Corben Bone (born September 16, 1988 in
Plano, Texas) is an American former professional
soccer
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player.
Career
College and amateur
Bone played college soccer at
Wake Forest University from 2007 to 2009 where he appeared in 68 games scoring 15 goals and adding 38 assists. He was a member of Wake Forest's 2007
NCAA College Cup
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Championship team. He was named ACC Offensive Player of the year in 2009.
During his college years Bone also played for both
Cary RailHawks U23s
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and
Carolina Dynamo in the
USL Premier Development League.
Professional
Bone was drafted in the first round (13th overall) of the
2010 MLS SuperDraft
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by
Chicago Fire. He made his professional debut on May 8, 2010 in a game against
Toronto FC. In his four years at the club Bone only featured in 18 league matches. Bone moved to
Philadelphia Union
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on December 12, 2013, when he was selected in stage one of the
2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
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The Stage 1 and Stage 2 Drafts were conducted in the same order as the ...
.
Bone was loaned to
USL Pro club
Wilmington Hammerheads on August 12, 2014. At the beginning of the following season, he made his move permanent.
After one year with Wilmington, Bone signed with
FC Cincinnati ahead of their inaugural 2016 season. The club did not renew his contract in October 2019, and he was signed by
Louisville City on November 26.
In November 2022, Louisville City FC announced that Bone had retired from his playing career to pursue other opportunities. As of December 2022, he was listed on the website of
FC Cincinnati with the job title "Director of Soccer in the Community & Club Ambassador".
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
American soccer players
Soccer players from Texas
Cary Clarets players
North Carolina Fusion U23 players
Chicago Fire FC players
Philadelphia Union players
Wilmington Hammerheads FC players
Major League Soccer players
USL Championship players
USL League Two players
Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
Wake Forest University alumni
Sportspeople from Plano, Texas
United States men's youth international soccer players
United States men's under-20 international soccer players
Chicago Fire FC draft picks
FC Cincinnati (2016–18) players
FC Cincinnati players
Louisville City FC players
All-American men's college soccer players
Association football midfielders
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