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Bryce Boneau
Personal information
Full name Bryce Richard Boneau
Date of birth (2002-12-27) December 27, 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Keller, Texas
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Number 13
Youth career
2018–2019 Keller Indians
2019–2020 Solar FC
2020 FC Dallas
2020–2021 Keller Indians
College career
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2021– Notre Dame Fighting Irish 32 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2023– Texas United 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 10, 2023

Bryce Boneau (born December 27, 2002) is an American soccer player at the University of Notre Dame. Boneau is the 2021 recipient of the Gatorade Player of the Year for Boys' Soccer, a national recognition for the top boys high school soccer player in the United States.

Boneau played high school soccer for Keller High School in Keller, Texas, and youth soccer for Odyssey FC, Solar FC and for FC Dallas.

Career

Youth and college

Boneau played both high school and club soccer during his youth years. As a freshman, Boneau played high school soccer for Keller High School, but suffered a hip fracture in a preseason game, sidelining him for the remainder of the season. [1] During his sophomore year, Boneau played with Solar FC in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy where his team won the U17 DA National Championships. He played for Solar's U19DA team for his junior year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the USDA season was canceled, allowing him the opportunity to return to high school soccer. [2]

During his senior year, Boneau had a breakout year, scoring 18 goals and 19 assists in 21 matches, and helped lead Keller High School to the Conference 6A Region 1 tournament semifinals, a record for the Keller boys' soccer program. Keller finished the season with a 17–3–0 record. Boneau was named First Team All-State and was the Dallas Morning News Offensive Player of the Year. At the end of the season, Boneau won the Gatorade National Boys' Soccer Player of the Year award. [3]

Boneau signed a National Letter of Intent to play college soccer for Notre Dame. [4] He missed out on his freshman year due to an injury. On August 25, 2022, Boneau made his collegiate debut, starting and playing 78 minutes in a 1–3 loss to Seattle University. [5] On August 29, 2022 Boneau dished out his first two collegiate assists in a 3–2 away win at Michigan State University. [6] For the 2022 season he started all 17 games for the Fighting Irish.

Boneau had a breakout season his junior year, netting four goals and seven assists in 17 appearances for Notre Dame, including two goals during the 2023 ACC men's soccer tournament.

Senior

During the 2023 USL League Two season, Boneau played with Texas United and made eight appearances with the team, scoring two goals. [7]

Boneau's MLS rights were claimed by Nashville SC in the third round with the 75th overall pick of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. [8] He has two years of remaining eligibility and will be returning to Notre Dame to play in the Fall of 2024.

References

  1. ^ Lauber, Darren (June 17, 2021). "Local high school boys soccer star named Gatorade National Player of the Year". Star-Telegram.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Clark, Travis (June 17, 2021). "Boneau signs off with dream senior season". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Riddle, Greg. "Keller's Bryce Boneau is named Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Skol Jr., Mark (June 17, 2021). "Notre Dame men's soccer signee Bryce Boneau named Gatorade National Player of the Year". WNDU.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Irish Fall to Seattle in Season Opening Match". und.com. August 25, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "#8 Irish Down Spartans in Road Victory, 3-2". und.com. August 29, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Texas United is excited to announce the signing of Notre Dame Midfielder, Bryce Boneau". txunitedfc.com. February 3, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Shames, Jacob (December 19, 2023). "Nashville SC selects Wyatt Meyer, Kevin Carmichael and Bryce Boneau in 2024 MLS SuperDraft". The Tennessean. Gannett. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

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