Brenden Aaronson

**Brenden Russell Aaronson** (born October 22, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Union Berlin, on loan from  side Leeds United, and the United States national team.

## Career

After playing for different college teams  he was selected to the Philadelphia Union's YSC Academy. He played in the team and completed his high school education.  2017-18 he played for  Bethlehem Steel, the feeder team of Philadelphia Union. Then he went on to Philadelphia Union.  On October 16, 2020, it was announced that Aaronson would join Red Bull Salzburg in January 2021 after the MLS season ended. He  made his debut for Salzburg on January 25  and his first goal on February 10, 2021. After two seasons in Austria he went to Leeds United in the Premier League.  2023-24 he was loaned to Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin in Germany for one season.

## International career

He played in the US U15 and U23 team. His first match for the US national team was in a 1–0 win over Costa Rica. During his first call for the national team he did not play.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National cup|colspan="2"|League cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="3"|Bethlehem Steel FC|2017|USL Championship|5|0|1|0|—|—|—|6|0||||
|2018|USL Championship|16|1|2|0|—|—|—|18|1||||||
|rowspan="3"|Philadelphia Union|2019|MLS|28|3|—|2|0|—|—|30|3||||
|2020|MLS|23|4|—|1|0|—|3|0|27|4|||||
|rowspan=3|Red Bull Salzburg|2020–21|Austrian Bundesliga|20|5|3|2|—|2|0|—|25|7|||
|2021–22|Austrian Bundesliga|26|4|5|0|—|10|2|—|41|6|||||
|Leeds United|2022–23|Premier League|36|1|4|0|—|—|—|40|1|||||
|Union Berlin (loan)|2023–24|Bundesliga|24|2|2|0|—|6|0|—|32|2||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="5"|United States|2020|2|1|
|2021|13|4|||
|2022|13|1|||
|2023|10|2|||
|2024|2|0|||

- _United States score listed first, score column indicates score after each Aaronson goal._

|scope=col|No.|scope=col|Date|scope=col|Venue|scope=col|Cap|scope=col|Opponent|scope=col|Score|scope=col|Result|scope=col|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|December 9, 2020|Inter Miami CF Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States|2||6–0|6–0|Friendly||||||||||
|March 25, 2021|Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria|3||2–0|4–1|Friendly||||||||||
|June 9, 2021|Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States|7||1–0|4–0|Friendly||||||||||
|September 5, 2021|Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States|9||1–0|1–1|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||||
|September 8, 2021|Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras|10||3–1|4–1|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||||
|June 1, 2022|TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, United States|19||1–0|3–0|Friendly||||||||||
|March 24, 2023|Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada|29||2–0|7–1|2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A||||||||||
|September 12, 2023|Allianz Field, Saint Paul, United States|34||2–0|4–0|Friendly||||||||||

## Honors

**Philadelphia Union**
- Supporters' Shield: 2020

**Red Bull Salzburg**
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2020–21, 2021–22
- Austrian Cup: 2020–21, 2021–22

**United States**
- CONCACAF Nations League: 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24

**Individual**
- MLS is Back Tournament Best XI: 2020
- MLS Best XI: 2020

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Brenden Aaronson
- **image**: File:FC RB Salzburg gegen WSG Tirol ( mit Meistertellerübergabe 22. Mai 2021) 15.jpg
- **caption**: Aaronson with FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg in 2021
- **fullname**: Brenden Russell Aaronson
- **birth place**: Medford, New Jersey, United States
- **position**: Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, Attacking midfielder, Midfielder#Winger, winger
- **currentclub**: 1. FC Union Berlin, Union Berlin
(on loan from Leeds United F.C., Leeds United)
- **clubnumber**: 7
- **youthyears1**: 2015–2018
- **youthclubs1**: Philadelphia Union
- **years1**: 2017–2018
- **clubs1**: Philadelphia Union II, Bethlehem Steel FC
- **caps1**: 21
- **goals1**: 1
- **years2**: 2019–2020
- **clubs2**: Philadelphia Union
- **caps2**: 51
- **goals2**: 7
- **years3**: 2021–2022
- **clubs3**: FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg
- **caps3**: 46
- **goals3**: 9
- **years4**: 2022–
- **clubs4**: Leeds United F.C., Leeds United
- **caps4**: 36
- **goals4**: 1
- **years5**: 2023–2024
- **clubs5**: → 1. FC Union Berlin, Union Berlin (loan)
- **caps5**: 30
- **goals5**: 2
- **nationalyears1**: 2015
- **nationalteam1**: United States men's national soccer team, United States U15
- **nationalcaps1**: 2
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 2019
- **nationalteam2**: United States men's national under-23 soccer team, United States U23
- **nationalcaps2**: 3
- **nationalgoals2**: 0
- **nationalyears3**: 2020–
- **nationalteam3**: United States men's national soccer team, United States
- **nationalcaps3**: 40
- **nationalgoals3**: 8
- **club-update**: January 21st, 2026
- **nationalteam-update**: March 24, 2024