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WATCH: USMNT's Paxten Aaronson scores to help FC Utrecht smash Eredivisie leaders Ajax in four-goal win

<p>FC Utrecht stunned Eredivisie leaders Ajax with a 4-0 win and U.S. international Paxten Aaronson played a role in the rout. </p><p>Sebastian Haller started the scoring in the 29th minute. Miguel Rodriguez then scored twice, once in the 52nd minute and once in the 63rd minute, to effectively put the game out of reach. Aaronson, though, added one more to Utrecht's tally, netting in the 85th minute to put an exclamation mark on a massive win for his side.</p><p>The win puts Utrecht level on points (59) with third-placed Feyenoord, though <em>De Trots van Zuid </em>remain at third due to having a game in hand.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="nl" dir="ltr">🇺🇸 Paxten Aaronson maakt er zelfs 4️⃣-0️⃣ van! 🤯<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/utraja?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#utraja</a></p>— ESPN NL (@ESPNnl) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNnl/status/1913927973540958482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>With the goal, Aaronson now has double-digit goal contributions in the Eredivisie, having now scored seven goals while providing three assists. A bulk of those goals have come against the league's best as he's now scored against each of the league's top three.</p><p>The midfielder, who is on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt, has helped FC Utrecht push for a European place as they now sit fourth in the league.</p>

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<p>The 21-year-old midfielder earned his only USMNT cap in 2023, but was a part of the U.S. Olympic team last summer, scoring twice against New Zealand during the tournament.</p>

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<p>Following Saturday's win, Utrecht will now look ahead to a match against RKX Waalwijk on Friday ahead of a massive match against fifth-place FC Twente on May 11.</p>

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USMNT's Paxten Aaronson scores to help FC Utrecht smash Eredivisie leaders Ajax in four-goal win | Goal.com

Paxten Aaronson scored the fourth goal as FC Utrecht destroyed Eredvisie leaders Ajax on Sunday.