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Paxten Aaronson

FC Utrecht
175 cm
Height
21
Shirt
21 years
Aug 26, 2003
Right
Preferred foot
United States
Country
€4.3M
Market value
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder, Left Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder, Left Winger, Striker
DM
CM
LM
AM
LW
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches17%Shot attempts91%Goals95%
Chances created71%Aerial duels won27%Defensive actions76%

Eredivisie 2024/2025

7
Goals
4
Assists
28
Started
30
Matches
2,493
Minutes played
7.44
Rating
8
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Apr 25

RKC Waalwijk
0-4
90
0
1
0
0
8.3

Apr 20

Ajax
4-0
90
1
0
1
0
8.1

Apr 13

FC Groningen
3-1
85
0
0
0
0
7.2

Apr 6

Go Ahead Eagles
2-2
90
0
1
0
0
7.3

Mar 30

SC Heerenveen
2-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.1

Mar 15

NEC Nijmegen
0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.2

Mar 9

Willem II
2-3
83
0
0
0
0
6.5

Mar 1

NAC Breda
1-0
77
0
0
0
0
6.6

Feb 15

PSV Eindhoven
2-2
90
1
0
1
0
7.8

Feb 9

Almere City FC
0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.3
FC Utrecht

Apr 25

Eredivisie
RKC Waalwijk
0-4
90’
8.3

Apr 20

Eredivisie
Ajax
4-0
90’
8.1

Apr 13

Eredivisie
FC Groningen
3-1
85’
7.2

Apr 6

Eredivisie
Go Ahead Eagles
2-2
90’
7.3

Mar 30

Eredivisie
SC Heerenveen
2-0
90’
7.1
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 23%
  • 52Shots
  • 7Goals
  • 4.94xG
4 - 0
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.02xG0.13xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,493

Shooting

Goals
7
Expected goals (xG)
4.95
xG on target (xGOT)
5.34
Non-penalty xG
4.95
Shots
52
Shots on target
12

Passing

Assists
4
Expected assists (xA)
3.92
Successful passes
659
Pass accuracy
83.1%
Accurate long balls
19
Long ball accuracy
43.2%
Chances created
30
Successful crosses
11
Cross accuracy
25.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
25
Dribble success
52.1%
Touches
1,308
Touches in opposition box
72
Dispossessed
36
Fouls won
30

Defending

Penalties conceded
1
Tackles won
64
Tackles won %
58.7%
Duels won
181
Duels won %
52.6%
Aerial duels won
17
Aerial duels won %
34.7%
Interceptions
36
Blocked
19
Fouls committed
36
Recoveries
136
Possession won final 3rd
16
Dribbled past
37

Discipline

Yellow cards
8
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches17%Shot attempts91%Goals95%
Chances created71%Aerial duels won27%Defensive actions76%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Eintracht Frankfurt (back from loan)Jul 2025 -
Jong FC Utrecht (on loan)Sep 2024 - Jun 2025
1
0
FC Utrecht (on loan)Jun 2024 - Jun 2025
34
8
Vitesse (on loan)Feb 2024 - Jun 2024
14
4
Eintracht FrankfurtJan 2023 - Feb 2024
22
0
Philadelphia UnionJan 2021 - Dec 2022
42
4
Philadelphia Union IIJul 2020 - Dec 2022
24
6

Youth career

Philadelphia Union Under 16/17Sep 2018 - Dec 2020
4
3

National team

USAJan 2023 - Jan 2024
1
0
USA U23Oct 2023 - now
9
2
USA U20Nov 2021 - Mar 2023
14
7
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

USA U20

International
1
Concacaf U20(2022 Honduras)