Corben Bone (born September 16, 1988 in Plano, Texas) is an American former professional

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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

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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

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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

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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

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on December 12, 2013, when he was selected in stage one of the

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. 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".

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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 {{US-footy-midfielder-stub