Corben Bone

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Corben Bone

| image = CINvLOU 2018-04-07 - Corben Bone (40929633874) (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Bone playing for FC Cincinnati in 2018

| fullname = Corben Bone

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|9|16}}

| birth_place = Plano, Texas, United States

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2005–2006

| youthclubs1 = Solar SC

| youthyears2 = 2007–2009

| youthclubs2 = Wake Forest Demon Deacons

| years1 = 2008

| clubs1 = Cary RailHawks U23s

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2009

| clubs2 = Carolina Dynamo

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010–2013

| clubs3 = Chicago Fire

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = Philadelphia Union

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2014

| clubs5 = → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan)

| caps5 = 9

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2015

| clubs6 = Wilmington Hammerheads

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2016–2019

| clubs7 = FC Cincinnati

| caps7 = 96

| goals7 = 13

| years9 = 2020–2022

| clubs9 = Louisville City

| caps9 = 65

| goals9 = 8

| nationalyears1 = 2005

| nationalteam1 = United States U17

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2006

| nationalteam2 = United States U18

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2006

| nationalteam3 = United States U20

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 0

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Corben Bone (born September 16, 1988) is an American former professional soccer 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 NCAA College Cup Championship team. He was named ACC Offensive Player of the year in 2009.

During his college years Bone also played for both Cary RailHawks U23s and Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League.

=Professional=

Bone was drafted in the first round (13th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire.[http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/superdraft/2010/draft_tracker.jsp 2010 MLS SuperDraft] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119032536/http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/superdraft/2010/draft_tracker.jsp |date=January 19, 2010 }} He made his professional debut on May 8, 2010, in a game against Toronto FC.[http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/barrett-buries-former-club-4-1-tfc-win Barrett buries former club in 4-1 TFC win] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510214228/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/barrett-buries-former-club-4-1-tfc-win |date=May 10, 2010 }} In his four years at the club Bone only featured in 18 league matches. Bone moved to Philadelphia Union on December 12, 2013, when he was selected in stage one of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/transactions/2014 |title=2014 MLS Transactions |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |date=2014-07-23 |access-date=2017-06-16 |archive-date=2018-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627115730/https://www.mlssoccer.com/transactions/2014 |url-status=dead }}

Bone was loaned to USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads on August 12, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/829480.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2014-08-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814192216/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/829480.html |archive-date=2014-08-14 }} At the beginning of the following season, he made his move permanent.{{cite web |url=http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/corben-bone-signs-hammerheads-joins-nycfc-preseason/ |title=CORBEN BONE SIGNS WITH HAMMERHEADS, JOINS NYCFC FOR PRESEASON |work=wilmingtonhammerheads.com |date=22 January 2015 |access-date=22 January 2015 }}

After one year with Wilmington, Bone signed with FC Cincinnati ahead of their inaugural 2016 season.{{cite web|url=http://wvxu.org/post/fc-cincinnati-announces-first-eleven-players#stream/0 |title=FC Cincinnati Announces First Eleven Players |publisher=WVXU |date=2015-08-12 |access-date=2017-06-16}} The club did not renew his contract in October 2019, and he was signed by Louisville City on November 26.{{cite web |title=LouCity signs Corben Bone for 2020 season |url=https://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/1067526 |website=LouisvilleCityFC.com }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In November 2022, Louisville City FC announced that Bone had retired from his playing career to pursue other opportunities.{{cite news |author1=USLChampionship.com Staff |title=Louisville City FC announces first offseason roster moves |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1248745 |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=USL Championship |date=22 November 2022 |language=en-us}} 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".{{cite web |title=Front Office |url=https://www.fccincinnati.com/club/club-staff |website=FC Cincinnati |access-date=20 December 2022 |language=en |archive-date=21 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421171605/https://www.fccincinnati.com/club/club-staff |url-status=dead }}

=Post-professional=

Bone played in the 2023 edition of The Soccer Tournament with Nati SC, a team composed of FC Cincinnati alumni.{{cite web |title=Corben Bone TST stats |url=https://tst-stats.com/sports/msoc/2022-23/players/corbenboneq450 |website=TST-stats.com |publisher=The Soccer Tournament |access-date=6 November 2023}}