Professional Career
Nate made him self eligible for the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft, but was passed over while teammate Ivan Becerra was drafted. The 2006 USL First Division College Draft came and went as well, leaving Boyden without a team for the first time in years.
It wasn't long before teams came calling for his services. USL First Division side Seattle Sounders, the 2005 USL Champions, soon came calling and invited Boyden to training came. He earned a contract and signed with the Sounders as a free agent on 10 April 2006. He was eventually released after playing 1 game in 2007. Following the 2007 season Nate retired from playing professional soccer.
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