Ashkanov Apollon (born 3 April 1991) is a professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship. Born in the United States, he represents the Haiti national team.

Career

Ashkanov started playing soccer near the age of 17. Shortly after moving back to the United States, Apollon was recruited by Peninsula College, where he played one year under coach Andrew Chapman. That season, he scored 16 goals while leading the NWAACC in assists with 15, helping his team with a championship run in 2013. In 2014, Apollon signed for Thailand AIS D2 side

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during the second half of their season, where he began his professional career. In 2015, he decided to return to the United States where he signed for

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. In 2016, the forward joined the Seattle Sounder U-23 side for the short PDL season. After a year, he decided to move back to Thailand in July where he ended up signing for AIS D2 side Samut Sakhon FC. He helped them to the AIS Champions League and a place in the new Championship division in Thailand's 2017 league system. On 19 December 2016 Ashkanov Apollon signed a 1-year deal with Vietnam's V-League.1 side

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. In May 2021, Apollon joined

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side San Diego 1904 FC. On 25 September 2021, Apollon joined USL Championship side Hartford Athletic.

International career

Born in the United States, Apollon is of Haitian descent through his parents. He debuted internationally with the Haitian national team in a 2–0

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win over

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on 25 March 2021.

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Ashkanov Apollon
at Footballdatabase * {{DEFAULTSORT:Apollon, Ashkanov 1991 births Living people Haitian footballers Haiti men's international footballers American soccer players American sportspeople of Haitian descent American expatriate soccer players Men's association football forwards Kitsap Pumas players Seattle Sounders FC U-23 players Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant players FC Mulhouse players SR Colmar players Hartford Athletic players USL League Two players V.League 1 players Championnat National 3 players American expatriate sportspeople in Thailand American expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam American expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Thailand Expatriate footballers in Vietnam Expatriate footballers in France Soccer players from Boston