Nathaniel Bostwick "Nate" Boyden (born November 27, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the

Loyola Ramblers The Loyola Ramblers (also called the Loyola Chicago Ramblers) are the varsity sports teams of Loyola University Chicago. Most teams compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference, which the school joined in 2022 after leaving the Missouri Valley Conferenc ...

men's soccer team.

Early life and education

Boyden was born on November 27, 1982, in

Woodland, California Woodland is a city in and the county seat of Yolo County, California, located approximately northwest of Sacramento, and is a part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 61,032 at the 2020 census. Woodland's origins date to 1 ...

. He attended Davis Senior High School, where he played on the soccer team. He later attended the

University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara, California with 23,196 undergraduates and 2,983 graduate students enrolled in 2021–2022. It is part of the ...

. While at UCSB, he played

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with the

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team is an NCAA Division I college soccer team composed of student-athletes attending the University of California, Santa Barbara. The Gauchos play their home matches at Harder Stadium. Like most of the ...

team led by

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. He was with the program for 5 seasons, redshirting in 2003 to rehabilitate an injury. He would appear for the Gauchos in 82 games scoring 6 times.

Playing career

Boyden made himself eligible for the

2006 MLS Supplemental Draft In Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada, the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft, held on January 26, 2006, followed the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, as teams filled out their developmental rosters. Round 1 Round 1 trades Round 2 Round 2 trade ...

, but went undrafted. He also wasn't selected in the 2006

USL First Division The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010. During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system ...

College Draft. Boyden did preseason training with the reigning USL First Division champion Seattle Sounders and Brian Schmetzer ultimately signed Boyden as a free agent in April 2006. He was eventually released after playing one game in 2007. Following the 2007 season, Boyden retired from playing professional soccer. While on work in Germany, Boyden played for amateur side in the German Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In 2012, Boyden played for American amateur side Michigan Bucks in the

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, scoring 4 times in 15 games played.

Managerial career

While attending graduate school at the

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, Boyden served as a volunteer assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines women's soccer team under former

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coach Greg Ryan. He spent one year with the Wolverines before accepting an assistant coach job with Bradley Braves. In March 2013, Boyden was hired by former UCSB teammate Neil Jones as an assistant coach with

Personal life

Boyden attended the

for graduate classes and his first publication examined the factors affecting career length in Major League Soccer.

Honors

Seattle Sounders

Championship (1):

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Commissioner's Cup (1):

References

External links

Loyola Ramblers coaching profile

Bradley Braves coaching profile

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyden, Nate 1982 births Living people People from Woodland, California American soccer players Association football midfielders UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer players Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players Flint City Bucks players USL First Division players USL League Two players Soccer players from California Davis Senior High School (California) alumni Chicago Fire FC non-playing staff