Corban Piper
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File:Corban Piper.jpg Piper playing for the Wellington Phoenix in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Corban Dallas Piper | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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 | 30 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 December 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
[edit | edit source]Piper grew up on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, Auckland. He played youth football for Hibiscus Coast AFC.[1]
Club career
[edit | edit source]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]
In May 2025, Piper was awarded the Wellington Phoenix best U-23 player award. Piper won the award along side Manaia Elliot of the Wellington Phoenix Women.[6]
References
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External links
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