José Manuel Aja Livchich (born 10 May 1993) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Independiente Santa Fe.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Manuel Aja Livchich | ||
Date of birth | 10 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente Santa Fe | ||
Number | 3 | ||
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) |
2021-2022 | Santiago Wanderers | 20 | (2) |
2022 | River Plate F.C. | 17 | (1) |
2022-Present | Independiente Santa Fe | 21 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2020 |
Club career
editAja 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.[citation needed] When the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States forced play to resume play with the MLS is Back Tournament tournament, Aja took on a major role in defence with the absence of other players,[6] but his contract option was not exercised at the end of the season.[7]
Aja moved to Santiago Wanderers[8] in the Primera Division de Chile, spending a short time there before moving to River Plate of the Uruguayan Primera División,[9] where he made nine appearances. He was then transferred to Independiente Santa Fe.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Racing Club de Montevideo » José Aja". racingclub.com.uy. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Orlando City Acquires Uruguayan Defender José Aja on Loan | Orlando City Soccer Club". orlandocitysc.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire centre back José Aja from Orlando City SC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC announce first roster moves ahead of 2019, exercise seven contract options". Whitecaps.com. 26 November 2018.
- ^ "MNUFC Signs Jose Aja". Minnesota United FC. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "'Gentle giant' Jose Aja stands tall in absence of Loons' Ike Opara". Star Tribune.
- ^ "MLS contract options: Who's staying and who's going entering 2021 offseason | MLSSoccer.com".
- ^ "Santiago Wanderers de Valparaíso - 💚 Bienvenido José Manuel, te deseamos lo mejor junto al Decano del Fútbol Chileno 🇳🇬👏 #NotaOficial: https://bit.ly/3raUvjv 👈 | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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- ^ "Defensor de Santiago Wanderers partió de Valparaíso y reforzó al River Plate de Uruguay". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Santa Fe sigue reforzando la defensa: José Aja, nuevo jugador". Diario AS (in Spanish). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
External links
edit- José Aja at Major League Soccer
- José Aja at Soccerway