Aaron Dennis (born February 24, 1993) is a United States Virgin Islands soccer player who plays for New York Cosmos in the National Premier Soccer League.

Aaron Dennis
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth United States Virgin Islands[1]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
New York Cosmos
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2010 BW Gottschee
2010–2011 New York Cosmos
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011-2014 Villanova Wildcats
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Long Island Rough Riders 8 (0)
2014 Ocean City Nor'easters 4 (3)
2015 Arizona United 7 (1)
2016–2017 Miami FC 9 (1)
2018 Penn FC 22 (3)
2019– New York Cosmos 26 (7)
International career
2018– United States Virgin Islands 7[2] (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:50, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2019

Career edit

College and amateur edit

Dennis played four years of college soccer at Villanova University between 2011 and 2014.[3] He scored 15 goals during his time at Villanova.

While at college, Dennis also appeared for Premier Development League sides Long Island Roughriders[4] and Ocean City Nor'easters.[5]

Professional edit

Dennis signed with United Soccer League side Arizona United on August 5, 2015.[6] He moved to new North American Soccer League club Miami FC on January 21, 2016.[7] On February 20, 2018, Dennis signed with USL side Penn FC for 2018 season.[8] He joined New York Cosmos on January 7, 2019.[9]

International goals edit

Scores and results list the United States Virgin Islands' goal tally first.[10]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 March 2019 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla   Anguilla 3–0 3–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
2. 8 September 2019   Saint Martin 1–0 2–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Cook, Regan (29 August 2018). "Dennis called into international duty for the Virgin Islands". Pennfc.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Lineup: US Virgin Islands vs. Canada 09/09/2018". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. 2018-09-11. Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2019-02-02. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Villanova.com Aaron Dennis Bio – Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site – Men's Soccer". Villanova.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  4. ^ "Aaron Dennis". Soccerstats.us.
  5. ^ "Aaron and Zoncher Dennis Named PDL Honorable Mention – Ocean City FC". oceancityfc.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  6. ^ "Arizona United SC Signs Forward Aaron Dennis". Arizona United. Archived from the original on 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  7. ^ "Miami FC Adds Youthful Attacking Duo". Nasl.com. January 21, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  8. ^ Heintschel, Nathan (20 February 2018). "PENN FC SIGNS AARON DENNIS". Pennfc.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. ^ "New York Cosmos add local product Aaron Dennis to roster". nycosmos.com. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Aaron Dennis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

External links edit