Aaron Kovar

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| name = Aaron Kovar

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|8|14}}

| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, United States

| height = {{convert|1.78|m|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

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| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2009–2010

| youthclubs1 = Emerald City FC

| youthyears2 = 2010–2012

| youthclubs2 = Seattle Sounders FC

| collegeyears1 = 2012–2013

| college1 = Stanford Cardinal

| collegecaps1 = 36

| collegegoals1 = 5

| years1 = 2013

| clubs1 = Seattle Sounders FC U-23

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014–2018

| clubs2 = Seattle Sounders FC

| caps2 = 32

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = → Orange County Blues (loan)

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015

| clubs4 = → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan)

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2016

| clubs5 = → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan)

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2017

| clubs6 = → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan)

| caps6 = 3

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2018

| clubs7 = → Los Angeles FC (loan)

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 0

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| club-update = November 3, 2018

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Aaron Kovar (born August 14, 1993) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Career

=Early career=

Kovar was part of Emerald City FC from 2009 to 2010, and then the Seattle Sounders FC Academy between 2010 and 2012, before moving to Stanford University, where he played college soccer for two years.{{cite web|url=http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID%3D30600%26ATCLID%3D208439142 |title=Aaron Kovar Bio - GoStanford.com - Stanford University |accessdate=2014-06-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110444/http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=208439142 |archivedate=2016-03-04 }} In 2013, Kovar also appeared for Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in the USL PDL.{{cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/aaron-kovar/|title=Aaron Kovar - SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us}}

=Seattle Sounders FC=

On January 9, 2014, it was announced that Kovar, along with fellow academy teammate Sean Okoli, had signed a professional contract with the Seattle Sounders FC through the Homegrown Player Rule.{{cite web|last=Mayers|first=Josh|title=Sounders sign homegrown players Aaron Kovar and Sean Okoli|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/sounders/2022635035_sounders10xml.html|work=Seattle Times|accessdate=March 8, 2014}}

Kovar was loaned to USL Pro club Orange County Blues on June 10, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/soundersfc/2014/06/10/sounders-loan-sean-okoli-aaron-kovar-to-oc-blues-until-saturday/|title=Sounders FC loans Sean Okoli, Aaron Kovar to OC Blues until Saturday|publisher=|access-date=June 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035630/http://blogs.seattletimes.com/soundersfc/2014/06/10/sounders-loan-sean-okoli-aaron-kovar-to-oc-blues-until-saturday/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}

In January 2017, Kovar went on trial at English side Coventry City.

=Los Angeles FC=

On January 23, 2018, Kovar was loaned by Seattle to MLS expansion side Los Angeles FC for the 2018 season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lafc.com/post/2018/01/23/lafc-acquires-aaron-kovar-loan-seattle-sounders |title=LAFC Acquires Aaron Kovar on Loan from Seattle Sounders | Los Angeles Football Club |access-date=February 1, 2018 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109034546/https://www.lafc.com/post/2018/01/23/lafc-acquires-aaron-kovar-loan-seattle-sounders |url-status=dead }} On May 22, 2018, he scored his first goal for the club in a friendly against Borussia Dortmund in the 77th minute.

Personal life

Kovar is of Irish descent, and holds an Irish passport.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/01/05/sounders-fc-homegrown-player-aaron-kovar-train-preston-north-end|title = Sounders FC Homegrown Player Aaron Kovar to train with Preston North End | Seattle Sounders}}