Aaron Reardon (soccer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Aaron Reardon

| fullname = Aaron Reardon

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|3|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Gold Coast, Australia

| image = Aaron Reardon.jpg

| caption = Reardon with Dhaka Mohammedan in 2022

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Centre back

| currentclub = Gold Coast Knights

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Brisbane Strikers

| youthyears2 = 2016–2020

| youthclubs2 = Brisbane Roar

| years1 = 2015

| clubs1 = FFA CoE

| caps1 = 11

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016–2020

| clubs2 = Brisbane Roar NPL

| caps2 = 53

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2019–2020

| clubs3 = Brisbane Roar

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 0

| clubs4 = Gold Coast Knights

| years4 = 2020

| caps4 = 10

| goals4 = 1

| clubs5 = Port Melbourne SC

| years5 = 2021

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = Dhaka Mohammedan

| caps6 = 16

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2023

| clubs7 = Gold Coast Knights

| caps7 = 21

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = Brisbane Roar

| caps8 = 2

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = Gold Coast Knights

| caps9 = 1

| goals9 = 1

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 24 February 2024

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Aaron Reardon (born 11 March 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a centre back for Gold Coast Knights in NPL Queensland.{{cite web |last1=Knights |first1=Gold Coast |title=Welcome Aaron Reardon |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C3JaFF9xJTe/ |website=Gold Coast Knights Official Instagram |publisher=Gold Coast Knights |access-date=21 February 2024}}

Career

=FFA CoE=

In 2015, Reardon joined FFA CoE on a year's long scholarship leading up to the FIFA U-17 World Cup but did not debut or feature for the national team.

=Brisbane Roar=

Reardon signed his first professional contract with Brisbane Roar on 27 September 2018, penning a multi-year deal with the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/brfc-academy-graduate-aaron-reardon-signs|title=BRFC Academy graduate Aaron Reardon signs on|date=27 September 2018}} He made his professional A-League debut for the Roar on 2 January 2019, starting in a 2–2 draw against the Newcastle Jets at McDonald Jones Stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/late-show-earns-roar-share-points-against-jets|title = Late show earns Roar share of the points against Jets|date = 3 January 2019}}

Reardon was part of the 2018-19 Y-League championship winning Brisbane Roar Youth team, captaining the Young Roar to a 3–1 over Western Sydney Wanderers Youth in the 2019 Y-League Grand Final on 1 February 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.y-league.com.au/match/western-sydney-wanderers-fc-youth-v-brisbane-roar-fc-youth-y-league-01-02-2019/1045751|title=Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth vs Brisbane Roar FC Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 1st Feb 2019|website=Foxtel Y-League|date=28 January 2019|accessdate=1 May 2019}}

Reardon was released by the Roar on 7 September 2020, at the conclusion of the 2019-2020 A-League season.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-07|title=Brisbane Roar Squad Update|url=https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/brisbane-roar-squad-update|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Brisbane Roar FC|language=en}}

= Gold Coast Knights =

On 18 September 2020, Gold Coast Knights announced Reardon had signed on for the remainder of the NPL Queensland season.{{Cite web|title=Untitled|url=https://twitter.com/gcknightsfc/status/1306846667665178624|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Twitter|language=en}}

= Port Melbourne =

On 10 December 2020, Port Melbourne SC announced it had signed Reardon for the 2021 NPL Victoria season.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Honours

Brisbane Roar Youth

Y-League: 2018–19{{cite news|url=https://www.a-league.com.au/news/foxtel-y-league-grand-final-brisbane-roar-western-sydney-wanderers-anz-stadium-report-goals|title=Roar crowned Foxtel Y-League champions for 2018/19 Season|date=1 February 2019|publisher=Hyundai A-League|access-date=1 February 2019}}

Gold Coast Knights