Paxten Aaronson

Colorado Rapids

Attacking Midfielder USA

Age 22

Height 175 cm

Foot Right

Country USA

Value €9m

Metrics Lab

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Form

Rating per season, last 5 matches, and timeline all matches

Season

7.35

17 matches

Last 5

7.48

+0.13 vs season

Best

8.8

vs Sporting Kansas City

MOTM

of 28 matches

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Attributes

Chances created Aerial duels Defensive actions Goals Shot attempts Touches

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Apps

Goals

Assists

Rating

7.35

Goals

79%

Assists

74%

Rating

7.32

81%

Matches

100%

Started

80%

Minutes

1169

88%

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Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers

Major League Soccer · percentile vs peers

Chances created

68%

Aerial duels

24%

Defensive actions

82%

Goals

68%

Shot attempts

63%

Touches

51%

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Shot Map

27 shots per season

Goals

On target

2.43

Conversion

15%

Goal Saved Off target

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Heatmap

722 touches this season

Attack

Touches

722

Attack

42%

Middle

42%

Ø position

60%

Detailed Stats & Percentiles (Major League Soccer)

Shooting

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 76%	Per 90 pctl avg 52%
Goals	4	0.31	79	65
xG	2.43	0.19	68	42
xGOT	2.62	0.20	69	42
xG excl. penalty	2.43	0.19	74	45
Shots	27	2.08	83	49
Shots on target	12	0.92	85	60
Headed shots	2	0.15	75	62

Passing

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 68%	Per 90 pctl avg 54%
Assists	3	0.23	74	60
xA	3.01	0.23	86	63
Accurate passes	306	23.56	72	40
Pass accuracy	83.2	83.15	68	68
Accurate long balls	11	0.85	69	45
Long ball accuracy	50.0	50.00	28	28
Chances created	25	1.92	82	70
Big chances created	5	0.38	72	52
Successful crosses	14	1.08	86	71
Cross accuracy	22.2	22.22	45	45

Possession

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 65%	Per 90 pctl avg 48%
Dribbles	10	0.77	67	31
Dribbles success rate	34.5	34.48	26	26
Duels won	59	4.54	86	48
Duels won %	49.2	49.17	66	66
Aerials won	5	0.38	67	43
Aerials won %	33.3	33.33	41	41
Touches	621	47.81	81	35
Touches in opposition box	26	2.00	48	9
Dispossessed	6	0.46	61	90
Fouls won	19	1.46	80	50
Penalties awarded	1	0.08	90	90

Defending

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 60%	Per 90 pctl avg 56%
Defensive actions	50	3.85	97	85
Tackles	25	1.92	98	84
Interceptions	16	1.23	96	90
Fouls committed	22	1.69	94	81
Penalties conceded	1	0.08	0	1
Recoveries	41	3.16	76	31
Possession won final 3rd	6	0.46	56	26
Dribbled past	5	0.38	35	70
Clearances	9	0.69	87	64
Clean sheets	1	0.08	66	70
Goals conceded while on pitch	22	1.69	7	33
xG against while on pitch	19.28	1.48	9	40

Discipline

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 66%	Per 90 pctl avg 80%
Yellow cards	1	0.08	32	61
Red cards	0	0.00	100	100

Shooting

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 76%	Per 90 pctl avg 52%
Goals	4	0.31	79	65
xG	2.43	0.19	68	42
xGOT	2.62	0.20	69	42
xG excl. penalty	2.43	0.19	74	45
Shots	27	2.08	83	49
Shots on target	12	0.92	85	60
Headed shots	2	0.15	75	62

Passing

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 68%	Per 90 pctl avg 54%
Assists	3	0.23	74	60
xA	3.01	0.23	86	63
Accurate passes	306	23.56	72	40
Pass accuracy	83.2	83.15	68	68
Accurate long balls	11	0.85	69	45
Long ball accuracy	50.0	50.00	28	28
Chances created	25	1.92	82	70
Big chances created	5	0.38	72	52
Successful crosses	14	1.08	86	71
Cross accuracy	22.2	22.22	45	45

Possession

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 65%	Per 90 pctl avg 48%
Dribbles	10	0.77	67	31
Dribbles success rate	34.5	34.48	26	26
Duels won	59	4.54	86	48
Duels won %	49.2	49.17	66	66
Aerials won	5	0.38	67	43
Aerials won %	33.3	33.33	41	41
Touches	621	47.81	81	35
Touches in opposition box	26	2.00	48	9
Dispossessed	6	0.46	61	90
Fouls won	19	1.46	80	50
Penalties awarded	1	0.08	90	90

Defending

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 60%	Per 90 pctl avg 56%
Defensive actions	50	3.85	97	85
Tackles	25	1.92	98	84
Interceptions	16	1.23	96	90
Fouls committed	22	1.69	94	81
Penalties conceded	1	0.08	0	1
Recoveries	41	3.16	76	31
Possession won final 3rd	6	0.46	56	26
Dribbled past	5	0.38	35	70
Clearances	9	0.69	87	64
Clean sheets	1	0.08	66	70
Goals conceded while on pitch	22	1.69	7	33
xG against while on pitch	19.28	1.48	9	40

