Sonny Pike
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| Sonny Pike | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Sonny Pike | |
| Date of birth | 1983/1984[1] | |
| Place of birth | England | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Ajax | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| Waltham Forest Dryburgh Saints |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Sonny Pike was an English footballer who became famous at a young age for his tremendous talent, which saw him being compared to other famous stars such as Diego Maradona and George Best.[2] It also led to his signature for Ajax in the Netherlands at the age of only seven.[3]
However, the pressure on Pike led to both his personal mental breakdown in 2000 and the collapse of his parents' marriage.[2][3] Pike's collapse has been used as a warning to other young athletes, such as Cherno Samba and Rhain Davis.[4]
Pike is the nephew of former Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers striker Mark Falco.[3]
[edit] After football
After retiring from the professional game in 2003, he attended the University of Dundee.[3] He has played for a number of clubs, including Dryburgh Saints and Waltham Forest, now going by the name Luke Pike.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ First Person Plural. radiolistings.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-05. “Twelve year old Sonny Pike is a footballing genius.....Recorded on 1996-01-14”
- ^ a b "Too much too young?", BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ^ a b c d Whatever happened to Sonny Pike?. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ^ Man Utd video star faces tough task. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ^ "When Saturday Comes" (July 2004).
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