Aaron Michael Thomas Maund (born September 19, 1990) is an American

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player who most recently played for

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in the

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Career

Youth and college

Maund played four years at

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in Boston, Massachusetts and four years with the

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, starting 77 matches in his college career.

Professional

Maund was selected 12th overall by

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO ...

in the first round of the

2012 MLS SuperDraft The 2012 MLS SuperDraft was the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The draft was reduced from three rounds to two with the 19 MLS clubs selecting a total of 38 p ...

. On March 17, 2012 Maund made his debut for Toronto as a first half sub for

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in a 3–1 away defeat to

Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...

. On December 3, 2012, Maund was traded to

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake, often shortened to RSL, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. RSL began play in 20 ...

in exchange for Justin Braun. On August 9, 2017, Maund was traded to

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on Marc ...

in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2018

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. Maund was released by Vancouver at the end of their 2018 season. Maund was on-trial at

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

prior to the beginning of the 2020 MLS season.

International

Maund represented the United States at the

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in 2009. Two years prior, Maund played for Trinidad & Tobago in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup.

Honors

Toronto FC

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Real Salt Lake

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Western Conference Championship:

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1990 births Living people American soccer players American sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent American expatriate sportspeople in Canada American expatriate soccer players Trinidad and Tobago footballers Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer players Indiana Invaders players Toronto FC players Real Salt Lake players San Antonio Scorpions players Real Monarchs players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Charlotte Independence players Soccer players from Boston Expatriate soccer players in Canada Toronto FC draft picks USL League Two players Major League Soccer players North American Soccer League players USL Championship players United States men's under-20 international soccer players Roxbury Latin School alumni 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship players Association football defenders People from Dorchester, Massachusetts {{Trinidad-footy-bio-stub