While he helped the United States U-20 National Team secure not only the Concacaf U-20 Championship and berths in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cups and the 2024 Summer Olympics, Paxten Aaronson also picked up a pair a major awards in Honduras.
The Philadelphia Union homegrown nabbed the Golden Boot, beating Union teammate Quinn Sullivan, with his seventh goal of the tournament with a 56th minute finish against the Dominican Republic.
The Golden Boot wasn't the only honor that the Medford, NJ., native collected with the 18-year-old being named the Golden Ball winner as the Tournament's top player of the tournament.