Aaron Maund

It’s not often that a first-round draft pick plays 15 league games in his rookie year and then gets traded in his first offseason, but that’s exactly what happened to defender Aaron Maund, who started nine MLS matches for Toronto last year before being traded to RSL for Justin Braun on Dec. 3.

Maund was a casualty of a season – and offseason – full of change in Toronto, getting shipped off shortly before his second head coach at TFC lost his job. He’ll undoubtedly have much more stability at Real Salt Lake, where he’ll learn from Head Coach Jason Kreis and Assistant/Defensive Specialist C.J. Brown as he competes for time at center back.

Acquired

RSL: Acquired by Real Salt Lake in a trade with Toronto FC on Dec. 3, 2012 in exchange for Justin Braun

TOR: Selected in the first round (12^th overall) by Toronto FC in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 12, 2012

Professional Career

2012: Selected in the first round (12^th overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame … Made 15 league appearances for Toronto in his rookie year, starting nine times for the Canadian club … Made his professional debut in his Toronto’s 2012 season opener, coming on in the first half for injured defender Torsten Frings in TFC’s 1-3 loss at Seattle … Made his first MLS start on Aug. 15, playing the full 90 minutes in Toronto’s 2-2 home draw against Portland … Saw a lot of time down the stretch, starting eight of Toronto’s final nine MLS matches … Spent time playing both center back – his natural position – and defensive midfielder

College

2008-11: Played four years at Notre Dame, totaling 77 career matches for the Fighting Irish … Named to the All-Big East Conference First Team as well as the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region First Team in his senior season of 2011

International

U.S. Youth National Teams: Represented the United States at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in 2009 in Egypt … Did not play a match at the tournament, which the U.S. was eliminated from in the Group Stage … Was a member of the U.S. U-14, U-15, U-17 and U-20 national team pools

Trinidad & Tobago Youth National Teams:  Played for the Trinidad & Tobago Under-17 team at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea, starting two games for T&T at the tournament

High School/Club

Played four years at the Roxbury Latin School in Boston, Mass. … Two-time team captain in high school … Two-time All-State performer … All-New England selection during his senior year ... Won a national championship with the FC Greater Boston U-15’s in 2005

Personal

Son of Arnott and Karen Maund … Has two younger siblings … Was an IT management major in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame