Aaron Kovar

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Aaron Kovar
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-14) August 14, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Seattle, Washington, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2009–2010 Emerald City FC
2010–2012 Seattle Sounders FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Stanford Cardinal 36 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 5 (0)
2014–2018 Seattle Sounders FC 32 (1)
2014 → Orange County Blues (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) 17 (1)
2016 → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) 3 (1)
2017 → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) 3 (0)
2018 → Los Angeles FC (loan) 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 3, 2018

Aaron Kovar (born August 14, 1993) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Early career

Kovar was part of Emerald City FC from 2009 to 2010, and then the Seattle Sounders FC Academy between 2010 and 2012, before moving to Stanford University, where he played college soccer for two years. [1] In 2013, Kovar also appeared for Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in the USL PDL. [2]

Seattle Sounders FC

On January 9, 2014, it was announced that Kovar, along with fellow academy teammate Sean Okoli, had signed a professional contract with the Seattle Sounders FC through the Homegrown Player Rule. [3]

Kovar was loaned to USL Pro club Orange County Blues on June 10, 2014. [4]

In January 2017, Kovar went on trial at English side Coventry City.

Los Angeles FC

On January 23, 2018, Kovar was loaned by Seattle to MLS expansion side Los Angeles FC for the 2018 season. [5] On May 22, 2018, he scored his first goal for the club in a friendly against Borussia Dortmund in the 77th minute.

Personal life

Kovar is of Irish descent, and holds an Irish passport. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aaron Kovar Bio - GoStanford.com - Stanford University". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Aaron Kovar - SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us.
  3. ↑ Mayers, Josh. "Sounders sign homegrown players Aaron Kovar and Sean Okoli". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sounders FC loans Sean Okoli, Aaron Kovar to OC Blues until Saturday". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ "LAFC Acquires Aaron Kovar on Loan from Seattle Sounders | Los Angeles Football Club". Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sounders FC Homegrown Player Aaron Kovar to train with Preston North End | Seattle Sounders".


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