dons aim to offload strikers". BBC Sport website. 14 May 2003.
- ^ a b "Mack to Musgrave". www.mossleyweb.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008.
- ^ Brennan, Stuart (9 December 2005). "Ex-Blue is latest FC signing". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "Joining us on a 3 year project 🏴 international & ex pro player Leon Mike (@DepasoisMike) along with his assistants Stephen & Fran". Twitter.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Bury and Welsh part Ways". NWCFL. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org.
- ^ "The Graduates: No.5 Leon Mike". Mancity.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "The 21 Who Broke Through – Number 5". Manchester City FC. 30 June 2007.
External links edit
- Leon Mike at Soccerbase
