Chad Bond (born 20 April 1987) is a Welsh

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. He is a former Wales under-19 international and has also represented his country at semi-professional level.

Career

Born in Neath, Bond started his career with

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and spent time on loan at

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side Newport County. He made his professional debut for Swansea in a 4–0 win over

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in the

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on 22 November 2005, but was released by manager

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in 2005. He joined Port Talbot Town in the

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. Following the appointment of former Swansea player

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as manager, Bond was handed a trial at Swansea in a pre-season friendly against

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in which he came off the bench to score twice. His performance convinced Martinez to hand him a one-year deal to return to the

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. In early 2008 he was loaned out to Spanish side CF Balaguer and during the summer of 2008 was involved in first-team preparations for the

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, which included a few appearances on the club's tour of Spain. On 22 August 2009, Bond made his league debut for Swansea when he started in a 1–0 win over

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. He also went out on loan to Swedish team

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. Prior to the start of the 2010–11 season, Bond spent time on trial with Newport County before eventually joining

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on 5 August 2010. He left the club in June 2011 and joined Llanelli the following month before joining

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on loan in January 2012. In February 2012 he cut short his loan period at Lido and his contract with Llanelli was terminated by mutual consent. Bond had been on trial in January 2012 with Los Angeles Blues of the

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and on leaving Llanelli, his former club reported he was leaving to join the LA Blues having secured a playing contract with the US club. In March 2012 the deal was confirmed by his new club. He then returned home to Wales at the end of the season and joined Port Talbot Town, where he found success. On 20 March 2014, Bond signed for new USL Pro League team Sacramento Republic. Bond cancelled his contract with Sacramento Republic in August 2014, and signed with Port Talbot Town for the third time. Bond returned to the United States in March 2015, signing with

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. He recorded 8 assists in 24 appearances for the club. On 7 January 2016,

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club

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announced that they had signed Bond for the 2016 season. Bond played the 2017 season with USL side

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, but was released at the end of the season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bond, Chad 1987 births Living people Footballers from Swansea Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States English Football League players Cymru Premier players USL Championship players Welsh men's footballers 21st-century Welsh sportsmen Wales men's semi-pro international footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Afan Lido F.C. players CF Balaguer footballers Llanelli Town A.F.C. players Neath F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Östersunds FK players Port Talbot Town F.C. players FC Tulsa players Swansea City A.F.C. players Orange County SC players Sacramento Republic FC players Saint Louis FC players OKC Energy FC players Welsh expatriate men's footballers Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Spain Welsh expatriate sportspeople in the United States