Aaron King (born July 26, 1984, in

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) is an American

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player.

Career

Youth and Amateur

King attended South High School and Smoky Hill High School where he won the 2000 Colorado State Soccer Championship. He then attended the

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, 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. In 2004, King played with the Boulder Rapids Reserve in the fourth division

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during the collegiate off season. In 2005, he played with the Raleigh CASL Elite.

Professional

In 2006, the Virginia Beach Mariners selected King with the 15th pick in the

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College Draft. On January 20, 2006, the Los Angeles Galaxy picked King in the fourth round (forty-eighth overall) in the

2006 MLS SuperDraft The 2006 MLS SuperDraft, held in Philadelphia on January 20, 2006, was the seventh incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection originally belonged to Chivas USA, but they traded it to the MetroStars for the fift ...

. 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 The 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft was held on January 18, 2007, following the SuperDraft (held on January 12, 2007), as teams filled out their developmental rosters. Changes from 2006 * 2007 expansion club Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (co ...

. He never saw a first team game, but played ten games, scoring two goals, with the Colorado Rapids reserve team. On November 21, 2006, the Rapids waived King. In the spring of 2007, the

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signed King after he impressed the team at trials. He spent two seasons in Charleston, scoring twenty-one goals in fifty-one games. On January 30, 2009, King signed with the Carolina RailHawks. 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.

FC Tampa Bay

King signed with the

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of the new USSF Division 2, and scored the first goal in the team's history on April 16, 2010, in a 1–0 win over Crystal Palace Baltimore. King signed a new contract with the club, which moved to the

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, on February 8, 2011. He spent the 2011 season with Tampa Bay. On October 5, 2011, the club declined its 2012 contract option for King, making him a free agent.

Phoenix FC

King signed with

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of the USL Pro for the 2013 season on November 19, 2012. King then asked for his release from Phoenix FC in June 2013. In July, King then went on trial with FC Haka for three weeks before signing a contract with club. King then went on to score on his debut with Haka FC against AC Oulu only four minutes after he was substituted into the match to make the score 2-0, and to help Haka confirm a 4-0 victory over AC Oulu.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

King signed with USL Pro team

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for the 2015 season. King ended his first season with the

with 7 goals and 2 assist. On January 13, 2016, that King had resigned with

for the 2016 USL Pro season. On March 15, 2016 King scored in a 4-0 preseason victory against Ventura County Fusion.

Coaching career

King continues to coach in the greater Denver area with the private coaching service,

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References

External links

Miami FC bioCharleston Battery bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Aaron 1984 births Living people American soccer players Colorado Rapids U-23 players Colorado Rapids players Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players North Carolina FC players Charleston Battery players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Miami FC (2006) players NC State Wolfpack men's soccer players North American Soccer League players Phoenix FC players North Carolina FC U23 players Wilmington Hammerheads FC players USL League Two players USL First Division players USL Second Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players USL Championship players LA Galaxy draft picks Soccer players from Colorado Association football forwards