Aaron Dennis

{{short description|American association football player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Aaron Dennis | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|2|24}} | birth_place = United States Virgin Islands<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Regan |title=Dennis called into international duty for the Virgin Islands |url=https://www.pennfc.com/news_article/show/945712-dennis-called-into-international-duty-for-the-virgin-islands |website=Pennfc.com |accessdate=3 September 2018 |language=en-us |date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904011314/https://www.pennfc.com/news_article/show/945712-dennis-called-into-international-duty-for-the-virgin-islands |archive-date=4 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}} | position = Forward | currentclub = New York Cosmos | clubnumber = 8 | youthyears1 = 2006–2010 | youthclubs1 = [http://bwgottschee.org BW Gottschee] | youthyears2 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs2 = New York Cosmos | years1 = 2012 | clubs1 = Long Island Rough Riders | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2014 | clubs2 = Ocean City Nor'easters | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = Arizona United | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = Miami FC | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2018 | clubs5 = Penn FC | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2019– | clubs6 = New York Cosmos | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 7 | nationalyears1 = 2018– | nationalteam1 = United States Virgin Islands | nationalcaps1 = 7<ref>{{cite web| title=Lineup: US Virgin Islands vs. Canada 09/09/2018 | website=MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter | date=2018-09-11 | url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-09-09-us-virgin-islands-vs-canada/lineup | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911044457/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-09-09-us-virgin-islands-vs-canada/lineup | archive-date=2018-09-11 | url-status=live | access-date=2019-02-02}}</ref> | nationalgoals1 = 2 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 13:50, 15 October 2018 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 15 October 2019 | college1 = Villanova Wildcats | collegeyears1 = 2011-2014 }}

'''Aaron Dennis''' (born February 24, 1993) is a United States Virgin Islands soccer player who plays for New York Cosmos in the National Premier Soccer League.

==Career== ===College and amateur=== Dennis played four years of college soccer at Villanova University between 2011 and 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/aaron_dennis_762481.html|title=Villanova.com Aaron Dennis Bio – Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site – Men's Soccer|website=Villanova.com|access-date=2015-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512165938/http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/aaron_dennis_762481.html|archive-date=2018-05-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> He scored 15 goals during his time at Villanova.

While at college, Dennis also appeared for Premier Development League sides Long Island Roughriders<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/aaron-dennis/|title=Aaron Dennis |website=Soccerstats.us}}</ref> and Ocean City Nor'easters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oceancityfc.com/home/817163.html|title=Aaron and Zoncher Dennis Named PDL Honorable Mention – Ocean City FC|work=oceancityfc.com|access-date=2015-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717131228/http://www.oceancityfc.com/home/817163.html|archive-date=2014-07-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Professional=== Dennis signed with United Soccer League side Arizona United on August 5, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arizonaunited.com/arizona-united-sc-signs-forward-aaron-dennis/|title=Arizona United SC Signs Forward Aaron Dennis|work=Arizona United|access-date=2015-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810093953/http://arizonaunited.com/arizona-united-sc-signs-forward-aaron-dennis/|archive-date=2015-08-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> He moved to new North American Soccer League club Miami FC on January 21, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasl.com/news/2016/01/21/miami-fc-adds-youthful-attacking-duo|title=Miami FC Adds Youthful Attacking Duo|website=Nasl.com|date=January 21, 2016|accessdate=November 30, 2017}}</ref> On February 20, 2018, Dennis signed with USL side Penn FC for 2018 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pennfc.com/news_article/show/888920|title=PENN FC SIGNS AARON DENNIS|first=Nathan|last=Heintschel|date=20 February 2018|website=Pennfc.com|accessdate=29 October 2018|archive-date=21 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100259/http://www.pennfc.com/news_article/show/888920|url-status=dead}}</ref> He joined New York Cosmos on January 7, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nycosmos.com/news/2019/01/07/new-york-cosmos-add-local-product-aaron-dennis-to-roster|title=New York Cosmos add local product Aaron Dennis to roster|date=7 January 2019|website=nycosmos.com|accessdate=31 January 2019}}</ref>

===International goals=== :''Scores and results list the United States Virgin Islands' goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=71877|accessdate=24 March 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 22 March 2019 || rowspan=2 | Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla || {{fb|AIA}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |- | 2. || 8 September 2019 || {{fb|SMT}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Soccerway|aaron-dennis/413477}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dennis, Aaron}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:American men's soccer players Category:Villanova Wildcats men's soccer players Category:Long Island Rough Riders players Category:Ocean City Nor'easters players Category:Phoenix Rising FC players Category:Miami FC players Category:Penn FC players Category:USL League Two players Category:USL Championship players Category:Soccer players from New York (state) Category:United States Virgin Islands men's soccer players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Sportspeople from Elmont, New York Category:New York Cosmos (2010) players Category:United States Virgin Islands men's international soccer players Category:21st-century American sportsmen