Aidan Apodaca

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Aidan Apodaca
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-24) May 24, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Upland, California, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 California Baptist Lancers 68 (48)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

College

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

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]

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References

  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. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  4. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC Inks SuperDraft Selection Aidan Apodaca". philadelphiaunion.com. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-04-03. 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. Archived from the original on 2020-09-11.
  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. Archived from the original on 2021-01-05.
  9. ↑ "El Paso Locomotive Loans Forward Aidan Apodaca to Orange County SC". www.eplocomotivefc.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26.
  10. ↑ USLChampionship com Staff (January 5, 2022). "Battery Ink Aidan Apodaca to Add to Attack". USL Championship.
  11. ↑ "Battery announce initial returning players for 2023". Charleston Battery. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  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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