Manuel "Manny" Aparicio (born September 17, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Pacific FC.
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Aparicio with Toronto FC Academy in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Manuel Aparicio | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pacific FC | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | East York | ||
| 2009 | Unionville Milliken SC | ||
| 2010–2013 | Toronto FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Toronto FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2015 | Toronto FC II | 21 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Órdenes | 30 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Izarra | 20 | (0) |
| 2018 | San Roque Lepe | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | York9 | 31 | (4) |
| 2021– | Pacific FC | 43 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Canada U18 | 10 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Canada U20 | 18 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Canada U23 | 10 | (2) |
| 2014 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:54, March 29, 2017 (UTC) | |||
Aparicio signed his first professional contract in 2013 at the age of 17 years old, becoming the eighth TFC Academy graduate to the professional team.[1] He appeared in two midseason friendlies for Toronto FC in 2015, against English Premier League teams Manchester City[2] and Sunderland.[3]
He was loaned out in early 2014 to USL PRO side Wilmington Hammerheads after the two clubs formed a partnership. He was loaned alongside Quillan Roberts and Daniel Lovitz.[4] Aparicio made his debut for Wilmington in the season opener on April 5, 2014, against the Harrisburg City Islanders.[5]
Aparicio was loaned to Toronto FC II on March 20, 2015.[6] He made his debut against the Charleston Battery on March 21.[7]
Toronto FC announced on December 1, 2015 that Aparicio would not be returning to the team for the 2016 MLS Season.[8]
On August 15, 2016 Aparicio signed with SD Órdenes on a one-year deal, making 30 league appearances and scoring four goals.[9]
In summer 2017, Aparicio signed with Spanish Segunda División B club CD Izarra and made 20 league appearances that season.[9]
In summer 2018, Aparicio signed with Spanish Tercera División club CD San Roque de Lepe and made 11 appearances, scoring one goal.[9]
On January 14, 2019, Aparicio signed with Canadian Premier League club York9.[10] The 2019 season was the first in both Canadian Premier League and York9 FC history, and before it started Aparicio was named the first-ever captain for York9.[11] Aparicio took part in the Canadian Premier League's first game in history, a 1–1 draw in Hamilton, Ontario against Forge FC[12] and assisted the first ever Canadian Premier League goal in the third minute of the match.[13] However he also became the first player to be red carded in the Canadian Premier League, after receiving a second caution for a deliberate handball in second-half stoppage time.[14]
On 6 November 2020, Aparicio signed with Pacific FC.[15]
Aparicio has represented Canada at youth level. He received his first senior team experience when Canada coach Benito Floro included him in a camp the team had in Sunrise, Florida in January 2014.[16] He was later a part of the U-20 squad that participated in the 2014 Milk Cup.[17] He represented Canada during the Pan American games in 2015. In May 2016, Aparicio was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[18] He saw action in both matches.[19]
Aparicio was recalled to the senior team for a friendly against Colombia in October 2014,[20] where he made his debut for the national team.
Pacific FC
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Toronto FC | Major League Soccer | 2013 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) | USL Pro | 2014 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
| Toronto FC II (loan) | USL Pro | 2015 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Órdenes | Tercera División | 2016-2017 | 30 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Izarra | Segunda División B | 2017-2018 | 20 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| San Roque Lepe | Tercera División | 2018–19 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| York9 FC | Canadian Premier League | 2019 | 25 | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| Pacific FC | Canadian Premier League | 2021 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Career totals | 158 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 20 | ||
| Canada | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
Pacific FC – current squad | |
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