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)
2008Chesterfield (loan) 4 (0)
2008Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 4 (0)
2009Northampton 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 currently 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.