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."
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.
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.
