youthclubs years youthyears clubs caps birth_place goals nationalteam height position nationalyears birth_date article_title name
first bank howard university 1987-1988 1989-1992 1996 1997 1998-1999 1987-1988 1989-1992 first new england revolution bank howard university los angeles galaxy jacksonville cyclones 41 20 26 17 nigeria 6 1 0 2 nigeria u-21 6 0 defender 1988-1989 13 february 1970 manny motajo
 manny motajo
manny motajo

manny motajo -lrb- born february 13 , 1970 in nigeria -rrb- is a retired nigerian soccer defender who played professionally in the usisl , continental indoor soccer league and major league soccer .
in 1987 , motajo began his career with first bank f.c. in the nigeria national league .
in 1989 , he entered howard university in the united states .
he played soccer at howard from 1989 to 1992 .
in 1994 , he played for the washington mustangs in the usisl .
he then moved to the washington warthogs in the continental indoor soccer league for the 1994 and 1995 indoor seasons .
motajo caught the eye of scouts from major league soccer during the league 's initial open tyrouts .
this led to his selection in february 1996 , by the los angeles galaxy in the 9th round -lrb- 84th overall -rrb- in the 1996 mls inaugural player draft .
he played twenty games for the galaxy in 1996 , but was waived on november 8 .
in 1997 , he played for the jacksonville cyclones of the usisl a-league .
the new england revolution signed motajo on may 22 , 1998 .
he played seventeen games for the revolution over two seasons before being waived on june 15 , 1999 to clear a roster spot for the recently signed chaka daley .
he also played an unknown number of games for the nigerian u-21 national team between 1988 and 1989 .
