Forward | #17
Tega Ikoba | #17
Position: MF
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 198
DOB: 08/14/2003
Birthplace: Madison, Ala.
Acquired: 03/22/2024
Previous club: Portland Timbers (MLS)
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Indy Eleven announced the addition of forward Tega Ikoba on loan from MLS-side Portland Timbers.
Signed as a Homegrown player for Portland in January 2022, Ikoba made his MLS debut against Sporting Kansas City on May 14, 2022. In his 2023 season debut against Atlanta, Ikoba became the youngest goal scorer in the club’s history and went on to make his first MLS start on April 8 against Vancouver. Ikoba has played in six MLS matches, totaling 104 minutes of action.
During the 2020 USL Championship season, Ikoba made seven appearances, including five starts for Timbers2.
Ikoba went on to play in 34 matches, with 22 starts, at the MLS Next Pro level with T2, registering six goals.
Collegiately, Ikoba played one season (2021) at the University of North Carolina, finishing with a team-high six goals and 14 points, and tallying two assists in 19 appearances. For his efforts, he was named to the ACC All-Freshman team.
On the International level, Ikoba was selected to compete for the United States at the 2023 Pan American Games and has been invited to multiple National Team Camps.