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)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 on March 17, during the league's preseason.[4] In April 2000, Utush then signed with the Seattle Sounders of the USL A-League.[5] 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.[6] In the fall of 2000, Utush moved to SV Ried of Austria. He returned to Seattle in July 2001.[7] On August 23, 2001, the Sounders waived Utush.[8]

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. "LA Galaxy - 2015 LA Galaxy Media Guide". digital.copcomm.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  5. Sounders
  6. MLS Alijohn Utush
  7. Seattle Pitch: July 31, 2001
  8. 2001 Sounders News


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