Luke Boden

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Luke Boden
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Personal information
Full name Luke Boden
Date of birth (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Position(s) Left Back / Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2007 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2011 Sheffield Wednesday 15 (0)
2008 → Chesterfield (loan) 4 (0)
2008 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 4 (0)
2009 → Northampton Town (loan) 4 (0)
2011–2014 Orlando City 87 (4)
2015–2016 Orlando City 45 (1)
2016 Orlando City B 1 (0)
2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 (0)
2018–2019 Orlando SeaWolves (indoor) 7 (4)
Total179(9)
Managerial career
2018– Rollins Tars (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luke Boden (born 26 November 1988) is an English retired professional footballer who is an assistant coach for the Rollins College men's soccer team.

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Career

England

Boden made his breakthrough when still a Sheffield Wednesday academy player. [1] [2] He was called up to the senior squad at the start of the 2006–07 season to ease the club's injury problems. He made his debut when he came on as a substitute in the Championship game at Plymouth Argyle on 19 August 2006.

On 18 September 2008 he was loaned out to League Two side Chesterfield for a month. Boden made his debut in the Spireites' 1–2 defeat at Rochdale on 20 September 2008. He played four games for the Spireites before a short loan spell with Rushden & Diamonds.

On 27 August 2009, Boden joined League Two side Northampton Town on a one-month loan deal. [3]

United States

Boden was released from his contract with Sheffield Wednesday by mutual consent on 26 January 2011, [4] and subsequently moved to play in the United States. He signed a two-year contract with Orlando City of the USL Pro league on 23 February 2011, [5] and made his debut for his new team on 16 April as a second-half substitute in a game against the Charlotte Eagles. [6]

Boden was released by Orlando at the end of the 2016 season, and subsequently signed with USL side Tampa Bay Rowdies on 6 January 2017. [7]

Boden joined the Rollins Tars coaching staff ahead of the 2018 season. He is an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator. [8]

Personal

Boden holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. [9]

Honours

Orlando City

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Exclusive interview with Orlando City's Luke Boden: Part 1 englishplayersabroad.com
  2. ↑ Exclusive interview with Orlando City's Luke Boden: Part 2 englishplayersabroad.com
  3. ↑ "BBC SPORT – Football – My Club – N – Northampton – Cobblers sign Boden on busy day". bbc.co.uk. 27 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Boden departs S6".
  5. ↑ "Orlando City Signs English Midfield Luke Boden". oursportscentral.com. 23 February 2011.
  6. ↑ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175588%5B‍%5D
  7. ↑ USLSoccer.com Staff (6 January 2017). "Rowdies Add Experienced Defender Boden".
  8. ↑ "LUKE BODEN - Assistant Coach - Men's Soccer". RollinsSports.com. Rollins Tars . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Orlando Sentinel (27 October 2014). "Orlando City officially signs Luke Boden, Harrison Heath". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  10. ↑ "USL PRO All-League teams packed with talent from LA Galaxy, Orlando City, Columbus Crew, D.C. United". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.


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