Aidan Apodaca

Aidan Apodaca (born May 24, 1996) is an American soccer player.

Aidan Apodaca

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-05-24) May 24, 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Upland, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	California Baptist Lancers	68	(48)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Southern California Seahorses	8	(0)
2018	Bethlehem Steel	16	(2)
2019–2020	Reno 1868	25	(8)
2021	El Paso Locomotive	5	(0)
2021	→ Orange County SC (loan)	15	(1)
2022–2023	Charleston Battery	40	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 16, 2023

Career

College

Apodaca spent his entire college career at California Baptist University. He made a total of 68 appearances for the Lancers and tallied 48 goals and 12 assists.^[1]

While at the college, Apodaca played for Premier Development League side Southern California Seahorses, during their 2016 season.^[2]

Professional

On January 21, 2018, Apodaca was selected 55th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by the Philadelphia Union.^[3] On February 21, 2018, he signed with Philadelphia's USL affiliate side Bethlehem Steel FC.^[4] Bethlehem Steel released Apodaca at the end of the 2018 season.^[5]

On March 7, 2019, Apodaca joined USL Championship side, Reno 1868 FC.^[6] Reno folded their team on November 6, 2020, due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]

On January 5, 2021, Apodaca signed with USL Championship club, El Paso Locomotive.^[8] On July 8, 2021, Apodaca was loaned to Orange County SC in July 2021. He joined Orange County SC on loan for the remainder of the season.^[9]

Apodaca joined USL Championship club, Charleston Battery, on January 5, 2022.^[10] He scored six goals and tallied 32 chances created, while playing in the most regular-season matches for the club (33), and was subsequently re-signed for the 2023 season.^[11] He left Charleston following the 2023 season.^[12]