Rachel Corboz

Rachel Corboz
2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-01) May 1, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Mobile, Alabama, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Reims
Number 10
Youth career
PDA Slammers
2010–2013 Pingry School
New York Surf
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Georgetown Hoyas 88 (34)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Fleury 19 (0)
2019– Reims 98 (15)
International career
2013 United States U-18
2015 United States U-20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 4, 2024

Rachel Corboz (born May 1, 1996) is a French-American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Stade de Reims.

Early life

Born to French-born parents, Michel and Christine, Corboz has a dual citizenship with France. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, where her father, a former semi-professional player in Grenoble, was pursuing his postdoctoral research at the University of South Alabama. Her mother is an accountant. She grew up in Green Brook Township, New Jersey and attended the Pingry School.[1][2] Her brother, Mael played soccer for Rutgers before transferring to Maryland, and her older sister Daphne, who is three years her senior, was her teammate both at Georgetown and now at FC Fleury.[3][4]

College career

Corboz had a four-year career with the Georgetown University women's soccer team where she scored 34 goals in 88 appearances.[5] Her freshman year she was named to the All-Big East Second team and Rookie team selection. She followed this her sophomore year by being named to the All-Big East First team, All-Big East Academic All-Star and Big East Midfielder of the Year. She again was named to the All-Big East First team in her junior year and was named to the NSCAA All-American First team and a semifinalist for the MAC Herman Trophy.[6][7] She was again named and All-American, MAC Herman semifinalist and Big East Midfielder of the Year her senior year.[8]

Club career

After being a late addition to the 2018 NWSL College Draft, Corboz went undrafted. She was however called in to preseason camp by the Reign FC as a discovery player.[9][10]

FC Fleury 91

Corboz signed for FC Fleury on June 16, 2018.[11][12] In her first season with the club she made 19 appearances.[13]

Stade de Reims

In 2019, Corboz signs for Stade de Reims.[14] She's named the team's captain at the beginning of the 2021-2022's season.[15]

International career

Corboz has been previously selected to train with the United States U-18 and United States U-20.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ "VAVEL USA Exclusive: Rachel Corboz reflects on Georgetown career and beyond" (Press release). VAVEL USA. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Georgetown's Corboz Sisters Banking On Each Other For NCAA Run" (Press release). ESPN W. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Goff, Steven (November 20, 2014). "NCAA soccer tournaments are Corboz family affair for Maryland, Georgetown". Washington Post. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Moving On and Looking Back: A Reflection on the Careers of Daphne and Rachel Corboz" (Press release). Georgetown University Hoya. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Rachel Corboz" (Press release). Georgetown University. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "Rachel Corboz" (Press release). Georgetown University. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "Out Of The Shadows: Rachel Corboz Becomes The Face Of Women's Soccer" (Press release). Georgetown Voice. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "Rachel Corboz, Deyna Castellanos & Elizabeth Wenger top the United Soccer Coaches honor roll" (Press release). Women's Soccer United.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Former Hoyas Competing in the NWSL". Georgetown. February 2, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "VAVEL USA Exclusive: Rachel Corboz reflects on Georgetown career and beyond" (Press release). VAVEL USA. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  11. ^ "D1 : Rachel Corboz s'engage avec Fleury et y rejoint sa soeur". Coeur de Foot. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  12. ^ "D1 féminine : le destin franco-américain des sœurs Corboz à Fleury". Le Parisien. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  13. ^ "D1 féminine : le destin franco-américain des sœurs Corboz à Fleury". Le Parisien. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  14. ^ "Rachel Corboz". Stade de Reims. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  15. ^ "Rachel Corboz:"Prête pour être capitaine"". Sport Club Reims. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  16. ^ "Pingry Seniors Sign NCAA Division I Letters of Intent". Pingry School. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  17. ^ "GU's Corboz Selected to Train with U.S. Under-20 National Team". Big East Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2019.