Playing position Name Daphne Corboz Current team Manchester City Role Soccer player | Number 27 Height 1.57 m 2007-2010 Watchung Hills HS Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1993-06-14) June 14, 1993 (age 22) Place of birth Mobile, Alabama, United States | ||
Daphne Corboz 2014
Daphne Marie Corboz (born June 14, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Sky Blue FC.
Contents
- Daphne Corboz 2014
- Early life
- College career
- Club career
- Manchester City Women
- Sky Blue FC
- International career
- References
Early life
Born to French-born parents, Michel and Christine, Corboz has a dual citizenship with France. She was born in Mobile Alabama, where her father, a former semi-professional player in Grenoble, was pursuing his postdoctoral research at the University of South Alabama. Her younger brother, Mael played soccer for Rutgers before transferring to Maryland, and she was teammates at Georgetown with younger sister Rachel, who was a freshman when Daphne was a senior.
College career
Corboz had a four-year career with the Georgetown University women's soccer team, with whom she was a three-time All-America selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, including first-team honors in 2012 after her sophomore season. She finished her college career with 47 goals, a school record. Before Georgetown, she attended Watchung Hills Regional High School in New Jersey and played club soccer with PDA Tsunami.
Club career
She was accepted to medical school at Rutgers University near her home in New Jersey and was chosen by Sky Blue FC, her hometown club, with the 22nd pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft in January 2015. She eventually chose to postpone medical school and signed with Manchester City.
Manchester City Women
Corboz signed for Manchester City in July 2015. Corboz made her FA WSL debut on July 12, 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute against Birmingham City. She scored her first goal for Manchester City the following weekend in a 3–0 win over Bristol Academy. On November 25, 2016, Corboz announced that she was leaving Manchester City.
Sky Blue FC
Corboz signed for Sky Blue FC in January 2017.
International career
Corboz was called up to the United States Under-23 team in late 2014 and played at the 2015 Four Nations Tournament in Norway.