Ashkanov Apollon

Ashkanov Apollon (born April 3, 1991) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a winger or fullback for USL Championship club Sacramento Republic.

Ashkanov Apollon
Personal information
Full name Ashkanov Apollon
Date of birth (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991
Place of birth Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger, Fullback
Club information
Current team
 Sacramento Republic
Number 14
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Peninsula Pirates
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Looktabfah 13 (9)
2015 Kitsap Pumas 7 (4)
2016 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 3 (1)
2016 Samut Sakhon 9 (6)
2017 Long An 11 (3)
2018 Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant 14 (5)
2018–2019 FC Mulhouse 8 (0)
2019 SR Colmar
2020– Sacramento Republic 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 4, 2020

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 Looktabfah F.C. 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 PDL side Kitsap Pumas. 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 December 19, 2016 Ashkanov Apollon signed a 1-year deal with Vietnam's V-League.1 side Long An FC.[1][2][3][4]

Ashkanov‘s parents are from Haiti.[5]

References
  1. "Cầu thủ giống Pogba sang Việt Nam chơi bóng". Bongdaplus.vn (in Vietnamese).
  2. "Sounders U23 go overtime to cure Outbreak SC in US Open Cup match". wordpress.com. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. "Ashkanov Apollon - The Sounder Fan". thesounderfan.com. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  4. "COLLEGE SOCCER: Elite teams playing at Peninsula's Rumble in the Rainforest". peninsuladailynews.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. Strome, William, ed. (8 May 2020). "The Globe-trotting Defender Who Dares To Dream". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved 15 September 2020.


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