Aaron Schoenfeld

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Aaron Schoenfeld
Personal information
Full name Aaron Maxwell Schoenfeld[1]
Date of birth (1990-04-17) April 17, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Number 12
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 72 (20)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 GPS Portland Phoenix 15 (2)
2012–2015 Columbus Crew 51 (5)
2014 → Dayton Dutch Lions (loan) 18 (12)
2016 Maccabi Netanya 2 (0)
2016– Hapoel Tel Aviv 12 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2016

Aaron Maxwell Schoenfeld (Hebrew: אהרון מקסוול שונפלד‎,[1] born April 17, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League.[2]

Early life

Schoenfeld is Jewish, and was born in Knoxville, Tennessee to Robert and Sherry.[3][4] Schoenfeld's family are members of Temple Beth El in Knoxville.[3] In an interview, Schoenfeld described his upbringing as being very traditional with his family regularly attending synagogue, keeping kosher and respecting the Sabbath.[5]

For high school, Schoenfeld attended Bearden High School and had an outstanding soccer career there, highlighted by a state championship and a state championship final appearance.[6]

He played on the collegiate level at East Tennessee State University scoring 20 goals and 10 assists in 72 games.[7]

Playing career

Club

Schoenfeld was originally drafted by Montreal Impact in the second round (20th pick overall) of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.

On March 23, 2012, Columbus Crew announced they had signed Schoenfeld after acquiring his rights from the Impact in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft.[8] He made his professional debut the day after his signing.[9] He came on as a substitute for Emilio Renteria in the 69th minute against Montreal Impact, the team that had recently traded him. The Crew went on to win 2–0.

While on loan with the Dayton Dutch Lions in 2014, Schoenfeld became the club's record holder for goals scored (12) in a single season. Upon his return to the Columbus Crew, Schoenfeld scored a brace against the New York Red Bulls.[5][10] He would later cite this as a highlight of his career as after the match, he received complementary feedback from New York striker, Thierry Henry.[5]

In 2015, Schoenfeld signed with Maccabi Netanya following a brief trial set-up by his agent, Leo Krupnik.[11][12][13] Schoenfeld was given temporary resident status by the Israeli Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2016, so he would not count as a foreigner for Netanya.[14] Upon signing, Schoenfeld told the Israeli media, "having grown up in a Zionist Jewish family, I have always wanted to come and play soccer in Israel."[11]

On 23 January 2016, Schoenfeld made his Premier League debut for Netanya, coming on as a substitute for Itzik Cohen in a 1-0 loss to Hapoel Kfar Saba at Levita Stadium.[15] After just two matches with Netanya, interest from numerous clubs in the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv going so far as to give Netanya a deposit to have the first right to negotiate with Schoenfeld.[5] Schoenfeld signed a two and a half year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv and was sold together with Netanya youth player, Fadi Najar, in exchange for ₪1 million.[2]

Schoenfeld made his debut with Hapoel Tel Aviv in a Tel Aviv derby on February 7, 2016 scoring the opening goal in the second minute.[16][17]

International

Media reports of Schoenfeld being called up to the Israeli national team for a friendly against Croatia started to surface on 14 February 2016.[18]

References

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  4. ↑ "Sports Shorts," Jewish Sports Review, Volume 9, Number 11, Issue 107, Page 19, January/February 2015.
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