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Dec 14, 2023 · Bombito experienced a breakthrough year in 2023 despite an early injury setback in March. An MCL tear suffered during training before the Rapids’ home opener sidelined the defender for two months until he returned to the first-team pitch in Colorado’s matchup with Atlanta United in mid-May.
Mar 11, 2024 · 2023 Progress Leads to National Team Opportunity: His career was just beginning to blossom early in 2023, when a knee injury put him on the sidelines for a tough three months just as he was making strides in an MLS side. “Mentally it was hard,” he admits with a slight shake of the head.
Dec 14, 2023 · Recent years have seen great success stories come through the SuperDraft, including 23-year-old defender Moïse Bombito. Bombito experienced a breakthrough year in 2023 despite an early injury...
Dec 22, 2022 · COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The Colorado Rapids have selected Generation adidas defender Moise Bombito from the University of New Hampshire (third overall) and goalkeeper Oliver Semmle from Marshall University (41st overall) in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas. The Rapids also traded their 12th overall pick in the 2023.
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Bombito was born and raised Montréal, QC. The middle child of three, his path to youth soccer was natural and self-driven. He did find some inspiration in Ali Gerba, who played for the Montréal Impact pre-MLS and the national team at the time. “My mom wanted me to do a sport when I was younger. I just liked kicking balls. She was like ‘Yep, soccer ...
Multiple sources have told Burgundy Wave that there was some interest from the Canadian Premier League. Graduating high school in 2017, Bombito was not on the radar of any four-year college programs. He was never a part of CF Montréal’s academy. Bombito needed somewhere to develop further and get noticed. Enter Iowa Western Community College in Cou...
The first team had two preseason trips, first to Mexico then to Orlando, FL. Rapids 2 were in Florida at the same time with several players on the fringes of the first team moving back and forth. Bombito spent the entire preseason with the first team, which was encouraging. Two games into the season, he went down with a minor MCL injury. He returne...
Jun 12, 2023 · Bombito, who was selected third overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft and has made five appearances and two starts for the Rapids in his first MLS season, is unlikely to see any minutes in Vegas given the importance of the two games and Herdman’s reliance on experience and familiarity in Canada’s quest for a first men’s soccer trophy since 2000.
He is a defender in the MLS. Ahead of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, Bombito was named to the Generation Adidas class of players, allowing him to enter the draft as an underclassman, as well signing a guaranteed contract. At the draft, he was selected in the first round (3rd overall) by the Colorado Rapids.
