Daphne Corboz

Daphne Marie Corboz (born June 14, 1993) is a French-American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Paris FC.

Daphne Corboz
Daphne Corboz playing for Sky Blue FC in 2017
Personal information
Full name Daphne Marie Corboz[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-14) June 14, 1993
Place of birth Mobile, Alabama, United States
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Paris FC
Number 8
Youth career
PDA Tsunami
2007–2010 Watchung Hills HS
2013–2014 Pali Blues
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Georgetown Hoyas 82 (47)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Manchester City 20 (3)
2017–2018 Sky Blue FC 19 (1)
2017–2018 → FC Fleury 91 (loan) 18 (1)
2018–2020 FC Fleury 91 33 (6)
2020– Paris FC 5 (0)
National team‡
2015 United States U-23 5 (0)
2017 France B
2018– France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 November 2015

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 is three years her junior.[2]

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.[3] She finished her college career with 47 goals, a school record.[4] Before Georgetown, she attended Watchung Hills Regional High School in New Jersey and played club soccer with PDA Tsunami.[5]

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.[6] She eventually chose to postpone medical school and signed with Manchester City.[7]

Manchester City

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.[8] She scored her first goal for Manchester City the following weekend in a 3–0 win over Bristol Academy.[9] On November 25, 2016, Corboz announced that she was leaving Manchester City.[10]

Sky Blue FC

Corboz signed for Sky Blue FC in January 2017.[11]

FC Fleury 91 (loan)

After completing her first season with Sky Blue FC, Corboz joined French club FC Fleury 91 on loan during the 2017–18 NWSL offseason.[12]

FC Fleury 91

Following a successful loan spell, Corboz signed to remain at FC Fleury. She extended her contract for a further year in 2019.[13]

Paris FC

On June 23, 2020, it was announced that Corboz had left FC Fleury 91 to join rivals Paris FC.[14] She signed a contract with the Parisian club for two seasons.[15]

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.[4]

While on loan at FC Fleury 91, Corboz was called up to a training camp with the France B national team in November 2017.[16] On 15 January 2018, Corboz was called up to the France women's national football team for the first time as an injury replacement to Sandie Toletti.[17] She was again called up as an injury replacement on 5 November 2018.[18]

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2015 and 30/06/2015" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 2. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  2. Goff, Steven (November 20, 2014). "NCAA soccer tournaments are Corboz family affair for Maryland, Georgetown". Washington Post. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. "Daphne Corboz Named Second Team All-American by NSCAA" (Press release). Georgetown University. December 5, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  4. "Daphne Corboz Playing for United States U-23 National Team in Norway" (Press release). Georgetown University. May 28, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  5. Mathews, Eleanor (February 10, 2011). "Watchung Hills senior Daphne Corboz signs Georgetown University 'Letter of Intent'". Independent Press. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  6. Teale, Chris (January 19, 2015). "No. 1 pick Morgan Brian leads Potomac players chosen in 2015 NWSL College Draft". Soccer Wire. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  7. "Manchester City Women sign American midfielder Corboz". BBC Sport. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  8. Currie, Jo (July 12, 2015). "WSL 1: Manchester City Women 1–0 Birmingham City Ladies". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  9. "WSL 1: Bristol Academy Women 0–3 Manchester City Women". BBC Sport. July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  10. @DaphCorboz (November 25, 2016). "Corboz announces she is leaving Manchester City" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "SKY BLUE FC SIGNS NEW JERSEY NATIVE DAPHNE CORBOZ". Sky Blue FC. January 19, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  12. "DAPHNE CORBOZ JOINS FRENCH CLUB FC FLEURY 91 ON LOAN". Sky Blue FC. October 2, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  13. "#D1F Daphné Corboz prolonge !". FC Fleury Twitter. 18 June 2019 2017. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. Pentland, Daniel (June 23, 2020). "FORMER MANCHESTER CITY MIDFIELDER JOINS PARIS FC". FAWSLfulltime.co.uk. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  15. "Daphné Corboz rejoint le Paris FC !" [Daphné Corboz joins Paris FC!]. parisfc.fr (in French). June 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  16. Orsini, Vincent (November 15, 2017). "DIX-HUIT JOUEUSES EN STAGE À CLAIREFONTAINE". FFF. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  17. "2 FORFAITS, 2 ARRIVÉES". FFF. January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  18. https://twitter.com/equipedefrance/status/1059476450959605762
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