Joe Benny Corona Crespín (born July 9, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

During his senior season, Corona captained the team to a league championship and was named the 2008 San Diego Union-Tribune Player of the Year.

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.

[2][6] After leaving San Diego State, one of Corona's friends encouraged him to attend an open tryout for Mexican side Club Tijuana who played in Liga de Ascenso at the time.

Although his parents wanted him to continue his education in the United States, Corona decided on pursuing a pro career with Tijuana.

[2] On April 3, 2010, he made his debut for Xolos' first team, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 loss to Club Necaxa in the Liga de Ascenso Clausura 2010.

[9] 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.

In leg 2, Corona had a goal and an assist to help Xolos to a 2–1 victory, earning Tijuana promotion to the top flight for the first time in club history.

[7][10][2] On July 23, 2011, in the first game of the 2011 Apertura, Corona scored Tijuana's first ever goal in the Primera División in a 2–1 defeat to Monarcas Morelia.

Although he didn't appear in the quarterfinals, Corona started both games against Club León in the semifinal as Xolos advanced 3–2 on aggregate.

Corona scored once and made 7 appearances in the tournament as Xolos reached the quarterfinals where they lost to eventual champions Atlético Mineiro.

Corona played in all 8 of Tijuana's games as Xolos reached the semifinals, where they lost to eventual champions Cruz Azul.

[7] During the 2014–15 season, Corona made 13 appearances during the 2014 Liga MX Apertura as Xolos failed to qualify for Liguilla, finishing 11th.

[16] During the Apertura Copa MX, Corona played in 3 matches and scored a goal, coming on July 29, 2014, in a 3–1 win over Zacatepec, however Xolos did not advance past the group stage.

[8][17] He recovered from his broken foot and returned to the field on January 21 in a Clausura Copa MX match, scoring once on a 3–1 win over Necaxa.

[18] However the match would later be awarded as a 3–0 win to Tijuana due to Necaxa fielding an ineligible lineup, meaning the goal did not count.

[24] He also made 4 appearances in the Apertura 2015 Copa MX to help Veracruz reach the quarterfinals, where they lost on penalties to eventual champion Guadalajara.

Corona started all 6 games of the Liguilla to help Dorados reach the final, where they beat Atlante 4–2 on aggregate to become Ascenso MX Apertura 2016 Champions.

On March 6, Corona scored his first goal for Las Águilas, rocketing the ball into the top right corner from 22 yards out off a half volley in a 4–0 win over Tauro.

However he was more involved in the Liguilla, appearing in 5 out of a possible 6 games to help América reach the final, where they defeated Cruz Azul 2–0 on aggregate to win the 2018 Apertura championship.

[49] On December 22 Corona was selected by the Houston Dynamo in Stage Two of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft, acquiring his rights from Austin.

[51] On April 16, Corona made his Dynamo debut in the opening match of the 2021 season, starting and recording an assist in a 2–1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.

[57] Due to Corona's birth and his parents being of both Mexican and Salvadoran nationality, he was eligible to represent the United States, Mexico, or El Salvador.

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.

[60] 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.

[62] On October 16, 2012, Corona made his first official appearance, coming on as a sub in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Guatemala, permanently cap-tying him.

[62][64] After missing out on the initial 23-man roster for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Klinnsman added Corona to the squad as one of the 6 allowed replacement players following the group stage.