Aidan Apodaca

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Aidan Apodaca
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-24) May 24, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Upland, California, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 California Baptist Lancers 68 (48)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Southern California Seahorses 8 (0)
2018 Bethlehem Steel 16 (2)
2019–2020 Reno 1868 25 (8)
2021 El Paso Locomotive 5 (0)
2021 → Orange County SC (loan) 15 (1)
2022–2023 Charleston Battery 40 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2023

Aidan Apodaca (born May 24, 1996) is an American soccer player.

Career[edit]

College[edit]

Apodaca spent his entire college career at California Baptist University. He made a total of 68 appearances for the Lancers and tallied 48 goals and 12 assists.[1]

While at the college, Apodaca played for Premier Development League side Southern California Seahorses, during their 2016 season.[2]

Professional[edit]

On January 21, 2018, Apodaca was selected 55th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by the Philadelphia Union.[3] On February 21, 2018, he signed with Philadelphia's USL affiliate side Bethlehem Steel FC.[4] Bethlehem Steel released Apodaca at the end of the 2018 season.[5]

On March 7, 2019, Apodaca joined USL Championship side, Reno 1868 FC.[6] Reno folded their team on November 6, 2020, due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

On January 5, 2021, Apodaca signed with USL Championship club, El Paso Locomotive.[8] On July 8, 2021, Apodaca was loaned to Orange County SC in July 2021. He joined Orange County SC on loan for the remainder of the season.[9]

Apodaca joined USL Championship club, Charleston Battery, on January 5, 2022.[10] He scored six goals and tallied 32 chances created, while playing in the most regular-season matches for the club (33), and was subsequently re-signed for the 2023 season.[11] He left Charleston following the 2023 season.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Official Athletic Site of California Baptist University". cbulancers.com. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  2. ^ "Southern California Seahorses - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Aidan Apodaca -". uslpdl.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. ^ "Philadelphia Union Select Three Players In MLS SuperDraft". philadelphiaunion.com. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  4. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC Inks SuperDraft Selection Aidan Apodaca". philadelphiaunion.com. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  5. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC Announces Roster Moves with 2019 in Mind". Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  6. ^ "Reno 1868 FC Signs Five Ahead of Season Opener". 7 March 2019.
  7. ^ Straus, Brian. "USL Championship's Reno 1868 Folds". Sports Illustrated.
  8. ^ "El Paso Locomotive FC Adds Forward Aidan Apodaca to 2021 Season Roster". www.eplocomotivefc.com.
  9. ^ "El Paso Locomotive Loans Forward Aidan Apodaca to Orange County SC". www.eplocomotivefc.com.
  10. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (January 5, 2022). "Battery Ink Aidan Apodaca to Add to Attack". USL Championship.
  11. ^ https://www.charlestonbattery.com/news/2022/11/22/battery-announce-initial-returning-players-for-2023/
  12. ^ nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (December 1, 2023). "Barajas leads Charleston Battery returnees in first roster moves". USL Championship.

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