Full name Luke Pike 2004 Waltham Forest Education University of Dundee Years Team Role Footballer | Place of birth England Name Sonny Pike Date of birth c. 1983/1984 2006 Dryburgh Saints | |
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Back to the future: Sonny Pike returns to Ajax
Luke "Sonny" Pike (born 1983/1984) is an English former 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.
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- Back to the future Sonny Pike returns to Ajax
- Fantasy football league sonny pike
- Football career
- After football
- Personal life
- References
Fantasy football league sonny pike
Football career
Pike's talent was present from an early age and led to his signature for Dutch side Ajax at the age of only seven. Pike was playing for the Leyton Orient youth team at the time. He was described by football magazine WSC as a player who, "had a lot of skill, could pass it and was a nice player, but he lacked pace."
However, the pressure on Pike led to both his personal mental breakdown in 2000 and the collapse of his parents' marriage. Pike's collapse has been used as a warning to other young athletes, such as Cherno Samba and Rhain Davis.
After leaving Ajax, Pike returned to England and played non-league football with teams including Stevenage Borough, Barnet, Enfield, Waltham Forest and Dryburgh Saints, all under his birth name of Luke Pike.
After football
Some sources state that after retiring from football, Pike attended the University of Dundee, however Pike himself stated in a 2016 interview that this was not true. At the time of the interview he was working as a taxi driver in London, having previously trained as a carpenter.
Personal life
Pike is the nephew of former Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers striker Mark Falco. He has two children, Freya and Beau.