Mael Corboz

Mael Corboz
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-06) September 6, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Mobile, Alabama, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Arminia Bielefeld
Number 16
Youth career
New York Red Bulls
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 35 (10)
2014–2015 Maryland Terrapins 45 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 New York Red Bulls 0 (0)
2016 Wilmington Hammerheads 14 (1)
2016–2018 MSV Duisburg 0 (0)
2018–2019 Wattenscheid 09 48 (5)
2019–2021 Go Ahead Eagles 39 (5)
2021–2024 SC Verl 112 (14)
2024– Arminia Bielefeld 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 3, 2024

Mael Corboz (born September 6, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for German 3. Liga club Arminia Bielefeld.

Early life

Born to French-born parents, Michel and Christine, Corboz has dual citizenship with France. Corboz's father is a former semi-professional player in Grenoble, and his sisters, Daphne and Rachel play professional soccer in the French women's soccer league.[1]

Raised in Green Brook Township, New Jersey, Corboz played prep soccer at the Pingry School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey[2] and was a member of the New York Red Bulls Academy. After starting his collegiate career at Rutgers University, where he captained the team his sophomore season, Corboz transferred to the University of Maryland at the start of his junior year.[3]

Professional career

New York Red Bulls

On December 23, 2015, Corboz signed a Homegrown Contract with the New York Red Bulls. He joins former Red Bulls academy players Brandon Allen, Alex Muyl, Chris Thorsheim, Scott Thomsen and New York Red Bulls II players, Derrick Etienne and Tyler Adams as the seventh homegrown player signing this season.[4] However, Corboz was waived prior to the season.[5]

Wilmington Hammerheads

Corboz signed with United Soccer League side and New York City FC affiliate club, Wilmington Hammerheads FC on March 18.[6] Two weeks later, Corboz made his professional debut with the club in their season opener against Orlando City B where he assisted on the opening goal of the match.[7]

MSV Duisburg

He moved to MSV Duisburg on August 31, 2016.[8] He made his debut for the club in a Lower Rhine Cup match against PSV Solingen on September 2, 2016. However, he made zero league appearances across one and a half seasons.[9]

Wattenscheid 09

On January 31, 2018, he signed with Wattenscheid 09.[10]

Go Ahead Eagles

Since July 2019, Corboz is under contract with Go Ahead Eagles in the Eerste Divisie, the Dutch second-tier.

SC Verl

Corboz moved to 3. Liga club SC Verl in January 2021, having agreed a contract until summer 2023.[11] He made his debut on January 12, 2021, in a 4–3 win against SpVgg Unterhaching.[12] He scored his first goal for SC Verl on March 10, 2021, in a 2–1 win against Bayern Munich II.[12][13]

Arminia Bielefeld

On 10 January 2024, Corboz signed for Arminia Bielefeld.[14] After the retirement of Fabian Klos, Corboz was named Arminia captain for the 2024-25 season.[15]

Career statistics

As of July 26, 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Regional Cup Domestic Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New York Red Bulls 2016 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Wilmington Hammerheads FC 2016 14 1 — 3 1 — 17 2
MSV Duisburg 2016–17 0 0 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Total 0 0 5 0 0 0 — 0 0
SG Wattenscheid 09 2017–18 14 0 0 0 0 0 — 14 0
2018–19 33 5 1 0 0 0 — 34 5
Total 47 5 1 0 0 0 — 48 5
Go Ahead Eagles 2019–20 25 5 — 4 0 — 29 5
2020–21 14 0 — 0 0 — 14 0
Total 39 5 — 4 0 — 43 5
SC Verl 2020–21 20 2 2 0 0 0 — 22 2
2021–22 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 21 2 2 0 0 0 — 23 2
Career total 121 11 8 0 7 1 0 0 136 14

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Soccer Tournaments are Coboz Family Affair for Maryland, Georgetown". WashingtonPost.com.
  2. ^ Mael Corboz, Maryland Terrapins men's soccer. Accessed April 1, 2021. "Hometown: Green Brook, N.J.; High School: The Pingry School"
  3. ^ "Rutgers transfer Mael Corboz has Maryland men's soccer in position to win Big Ten title". BaltimoreSun.com. 4 November 2014.
  4. ^ "New York Red Bulls Sign College Seniors Chris Thorsheim, Mael Corboz, and Scott Thomsen as Homegrown Players". NewYorkRedBulls.com.
  5. ^ "New York Red Bulls Waive Mael Corboz". NewYorkRedBulls.com.
  6. ^ "WILMINGTON HAMMERHEADS SIGN MIDFIELDER MAEL CORBOZ". wilmingtonhammerheads.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20.
  7. ^ "Wilmington Hammerheads FC at Orlando City B - 2016 Regular Season". Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  8. ^ "Mael Corboz wird ein Zebra: US-Boy erhält Zweijahresvertrag beim MSV". msv-duisburg.de. August 31, 2016.
  9. ^ "Mael Corboz Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  10. ^ "Last-Minute Verpflichtung - Mael Corboz unter Vertrag genommen". sgw09test.jimdo.com. January 31, 2018.
  11. ^ "Corboz verstärkt den SC Verl". kicker. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Mael Corboz 2020-2021 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  13. ^ "Bayern Munich II vs. Verl Match Report – Wednesday March 10, 2021". FBref.com. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  14. ^ "MAEL CORBOZ ENTSCHEIDET SICH FÜR ARMINIA BIELEFELD" [MAEL CORBOZ CHOOSES ARMINIA BIELEFELD]. www.arminia.de (in German). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Sieben Neue, zwei Ämter noch offen: Das sind die Kapitäne der 3. Liga". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-03.