José Aja

José Manuel Aja Livchich (born 10 May 1993) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who currently plays for Minnesota United as a defender.

José Aja
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Aja Livchich
Date of birth (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Minnesota United
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Nacional 10 (0)
2015–2016 → Racing Club (loan) 12 (2)
2016 → Orlando City (loan) 10 (0)
2017 Orlando City 15 (0)
2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 (1)
2019 Unión Española 21 (0)
2020– Minnesota United 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2020

Club career

Aja began his career with Nacional in 2014, also spending time on loan with Racing Club during the 2015–16 season.[1] He went on loan to Major League Soccer side Orlando City on 21 July 2016.[2]

On 24 February 2018, Aja was traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for $125,000 of Targeted Allocation Money and a conditional second-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.[3] Aja was released by Vancouver at the end of their 2018 season.[4]

On 14 February 2020, Aja was signed by Minnesota United FC.[5] He made his debut for Minnesota United on 12 July 2020 against Sporting Kansas City in the MLS is Back Tournament.

References
  1. "Racing Club de Montevideo » José Aja". racingclub.com.uy. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. "Orlando City Acquires Uruguayan Defender José Aja on Loan | Orlando City Soccer Club". orlandocitysc.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. "Whitecaps FC acquire centre back José Aja from Orlando City SC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. "Whitecaps FC announce first roster moves ahead of 2019, exercise seven contract options". Whitecaps.com. 26 November 2018.
  5. "MNUFC Signs Jose Aja". Minnesota United FC. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.


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