Nathanael Torbett (born September 4, 1994) is an American

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coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Port City FC of the United Premier Soccer League.

Career

Youth and College

Torbett grew up in

Asheville, North Carolina Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous cit ...

where he played for Highland Football Club and

North Buncombe High School North Buncombe High School is a public high school in Weaverville, North Carolina accommodating over 1000 students in grades 9–12. The school's mascot is the Black Hawk and the school principal is Samantha Sircey. North Buncombe High School wa ...

, winning the first ever North Carolina State Cup for HFC along with helping guide NBHS to a Conference Championship and was named an All-Conference performer each year. As a senior Nate transferred to one of the best soccer programs in the country in Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina along with playing for Discoveries Soccer Club. Nate was an All-State and All-Conference performer along with team MVP and represented NHS in the South Carolina North vs. South All-Star game. Nate started his college career by joining the

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in the

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. As a freshman Nate decided to red shirt. He made appearances in many off-season spring games, along with the exhibition games to start the season. Nate later decided to transfer and moved on to

Cape Fear Community College Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) is a public community college in Wilmington, North Carolina. It enrolls nearly 23,000 students each year. The service area of Cape Fear Community College includes New Hanover and Pender counties with a main ca ...

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. Nate enjoyed a stellar career at CFCC. Setting the school record for games played along with games started.

Professional

Torbett signed with the Coomera Colts of the

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in December 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Torbett, Nate 1994 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from North Carolina Sportspeople from Asheville, North Carolina