Luke Boden
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Boden | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando City | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 (USL) | 87 | (4) |
| 2015– | Orlando City | 33 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Orlando City B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2016 (UTC) | |||
Luke Boden (born 26 November 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for Orlando City as a left back.
Career
England
Boden made his breakthrough when still a Sheffield Wednesday academy player. 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.[1]
United States
Boden was released from his contract with Sheffield Wednesday by mutual consent on 26 January 2011,[2] 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,[3] and made his debut for his new team on 16 April as a second-half substitute in a game against the Charlotte Eagles.[4]
Personal
Boden holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[5] Luke Boden married Kerem Rodriguez in December 2013.They have a son Kaleb, born in 2015.[6]
Honours
Orlando City
Individual
References
- ^ "BBC SPORT – Football – My Club – N – Northampton – Cobblers sign Boden on busy day". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Boden departs S6
- ^ "Orlando City Signs English Midfield Luke Boden". oursportscentral.com.
- ^ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175588
- ^ Orlando Sentinel (27 October 2014). "Orlando City officially signs Luke Boden, Harrison Heath". OrlandoSentinel.com.
- ^ http://www.orlandocitysc.com/pt/post/2015/08/31/families-play-crucial-role-balance-life-and-soccer
- ^ "USL PRO All-League teams packed with talent from LA Galaxy, Orlando City, Columbus Crew, D.C. United". MLSsoccer.com.
External links
- Luke Boden player profile at swfc.co.uk
- Luke Boden at Soccerbase
- Luke Boden at ESPN FC
- 1988 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Orlando City SC (2010–14) players
- Orlando City SC players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- English Football League players
- United Soccer League players
- Major League Soccer players
- English expatriates in the United States
- British expatriate sportspeople in the United States