Bryce Boneau (born 2002) is an American

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player at the University of Notre Dame. Boneau is the 2021 recipient of the

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for Boys' Soccer, a national recognition for the top boys high school soccer player in the United States. Boneau played high school soccer for

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, and youth soccer for Odyssey FC, Solar FC and for

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Career

Youth and college

Boneau played both high school and club soccer during his youth years. As a freshman, Boneau played high school soccer for Keller High School, but suffered a hip fracture in a preseason game, sidelining him for the remainder of the season. During his sophomore year, Boneau played with Solar FC in the

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where his team won the U17 DA National Championships. He played for Solar's U19DA team for his junior year, but due to the

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, the USDA season was canceled, allowing him the opportunity to return to high school soccer. During his senior year, Boneau had a breakout year, scoring 18 goals and 19 assists in 21 matches, and helped lead Keller High School to the Conference 6A Region 1 tournament semifinals, a record for the Keller boys' soccer program. Keller finished the season with a 17–3–0 record. Boneau was named First Team All-State and was the Dallas Morning News Offensive Player of the Year. At the end of the season, Boneau won the Gatorade National Boys' Soccer Player of the Year award. Boneau signed a

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to play college soccer for Notre Dame. He missed out on his

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due to an injury. On August 25, 2022, Boneau made his collegiate debut, starting and playing 78 minutes in a 1–3 loss to

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. On August 29, 2022 Boneau dished out his first two collegiate assists in a 3–2 away win at

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. For the 2022 season he started all 17 games for the Fighting Irish. Boneau had a breakout season his junior year, scoring three goals in 12 appearances for Notre Dame, including two goals during the

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Senior

During the

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, Boneau played with

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and made eight appearances with the team, scoring two goals. Boneau's MLS rights were claimed by the

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in the third round with the 75th overall pick of the

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References

External links

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Bryce Boneau
at TopDrawer Soccer
Notre Dame bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boneau, Bryce 2003 births Living people American people of French descent Men's association football midfielders People from Keller, Texas Sportspeople from Johnson County, Kansas Soccer players from Texas Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer players American men's soccer players USL League Two players Colorado Rapids draft picks