Discipline

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 66%	Per 90 pctl avg 80%
Yellow cards	1	0.08	32	61
Red cards	0	0.00	100	100

Recent Matches (36)

Date	Opponent	Comp	Score	Min	G	A	Rating
2026-05-24	vs FC Dallas	Major League Soccer	1-2	90	1	0	8.0 ⭐
2026-05-21	vs San Jose Earthquakes	US Open Cup	2-0	90	0	0	7.6
2026-05-17	@ Real Salt Lake	Major League Soccer	2-1	90	0	1	7.1
2026-05-14	@ Minnesota United	Major League Soccer	0-1	89	0	1	7.8
2026-05-10	vs St. Louis City	Major League Soccer	0-1	90	0	0	6.9
2026-05-03	@ Houston Dynamo FC	Major League Soccer	1-0	51	0	0	6.8
2026-04-26	@ Vancouver Whitecaps	Major League Soccer	3-1	56	0	0	5.8
2026-04-23	@ Los Angeles FC	Major League Soccer	0-0	29	0	0	6.1
2026-04-18	vs Inter Miami CF	Major League Soccer	2-3	83	0	0	6.9
2026-04-15	vs Union Omaha	US Open Cup	1-0	86	0	0	7.7
2026-04-12	vs Houston Dynamo FC	Major League Soccer	6-2	90	0	0	8.1
2026-04-04	@ Toronto FC	Major League Soccer	3-2	84	1	0	7.7
2026-03-22	@ Sporting Kansas City	Major League Soccer	1-4	79	2	0	8.8 ⭐
2026-03-14	@ New York City FC	Major League Soccer	3-1	90	0	0	7.4
2026-03-08	vs LA Galaxy	Major League Soccer	4-1	90	0	1	8.2
2026-02-28	vs Portland Timbers	Major League Soccer	2-0	90	0	0	8.4
2026-02-23	@ Seattle Sounders FC	Major League Soccer	2-0	68	0	0	5.8
2025-10-19	vs Los Angeles FC	Major League Soccer	2-2	90	1	0	7.9
2025-10-05	@ Real Salt Lake	Major League Soccer	1-0	90	0	0	6.8
2025-09-28	vs Minnesota United	Major League Soccer	1-1	90	0	0	6.6
2025-09-21	@ FC Dallas	Major League Soccer	3-1	90	0	0	7.1
2025-09-14	vs Houston Dynamo FC	Major League Soccer	2-1	90	0	0	7.7
2025-08-31	@ Sporting Kansas City	Major League Soccer	4-2	90	0	0	8.0
2025-08-24	@ LA Galaxy	Major League Soccer	3-0	31	0	0	6.6
2025-08-17	@ FV Engers	DFB Pokal	0-5	10	1	0	7.6
2025-08-09	@ Fulham	Club Friendlies	1-0	30	0	0
2025-08-02	@ Philadelphia Union	Club Friendlies	2-2	44	0	0
2025-07-29	@ Louisville City FC	Club Friendlies	2-5	45	0	0	6.7
2025-07-26	vs Aston Villa	Club Friendlies	2-2	63	0	0	6.5
2025-07-02	vs Guatemala	CONCACAF Gold Cup	2-1	0	0	0
2025-06-29	vs Costa Rica	CONCACAF Gold Cup	2-2	0	0	0
2025-06-22	vs Haiti	CONCACAF Gold Cup Grp. D	2-1	2	0	0
2025-06-20	@ Saudi Arabia	CONCACAF Gold Cup Grp. D	0-1	0	0	0
2025-06-15	vs Trinidad and Tobago	CONCACAF Gold Cup Grp. D	5-0	7	0	0
2025-06-11	vs Switzerland	Friendlies	0-4	45	0	0	6.4
2025-06-07	vs Turkiye	Friendlies	1-2	0	0	0

Career

Season	Team	Type	Apps	G	A	Rating
2026	Colorado Rapids	senior	17	4	3	7.35
2025	Colorado Rapids	senior	7	1	0	7.24
2025/2026	Eintracht Frankfurt	senior	1	1	0	7.55
2024/2025	Jong FC Utrecht	senior	1	0	0	6.84
2024/2025	FC Utrecht	senior	37	9	6	7.44
2023/2024	Vitesse	senior	14	4	0	7.10
2023/2024	Eintracht Frankfurt	senior	14	0	2	6.43
2022/2023	Eintracht Frankfurt	senior	8	0	0	6.49
2022	Philadelphia Union	senior	25	1	0	6.50
2021	Philadelphia Union	senior	17	3	0	6.74
2022	Philadelphia Union II	senior	10	5	3	7.81
2020	Philadelphia Union II	senior	14	1	1	6.41
2019/2020	Philadelphia Union Under 16/17	youth	3	3	1	-
2018/2019	Philadelphia Union Under 16/17	youth	1	0	0	-
2025	USA	national team	3	0	0	6.35
2023	USA	national team	1	0	0	6.92
2024	USA U23	national team	7	1	1	6.93
2023	USA U23	national team	2	1	1	-
2023	USA U20	national team	2	0	0	-
2022	USA U20	national team	10	7	1	-
2021	USA U20	national team	2	0	0	-