New Zealand footballer (born 2002)
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.
Piper grew up on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, Auckland. He played youth football for Hibiscus Coast AFC.
Club career.
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.
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. 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. Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano signed him for his ability as a centre-back. Piper scored his first A-League Men goal in a 2–1 home defeat against Adelaide United on 11 January 2025.
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