Bright Dike

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bright Dike
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 2, 1987(1987-02-02)
Age	37
Birthplace	Edmond
Country	United States
Birth City	Oklahoma
Horoscope	Aquarius

Bright Dike Biography

Bright Dike is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on February 2, 1987 in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States. Nigerian-American forward who started his MLS career with the Portland Timbers in 2011.

He and Jack Jewsbury both joined the Portland Timbers in 2011. as well as He and Jack Jewsbury both joined the Portland Timbers in 2011. both joined the Portland Timbers in 2011.

Born in Edmond, Oklahoma, Dike attended Edmond North High School, and played college soccer at the University of Notre Dame from 2005 to 2009, redshirting his junior season in 2007. As a senior, he started all 21 games for the Irish, led the team in goals (12) and total points (29), and was named to the all-Big East Championship team.

On October 19, 2010 Dike was named as one of the first four players to be signed by the Portland Timbers ahead of their expansion into Major League Soccer in 2011, along with Steve Cronin, Ryan Pore and Eddie Johnson. Dike was loaned to USL Pro club Los Angeles Blues on May 8, 2012 and recalled to Portland on July 10, 2012. After returning to the Portland, Dike scored 5 goals in the remaining 11 games of the season.

He was the son of Vincent and Jacinta Dike.

Bright Dike Net Worth

Bright Dike is one of the richest Soccer Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bright Dike 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played in the NCAA soccer tournament at Notre Dame from 2005 to 2009.

He started his career with the Nigerian national team in 2012.

Chinedu “Bright” Dike (born February 2, 1987) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays as a forward. Dike was born in the United States, but is eligible to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents who are natives of Nigeria. He is the cousin of Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike.

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Dike was traded to Toronto FC in September 2013 along with a 2015 first round draft pick and allocation money in exchange for Maximiliano Urruti and an international roster spot. Dike scored his first goal for Toronto on September 28, 2013, the game-winner in a 4–1 victory over D.C. United. Dike scored the volley off of a cross by Mark Bloom. Following impressive form with the national team, Toronto FC arranged a training stint for Dike at Celtic of the Scottish Premiership following the 2013 MLS season. At this time, speculation also arose that both Hull City and Queen’s Park Rangers were interested in signing the striker. On December 9, 2013, it was reported that Dike had returned to Toronto from Celtic without an offer for the player at that time. On February 20, 2014 Dike suffered the injury while training with Toronto FC, according to Goal.com. The injury is expected to keep him out for the year and will prevent him from participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Dike had previously suffered a similar injury while playing with the Portland Timbers.

Facts & Trivia

Bright Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bright Dike celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.

His sister Courtney is also a soccer player, who played for the Nigeria women’s national under-20 football team the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada. She scored the fastest goal in the History of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, after 18 seconds against Korea on June 10, 2014. His brother Daryl is also a soccer player, having represented the UVA Cavaliers in college before being signed in the MLS Superdraft by Orlando City SC.

Top Facts about Bright Dike

1. Bright Dike is a Nigerian professional footballer.
2. He was born on February 2, 1987 in Oklahoma City, USA.
3. Dike played for the Portland Timbers and Toronto FC in MLS.
4. He also played for Nigeria’s national team, scoring two goals.
5. Dike has had several loan spells with clubs in Europe and Asia.
6. He stands at 6 feet tall and weighs around 190 pounds.
7. Dike started his college career at Notre Dame before transferring to the University of Tulsa.
8. In his senior year at Tulsa, he scored 10 goals in just nine games.
9. Dike retired from professional soccer in 2018 due to injury concerns.
10. Despite retiring, he remains involved in soccer as a coach and commentator.