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

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player.

Career

College

Apodaca spent his entire college career at

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. He made a total of 68 appearances for the Lancers and tallied 48 goals and 12 assists. While at the college, Apodaca played for

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side

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, during their 2016 season.

Professional

On January 21, 2018, Apodaca was selected 55th overall in the

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by the

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. On February 21, 2018, he signed with Philadelphia's

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affiliate side

Bethlehem Steel FC Philadelphia Union II is an American professional soccer team based in Chester, Pennsylvania competing in MLS Next Pro. Founded in 2015 as Bethlehem Steel FC, the team is the official affiliate of the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. ...

. Bethlehem Steel released Apodaca at the end of the 2018 season. On March 7, 2019, Apodaca joined

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side,

Reno 1868 FC Reno 1868 FC was an American professional soccer team based in Reno, Nevada. Founded in 2015, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in March 2017 and ceased operations after the 2020 season. History Previously, northern Nevada has ...

. Reno folded their team on November 6, 2020, due to the financial impact of the

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. On January 5, 2021, Apodaca signed with

club,

El Paso Locomotive El Paso Locomotive FC is an American professional soccer team based in El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. History First season In February 2018, the United Soccer League announced that El P ...

. On July 8, 2021, Apodaca was loaned to

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in July 2021. He joined

on loan for the remainder of the season. Apodaca joined USL Championship club,

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, on January 5, 2022. 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. He left Charleston following the 2023 season.

References

External links

CBU bio
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Bethlehem Steel bio
1996 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Charleston Battery players El Paso Locomotive FC players Orange County SC players Philadelphia Union II players Reno 1868 FC players California Baptist Lancers men's soccer players Soccer players from Rancho Cucamonga, California Philadelphia Union draft picks Southern California Seahorses players USL Championship players USL League Two players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-forward-1990s-stub