Aaron Horton

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2012: Horton appeared in a friendly match against Barclays Premier League side Stoke City on July 24, scoring his first professional goal. Horton made eight appearances as a substitute in the MLS Reserve League, tallying once.

2011: Horton made his MLS debut on June 8 against Real Salt Lake as a substitute. In the MLS Reserve League, he started in a match at New York Red Bulls on May 30 and appeared as sub in four matches.

COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

Horton spent one year at Louisville, reaching the 2010 NCAA Men’s College Cup Final. He appeared in 23 matches in his single season for the Cardinals, recording three goals and two assists. Two of his goals were gamewinners in the NCAA College Cup quarterfinal and semifinal matches.

ACQUIRED

Signed as the Crew's first-ever Homegrown signing on May 17, 2011

PERSONAL

Horton lives in Lewis Center, Ohio with his parents, Harold and Angela.

PREP

At Orange, Horton broke the school record for goals in a season with 30 and was named first-team all-state as a senior in 2009, after spending a year as a member of the U.S. Soccer Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla., in 2007.