[4] He ran the store until he was 19 years old, doing brisk business until an attempted robbery resulted in Iro getting shot in the thigh.

[4] Iro had a relative run the business while he bounced between jobs and unemployment, eventually connecting with the University of California, Santa Barbara for an athletic scholarship.

[14][15] Iro made his professional debut on 28 March 2008, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in the Crew's first game of the 2008 Major League Soccer season against Toronto FC.

[16] He would score his first MLS goal on 6 September 2008 against New England Revolution, heading in a Guillermo Barros Schelotto free kick.

[18][19] In the 2009 Major League Soccer season, Iro and the Crew again dominated the competition, resulting in their second consecutive Supporters' Shield.

[22][23] During his time with the club, Iro made 58 league appearances and scored five goals, but had grown disgruntled during the 2011 preseason and his contract was expiring after the season.

[24] With Iro's inexplicably falling out of favor in addition to his looming contract situation, Columbus Crew traded him along with teammate Léandre Griffit in July 2011 to Toronto FC for Tony Tchani.

[34][35] In November 2012, having failed to make a first-team appearance for Stevenage, Iro joined Football League Two side Barnet F.C.