Aaron King

Personal information
Full name	Aaron King
Date of birth	July 26, 1984 (1984-07-26) (age 25)
Place of birth	Denver, Colorado, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Miami FC
Number	19
Youth career
2002–2005	North Carolina State Wolfpack
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004	Boulder Rapids Reserve	7	(4)
2005	Raleigh CASL Elite	7	(0)
2006	Colorado Rapids	0	(0)
2007–2008	Charleston Battery	51	(11)
2009	Carolina RailHawks	2	(0)
2009	→ Wilmington Hammerheads (loan)	4	(1)
2009–	Miami FC	5	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October , 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Aaron King (born July 26, 1984 in Denver, Colorado) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Miami FC in the USL First Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and Amateur

King attended Smoky Hill High School where he won the 2000 Colorado State Soccer Championship. He then attended the North Carolina State University, playing on the men’s soccer team from 2002 to 2005. During his four years at NC State, he scored forty-four and added fifteen assists. He was a 2005 second team All American.^[1]

In 2004, King played with the Boulder Rapids Reserve in the fourth division Premier Development League during the collegiate off season. In 2005, he played with the Raleigh CASL Elite.^[2]

[edit] Professional

In 2006, the Virginia Beach Mariners selected King with the 15th pick in the USL First Division College Draft.^[3] On January 20, 2006, the Los Angeles Galaxy picked King in the fourth round (forty-eighth overall) in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. King chose to sign with the Galaxy. On February 8, 2006, the Galaxy sent King to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for a first round pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. He never saw a first team game, but played ten games, scoring two goals, with the Colorado Rapids reserve team.^[4] On November 21, 2006, the Rapids waived King.^[5]

In the spring of 2007, the Charleston Battery signed King after he impressed the team at trials.^[6] He spent two seasons in Charleston, scoring twenty-one goals in fifty-one games. On January 30, 2009, King signed with the Carolina RailHawks.^[7] He suffered several injuries during the season which kept him out of most first team games. On April 24, 2009, he was sent on loan to the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division where he injured his ankle. On August 31, 2009, the RailHawks sent him on a free transfer to Miami FC.^[8]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Miami FC bio
• Charleston Battery bio