Aaron Onion
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Aaron Onion (born 20 June 1998) is a former American soccer player who played for the academy of AFC Bournemouth and the 1st team at Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. in England..[1]
Playing Career
Onion was born in Chicago where he began playing for the Chicago Fire FC academy,[2] whose 1st team are part of Major League Soccer. At the age of 16, he moved to current English Premier League side, AFC Bournemouth Academy.[3][4][5] During his time at AFC Bournemouth, he competed against the likes of Portsmouth FC, Wycombe Wanderers, Watford (Herts), Reading, Oxford United, Leyton Orient, Birmingham City, Cheltenham Town, Chelsea FC, Tottenham Hotspur, Watford FC, and Fulham FC.[6] After arriving back in the U.S, he signed for NCAA Division 1 school, N.J.I.T, until he briefly retired due to concussion problems. A year later he returned from retirement and transferred to Nebraska Wesleyan University and subsequently began playing for Bugeaters FC, a semiprofessional team based in Lincoln, Nebraska[7][8][9]. In the summer of 2018, he went on various trials with professional teams in Germany, before arriving back in England to go on trial with the 1st team at Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. during pre-season and appeared against EFL League 2 side Mansfield Town F.C[10] [11][12]. After suffering a knee injury, he retired from football at the age of 20.
Post playing career/Coaching[edit]
After retiring Onion moved into coaching at his alma mater, Nebraska Wesleyan University where he was an assistant coach. He has since worked in the professional game for USL Championship side, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC where he was a video analyst. His latest position includes being named the assistant coach for Benedictine University in the fall of 2021[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Aaron Onion - Assistant Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches". Benedictine University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ "High school boys soccer: Lyons Township rebounds from rivalry loss with tourney title". Shaw Local. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ Blum, Bailey. "Soccer star plays in Europe". LION Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ "AFC Bournemouth Academy Kicks Off the 2014-15 Campaign". IFX International Futbol X-Change. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ "High school boys soccer: Lyons Township rebounds from rivalry loss with tourney title". Shaw Local. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ "AFC Bournemouth Academy Kicks Off the 2014-15 Campaign". IFX International Futbol X-Change. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ "Aaron Onion - 2018 - Men's Soccer". Nebraska Wesleyan University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ Star, Lincoln Journal. "Bugeaters inaugural roster features plenty of state college flavor". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ Carlson, Shea. "Bugeaters overcome mistakes, heat for victory". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ "Gallery: Bradford PA 0-3 Stags". www.mansfieldtown.net. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ "Aaron Onion - Assistant Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches". Benedictine University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ INTERVIEW | American trialist Aaron O'nion discusses his Bradford experience, retrieved 2022-07-18
- ↑ "Aaron Onion - Assistant Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches". Benedictine University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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