Tucker Bone (born January 23, 1996) is an American retired soccer player who last played for

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side

Sacramento Republic Sacramento Republic FC is an American professional soccer team based in Sacramento, California, that plays in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second level in US soccer. Co-founded by Warren Smith and Joe Wagoner in 2012, ...

Career

College

Bone played

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at the

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between 2015 and 2018. While with the Falcons, Bone made 81 appearances, scoring 25 goals and tallying 22 assists. While at college, Bone also appeared for

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league sys ...

team

Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 is an American soccer club competing in USL League Two. It is a U-23 / developmental team operated jointly by Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC of the USL Championship and Pride Soccer Club academy, founded in 1994. ...

during their 2018 season.

Professional

On January 11, 2019, Bone was drafted 20th overall in the

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Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...

. Due to his potential service commitments with the

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, Seattle would have to demonstrate a serious interest in Bone for him to qualify for a special military program that allows active duty service members to keep training as elite level athletes. After not signing with Seattle, Bone joined

side

Colorado Springs Switchbacks Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC is a professional soccer team based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 2014, the team is a member of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The franchise is owned by Martin E R ...

on June 14, 2019. On December 10, 2019, Bone joined USL Championship side

Reno 1868 Reno 1868 FC was an American professional soccer team based in Reno, Nevada. Founded in 2015, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in March 2017 and ceased operations after the 2020 season. History Previously, northern Nevada has ...

ahead of their 2020 season. Reno folded their team on November 6, 2020, due to the financial impact of the

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. Bone signed with USL Championship side

on January 19, 2021.

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* * 1996 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Air Force Falcons men's soccer players Seattle Sounders FC draft picks Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players Reno 1868 FC players Sacramento Republic FC players People from Granite Bay, California Sportspeople from Placer County, California Soccer players from California USL League Two players USL Championship players All-American college men's soccer players {{US-footy-midfielder-stub