Aziel Jackson (born October 25, 2001) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

club

St. Louis City St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

Career

Youth

Jackson joined the

New York Red Bulls The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and be ...

academy in 2014, where he played until 2017. In 2017, he moved with his family to France, subsequently joining the

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

academy until 2018. He also spent time with

Championnat National 3 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind ...

side

Blagnac Blagnac (; oc, Blanhac) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. The city hosts the aviation museum Aeroscopia. It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, although governed by a separate council, and is ...

. In 2019, he returned to the United States, joining the Crossfire FC academy, as well as training with

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 ...

in 2020.

Minnesota United

On April 30, 2021, Jackson signed a homegrown player contract with

club

Minnesota United Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017 as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American So ...

, who acquired his rights from

in exchange for a third-round pick in the

2022 MLS SuperDraft The 2022 MLS SuperDraft was the 23rd edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held every January prior to the start of the MLS season and has been conducted via conference calls since 2020. Previously, the Su ...

. On August 24, 2021, Jackson was loaned to

USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. The Division III league is operated by United Soccer League, the same group that operates the Division II USL Championshi ...

side

North Carolina FC North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League One, the third tier of the American league system. The team has played its home games a ...

. On March 23, 2022, it was announced Jackson would spend the season with

Minnesota United FC 2 Minnesota United FC 2 is an American professional soccer team that is located in St. Paul, Minnesota. It is the reserve team of Minnesota United FC and participates in MLS Next Pro. History On December 6, 2021, Minnesota United FC were named as ...

, the club's

MLS Next Pro MLS Next Pro is a men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer. It launched in 2022 with 21 teams and will expand to 28 in 2023. The league comprises 27 reserve sides for MLS club ...

side.

St. Louis City

On November 7, 2022, Jackson was traded to

in exchange for $150,000 of General Allocation Money ahead of the club's inaugural MLS season.

St. Louis City SC 2

On March 26, 2023 he was on loan from his first team

St. Louis City SC St. Louis City SC (stylized as St. Louis CITY SC) is an American professional men's soccer club based in St. Louis, Missouri. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference and will join in 2023 as an expans ...

and he made his debut against

Tacoma Defiance Tacoma Defiance, formerly Seattle Sounders FC 2, is an American professional soccer team based in Tacoma, Washington, U.S. that competes in the MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the national soccer pyramid, as the reserve team of Seattle Sounders ...

Personal

Aziel is the son of jazz drummer and composer Ali Jackson Jr.

Honors

Individual *

Best XI:

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Aziel 2001 births Living people American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in France American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Blagnac FC players Championnat National 3 players Homegrown Players (MLS) North Carolina FC players Minnesota United FC players Soccer players from New York City Toulouse FC players USL League One players MLS Next Pro players St. Louis City SC players Major League Soccer players Minnesota United FC 2 players