USMNT midfielder Brenden Aaronson is yet to find his form since his loan move from Leeds United to Bundesliga side Union Berlin.
Aaronson, 22, has only featured in 8 matches for his new side and has only started three of the matches for the Bundesliga side.
At the moment, the USMNT midfielder has struggled to adjust to the new conditions in the Bundesliga at the moment.
BILD reports via Leeds Live claimed that the US player has not been able to cope with the physicality in the German league despite coming from the Premier League.
Brenden Aaronson, who is on loan from relegated Leeds United, got a red card in his second appearance for the club.
And that reportedly did not go well with the Union Berlin boss Urs Fischer who is renowned for being a disciplinarian.
The Leeds United loanee also missed a couple of close-range chances in the team’s last two matches against Braga and Dortmund.
Brenden Aaronson
Brenden Russell Aaronson is an American professional player who was born on October 22, 2000, and plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Union Berlin, on loan from EFL Championship side Leeds United, and the United States national team.
Aaronson was born and bred in Medford, New Jersey, and he attended Shawnee High School for a single year before he made the Philadelphia Union’s YSC Academy team.
During his time at YSC Academy, Brenden Aaronson played in high school competitions for Union’s youth teams before committing to Indiana University and signing an amateur contract with Bethlehem Steel FC.
Is Brenden Aaronson Jewish?
Aaronson, who will be 23 years old on Sunday, 22nd October, 2023 might be perceived as a Jewish player, but the fact is he is not.
Though Aaronson can be an Ashkenazi surname meaning Aaron’s son, the United States player’s ancestry is Swedish.
His name “Aaronson” is also a Swedish name, a variant of the name “Aronsson” or “Aronsen.”
Jewish professional men’s soccer players from the United States who compete on the world stage are a rare phenomenon.
Futballnews can confirm that Brenden Aaronson is not Jewish, but has occasionally elicited questions about his background due to his Ashkenazi-sounding surname.
Where Is Aaronson From?
Futballnews understands Brenden Aaronson hails from Medford, New Jersey and he currently plays for Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.
He also played for Philadelphia Union from 2018-2020, for FC Red Bull Salzburg from 2021-2022, and for Leeds United FC from 2022-2023 and has played for 1. FC Union Berlin since 2023.
In the Bundesliga 2023/2024 season, he has managed two passes to a shot, and he currently occupies ninth place within the team statistics along with Diogo Leite, Jérôme Roussillon, Alex Král, David Datro Fofana and Danilho Doekhi.
