José Manuel Aja Livchich (born 10 May 1993) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for

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Club career

Aja began his career with

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in 2014, also spending time on loan with

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during the 2015–16 season. He went on loan to

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side Orlando City on 21 July 2016. On 24 February 2018, Aja was traded to

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in exchange for $125,000 of Targeted Allocation Money and a conditional second-round pick in the 2021

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. Aja was released by Vancouver at the end of their 2018 season. On 14 February 2020, Aja was signed by

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. He made his debut for Minnesota United on 12 July 2020 against

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in the MLS is Back Tournament. When the

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forced play to resume play with the MLS is Back Tournament tournament, Aja took on a major role in defence with the absence of other players, but his contract option was not exercised at the end of the season. Aja moved to

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in the Primera Division de Chile, spending a short time there before moving to River Plate of the

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, where he made nine appearances. He was then transferred to

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* * 1993 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Montevideo Men's association football defenders Club Nacional de Football players Orlando City SC players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Racing Club de Montevideo players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Unión Española footballers Minnesota United FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Chilean Primera División players Uruguayan Primera División players Major League Soccer players Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Canada Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Uruguay-footy-defender-1990s-stub