Aaron Maund

{{short description|American soccer player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Aaron Maund | fullname = Aaron Michael Thomas Maund<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009: List of Players: United States|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=22 |date=October 6, 2009 |access-date=May 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013164551/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=October 13, 2009 }}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|19}} | birth_place = Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S. | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | position = Defender | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthclubs1 = FC Greater Boston | youthyears1 = | collegeyears1 = 2008–2011 | college1 = Notre Dame Fighting Irish | clubs1 = Indiana Invaders | clubs2 = Toronto FC | years1 = 2011 | years2 = 2012 | caps1 = 3 | caps2 = 15 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | nationalteam1 = Trinidad and Tobago U17 | nationalteam2 = United States U20 | nationalyears1 = 2007 | nationalyears2 = 2008–2009 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalcaps2 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | years3 = 2013–2017 | clubs3 = Real Salt Lake | caps3 = 64 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2014 | clubs4 = → San Antonio Scorpions (loan) | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2015 | clubs5 = → Real Monarchs (loan) | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = → Real Monarchs (loan) | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2019–2020 | clubs8 = Charlotte Independence | caps8 = 38 | goals8 = 3 | pcupdate = April 18, 2022 | ntupdate = January 13, 2012 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}} {{Medal|RU|CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2009}} }}

'''Aaron Michael Thomas Maund''' (born September 19, 1990) is an American former professional soccer player who most recently played for Charlotte Independence in the USL Championship.

==Career==

===Youth and college===

Maund played four years at The Roxbury Latin School in Boston, Massachusetts and four years with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, starting 77 matches in his college career.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

===Professional===

Maund was selected 12th overall by Toronto FC in the first round of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/article/1114580--toronto-fc-drafts-for-help-at-both-ends-of-the-pitch | location=Toronto | work=The Star | first=Daniel | last=Girard | title=Toronto FC drafts for help at both ends of the pitch | date=January 12, 2012}}</ref> On March 17, 2012, Maund made his debut for Toronto as a first half sub for Torsten Frings in a 3–1 away defeat to Seattle Sounders FC.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2012/03/reds-cant-cope-estrada | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320001914/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2012/03/reds-cant-cope-estrada | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 20, 2012 | location=Toronto | work=TorontoFC.ca | first=Andrew | last=Winner | title=Reds Can't Cope With Estrada | date=March 17, 2012}}</ref> On December 3, 2012, Maund was traded to Real Salt Lake in exchange for Justin Braun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/03/real-salt-lake-deal-braun-toronto-defender-maund|title=Real Salt Lake deal Braun to Toronto for defender Maund|date=December 3, 2012|access-date=December 3, 2012|archive-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217123918/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/03/real-salt-lake-deal-braun-toronto-defender-maund|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On August 9, 2017, Maund was traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2017/08/09/whitecaps-fc-acquire-centre-back-aaron-maund-real-salt-lake|title=Whitecaps FC acquire centre back Aaron Maund from Real Salt Lake|date=August 9, 2017}}</ref> Maund was released by Vancouver at the end of their 2018 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2018/11/26/whitecaps-fc-announce-first-roster-moves-ahead-2019|title=Whitecaps FC announce first roster moves ahead of 2019, exercise seven contract options|date=November 26, 2018|publisher=Whitecaps.com}}</ref>

Maund was on-trial at D.C. United prior to the beginning of the 2020 MLS season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackandredunited.com/2020/1/21/21074283/dc-united-aaron-maund-michael-bradley-surgery-toronto-fc-loudoun-united-nwsl-allocation-money|title=D.C. United preseason news, Michael Bradley out for months, and more: Freedom Kicks for 1/21/2020|last=Anderson|first=Jason|date=January 21, 2020|website=SBNation|access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref>

==International==

Maund represented the United States at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in 2009.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} Two years prior, Maund played for Trinidad & Tobago in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

==Honors==

===Toronto FC=== *'''Canadian Championship''': 2012

===Real Salt Lake=== *'''Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship''': 2013

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{MLS player|aaron-maund}} * [http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/maund_aaron00.html Notre Dame Fighting Irish profile]

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