Deri Antony Corfe (born 3 March 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club

PSIM Yogyakarta Perserikatan Sepakbola Indonesia Mataram ( Hanacaraka: ꦥꦼꦂꦱꦠꦸꦮꦤ꧀ꦱꦼꦥꦏ꧀ꦧꦺꦴꦭꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦴꦤꦺꦱꦶꦪꦩꦠꦫꦩ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ), commonly known as PSIM Yogyakarta, is an Indonesian profes ...

Early life and career

Born in

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

, England, Corfe spent his childhood with the Manchester City youth academy, before moving to the United States to play football at

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. After two seasons, he transferred to

Wright State University Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio, United States. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in ...

. During his junior and senior years, Corfe played for the Ocean City Nor'easters, where he would later be named as the

USL League Two USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

MVP for the

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after recording 14 goals and three assists in 12 matches.

Professional career

New York Red Bulls

Corfe was select 41st overall in the

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by the

New York Red Bulls The New York Red Bulls are an American professional association football, soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conferenc ...

. He signed with the club's

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side

New York Red Bulls II New York Red Bulls II is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Montclair, New Jersey. They are the reserve team of the New York Red Bulls and play in MLS Next Pro, the third tier in the American soccer pyramid. Hi ...

on 6 March 2020. Corfe was released by Red Bulls II on 30 November 2020.

FC Tucson

On 13 April 2021, Corfe joined

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side

FC Tucson FC Tucson is an American soccer club based in Tucson, Arizona that plays in USL League Two. The club has an amateur women's team, FC Tucson Women, that play in the WPSL. Organized in 2010, the club first fielded a team in March 2011, then joine ...

ahead of the 2021 season. Corfe and Tucson mutually agreed to end his contract with the club on July 22, 2022.

Arbroath

Corfe signed a one-year contract with

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club

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in August 2022. He left the club in January 2023 at the end of his short-term deal.

Napier City Rovers

In February 2023, Corfe joined New Zealand

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side

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Dandenong Thunder

In February 2024, Corfe joined NPL Victoria side

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. After a season with

Persiraja Banda Aceh Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kutaraja, commonly known as Persiraja, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Banda Aceh, Aceh. They currently compete in the Liga 2. They play their home matches either at Harapan Bangsa Stadium or ...

, Corfe remained in Indonesida to sign for newly-promoted Liga 1 club

in June 2025.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual

* USL League Two MVP (1):

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