Mael Corboz

Waived by Red Bulls on Feb. 29, 2016.

Signed by Red Bulls as Homegrown Player on Dec. 21, 2015.

COLLEGE: Played two seasons at the University of Maryland from 2014-15 after playing two seasons at Rutgers from 2012-13 … First team all-Big Ten and Senior CLASS Award candidate as a senior in 2015, tying for fifth in the country with 12 assists and helping Maryland reach NCAA quarterfinals … Named first team all-Big Ten and Big Ten Tournament Most Valuable Offensive Player as a junior in 2014, scoring 10 goals to lead the conference … Started all 35 games, recording 10 goals and 13 assists, in two years at Rutgers and was named team captain as a sophomore in 2013 … Named first team all-American Athletic Conference in 2013 and second team all-Northeast region after posting seven goals and six assists … Named to the Big East all-rookie team, second team all-Big East and team MVP as a freshman in 2012.

ACADEMY: Joined New York Red Bulls Academy in 2011 … Helped Red Bulls U-18s to win their division and reach the USSDA playoffs in 2011-12 … Earned a spot on the all-East Conference first team … Returned from injuries to help Red Bulls U-23s to unbeaten NPSL championship in summer 2014, appearing as a substitute in the championship game at Red Bull Arena … Posted five goals and one assist in nine games for Red Bulls U-23s in PDL regular-season play in summer 2015 for team that finished as national runners-up.

INTERNATIONAL: Named to US U-23 national team camp in August 2015 … Trained with U-17 and U-15 national teams in 2009.

PERSONAL: Born in Mobile, Alabama … Dual citizen in France, where parents were born, and the US … Father, Michel, played for French club Grenoble, and later earned a doctorate … Attended Pingry School in Martinsville, New Jersey, and played for legendary coach Miller Bugliari … Sisters Daphne and Rachel both played collegiately at Georgetown … As a senior in college, worked with four classmates to start a non-profit called Healthy HeartBeets to promote healthy eating … Majored in mechanical engineering in college.