Alma Mater: Barton College '06
Year of Service: Third
Hometown: Potomac Falls, VA
Onyeador enters this season with the TCNJ men's soccer program. He joined Head Coach George Nazario and his staff in 2014.
A well traveled coach,Onyeador previously served two seasons as the head women's soccer coach at his Alma Mater, Barton College, in 2010 and 2011. Prior to Barton, Ike spent two years as the assistant men's coach and somen's goalkeeper coach at Union College in Barbourville, KY.
Ike attended Barton College from 2001-2006 where he was a four-year letter winner for the Bulldogs men's soccer program. As a senior, Ike started his collegiate coaching career as the women's goalkeeper coach. Upon graduation in 2006, he assumed the role of the men's assistant coach and performed both duties until 2008. During that time Ike also served as a head and assistant coach in various high school programs throughout Wilson, NC and was the Assistant Director of Coaching for Goalkeepers and Head Coach for the Wilson Youth Soccer Association.
Before starting at Union in the Fall of 2008, Ike spent that summer as the Goalkeeper Coach of the semi-profressional Carolina RailHawks Women's Soccer Program of the W-League. After finishing at Union, he spent the summer of 2010 as the Assistant Coach of Rocket City United, a semi-professional team based in Huntsville, Alabama before returning to Barton. Ike has coached various levels of soccer in the United States including recreational, club, ODP, high school, collegiate, and semi-professional programs.
As a player, Ike played as a field player through his early soccer years, excelling as a defender in club soccer. Upon entering high school, Ike made the transition to becoming a goalkeeper, and served dual roles as a goalkeeper and field player through his high school and late club career.
Upon graduation, while pursuing his coaching career, Ike trialed with several semi-professional and professional teams as a goalkeeper for both outdoor and indoor soccer. Notably, Ike spent time training with the Milwaukee Wave of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 2007 and the Louisville Lightning of the Premier Arena Soccer League in 2009.
Off the field, Ike is an childhood supporter of Chealsea FC in England. He enjoys reading and staying active as a player and consistently working out. Ike is single and currently resides in Trenton, NJ.
Coaching Credentials
USSF "D" License
NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma
NSCAA Level III (National) Goalkeeping Diploma
