| Kene Eze | |
| Birth Date: | January 21, 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Sayreville, New Jersey United States |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet) |
| Currentclub: | FC Motown |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | WPU Pioneers |
| Collegeyears1: | 2013 |
| College1: | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | Jersey Express |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs3: | North Geelong Warriors FC |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 2019– |
| Clubs4: | FC Motown |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 4 September 2019 |
Kene Eze (born January 21, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for FC Motown in the National Premier Soccer League.
A native of Sayreville, New Jersey, Eze attended Sayreville War Memorial High School, where his 106 career goals set a school record.[1]
Eze played four years of college soccer, beginning at William Paterson University in 2010 to 2012 and finishing in 2013 at Rutgers University.[2]
On January 21, 2014, Eze was selected 60th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC.[3] Eze was not signed by Toronto, instead joining USL PDL club Jersey Express for their 2014 season.[4] On January 27, 2015, Eze signed with USL club Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[5]
In March 2016, Eze relocated to Melbourne, Australia where he signed for National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 club North Geelong Warriors FC. Eze scored two goals on debut for the Warriors in a 7-1 routing of Shepparton South SC in the 2016 FFA Cup. Eze went on to also score on his league debut for North Geelong, netting the second in a 2–0 win over Goulburn Valley Suns FC.[6] He grabbed his second league goal, and fourth overall, in an emphatic 7–2 win over Bendigo City FC in Round 7 of the NPLV2 season.[7] Eze continued his good goalscoring form, grabbing a hattrick in a 5–2 win over FC Clifton Hill at Kevin Bartlett Reserve in Round 5 of the 2016 FFA Cup.[8] He was then selected in "The Corner Flag"'s Team of the Month for April in his conference.[9] Eze grabbed another hattrick for the Warriors in a 3–0 win over table-toppers Whittlesea Ranges FC at Epping Stadium in Round 23 of the NPLV2.[10]
Eze re-signed with North Geelong for the 2017 National Premier Leagues Victoria season in December 2016.[11]