| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Corban Dallas Piper | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 2002 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[ citation needed ] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wellington Phoenix | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hibiscus Coast AFC | |||
| –2020 | Birkenhead United | ||
| 2019 | → Auckland City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Birkenhead United | 31 | (3) |
| 2023 | Wexford | 35 | (0) |
| 2024 | Birkenhead United | 19 | (7) |
| 2024– | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Wellington Phoenix | 19 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2025 | |||
Corban Dallas Piper (born 10 September 2002) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Men.
Piper grew up on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, Auckland. He played youth football for Hibiscus Coast AFC. [1]
Piper played for Birkenhead United from 2021 to 2024, where he played as an attacking midfielder and scored 10 goals in 51 appearances in the New Zealand National League. [2] [3]
He played in the League of Ireland First Division in 2023 for Wexford. Piper made 35 appearances to help the club to a fourth place finish. [1] In 2024, he returned to Birkenhead United in New Zealand.
In September 2024, just before the A-League transfer window closed, the Wellington Phoenix signed Piper from Birkenhead United. [4] Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano signed him for his ability as a centre-back. [3] Piper scored his first A-League Men goal in a 2–1 home defeat against Adelaide United on 11 January 2025. [5]