Joseph Nane Fils Eone (born March 12, 1987 in

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) is a

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ian

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, who plays for Oakland Roots in the

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Career

College and Amateur

Joseph attended the Catholic University of Cameroon prior to coming to the United States to play

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Old Dominion University Old Dominion University (Old Dominion or ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia with ...

in 2006. He was a Second Team All-CAA selection in his junior year in 2008. During his college years he also played with the Hampton Roads Piranhas in the

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Professional

Joseph was drafted in the fourth round (53rd overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO ...

. Joseph signed a developmental contract with

on April 5, 2010. Joseph made his professional debut on April 10, 2010 in a game against

New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compet ...

. Joseph was traded to

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, la ...

on November 30, 2010 in exchange for a third-round selection in the

2012 MLS SuperDraft The 2012 MLS SuperDraft was the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The draft was reduced from three rounds to two with the 19 MLS clubs selecting a total of 38 p ...

. Nane was released by Colorado on November 16, 2012. He entered the

2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft The two-stage 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 7, 2012 (Stage 1) and December 14, 2012 (Stage 2). All 19 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate. The Stage 1 and Stage 2 Drafts were conducted in the same order as the t ...

and became a free agent after going undrafted in both rounds of the draft. On March 12, 2013, Nane signed with

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, and made 10 appearances and five starts in his first season with the team, which culminated in winning the 2013 NASL

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over Atlanta Silverbacks. The Cosmos announced on January 25, 2014 that they had signed Nane to a contract extension. During the 2014 Spring season, Nane made eight appearances and six starts and recorded his first assist with the Cosmos in the team's 3-0 win over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers on May 31, 2014 at Fort Lauderdale, as the Cosmos finished in second place with a record of 6-1-2 (W-D-L). Nane finished the 2014 regular season with 13 starts and 21 appearances. He recorded one assist on the season. He failed to reach a new contract agreement with New York at the end of 2014 and was released by the club. Nane spent the 2015 season with

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, before the club ceased operations in December 2015.

Kazakhstan

In February 2016 Nane moved to the

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...

, signing for

FC Okzhetpes Football Club Okzhetpes ( kk, Оқжетпес Футбол Клубы, ''Oqjetpes Kókshetaý Fýtbol Klýby'') is a Kazakhstani professional football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently plays in the Kazakhstan Premie ...

on a one-year contract. After suffering a recurrence of an old knee injury, Nane was ruled out for three months, subsequently Nane left Okzhetpes by mutual consent on 6 June 2017. The following June, having played an additional six-months with Okzhetpes, Nane signed for

FC Aktobe Football Club Aktobe ( kk, Aqtóbe Fýtbol Klýby), commonly referred to as FC Aktobe or simply Aktobe, is a professional football club based in Aktobe. They last played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Fo ...

on 18 June 2017. On 28 February 2018, Nane signed for

FC Atyrau Football Club Atyrau ( kk, "Атырау" футбол клубы, ''"Atyraý" fýtbol klýby'') is a professional association football, football club based in Atyrau, who last played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh ...

Personal

Nane holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Toronto FC * Canadian Championship (1):

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;New York Cosmos * NASL Soccer Bowl (1):

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nane, Joseph 1987 births Living people Cameroonian footballers Cameroonian expatriate footballers Virginia Beach Piranhas players Toronto FC players Colorado Rapids players New York Cosmos (2010) players San Antonio Scorpions players Old Dominion Monarchs men's soccer players Old Dominion University alumni FC Okzhetpes players ASIL Lysi players Podosfairikos Omilos Xylotymbou 2006 players Oakland Roots SC players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players North American Soccer League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Toronto FC draft picks Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Association football midfielders Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Cypriot Second Division players