Paxten Aaronson

Paxten Aaronson
Personal information
Full name Paxten Reid Aaronson
Date of birth (2003-08-26) August 26, 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Medford, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 30
Youth career
2015–2020 Philadelphia Union
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Philadelphia Union II 24 (6)
2021–2022 Philadelphia Union 37 (4)
2023– Eintracht Frankfurt 14 (0)
2023– Eintracht Frankfurt II 1 (0)
International career‡
2021–2023 United States U20 13 (8)
2023– United States U23 2 (1)
2023– United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 3, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 16, 2023

Paxten Reid Aaronson (born August 26, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the United States national team.

Club career

Philadelphia Union

Aaronson began his career with the Philadelphia Union's YSC Academy and played for the club in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.[2] After five seasons with the academy, Aaronson was called up to the Philadelphia Union II, the Philadelphia Union reserve team in USL Championship. He made his competitive debut for Union II on July 22, 2020, against New York Red Bulls II, as a 67th minute substitute for Steve Kingue.[3]

In August 2020, Aaronson signed a homegrown contract with the first team beginning in 2021.[4] In May 2021, he made his first team debut with the Union as a substitute in a 3–0 win over the Portland Timbers.[5] Aaronson earned his first start for the Union in August where he scored the Union's equalizing goal against the New England Revolution.[6] His debut goal earned him the league's Goal of the Week honor.[7]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On November 17, 2022, it was announced that the Philadelphia Union and Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt had reached a deal for the transfer of Aaronson. The fee of the deal was reported to be in the region of $4 million (plus add-ons), with a sell-on percentage for the Union also included.[8] On March 19, 2023, Aaronson made his Bundesliga debut, being subbed on in the 82nd minute in a 2–0 loss against Union Berlin.[9]

International career

In June 2022, Aaronson was called up to the United States national under-20 team at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where he scored seven goals in seven games, earning him both the Golden Ball and Golden Boot Awards at the tournament.[10]

On January 29, 2023, Aaronson made his senior debut for the United States in a friendly match against Colombia.[11]

On October 8, 2023, Aaronson was called up to the United States under-23 national team ahead of friendlies against Mexico and Japan.[12]

Personal life

Paxten is the younger brother of Union Berlin and United States midfielder Brenden Aaronson.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played December 14, 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Philadelphia Union II 2020 USL Championship 14 1 — — — 14 1
2022 MLS Next Pro 10 5 — — — 10 5
Total 24 6 — — — 24 6
Philadelphia Union 2021 MLS 14 3 — 1[b] 0 2[c] 0 17 3
2022 MLS 23 1 1 0 — 1[c] 0 25 1
Total 37 4 1 0 1 0 3 0 42 4
Eintracht Frankfurt 2022–23 Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
2023–24 Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 6 0 — 14 0
Total 14 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 22 0
Career total 75 10 3 0 7 0 3 0 88 10
  1. ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

As of match played January 28, 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honors

Philadelphia Union

Eintracht Frankfurt

United States U20

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Paxten Aaronson". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Ralph, Matthew (March 29, 2019). "South Jersey high school buzzing over former student's MLS debut". Brotherly Game. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Philadelphia Union II 1–5 New York Red Bulls II". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Academy Product Paxten Aaronson To A Homegrown Player Contract". philadelphiaunion.com. August 19, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Phil West (May 30, 2021). "Recap: Philadelphia Union 3, Portland Timbers 0". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  6. ^ Jonathan Tannenwald (August 8, 2021). "Union lose 2-1 at New England Revolution: Observations and analysis". inquirer.com. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  7. ^ Dylan Butler (August 12, 2021). "Philadelphia Union's Paxten Aaronson wins AT&T Goal of the Week for Week 18". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Bogert, Tom (November 17, 2022). "Philadelphia Union transfer Paxten Aaronson to Eintracht Frankfurt". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "Paxten Aaronson makes debut for Eintract Frankfurt". apnews.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "U.S. Under-20 Men's Youth National Team Wins Third Straight Concacaf U-20 Championship Title with Strong 6-0 Victory Vs. Dominican Republic". ussoccer.com. July 3, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "Paxten Aaronson makes international debut". eintracht.de. January 29, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "Twenty-three Players Called to U.s. Olympic Men's Soccer Team Training Camp as Preparations for Paris 2024 Kick Off in Phoenix". ussoccer.com. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  13. ^ Paxten Aaronson at Soccerway
  14. ^ Paxten Aaronson at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (November 5, 2022). "Hollywood ending! LAFC win legendary MLS Cup 2022 over Philadelphia Union". Major League Soccer. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  16. ^ "Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup". Bundesliga. June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  17. ^ "Aceituno, Azcona y Ordóñez encabezan el XI del Sub-20". CONCACAF.com (in Spanish). CONCACAF. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  18. ^ a b "2022 CU20 individual awards". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. July 3, 2022. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

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