Alex Bono
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Nicholas Bono | ||
| Date of birth | April 25, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Baldwinsville, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Empire United | ||
| 2012–2014 | Syracuse Orange | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Reading United | 19 | (0) |
| 2015– | Toronto FC | 16 | (0) |
| 2015– | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | United States U18 | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2016. | |||
Alexander Nicholas "Alex" Bono (born April 25, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
Career
College and amateur
Born and raised in Baldwinsville, New York, Bono attended high school at Charles W. Baker High School where he was a two-year starter for the Bees. During the later years of his high school career, Bono opted to commit full-time to Empire United. Prior to college, Bono was seen as the top goalkeeper recruit in the state of New York, and the 51st highest prospect of his graduating high school class.
Joining Syracuse University, Bono became the immediate starter for the Syracuse Orange men's soccer program, starting in playing in 20 matches in freshman season, becoming the first true freshman goalkeeper to start a season opener since Robert Cavicchia in 2005. During his freshman year, Bono recorded a career high eight saves during the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament against the VCU Rams on November 18, 2012 and equalled that tally on November 25 against the Georgetown Hoyas.[1] During his freshman season, Bono was voted to the Big East Conference All-Rookie Team, and was named the Orange's Rookie of the Year.
In Bono's sophomore year, he maintained similar statistics as his freshman year, and was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Third Team.
It was his junior year where Bono emerged as a potential professional prospect, as he helped the Orange earn top national rankings, and earn a ninth overall seed in the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In the tournament, the Orange reached the fourth round before being eliminated by Georgetown.[2] Bono was also named a first-team All-American by the NSCAA in 2014.[3]
Professional
On January 15, 2015, Bono was selected 6th overall by Toronto FC in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He was considered to the be the highest prospective goalkeeper in the draft class.[4][5]
Bono was loaned to Toronto FC II on March 20, 2015.[6] He made his debut against the Charleston Battery on March 21.[7] Due to an injury to Clint Irwin in July 2016, Bono was selected to be the number one for the full team.
International
On January 9, 2015, Bono was called into a training camp for the United States men's national soccer team, becoming the second collegiate player since the foundation of MLS to be called into national team camp.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Orange Stun #19 VCU, 3-2". Syracuse University Athletics. Cuse.com. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Rist's Game Winner Sends Hoyas to Elite 8". GUHoyas.com.
- ↑ http://www.nscaa.com/awards/2014-ncaa-division-i-men-s-all-america-teams?utm_medium=short_url
- ↑ "Toronto FC selects Alex Bono with sixth pick in MLS SuperDraft". Toronto FC. Torontofc.ca. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Former Syracuse and Baldwinsville goalie Alex Bono selected sixth overall in MLS Draft". Syracuse.com.
- ↑ "Toronto FC loan seven players to Toronto FC II". March 20, 2015.
- ↑ Hylton, Kamal (March 21, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. Charleston".
- ↑ "Klinsmann Calls 28 Players for First Training Camp of 2015". USSoccer.com.
- ↑ "USMNT Profile: Alex Bono's rise to his first US call-up". NBCSports.com.