California State University Northridge Athletics
Aguilar Taken in Second Round of 2022 MLS SuperDraft
1/11/2022 4:37:00 PM | Men's Soccer
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN's Giovanni Aguilar was selected in the second round of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Jan. 11.
Aguilar was selected first-team All-Conference in 2021. He tied with Jamar Ricketts for the team lead in goals with three. He led the team and was 15th in the Big West in assists (3) and paced the Matadors in points with nine and was 20th in the conference in points per game in 2021. Aguilar took 19 shots and played 1,483 of a possible 1,654 minutes during the season. A fifth-year student, Aguilar was named honorable mention All-Conference as a freshman and as a sophomore. He was a member of the 2017 Big West All-Freshman team.
"Gio is a super industrious midfielder who can play both sides of the ball," said CSUN head coach Terry Davila. "He will go down as one of the all-time great CSUN midfielders who have gone onto play in the MLS. Gio has a long way to go to catch Rafael Garcia who won two MLS Championship rings with the LA Galaxy. But Gio's best is yet to come."
Aguilar's selection follows Daniel Trejo's in the first round of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by the LA Galaxy. He is the 10th Matador to be taken in the MLS SuperDraft, the 14th in any MLS Draft since 2000, and 16th Matador to be drafted by an MLS club since the SuperDraft was created in 1996.
CSUN Players Taken In MLS Inaugural Player Draft
CSUN Players Taken In MLS SuperDraft
CSUN Players Taken In MLS Supplemental Draft
Aguilar was selected first-team All-Conference in 2021. He tied with Jamar Ricketts for the team lead in goals with three. He led the team and was 15th in the Big West in assists (3) and paced the Matadors in points with nine and was 20th in the conference in points per game in 2021. Aguilar took 19 shots and played 1,483 of a possible 1,654 minutes during the season. A fifth-year student, Aguilar was named honorable mention All-Conference as a freshman and as a sophomore. He was a member of the 2017 Big West All-Freshman team.
"Gio is a super industrious midfielder who can play both sides of the ball," said CSUN head coach Terry Davila. "He will go down as one of the all-time great CSUN midfielders who have gone onto play in the MLS. Gio has a long way to go to catch Rafael Garcia who won two MLS Championship rings with the LA Galaxy. But Gio's best is yet to come."
Aguilar's selection follows Daniel Trejo's in the first round of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by the LA Galaxy. He is the 10th Matador to be taken in the MLS SuperDraft, the 14th in any MLS Draft since 2000, and 16th Matador to be drafted by an MLS club since the SuperDraft was created in 1996.
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CSUN Players Taken In MLS Inaugural Player Draft
| 1996 | Thor Lee | DC United | Fifth Round | 50th Overall |
| 1996 | Joey Kirk | LA Galaxy | Sixth Round | 54th Overall |
CSUN Players Taken In MLS SuperDraft
| 2003 | Joe Barton | LA Galaxy | Sixth Round | 55th Overall |
| 2004 | Edwin Miranda | Dallas Burn | Sixth Round | 54th Overall |
| 2006 | Willie Sims | NE Revolution | Second Round | 23rd Overall |
| 2008 | Sean Franklin | LA Galaxy | First Round | 4th Overall |
| 2010 | Chad Borak | Colorado Rapids | Third Round | 40th Overall |
| 2015 | Sagi Lev-Ari | Columbus Crew | Second Round | 35th Overall |
| 2015 | Edwin Rivas | Toronto FC | Second Round | 37th Overall |
| 2016 | Trevor Morley | Portland Timbers | Fourth Round | 81st Overall |
| 2021 | Daniel Trejo | LAFC | First Round | 14th Overall |
| 2022 | Giovanni Aguilar | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Second Round | 49th Overall |
CSUN Players Taken In MLS Supplemental Draft
| 2005 | Benjamin Benditson | LA Galaxy | First Round | 10th Overall |
| 2006 | Daniel Paladini | LA Galaxy | Second Round | 24th Overall |
| 2007 | Taylor Canel | LA Galaxy | Second Round | 26th Overall |
| 2012 | Rafael Garcia | LA Galaxy | Second Round | 38th Overall |
| 2013 | Joe Franco | Chivas USA | Second Round | 21st Overall |
Players Mentioned
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