When Joe Corona was 11, his family moved to San Diego, California.
56 Facts About Joe Corona
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Joe Corona received a partial scholarship to play college soccer at San Diego State University.
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In 2009, ahead of his sophomore season, Joe Corona's sister suffered a stroke.
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Joe Corona's parents had to take time off of work to take care of his sister and Corona was no longer able to afford SDSU due to the medical bills for his sister.
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Joe Corona left San Diego State and began looking at community colleges so he could get a cheaper education and have time for a part-time job to help his family financially.
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Joe Corona impressed during his tryout and began playing with the Xolos' reserves team.
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Joe Corona made 3 appearances during his first season with the first team.
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Joe Corona played in 15 of the 17 matches of the Apertura to help Tijuana finish top of the table and qualify for the Liguilla semifinals.
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Joe Corona ended the Apertura with 2 goals from 13 games as Tijuana finished 15th in the table.
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Joe Corona ended his first season in the top flight with 4 goals in 29 appearances.
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Joe Corona made 14 appearances in the 2013 Clausura as Tijuana finished 10th in the table, missing out on Liguilla.
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Joe Corona scored once and made 7 appearances in the tournament as Xolos reached the quarterfinals where they lost to eventual champions Atletico Mineiro.
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For Clausura 2014, Joe Corona made 12 appearances to help Xolos finish 7th in the standings.
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Joe Corona played in all 8 of Tijuana's games as Xolos reached the semifinals, where they lost to eventual champions Cruz Azul.
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Joe Corona missed the final month of the Apertura after breaking his fifth metatarsal.
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Joe Corona made 3 appearances in the tournament as Tijuana won the group, but they lost to Chiapas FC in the quarterfinals.
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In Liga MX play, Joe Corona made 9 appearances and recorded 2 assists to help Veracruz finish 8th and qualify for Liguilla, however he did not appear in the playoffs.
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Joe Corona made 4 appearances in the Apertura 2015 Copa MX to help Veracruz reach the quarterfinals, where they lost on penalties to eventual champion Guadalajara.
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Ahead of the 2016 Clausura, Joe Corona was loaned to Dorados de Sinaloa on December 16,2015.
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Joe Corona made 7 league appearances for Dorados as they finished 16th for the Clausura table.
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Joe Corona made 5 appearances in the Copa MX Clausura for Dorados.
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Joe Corona made 16 appearances as Dorados finished 5th in the league table.
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Ahead of the 2017 Clausura, Joe Corona returned to Club Tijuana and signed a contract extension.
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Joe Corona ended the season with 2 goals and 2 assists from 16 appearances to help finish top of the Clausura table.
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Joe Corona made 3 appearances and had 1 assist in Liguilla as Xolos reached the semifinals, where they lost to Tigres UANL.
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Joe Corona played 4 times in the Copa MX as Xolos advanced to the Quarterfinals before falling to Monarcas Morelia.
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Joe Corona made 3 appearances in Copa MX Apertura to help Xolos reach the quarterfinals, where they lost to Pachuca.
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On December 13,2017, Joe Corona joined Club America on a year-long loan deal.
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Joe Corona played 15 times during the season, helping America finish 2nd in the Clausura standings.
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Joe Corona played once during the Liguilla as Las Aguilas fell to eventual champions Santos Laguna in the semifinals.
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Joe Corona made 3 appearances in Liga MX and 3 in the Copa MX before being sold to the LA Galaxy.
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On March 6,2019, Joe Corona signed for MLS side LA Galaxy.
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Joe Corona ended his first season with the Galaxy with 1 goal and 3 assists from 31 regular season appearances, helping the Galaxy qualify for the playoffs after finishing 5th in the Western Conference.
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Joe Corona did not make an appearance in either of the Galaxy's 2 playoff games.
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On December 22 Joe Corona was selected by the Houston Dynamo in Stage Two of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft, acquiring his rights from Austin.
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Joe Corona could have opted out of the Re-Entry draft, but decided to remain eligible.
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On December 31,2020, Joe Corona signed a contract with the Houston Dynamo until 2022 with a team option for 2023.
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Joe Corona ended the season with 30 appearances and 2 assists as Houston finished last in the Western Conference, failing to qualify for the playoffs.
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Joe Corona was waived by Houston on February 21,2022, just prior to the start of the 2022 season.
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On January 18,2023, Joe Corona signed with his hometown club, San Diego Loyal of the USL Championship.
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In May 2011, El Salvador head coach Ruben Israel approached Joe Corona about representing El Salvador, but Joe Corona declined in favor of representing the US or Mexico.
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Joe Corona was named to the preliminary roster to represent the United States in a friendly match against Mexico in August 2011 under Bob Bradley, but Bradley was fired before the official roster was announced.
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Joe Corona later accepted a call-up to represent Mexico in a two-legged friendly series against Chile's U22 squad in preparation for the 2011 Pan American Games.
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Joe Corona only played in the second game and this did not tie him to play for the Mexican team, as the game was not an official FIFA match.
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Joe Corona did not make the final cut for Mexico's Pan American Games squad and later accepted a call up to the United States U-23 team.
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On May 26,2012, Joe Corona made his debut for the senior national team in a friendly against Scotland, coming on in the 68th minute as a sub.
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On October 16,2012, Joe Corona made his first official appearance, coming on as a sub in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Guatemala, permanently cap-tying him.
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On June 27,2013, Joe Corona was selected to the USMNT 23-man squad for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup by Klinsmann.
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Joe Corona appeared in 5 of the team's 6 games and scored 2 goals to help the US win the 2013 Gold Cup.
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Joe Corona played in 2 of the 3 games while part of the team as the US finished 4th at the tournament, losing in the 3rd place match to Panama.
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On June 25,2017, Joe Corona was named in the 23-man squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup by head coach Bruce Arena.
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Joe Corona played twice and scored once during the tournament, both during the group stage, to the USMNT win 2017 Gold Cup.
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Joe Corona's mother was born in El Salvador, and his father in Mexico.
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Joe Corona was born in Los Angeles, California, and when he was 3 his family moved to Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
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When he was 9, the Joe Corona family moved to San Diego, California, United States, just over 30 miles north of Tijuana.
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Joe Corona has been in a relationship with Ana Melissa Valadez since October 8,2015.