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Brenden Aaronson

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Brenden Aaronson
Aaronson with Red Bull Salzburg in 2021
Personal information
Full name Brenden Russell Aaronson[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-22) October 22, 2000 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Medford, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
Union Berlin
(on loan from Leeds United)
Number 7
Youth career
2015–2018 Philadelphia Union
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Bethlehem Steel FC 21 (1)
2019–2020 Philadelphia Union 51 (7)
2021–2022 Red Bull Salzburg 46 (9)
2022– Leeds United 36 (1)
2023–2024Union Berlin (loan) 24 (2)
National team
2015 United States U15 2 (0)
2019 United States U23 3 (0)
2020– United States 40 (8)
Honours
Representing  United States
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2021 United States
Winner 2023 United States
Winner 2024 United States
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 24, 2024

Brenden Russell Aaronson (born October 22, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Union Berlin, on loan from Championship side Leeds United, and the United States national team.

After playing for different college teams he was selected to the Philadelphia Union's YSC Academy. He played in the team and completed his high school education. [4] 2017-18 he played for Bethlehem Steel, the feeder team of Philadelphia Union. Then he went on to Philadelphia Union. On October 16, 2020, it was announced that Aaronson would join Red Bull Salzburg in January 2021 after the MLS season ended.[5] He made his debut for Salzburg on January 25 [6] and his first goal on February 10, 2021. After two seasons in Austria he went to Leeds United in the Premier League. [7] 2023-24 he was loaned to Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin in Germany for one season. [8]

International carreer

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He played in the US U15 and U23 team. His first match for the US national team was in a 1–0 win over Costa Rica. During his first call for the national team he did not play.

Career statistics

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As of match played April 6, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bethlehem Steel FC 2017 USL Championship 5 0 1 0 6 0
2018 USL Championship 16 1 2 0 18 1
Total 21 1 3 0 24 1
Philadelphia Union 2019 MLS 28 3 2 0 30 3
2020 MLS 23[c] 4 1 0 3[d] 0 27 4
Total 51 7 3 0 3 0 57 7
Red Bull Salzburg 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 20 5 3 2 2[e] 0 25 7
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 26 4 5 0 10[f] 2 41 6
Total 46 9 8 2 12 2 66 13
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 36 1 4 0 40 1
Union Berlin (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 24 2 2 0 6[f] 0 32 2
Career total 178 20 17 2 3 0 18 2 3 0 219 24
  1. Includes U.S. Open Cup, Austrian Cup, FA Cup and DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
  4. Appearances in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. 6.0 6.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played March 24, 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2020 2 1
2021 13 4
2022 13 1
2023 10 2
2024 2 0
Total 40 8
United States score listed first, score column indicates score after each Aaronson goal.[10]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 December 9, 2020 Inter Miami CF Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States 2  El Salvador 6–0 6–0 Friendly
2 March 25, 2021 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria 3  Jamaica 2–0 4–1 Friendly
3 June 9, 2021 Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States 7  Costa Rica 1–0 4–0 Friendly
4 September 5, 2021 Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States 9  Canada 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 September 8, 2021 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 10  Honduras 3–1 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 June 1, 2022 TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, United States 19  Morocco 1–0 3–0 Friendly
7 March 24, 2023 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 29  Grenada 2–0 7–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
8 September 12, 2023 Allianz Field, Saint Paul, United States 34  Oman 2–0 4–0 Friendly

Philadelphia Union

Red Bull Salzburg

United States

Individual

References

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  1. "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  2. "Brenden Aaronson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: United States" (PDF). FIFA. November 15, 2022. p. 31. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  4. New Jersey Monthly
  5. "Red Bull Salzburg.com". Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  6. mlssoccer.com
  7. Salzburg Official Homepage[permanent dead link]
  8. Kicker.de
  9. Brenden Aaronson at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. "Brenden Aaronson – Soccerway". Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  11. "Philadelphia Union win 2020 MLS Supporters' Shield on regular season's final day". Major League Soccer. November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  12. "Jesse Marsch Accomplishes All He Can in Austria". Sports Illustrated. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  13. "U.S.'s Brenden Aaronson, Jesse Marsch lead Salzburg to Austrian Cup". ESPN. May 2, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  14. "Christian Pulisic, Ethan Horvath lead U.S. over Mexico in Nations League final". ESPN. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  15. "U.S. beats Canada to win Nations League as Balogun opens account". ESPN. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  16. "Adams Reyna on target as United States complete three peat". CONCACAF. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  17. "MLS is Back Tournament Best XI presented by BODYARMOR". MLSsoccer.com. August 13, 2020. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  18. "2020 MLS Best XI presented by Home Depot". MLSsoccer.com. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.