All-time Austin Aztex FC roster

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Ryan McMahen made thirty appearances for the Aztex in the team's inaugural season, the most of any player.

Austin Aztex FC was an American soccer club based in Austin, Texas that was founded in 2008 by Phil Rawlins, a British entrepreneur.[1] The Aztex began playing competitive soccer in the United Soccer Leagues (USL) First Division in the 2009 season and shared an affiliation agreement with Rawlins' hometown club, Stoke City, enabling the two clubs to exchange players and the English club to scout players and hold training camps in the US.[2][3] Austin's first USL match was against the Minnesota Thunder on April 18, 2009.[2] In the 2010 season, the team played its home games at House Park, which replaced Nelson Field as the club's home facility, and competed in the USSF Division 2 Professional League, a temporary league set up by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to resolve a dispute between the USL and the proposed new North American Soccer League.[4][5] The franchise relocated to Florida and became Orlando City SC at the conclusion of the 2010 season.[6]

Forty-nine players participated in at least one league match for the Aztex.[7] This total consists of forty-five outfield players and four goalkeepers. Eddie Johnson holds the records for the most appearances and goals for the club, having played fifty times and scored twenty goals.[7][8]

Players

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Players who were contracted to the club but never played a USL game are not listed. All statistics are for USL regular season games only.[7][8]

Key

GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward/striker
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Kyle Brown led the Aztex in assists in the team's first season.
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Englishman Gifton Noel-Williams previously played for English club Stoke City, with which the Aztex shared an affiliation agreement.
Randi Patterson has represented the national soccer team of Trinidad and Tobago.
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Miguel Gallardo played regularly in goal for the Aztex.
Name Position Country Years Games Goals Assists
Lyle Adams DF  Jamaica 2009 13 3 1
Joshua Alcala DF  USA 2009 14 1 0
Jean Alexandre FW  Haiti 2009 9 4 1
Wes Allen DF  USA 2009–2010 23 0 0
Yordany Alvarez MF  Cuba 2009–2010 41 5 7
Kieron Bernard DF  Jamaica 2009–2010 37 1 0
Sam Brill DF  USA 2010 6 0 0
Kyle Brown MF  USA 2009 25 1 6
Michael Callahan MF  USA 2009–2010 47 1 2
Stephan Campbell MF  Trinidad and Tobago 2010 3 0 0
Ryan Caugherty MF  USA 2009 23 0 0
Mike Chabala DF  USA 2009 2 0 0
Michael Dello-Russo MF  USA 2009 7 0 0
Gareth Evans DF  Wales 2009 23 0 0
Ian Fuller MF  USA 2010 5 0 0
Miguel Gallardo GK  Mexico 2009–2010 45 0 0
A. J. Godbolt MF  USA 2009 17 0 0
Leonard Griffin DF  USA 2010 29 2 5
Maxwell Griffin FW  USA 2010 31 11 5
Jeff Harwell MF  USA 2009 15 2 1
Tyler Hemming MF  Canada 2010 9 0 0
Kyle Helton DF  USA 2009 4 0 0
Jarius Holmes FW  USA 2009 14 1 0
David Horst DF  USA 2009 10 0 0
Mechack Jerome DF  Haiti 2010 3 0 0
Eddie Johnson FW  England 2009–2010 50 20 8
Sean Kelley GK  USA 2010 1 0 0
Peri Marosevic FW  USA 2010 3 0 0
Yohance Marshall DF  Trinidad and Tobago 2009–2010 26 3 0
Kendell McFayden FW  USA 2010 4 1 0
Ryan McMahen MF  USA 2009 30 1 1
Ryan Mirsky MF  USA 2009 3 0 0
Jay Needham DF  USA 2010 27 2 2
Nick Noble GK  USA 2009 5 0 0
Gifton Noel-Williams FW  England 2009 16 3 1
Ciaran O'Brien MF  USA 2009 3 0 0
Lawrence Olum MF  Kenya 2010 23 3 5
Randi Patterson FW  Trinidad and Tobago 2010 12 2 1
Zach Pope DF  USA 2009 7 0 1
Sam Reynolds GK  USA 2009 12 0 0
Kevin Sakuda DF  USA 2009–2010 41 0 1
David Sias DF  USA 2009 15 0 0
Sullivan Silva MF  Brazil 2009–2010 39 4 2
Alex Tapp MF  England 2009 5 0 0
Erik Ustruck MF  USA 2009 5 0 0
Jamie Watson FW  USA 2009–2010 35 8 8
Lance Watson MF  USA 2010 26 2 3
Joey Worthen MF  USA 2010 15 0 1
Tsuyoshi Yoshitake MF  Japan 2010 7 0 0

By nationality

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Seventeen players from outside the United States played in the USL for the Aztex.

Country Number of players
 Brazil 1
 Canada 1
 Cuba 1
 England 3
 Haiti 2
 Jamaica 2
 Japan 1
 Kenya 1
 Mexico 1
 Trinidad and Tobago 3
 USA 32
 Wales 1

References

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  1. ^ "USL-1 headed to Austin in 2009". ESPN. January 24, 2008. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Aztex Up And Running". Stoke City FC. April 24, 2009. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  3. ^ "Gaz Living the American Dream". Wrexham A.F.C. February 19, 2009. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  4. ^ "Aztex announce move to House Park for 2010". Austin Aztex FC. August 27, 2009. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  5. ^ "USL and NASL Reach Agreement to Ensure 2010 Professional Soccer Season". Austin Aztex FC. January 7, 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  6. ^ Carrick, Buzz (October 25, 2010). "Austin Aztex sold, moving to Orlando". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c "USL-1 Team History". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  8. ^ a b "*+Austin Aztex (2010)". USSF Division 2 Professional League. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

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