Corban Piper

Corban Piper
Personal information
Full name Corban Dallas Piper
Date of birth (2002-09-10) 10 September 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
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 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 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.

Personal life

Piper grew up on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, Auckland. He played youth football for Hibiscus Coast AFC.[1]

Club career

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Corban Piper". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Nix bolster men's squad with deadline day signing". Wellington Phoenix. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Phoenix recruit goalscoring number 10… as a centre-back! 'I have the ability'". A-Leagues. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ^ Harrison, Brayden (18 September 2024). "How the Phoenix and Auckland FC fared in the A-League transfer window". 1News. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  5. ^ Rollo, Phillip (11 January 2025). "Wellington Phoenix gift Adelaide United 2-1 victory after own goal and goalkeeper howler". Stuff. Retrieved 11 January 2025.