SANDY, Utah (Saturday, December 31, 2016) – Real Salt Lake General Manager Craig Waibel announced on Saturday that the club has re-signed DF Aaron Maund, bringing the 2015 RSL Defensive Player of the Year back for a fifth season.
Maund, 26, played 20 matches in 2016 before a fractured foot cut his season short. The center back has played 51 regular season matches since coming to Real Salt Lake in a trade with Toronto FC before the 2013 season. He had a breakout season in 2015 when he earned a starting role and was in the XI for 21 matches for the Claret-and-Cobalt and was voted the club’s Defensive Player of the Year.