Tucker Bone (born January 23, 1996) is an American retired

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player who last played for

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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

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team Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 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 FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...

. 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

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

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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 Sportspeople from Granite Bay, California Soccer players from Placer County, California USL League Two players USL Championship players All-American college men's soccer players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub