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Talen Energy Stadium | Wednesday, July 26, 2017 | 7:30 p.m. ET | TCN

MLSRegular SeasonMatch 21Home Match 11

PHILADELPHIA UNIONCOLUMBUS CREW SC

Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2017Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ETLocation: Talen Energy Stadium (Chester, PA)Television: TCN

Philadelphia Union Communications Contacts: Ryan Schwepfinger (O: 610-497-6727) (C: 610-751-7067) [email protected] Bodiford (O: 610-497-6337) (C: 713-876-2909)[email protected]

Columbus Crew SC Communications Contacts: Tim Miller (O: 614-447-4176) (C: 847-828-2003)[email protected] Mojica (O: 614-447-4203) (C: 330-321-8989)[email protected]

MLS OVERALL: 6-9-5 HOME: 5-3-2 AWAY: 1-6-3

Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result TVSun., March 5 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC D, 0-0 TCNSat., March 11 TORONTO FC D, 2-2 CSNSat., March 18 at Orlando City SC L, 1-2 TCNSat., April 1 at D.C. United L, 1-2 TCNSat., April 8 PORTLAND TIMBERS L, 1-3 TCNFri., April 14 NEW YORK CITY FC L, 0-2 ESPNSat., April 22 MONTREAL IMPACT D, 3-3 6abcSat., April 29 at LA Galaxy D, 0-0 TCNSat., May 6 NEW YORK RED BULLS W, 3-0 TCNSat., May 13 at D.C. United W, 4-0 TCNWed., May 17 HOUSTON DYNAMO W, 2-0 TCNSat., May 20 COLORADO RAPIDS W, 2-1 TCNSat., May 27 at Real Salt Lake L, 1-0 CSNSat., June 3 at New York City FC L, 1-2 6abcWed., June 14 HARRISBURG CITY ISLANDERS* W, 3-1 PhiladelphiaUnion.comSun., June 18 NEW YORK RED BULLS L, 0-2 ESPNSat., June 24 D.C. UNITED W, 1-0 6abcWed., June 28 at New York Red Bulls* L, 1(3)-1(5) PhiladelphiaUnion.comSun., July 2 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION W, 3-0 FS1Thurs., July 6 at Sporting Kansas City D, 1-1 TCNSat., July 15 SWANSEA CITY AFC** D, 2-2 PhiladelphiaUnion.comWed., July 19 at Montreal Impact L, 1-2 TCNSat., July 22 at Columbus Crew SC L, 0-1 TCNWed., July 26 COLUMBUS CREW SC 7:30 p.m. TCNSat., July 29 at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m. CSNSat., Aug. 5 FC DALLAS 7:00 p.m. TCNSat., Aug. 12 MONTREAL IMPACT 8:00 p.m. CSNSat., Aug. 19 at San Jose Earthquakes 10:30 p.m. TCNWed., Aug. 23 at Toronto FC 8:00 p.m. TCNSat., Aug. 26 ATLANTA UNITED FC 7:00 p.m. CSNSat., Sep. 9 at Minnesota United FC 8:00 p.m. TCNSun., Sep. 17 at New York Red Bulls 1:00 p.m. ESPNSat., Sep. 23 CHICAGO FIRE 7:00 p.m. TCNWed., Sep. 27 at Atlanta United FC 7:00 p.m. TCNSun., Oct. 1 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 1:00 p.m. ESPNSun., Oct. 15 at Chicago Fire 5:00 p.m. TCNSun., Oct. 22 ORLANDO CITY SC 4:00 p.m. 6abc *Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup **International Friendly

# Player Pos. Pronunciation 2 Warren Creavalle M CRUH-vahl 4 Ken Tribbett D TRIB-bett 5 Oguchi Onyewu D O-GOO-chee On-YAY-woo 6 Haris Medunjanin M Harris Meh-DOON-yuh-nihn 8 Maurice Edu M A-doo 10 Roland Alberg M AHL-berg 11 Alejandro Bedoya M Buh-DOY-uh 13 Chris Pontius M PAHN-tee-us 14 Fabian Herbers M FAY-bee-an HUR-burs 15 Josh Yaro D YAR-o 17 CJ Sapong F SUH-pong 22 Fafa Picault M Pea-CO 24 Adam Najem M NAH-jim 25 Ilsinho M Ill-SEEN-yo 26 Auston Trusty D Austin TRUSS-tee 28 Raymon Gaddis D RAY-moan GAD-diss 29 Jake McGuire GK Mc-GWY-er 30 Eric Ayuk M AYE-ook 31 Anthony Fontana M Fahn-TAN-uh 32 Giliano Wijnaldum D Gill-ee-AH-no Why-NALL-dum 33 Fabinho D Fah-BEEN-yo For an audio guide with every Union player pronouncing his own name, please see

www.philadelphiaunion.com/club/pressbox

27 SIMPSON14 GP, 4 GS, 1 G, 0 A

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

LAST MATCH STARTING XI

PHILADELPHIAUNION.COM/CLUB/PRESSBOX

MATCH INFORMATION 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

The Union began this home-and-home set against Columbus Crew SC last Saturday, July 22 at MAPFRE Stadium in Central Ohio, falling to the Black & Gold by a 1-0 final. In the match, Adam Najem and Marcus Epps made their first career Major League Soccer regular-season starts, while Josh Yaro started for the first time in 2017 and Charlie Davies made his first 2017 appearance with a second-half substitution.

25 ILSINHO16 GP, 15 GS, 2 G, 0 A

24 NAJEM3 GP, 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A

20 EPPS6 GP, 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A

6 MEDUNJANIN20 GP, 20 GS, 2 G, 7 A

11 BEDOYA15 GP, 15 GS, 0 G, 2 A

32 WIJNALDUM6 GP, 6 GS, 0 G, 0 A

3 ELLIOTT16 GP, 15 GS, 0 G, 0 A

15 YARO3 GP, 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A

28 GADDIS14 GP, 14 GS, 0 G, 1 A

23 McCARTHY3 GP, 3 GS, 1.33 GAA, 0 SO

OUT: Maurice Edu (Left tibia stress fracture) Fabian Herbers (Sports hernia surgery recovery)

QUESTIONABLE: Derrick Jones (Concussion) Fafa Picault (Left hamstring strain)

CJ Sapong (Right ankle sprain) Jay Simpson (Right ankle sprain)

UNION INJURY REPORT

MLS REGULAR-SEASON MATCH 21: PHILADELPHIA UNION VS. COLUMBUS CREW SC

No . Name Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown College 2 Warren Creavalle M 5-9 168 8/14/90 Acworth, GA Furman/Central Florida 3 Jack Elliott D 6-6 180 8/25/95 London, England West Virginia 4 Ken Tribbett D 6-2 180 8/25/92 Centennial, CO Drexel 5 Oguchi Onyewu D 6-4 210 5/13/82 Olney, MD Clemson 6 Haris Medunjanin M 6-1 183 3/8/85 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 Brian Carroll M 5-11 158 7/20/81 Springfield, VA Wake Forest 8 Maurice Edu M 5-11 187 4/18/86 San Bernardino, CA Maryland 9 Charlie Davies F 5-10 160 6/25/86 Manchester, NH Boston College 10 Roland Alberg M 5-11 160 8/6/90 Hoorn, Netherlands 11 Alejandro Bedoya M 5-10 160 4/29/87 Weston, FL Fairleigh Dickinson/Boston College 12 Keegan Rosenberry D 5-8 163 12/11/93 Ronks, PA Georgetown 13 Chris Pontius M 6-0 170 5/12/87 Yorba Linda, CA California-Santa Barbara 14 Fabian Herbers M 6-0 170 8/17/93 Ahaus, Germany Creighton 15 Josh Yaro D 5-11 163 11/18/94 Santa Barbara, CA Georgetown 16 Richie Marquez D 6-2 185 5/26/92 Pomona, CA Redlands 17 CJ Sapong F 6-1 185 12/27/88 Manassas, VA James Madison 18 Andre Blake GK 6-2 172 11/21/90 May Pen, Jamaica Connecticut 19 Aaron Jones D 5-9 160 3/12/94 Great Yarmouth, England Georgia State/Clemson 20 Marcus Epps M 6-0 155 1/16/95 Jackson, MS South Florida 21 Derrick Jones M 6-3 165 3/3/97 Philadelphia, PA 22 Fafa Picault M 5-8 140 2/23/91 Miami, FL 23 John McCarthy GK 6-3 192 7/4/92 Cinnaminson, NJ La Salle 24 Adam Najem M 5-8 153 1/19/95 Clifton, NJ Akron 25 Ilsinho M 5-10 189 10/12/85 Sao Paulo, Brazil 26 Auston Trusty D 6-3 185 8/12/98 Media, PA 27 Jay Simpson F 5-11 176 12/1/88 London, England 28 Raymon Gaddis D 5-8 150 1/13/90 Indianapolis, IN West Virginia 29 Jake McGuire GK 6-3 175 9/3/94 Chino Hills, CA Tulsa 30 Eric Ayuk* M 5-8 167 2/17/97 Yaounde, Cameroon 31 Anthony Fontana** M 5-8 150 10/14/99 Newark, DE 32 Giliano Wijnaldum D 5-11 168 8/31/92 Rotterdam, Netherlands 33 Fabinho D 5-7 169 3/16/85 Ariquemes, Brazil

No. Name Age Pronunciation Birthplace Previous Club 10 Roland Alberg 26 AHL-berg Hoorn, Netherlands ADO Den Haag (Netherlands) 30 Eric Ayuk* 20 AYE-ook Yaounde, Cameroon Rainbow FC (Cameroon) 11 Alejandro Bedoya 30 Buh-DOY-uh Englewood, NJ Nantes (France) 18 Andre Blake 26 May Pen, Jamaica 7 Brian Carroll 36 Springfield, VA Columbus Crew SC 2 Warren Creavalle 26 CRUH-vahl Acworth, GA Toronto FC 9 Charlie Davies 31 Manchester, NH New England Revolution 8 Maurice Edu 31 A-doo San Bernardino, CA Stoke City (England) 3 Jack Elliott 21 London, England 20 Marcus Epps 22 Jackson, MS 33 Fabinho 32 Fah-BEEN-yo Ariquemes, Brazil Sydney FC (Australia) 31 Anthony Fontana** 17 Fahn-TAN-uh Newark, DE 28 Raymon Gaddis 27 RAY-moan GAD-diss Indianapolis, IN 14 Fabian Herbers 23 FAY-bee-an HUR-burs Ahaus, Germany 25 Ilsinho 31 ILL-seen-yo Sao Paulo, Brazil Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 19 Aaron Jones 23 Great Yarmouth, England 21 Derrick Jones 20 Bantama, Ghana 16 Richie Marquez 25 Pomona, CA 23 John McCarthy 25 Philadelphia, PA Rochester Rhinos (USL) 29 Jake McGuire 22 Mc-GWY-er Pomona, CA 6 Haris Medunjanin 32 Harris Meh-DOON-yuh-nihn Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) 24 Adam Najem 22 NAH-jim Clifton, NJ 5 Oguchi Onyewu 35 O-GOO-chee On-YAY-woo Washington, DC Charlton Athletic (England) 22 Fafa Picault 26 Pea-CO New York City, NY FC St. Pauli (Germany) 13 Chris Pontius 30 PAHN-tee-us Yorba Linda, CA D.C. United 12 Keegan Rosenberry 23 Harrisburg, PA 17 CJ Sapong 28 SUH-pong Manassas, VA Sporting Kansas City 27 Jay Simpson 28 London, England Leyton Orient (England) 4 Ken Tribbett 24 TRIB-bett Centennial, CO Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) 26 Auston Trusty 18 Austin TRUSS-tee Media, PA 32 Giliano Wijnaldum 24 Gill-ee-AH-no Why-NALL-dum Rotterdam, Netherlands VfL Bochum (Germany) 15 Josh Yaro 22 YAR-o Santa Barbara, CA

NUMERICAL ROSTER

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

*on loan to Jönköpings Södra IF (Sweden)**will be added to active roster on 1/1/18

Sporting Director: Earnie StewartHead Coach: Jim CurtinTechnical Director: Chris AlbrightAssistant Coaches: B.J. Callaghan, Oka Nikolov, Mike SorberPerformance Director: Garrison Draper

Strength and Conditioning Coach: Matt SiniscalchiHead Athletic Trainer: Paul RushingAssistant Athletic Trainer: Steve HudymaPhysical Therapist: Brad PapsonTeam Coordinator: Josh GrosEquipment Managers: Brandon Comisky, Dan Nolan


2017 MLS RESULTS

MLS Regular Season

Date Opponent Result Score Attend. Record Place Pts. Goal Scorers Sun. 3/5 at Vancouver D 0-0 19,083 0-0-1 6 1 None Sat. 3/11 TORONTO FC D 2-2 16,795 0-0-2 6 2 PHI: Simpson (11'), Sapong (73'); TFC: Altidore (45'+2'), Morrow (71') Sat. 3/18 at Orlando L 1-2 25,527 0-1-2 9 2 PHI: Sapong (52'); ORL: Larin (39', 73') Sat. 4/1 at D.C. United L 1-2 14,560 0-2-2 11 2 PHI: Sapong (71'); DC: Ortiz (18'), Acosta (27') Sat. 4/8 PORTLAND L 1-3 15,437 0-3-2 11 2 PHI: Marquez (26'); POR: Nagbe (32'), Miller (66'), Adi (88') Fri. 4/14 NEW YORK CITY FC L 0-2 16,553 0-4-2 11 2 NYC: Harrison (52'), Villa (90') Sat. 4/22 MONTREAL D 3-3 15,107 0-4-3 11 3 PHI: Alberg (5', 39'), Sapong (23'); MTL: Piatti (41'), Jackson-Hamel (69', 87') Sat. 4/29 at LA Galaxy D 0-0 25,008 0-4-4 11 4 None Sat. 5/6 NEW YORK RED BULLS W 3-0 16,297 1-4-4 11 7 PHI: Sapong (74', 81', 85') Sat. 5/13 at D.C. United W 4-0 14,576 2-4-4 10 10 PHI: Medunjanin (39'), Onyewu (64'), Picault (78'), Herbers (88') Wed. 5/17 HOUSTON W 2-0 15,234 3-4-4 7 13 PHI: Picault (17'), Ilsinho (38') Sat. 5/20 COLORADO W 2-1 18,399 4-4-4 7 16 PHI: Sapong (67'), Medunjanin (75'); COL: Calvert (15') Sat. 5/27 at Real Salt Lake L 0-1 18,305 4-5-4 8 16 RSL: Plata (36') Sat. 6/3 at New York City FC L 1-2 21,851 4-6-4 10 16 PHI: Picault (69'); NYC: Chanot (80'), Callens (85') Sun. 6/18 NEW YORK RED BULLS L 0-2 17,720 4-7-4 10 16 NYRB: Wright-Phillips (87', 90'+2') Sat. 6/24 D.C. UNITED W 1-0 17,656 5-7-4 9 19 PHI: Picault (31') Sun. 7/2 NEW ENGLAND W 3-0 16,143 6-7-4 8 22 PHI: Sapong (4'), Ilsinho (48'), Alberg (78') Thurs. 7/6 at Sporting KC D 1-1 19,240 6-7-5 8 23 PHI: Alberg (69'); SKC: Rubio (49') Wed. 7/19 at Montreal L 1-2 16,660 6-8-5 9 23 PHI: Picault (43'); MTL: Salazar (19'), Dzemaili (51') Sat. 7/22 at Columbus L 0-1 17,418 6-9-5 9 23 CLB: Meram (65') Wed. 7/26 COLUMBUS Sat. 7/29 at New England Sat. 8/5 FC DALLAS Sat. 8/12 MONTREAL Sat. 8/19 at San Jose Wed. 8/23 at Toronto FC Sat. 8/26 ATLANTA Sat. 9/9 at Minnesota Sun. 9/17 at New York Red Bulls Sat. 9/23 CHICAGO Wed. 9/27 at Atlanta Sun. 10/1 SEATTLE Sun. 10/15 at Chicago Sun. 10/22 ORLANDO


PONTIUS, BLAKE TO GO HEAD-TO-HEAD IN 2017 CONCA-CAF GOLD CUP FINALOn Wednesday evening, from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final will be played with two Union players involved ... Andre Blake (Jamaica) is set to face off against Chris Pontius (USA) for the title ... Blake has served as Jamaica's captain through-out the tournament, playing every minute of every match with three clean sheets (including two against Mexico) en route to the Final ... meanwhile, Pontius has appeared in three of the USA's matches along the way, including a start in the final Group Stage match against Nicaragua (July 15) ... Alejandro Bedoya also partook in the Group Stage with the United States before returning home to join his family ahead of the birth of his second child, while Bethlehem Steel FC's Cory Burke is also currently a mem-ber of Jamaica.

FONTANA SIGNS HOMEGROWN PLAYER CONTRACT, WILL JOIN UNION'S ACTIVE ROSTER ON JANUARY 1, 2018Last week, Philadelphia Union announced that midfielder Anthony Fontana has signed a professional contract with the club, becoming a Homegrown Player ... a 17-year-old midfielder from Newark, Delaware, Fontana is the sixth Homegrown Player in Union history ... the signing is for Fontana to officially join the Union as of January 1, 2018, at which time he will be added to the club’s active roster.

Philadelphia Union Head Coach Jim Curtin

On Saturday's match at Columbus...

"Overall, a tough night for the group. The guys put a lot into the game. It’s a tough time of the year to run into a tough stretch of kind of fluky injuries that have hit us, some inter-national call-ups with the guys on the field. We actually had a lot of possession, but there wasn’t a lot of purpose with the possession. We didn’t make Columbus backpedal or have any difficult situations to deal with. So from that standpoint, a frustrating night, credit to them. It’s always tough to lose on an own goal, but at the same time we’ll have to rebound quickly and go again against Columbus on Wednesday."

On playing Columbus again in this match...

"[Saturday] was a very tight game. They came out in a 3-4-3. We actually had their lineup and were prepared for them to play that way with [Federico] Higuain being out. Again, the guys started the game with a lot of possession but the chal-lenge now when we go back into our home stadium is to have more actions to goal, more crosses, more guys running hard in the box just to make it a lot harder on them."

On Adam Najem's first start...

"I thought Adam was excellent. He was busy, he gave us a lot of time and possession on the ball. He was composed, he looked like he belonged. He did a great job. Now the chal-lenge is for guys, when he gets on the ball, to run off him and try to get more penetration into the box because we didn’t create enough tonight."

Philadelphia Union regular-season record: 7-11-1Home games: 5-4-0 (16 GF, 11 GA)Road games: 2-7-1 (12 GF, 20 GA) LAST FIVE REGULAR-SEASON MEETINGS:9/12/15 PHI 1 vs. CLB 2 L Talen Energy Stadium3/12/16 PHI 2 at CLB 1 W MAPFRE Stadium6/1/16 PHI 3 vs. CLB 2 W Talen Energy Stadium8/24/16 PHI 2 at CLB 1 W MAPFRE Stadium7/22/17 PHI 0 at CLB 1 L MAPFRE Stadium

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:Category Philadelphia Columbus Goals Sebastien Le Toux (4) Arrieta/K. Kamara (4)Assists Sebastien Le Toux (7) Three tied (3)Shots Sebastien Le Toux (27) Justin Meram (20)GK Wins Zac MacMath (3) Steve Clark (5)GK Saves Zac MacMath (20) Steve Clark (31)

UNION CONCLUDE HOME-AND-HOME SERIES WITH COLUM-BUS:On Wednesday, July 26, Columbus visits Chester for the first and only time of the 2017 MLS regular-season as the Union host Crew SC at Talen Energy Stadium. It is the conclusion of the home-and-home series between the two clubs, which began on Saturday at MAPFRE Stadium in Central Ohio. Philadelphia is 5-4-0 all-time against Columbus at Talen Energy Stadium, including a win in Columbus' last visit, on June 1, 2016 by a 3-2 final.

LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETING:On July 22, 2017, Columbus defeated Philadelphia by a 1-0 final at MAPFRE Stadium. Justin Meram's goal was the difference as Adam Najem and Marcus Epps each made their first MLS regular-season starts for the Union.

MLS Regular Season: 6-9-5 MLS Regular Season: 10-10-1Points: 23 Points: 31Eastern Conference: 9th Eastern Conference: 6thHome: 5-3-2 Home: 7-3-1 Away: 1-6-3 Away: 3-7-0Goals For: 26 Goals For: 31Goals Against: 24 Goals Against: 32+/-: +2 +/-: -1

Club Leaders

Goals: Sapong (9) Goals: Higuain, Kamara, Meram (9)Assists: Medunjanin (7) Assists: Meram (6)Shots: Sapong (35) Shots: Kamara (52)Shots on Goal: Sapong (19) Shots on Goal: Kamara, Meram (22)GW Goals: Medunjanin, Picault, Sapong (2) GW Goals: Meram (4)GW Assists: Pontius (2) GW Assists: Artur (2)Fouls Suffered: Sapong (56) Fouls Suffered: Trapp (32)Fouls Committed: Bedoya (41) Fouls Committed: Trapp (23)Yellow Cards Issued: Four tied (4) Yellow Cards Issued: Five tied (3)Saves Leader: Blake (50) Saves Leader: Steffen (59)GAA Leader: Blake (1.18) GAA Leader: Steffen (1.52)Wins: Blake (6) Wins: Steffen (10)

QUOTEBOOK

SERIES HISTORY VS. COLUMBUS

CLUB SNAPSHOTS

NOTES TO KNOW


Quickest Goal: Sapong, 4' (7/2/17 vs. NE) Quickest Goal Against: Calvert, 15' (5/20/17 vs. COL)

Game-Winning Goals after 75’: Medunjanin, 75' (5/20/17 vs. COL)

Game-Tying Goals after 75’: N/A Game-Winning Goals Against after 75’: Callens, 85' (6/3/17 at NYC) Wright-Phillips, 87' (6/18/17 vs. NYRB) Game-Tying Goals Against after 75’: Chanot, 80' (6/3/17 at NYC) Jackson-Hamel, 87' (4/22/17 vs. MTL)

Two-Goal Games: Alberg, 5', 39' (4/22/17 vs. MTL)

Two-Goal Games Against: Larin, 39', 73' (3/18/17 at ORL) Wright-Phillips, 87', 90'+2' (6/18/17 vs. NYRB)

Hat Tricks: Sapong, 74', 81', 85' (5/6/17 vs. NYRB)

Hat Tricks Against: N/A

Own Goals For: N/A

Own Goals Against: N/A

Red Cards: D. Jones, 53' (6/18/17 vs. NYRB)

Opponent’s Red Cards: Acosta, 55' (5/13/17 at DC) Calvert, 69' (second yellow) (5/20/17 vs. COL)

Player, Team PHI Goalkeeper Date ResultAltidore, TFC Blake 3/11/17 GoalAcosta, DC Blake 4/1/17 GoalAdi, POR Blake 4/8/17 GoalNeagle, DC Blake 6/24/17 Save

Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month: N/A

MLS Player of the Week: CJ Sapong (Week 10)

MLS Team of the Week: Alejandro Bedoya (Week 17) Andre Blake (Weeks 10, 17) John McCarthy (Week 19) Haris Medunjanin (Weeks 11, 12) Oguchi Onyewu (Weeks 11, 18) CJ Sapong (Week 10)

AT&T MLS Goal of the Week: Fabian Herbers (Week 11 - nominated) Fafa Picault (Weeks 11, 17 - nominated)

MLS Save of the Week: Andre Blake (Weeks 2, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17 - nominated) John McCarthy (Week 19 - winner)

Overall Home AwayOverall: 6-9-5 5-3-2 1-6-3vs. East: 4-7-2 3-2-2 1-5-0vs. West: 2-2-3 2-1-0 0-1-3Before All-Star Game (Aug. 2): 6-9-5 5-3-2 1-6-3After All-Star Game (Aug. 2): 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Scoring First: 5-2-2 4-1-2 1-1-0Opp. Scoring First: 1-7-1 1-2-0 0-5-1Leading at Half: 4-0-1 3-0-1 1-0-0Trailing at Half: 1-3-0 1-0-0 0-3-0Tied at Half: 1-6-4 1-3-1 0-3-3Leading at 75’: 6-1-1 5-0-1 1-1-0Trailing at 75’: 0-7-0 0-2-0 0-5-0Tied at 75’: 0-1-4 0-1-1 0-0-3Out-Shooting Opponent: 2-3-2 1-0-2 1-3-0Out-Shot by Opponent: 3-6-3 3-3-0 0-3-3Shots Even: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0One-Goal Games: 2-6-0 2-0-0 0-6-0Day Games (before 5 p.m. local): 0-1-2 0-0-2 0-1-0Night Games (5 p.m. or after local): 6-8-3 5-3-0 1-5-3In Blue Kits: 5-4-5 5-3-2 0-1-3In White Kits: 1-5-0 0-0-0 1-5-0On The Comcast Network: 4-5-3 3-1-0 1-4-3On Comcast SportsNet: 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0On 6abc: 1-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-0On ESPN: 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-0-0On FS1: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0In March: 0-1-2 0-0-1 0-1-1In April: 0-3-2 0-2-1 0-1-1In May: 4-1-0 3-0-0 1-1-0In June: 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-1-0In July: 1-2-1 1-0-0 0-2-1In August: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In September: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In October: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Mondays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Tuesdays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Wednesdays: 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0On Thursdays: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1On Fridays: 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0On Saturdays: 4-6-3 3-1-2 1-5-1On Sundays: 1-1-1 1-1-0 0-0-1In Sunny Weather: 1-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-0In Clear Weather: 2-6-2 2-3-0 0-3-2In Rain: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In Cloudy Weather: 3-2-1 2-0-1 1-2-030°-49° at Kickoff: 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-050°-59° at Kickoff: 2-2-1 1-1-1 1-1-060°-69° at Kickoff: 1-4-1 1-1-0 0-3-170°-79° at Kickoff: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-080°-89° at Kickoff: 3-3-1 3-1-0 0-2-190°+ at Kickoff: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Indoors: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1Using No Subs: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using 1 Sub: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using 2 Subs: 0-1-1 0-1-0 0-0-1Using 3 Subs: 6-8-4 5-2-2 1-6-2On Natural Grass: 6-9-4 5-3-2 1-6-2On FieldTurf/Artificial Surface: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1When scoring 0 goals: 0-4-2 0-2-0 0-2-2When scoring 1 goal: 1-5-1 1-1-0 0-4-1When scoring 2 goals: 2-0-1 2-0-1 0-0-0When scoring 3 goals: 2-0-1 2-0-1 0-0-0When scoring 4+ goals: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0When allowing 0 goals: 5-0-2 4-0-0 1-0-2When allowing 1 goal: 1-2-1 1-0-0 0-2-1When allowing 2 goals: 0-6-1 0-2-1 0-4-0When allowing 3 goals: 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0When allowing 4+ goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Season '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17

SuperDraft Gaddis Blake Herbers Elliott Marquez Rosenberry Epps Yaro A. Jones

Homegrown D. Jones Fontana Trusty (joins 1/1/18)

Trade Carroll Creavalle Davies Najem Sapong Pontius

Signing Fabinho Edu (DP) Ayuk (on loan) Alberg Medunjanin McCarthy Bedoya (DP) Onyewu Ilsinho Picault Tribbett Simpson Wijnaldum

Waivers McGuire

2017 MLS MISCELLANEOUS

2017 MLS HONORS

2016-17 TRANSACTIONS

HOW THE UNION WERE BUILT

2017 REGULAR-SEASON PENALTY KICKS FOR

2017 REGULAR-SEASON PENALTY KICKS AGAINST

2017 MLS CATEGORICAL RECORDS

PHI Player Team, Goalkeeper Date ResultBedoya TFC, Irwin 3/11/17 MissAlberg MTL, Bush 4/22/17 GoalSapong NYRB, Robles 5/6/17 GoalSapong COL, Howard 5/20/17 GoalSapong NE, Cropper 7/2/17 GoalAlberg SKC, Melia 7/6/17 Goal

Players InM Anthony Fontana - Signed as a Homegrown Player on 7/17/17, will join active roster on 1/1/18GK Jake McGuire - Selected off waivers and signed on 3/10/17D Jack Elliott - MLS SuperDraft selec-tion on 1/17/17, signed on 2/24/17D Aaron Jones - MLS SuperDraft selec-tion on 1/13/17, signed on 2/23/17M Adam Najem - Signed following Right of First Refusal Acquisition from New York Red Bulls on 2/8/17M Marcus Epps - MLS SuperDraft selec-tion on 1/13/17, signed on 2/6/17M Fafa Picault - Signed on 2/2/17M Haris Medunjanin - Signed on 1/31/17D Oguchi Onyewu - Signed on 1/30/17F Jay Simpson - Signed on 1/9/17D Giliano Wijnaldum - Signed on 1/5/17

Players OutM Eric Ayuk - Loaned to Jönköpings Södra IF on 4/4/17M Kevin Kratz - Traded to Atlanta United FC on 12/11/16M Tranquillo Barnetta - Out of Con-tract on 11/4/16M Leo Fernandes - Out of Contract on 11/4/16GK Matt Jones/D Anderson/D Taylor Washington/M Cole Missimo/M Walter Restrepo - Options Declined on 11/4/16


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2 WARREN CREAVALLE - M5-9, 168 LBS. / D.O.B.: 8-14-90 / HOMETOWN: ACWORTH, GA

2017 SeasonCreavalle has made seven appearances (two starts) at central midfield for Philadel-phia in 2017 ... he was part of the matchday 18 for the club's opener at Vancouver (March 5) ... continued in the matchday 18 for the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11) and in each Union match through the contest at D.C. United (April 1) ... was called up by the Guyana National Team ahead of a friendly against Martinique (March 28), where he earned his third career cap ... missed the match vs. New York City FC (April 14) after being listed as questionable with a right calf contusion ... returned to the matchday 18 during the match at LA Galaxy (April 29), but did not appear ... made his first appearance of the season at D.C. United (May 13), helping the team close out a 4-0 win ... again helped the team finish a shutout victory with a second straight substitute appearance, vs. Houston (May 17) ... came on as a substitute for the third straight match, helping close out another win, vs. Colorado (May 20) ... was in the matchday 18 at Real Salt Lake (May 27) ... started his first match of the season at NYCFC (June 3) ... made his fifth appearance of the season with a substitute's nod vs. the New York Red Bulls (June 18) ... missed the match vs. D.C. United (June 24) after being listed as out ... was upgraded to questionable be-fore the clashes vs. New England (July 2) and at Sporting KC (July 6), but did not ap-pear ... started the friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... returned to the starting lineup in league play at Montreal (July 19) ... came on as a substitute at Columbus (July 22) ... did not appear in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2017 (Philadelphia): 7 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 234 minsUnion’s last match: Sub. app. at CM, 9 mins at CLB (7/22)Last match played: Sub. app. at CM, 9 mins at CLB (7/22)Last goal with Philadelphia: N/ALast assist with Philadelphia: 3/20/16 vs. NE2017 Union record when he starts: 0-2-02017 Union record when he appears: 3-4-02017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: N/A

2017 SeasonElliott has made 16 appearances (15 starts) at centerback for Philadelphia during his rookie season ... he made his matchday 18 debut for the team during the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11), but did not appear ... he continued in the matchday 18 at Orlando (March 18) ... made his professional debut by coming on as a substitute at centerback at D.C. United (April 1) ... continued in the matchday 18 vs. Portland (April 8) ... made his first MLS start by getting the nod at centerback vs. New York City FC (April 14) and contin-ued in the starting lineup against Montreal (April 22), where he won a penalty that was converted by Roland Alberg ... started at LA Galaxy (April 29) in a shutout effort, his third consecutive MLS start ... helped the Union record back-to-back shutouts during his fourth consecutive start, vs. the New York Red Bulls (May 6) ... started as part of the club's third straight shutout during a 4-0 win at D.C. United (May 13) ... remained in the starting lineup for the club's record fourth straight shutout, vs. Houston (May 17) ... continued in the start-ing lineup vs. Colorado (May 20) and in every regular-season match since, including during the team's sixth clean sheet of the season, vs. D.C. United (June 24), and its seventh, vs. New England (July 2) ... started in the Union's international friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... made two appearances (two starts) in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, registering one assist ... started at centerback in the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg (June 14) and in the Round of 16 at the New York Red Bulls (June 28), where he assisted on Roland Alberg's goal ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, Elliott has made one appearance (one start) at central midfield ... he started Steel FC's match vs. Cincinnati (April 9) at central midfield, notching an assist as part of the 2-0 win ... prior to the season, he was selected by the Union in the Fourth Round (77th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft on January 17, 2017 ... he officially signed with the club on February 24, 2017.

2017 (Philadelphia): 16 GP / 15 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 1367 minsUnion’s last match: Started at CB, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last goal with Philadelphia: N/ALast assist with Philadelphia: N/A2017 Union record when he starts: 6-6-32017 Union record when he appears: 6-7-32017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: N/A

2017 SeasonTribbett has made one appearance for Philadelphia in 2017 ... he was part of the matchday 18 for the club's opening match at Vancouver (March 5) ... he missed the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11) and the match at Orlando (March 18) after being listed as questionable ... missed the matches vs. New York City FC (April 14), vs. Montreal (April 22) and at LA Galaxy (April 29) after being listed as out with a left ankle sprain ... was in the Union matchday 18 vs. D.C. United (June 24) ... made his first appearance of the season for the Union with a substitute nod at central midfield vs. New England (July 2) ... made a substitute appearance in the friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... did not appear in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, but was in the matchday 18 for the Round of 16 at the New York Red Bulls (June 28) ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, Tribbett has made 10 appearances (10 starts), with six appearances at central midfield and four appearances at centerback ... has scored one goal ... he started the team's opener vs. Rochester (April 1) at centerback ... also started at FC Cincinnati (May 20) and vs. Charleston (May 25), both at centerback ... made his first 2017 Steel FC appearance at central midfield vs. Harrisburg (May 28), and continued there vs. Ottawa (June 4), where he notched an assist on Seku Conneh's goal ... again started at central midfield at Saint Louis FC (June 11), at New York Red Bulls II (June 16) and at Harrisburg (June 20) ... started vs. New York Red Bulls II at centerback (July 9), help-ing keep a clean sheet in a 2-0 win ... scored his first goal of the season during a start at central midfield at Richmond (July 22).

2017 (Philadelphia): 1 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 3 minsUnion’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at CM, 3 mins vs. NE (7/2)Last goal with Philadelphia: 8/20/16 vs. TFCLast assist with Philadelphia: 5/25/16 at ORL2017 Union record when he starts: N/A2017 Union record when he appears: 1-0-02017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: N/A

2017 SeasonOnyewu has made 16 appearances (16 starts) at centerback in his first MLS campaign after joining the team as a Discovery Signing on January 30, 2017, scoring one goal ... he started the season opener at Vancouver (March 5), his club and League debut, and continued in the starting lineup for the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11) and in every Union match through the contest vs. Portland (April 8) ... was in the matchday 18 vs. New York City FC (April 14), vs. Montreal (April 22) and at LA Galaxy (April 29) but did not appear ... returned to the starting lineup with the nod vs. the New York Red Bulls (May 6), helping the Union keep a clean sheet as part of a 3-0 win ... continued in the starting lineup at D.C. United (May 13), helping the team keep another clean sheet while scoring his first goal of the season and in MLS as part of a 4-0 win ... started vs. Houston (May 17), contributing to the Union's record fourth straight shut-out ... continued in the starting lineup vs. Colorado (May 20) and in every regular-season match through the contest at Montreal (July 19), including in the team's sixth clean sheet of the season, vs. D.C. United (June 24), and its seventh, vs. New England (July 2) ... was in the matchday 18 at Columbus (July 22) ... did not appear in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, but was in the matchday 18 for the Round of 16 at the New York Red Bulls (June 28).

2017 (Philadelphia): 16 GP / 16 GS, 1 G, 0 A in 1389 minsUnion’s last match: Matchday 18, did not appearLast match played: Started at CB, 90 mins at MTL (7/19)Last goal with Philadelphia: 5/13/17 at DCLast assist with Philadelphia: N/A2017 Union record when he starts: 6-7-32017 Union record when he appears: 6-7-32017 Union record when he scores: 1-0-02017 Union record when he assists: N/A

3 JACK ELLIOTT - D6-6, 180 LBS. / D.O.B.: 8-25-95 / HOMETOWN: LONDON, ENGLAND

4 KEN TRIBBETT - D6-2, 180 LBS. / D.O.B.: 8-25-92 / HOMETOWN: CENTENNIAL, CO

5 OGUCHI ONYEWU - D6-4, 210 LBS. / D.O.B.: 5-13-82 / HOMETOWN: OLNEY, MD


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6 HARIS MEDUNJANIN - M6-1, 183 LBS. / D.O.B.: 3-8-85 / HOMETOWN: SARAJEVO, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

2017 SeasonMedunjanin has made 20 appearances (20 starts) at central midfield in his first sea-son with Philadelphia, scoring two goals and adding seven assists, leading the Union ... he started the season opener at Vancouver (March 5), his club and League debut ... continuing in the starting lineup for the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11), Medunjanin registered his first MLS assist ... he again started at Orlando (March 18) and at D.C. United (April 1) ... in his fifth consecutive start, vs. Portland (April 8), he registered an assist on Richie Marquez's goal, his second of the campaign ... started vs. New York City FC (April 14) and vs. Montreal (April 22), where he recorded his third assist of the season ... continued in the starting lineup at LA Galaxy (April 29) and vs. the New York Red Bulls (May 6) ... in his 10th straight start, he scored his first MLS goal on a left-footed shot from distance at D.C. United (May 13), while adding two assists as part of a 4-0 win ... started his 11th straight match to begin his MLS ca-reer, vs. Houston (May 17) ... in his 12th straight start, scored the game-winning goal with a left-footed curling free kick, vs. Colorado (May 20) ... continued in the start-ing lineup at Real Salt Lake (May 27) and in every Union regular-season match since ... was called-up by the Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team ahead of a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match vs. Greece (June 9), where he did not appear in a 0-0 draw ... recorded two assists as part of a 3-0 win vs. New England (July 2), taking over the team lead at the time with seven on the year ... started in the Union's international friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... made two appearances (two starts) for Philadelphia in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, totaling one assist ... set up Marcus Epps' goal as part of a start in the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg (June 14) ... again started in the Round of 16 at the New York Red Bulls (June 28).

2017 (Philadelphia): 20 GP / 20 GS, 2 G, 7 A in 1797 minsUnion’s last match: Started at CM, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last match played: Started at CM, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last goal with Philadelphia: 5/20/17 vs. COLLast assist with Philadelphia: 7/2/17 vs. NE (2)2017 Union record when he starts: 6-9-52017 Union record when he appears: 6-9-52017 Union record when he scores: 2-0-02017 Union record when he assists: 2-1-2

2017 SeasonCarroll has yet to appear for Philadelphia in 2017 in either regular-season play or the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ... he missed the match at Orlando (March 18) after being listed as questionable with an illness ... missed the matches from the clash at LA Galaxy (April 29) through the match at NYCFC (June 3) after being listed as out with a lumbar disc herniation ... was in the matchday 18 for the clashes at Sporting KC (July 6), at Mon-treal (July 19) and at Columbus (July 22) ... came on as a substitute in the friendly vs. Swansea City (July 15) ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, Carroll has made two appearances (two starts) at central midfield ... he started the team's opener vs. Rochester (April 1) and again vs. Richmond (July 1).

2017 (Philadelphia): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsUnion’s last match: Matchday 18, did not appearLast match played: Sub. app. at CM, 45 mins vs. NYRB (10/23/16)Last goal with Philadelphia: 5/28/16 at COLLast assist with Philadelphia: 3/29/14 vs. MTL2017 Union record when he starts: N/A2017 Union record when he appears: N/A2017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: N/A

2017 SeasonEdu has yet to appear for Philadelphia in 2017 as he continues recovery following left ankle/left tibia surgery.

2017 (Philadelphia): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsUnion’s last match: Injured (listed as out)Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins vs. HOU (9/20/15)Last goal with Philadelphia: 6/27/15 vs. MTLLast assist with Philadelphia: 4/16/15 at NYC2017 Union record when he starts: N/A2017 Union record when he appears: N/A2017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: N/A

2017 SeasonDavies has made one appearance for Philadelphia in 2017 regular-season play ... he missed the Union's opener at Vancouver (March 5) after being listed as out with an ankle sprain ... Davies was upgraded to question-able ahead of the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11) but missed the match, as well as the contest at Orlando (March 18) after again being listed as questionable ... came on as a substitute in the Union's friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... made his first appearance of the season with a substitute's nod at Columbus (July 22) ... did not appear in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, but was in the matchday 18 for the U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round match vs. Harrisburg (June 14) ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, Davies has made one appearance (one start) at forward, scoring one goal ... he started the team's opener vs. Rochester (April 1), convert-ing a penalty kick for Steel FC's first 2017 goal.

2017 (Philadelphia): 1 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 21 minsUnion’s last match: Sub. app. at LM, 21 mins at CLB (7/22)Last match played: Sub. app. at LM, 21 mins at CLB (7/22)Last goal with Philadelphia: N/ALast assist with Philadelphia: 8/13/16 at NE2017 Union record when he starts: N/A2017 Union record when he appears: 0-1-02017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: N/A

7 BRIAN CARROLL - M5-11, 158 LBS. / D.O.B.: 7-20-81 / HOMETOWN: SPRINGFIELD, VA

8 MAURICE EDU - M5-11, 187 LBS. / D.O.B.: 4-18-86 / HOMETOWN: SAN BERNARDINO, CA

9 CHARLIE DAVIES - F5-10, 160 LBS. / D.O.B.: 6-25-86 / HOMETOWN: MANCHESTER, NH


PLAYER MINI BIOS

10 ROLAND ALBERG - M5-11, 160 LBS. / D.O.B.: 8-6-90 / HOMETOWN: HOORN, NETHERLANDS

2017 SeasonAlberg has made 13 appearances (five starts) at central attacking midfield for Philadelphia in 2017, scoring four goals ... he was part of the matchday 18 for the club's opener at Vancouver (March 5) ... his first appearance of the campaign came with a late substitute appearance against Toronto FC in the home opener (March 11) ... he came on at central attacking midfield for the second consecutive match with a second-half substitution at Orlando (March 18) ... came on for his third appearance of the season vs. Portland (April 8) ... registered his first start of the year, at central attacking midfield, vs. New York City FC (April 14) ... continued in the starting lineup vs. Montreal (April 22), where he notched a brace, his second career MLS multi-goal performance ... started his third consecutive match, at LA Galaxy (April 29), and remained in the starting lineup vs. the New York Red Bulls (May 6) ... missed the matches at D.C. United (May 13), vs. Houston (May 17) and vs. Colorado (May 20) after being listed as questionable with a left quadriceps strain ... returned to action with a second-half substitution at Real Salt Lake (May 27) and also at NYCFC (June 3) ... was in the matchday 18 vs. the New York Red Bulls (June 18) ... made substitute appearances vs. D.C. United (June 24) and vs. New England (July 2), where he scored his third goal of the year on a long-range shot ... scored for the second straight MLS match and for the third straight match in all competitions with a penalty during a substitute appearance at Sporting KC (July 6) ... started the friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... returned to the starting lineup at central attacking midfield at Montreal (July 19) ... served a one-match MLS Disciplinary Committee suspension at Columbus (July 22) ... made two appearances (two starts) in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ... started at central attacking midfield in the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg (June 14) and in the Round of 16 at the New York Red Bulls (June 28), where he scored a late goal to send the match to extra time.

2017 (Philadelphia): 13 GP / 5 GS, 4 G, 0 A in 507 minsUnion’s last match: Served one-match suspensionLast match played: Started at CAM, 90 mins at MTL (7/19)Last goal with Philadelphia: 7/6/17 at SKCLast assist with Philadelphia: 8/27/16 vs. SKC2017 Union record when he starts: 1-2-22017 Union record when he appears: 3-6-42017 Union record when he scores: 1-0-22017 Union record when he assists: N/A

2017 SeasonBedoya has made 15 appearances (15 starts) in his first full season with Philadelphia, with 10 appear-ances coming at central midfield and five at central attacking midfield ... has recorded two assists ... he started as the central attacking midfielder in the Union's opening contest at Vancouver (March 5) and continued there against Toronto (March 11) and Orlando (March 18) ... he was called up to the United States Men's National Team ahead of two FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Honduras (March 24) and at Panama (March 28) ... he earned his 58th cap with a substitute appearance in the first match, recording an assist on Michael Bradley's goal that made it 2-0 as part of a 6-0 win ... in the second contest, he earned his 59th cap with an additional substitute appearance as part of a 1-1 draw ... returning to Philadelphia from USMNT duty, he continued in the starting lineup at D.C. United (April 1) and vs. Portland (April 8), all at central attacking midfield ... shifted to central midfield during his sixth start of the season, vs. New York City FC (April 14) and continued there through the Union's match at Real Salt Lake (May 27), including in the clash at D.C. United (May 13), where he registered his first assist of the season on Fabian Herbers' goal (as well as his first helper in MLS) ... received a USMNT call-up on May 28 ahead of a friendly against Venezuela (June 3) and two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, vs. Trinidad and Tobago (June 8) and at Mexico (June 11), earning his 60th cap in the match vs. Trinidad and Tobago ... missed the Union match at NYCFC (June 3) while with the USMNT ... was named to the USMNT's provisional roster ahead of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup ... returned from USMNT duty but missed the match against the New York Red Bulls (June 18) after being listed as questionable with a left hamstring strain ... returned to the lineup and registered an assist in a 1-0 win over D.C. United (June 24) ... received a call-up by the USMNT ahead of the Group Stage of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup ... earned his 61st cap with a substitute USMNT appearance in a friendly vs. Ghana (July 1) ... missed the matches vs. New England (July 2) and at Sporting KC (July 6) while with the USMNT ... captained the USMNT during his 62nd cap in a 1-1 draw with Panama to open the Gold Cup (July 8) ... came on as a substitute as part of a 3-2 win over Martinique (July 12) for his 63rd cap, recording an assist ... helped the USMNT win Group B with a two-assist performance as captain in his 64th cap, against Nicaragua (July 15) ... left the USMNT after the Group Stage in anticipation of the birth of his second child, also missing the Union match at Montreal (July 19) ... returned to the Union starting lineup at Columbus (July 22) ... did not appear for Philadelphia in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2017 (Philadelphia): 15 GP / 15 GS, 0 G, 2 A in 1350 minsUnion’s last match: Started at CM, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last match played: Started at CM, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last goal with Philadelphia: 9/24/16 at TFCLast assist with Philadelphia: 6/24/17 vs. DC2017 Union record when he starts: 5-6-42017 Union record when he appears: 5-6-42017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: 2-0-0

2017 SeasonRosenberry has made eight appearances (six starts) at rightback in his second professional campaign ... he started the season opener at Vancou-ver (March 5), continued there in the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11) and in every Union match through the contest vs. New York City FC (April 14) ... was in the matchday 18 vs. Montreal (April 22) and at the LA Galaxy (April 29), but did not appear ... returned to the pitch with a sub-stitute appearance vs. the New York Red Bulls (May 6), helping the club to a 3-0 win ... remained in the matchday 18 at D.C. United (May 13), but did not appear ... made his eighth appearance of the season with a sub-stitute nod at rightback vs. Houston (May 17), helping the team close out a 2-0 shutout win ... was in the matchday 18 from the stretch of contests vs. Colorado (May 20) through at Columbus (July 22) ... came on as a sub-stitute in the Union's friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... made two appearances (two starts) in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ... started at rightback in the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg (June 14) and in the Round of 16 at the New York Red Bulls (June 28) ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, Rosenberry has made one appearance (one start) at rightback ... he started at Harrisburg (June 20) as part of a shutout victory.

2017 (Philadelphia): 8 GP / 6 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 596 minsUnion’s last match: Matchday 18, did not appearLast match played: Sub. app. at RB, 29 mins vs. HOU (5/17)Last goal with Philadelphia: 8/24/16 at CLBLast assist with Philadelphia: 8/13/16 at NE2017 Union record when he starts: 0-4-22017 Union record when he appears: 2-4-22017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: N/A

2017 SeasonPontius has made 18 appearances (17 starts) in his second season with the Union (12 at right midfield, six at left midfield), totaling six assists ... he started the season opener at Vancouver (March 5) and continued in the starting lineup for the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11), where he assisted on the Union's first goal of the season with a headed pass to Jay Simpson ... he made his third consecutive start of the season in the match at Orlan-do (March 18) and continued in the starting lineup at left midfield through the contest vs. New York City FC (April 14) ... against Montreal (April 22), starting at right midfield for the first time in 2017, he notched his second assist of the season with a headed effort across goal for CJ Sapong ... continued in the starting lineup at right midfield at LA Galaxy (April 29) and vs. the New York Red Bulls (May 6), where he recorded his third assist of the cam-paign, tying him for the club lead at the time ... registered an assist in back-to-back con-tests with a helper at D.C. United (May 13), his fourth of the season ... notched two assists against Houston (May 17), extending his personal assists streak to three matches and tying his single-season career high with six on the year, taking over the team lead at the time ... made his first substitute appearance of 2017 by coming on for an injured Fabian Herbers at right midfield vs. Colorado (May 20) ... returned to the starting lineup at right midfield at Real Salt Lake (May 27) and continued there in every Union regular-season match through the contest at Sporting KC (July 6) ... was named to the preliminary USMNT roster ahead of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup and was named to the 23-man roster for the Group Stage as an injury replacement for Kenny Saief... was on the bench for the USMNT's tournament opener, vs. Panama (July 8) ... earned his third cap and his first Gold Cup appearance by coming on as a substitute vs. Martinique (July 12) ... started the final Group Stage match, vs. Nicaragua (July 15), helping the USMNT capture Group B with a 3-0 win ... made a substitute appearance in the USMNT's Quarterfinal victory over El Salvador, in Philadelphia (July 19) ... was on the bench for the Semifinal victory over Costa Rica (July 22) ... missed the Union matches at Montreal (July 19) and Columbus (July 22) while with the USMNT ... in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Pontius made two appearances, with one at right midfield and one at left midfield ... came on as a second-half substitute at right midfield in the win over Harrisburg (June 14), with an additional substitute appearance at left midfield in the Round of 16 at the New York Red Bulls (June 28).

2017 (Philadelphia): 18 GP / 17 GS, 0 G, 6 A in 1389 minsUnion’s last match: International dutyLast match played: Started at RM, 61 mins at SKC (7/6)Last goal with Philadelphia: 10/1/16 at NYRBLast assist with Philadelphia: 5/17/17 vs. HOU (2)2017 Union record when he starts: 5-7-52017 Union record when he appears: 6-7-52017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: 3-0-2

11 ALEJANDRO BEDOYA - M5-10, 160 LBS. / D.O.B.: 4-29-87 / HOMETOWN: WESTON, FL

12 KEEGAN ROSENBERRY - D5-8, 163 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-11-93 / HOMETOWN: RONKS, PA

13 CHRIS PONTIUS - M6-0, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: 5-12-87 / HOMETOWN: YORBA LINDA, CA


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14 FABIAN HERBERS - M6-0, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: 8-17-93 / HOMETOWN: AHAUS, GERMANY

2017 SeasonHerbers has made 12 appearances (four starts) in his second season for Philadelphia, totaling one goal and two assists, with nine appearances coming at right midfield and three at left midfield ... he started the season opener at Vancouver (March 5) at right midfield and continued there in the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11), notching his first assist of the season on a through ball to CJ Sapong that tied the game in the 73rd minute ... Herbers started for the third consecutive contest at right midfield in the match at Orlando (March 18) ... came on as a substitute at right midfield in the match at D.C. United (April 1) ... made his first appearance at left midfield of the season with a substitute nod vs. Portland (April 8) ... made substitute appearances at right midfield vs. New York City FC (April 14), vs. Montreal (April 22) and at LA Galaxy (April 29) ... made a substitute appearance at left midfield against the New York Red Bulls (May 6), notching his second assist of the season as part of the 3-0 win ... scored his first goal of the season during a substitute appearance at right midfield at D.C. United (May 13) ... came on at left midfield vs. Houston (May 17) ... started his fourth match of the season, at right midfield vs. Colorado (May 20), but exited early after suffering a groin injury ... missed the stretch of matches from at Real Salt Lake (May 27) through vs. D.C. United (June 24) after being listed as out ... was upgraded to questionable ahead of the matches vs. New England (July 2) and at Sporting KC (July 6) but did not appear ... missed the series of matches from at Montreal (July 19) through at Columbus (July 22) after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia ... did not appear for Philadelphia in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, Herbers has also made three appearances, scoring once ... he started at right midfield vs. Orlando City B (April 23), Richmond (July 1), and NYRB II (July 9), where he scored as part of a 2-0 win.

2017 (Philadelphia): 12 GP / 4 GS, 1 G, 2 A in 395 minsUnion’s last match: Injured (listed as out)Last match played: Started at RM, 27 mins vs. COL (5/20)Last goal with Philadelphia: 5/13/17 at DCLast assist with Philadelphia: 5/6/17 vs. NYRB2017 Union record when he starts: 1-1-22017 Union record when he appears: 4-4-42017 Union record when he scores: 1-0-02017 Union record when he assists: 1-0-1

2017 SeasonYaro has made three appearances (one start) at centerback for Philadel-phia in 2017 ... on February 9, it was announced that he would be out for three to four months after undergoing successful shoulder surgery ... made his first appearance of the season by coming on as a second-half substitute at centerback at NYCFC (June 3) ... was in the matchday 18 vs. the New York Red Bulls (June 18) and D.C. United (June 24) ... came on as a second-half sub and helped the Union preserve a shutout win over New England (July 2) ... was in the matchday 18 at Sporting KC (July 6) ... made a substitute appearance in the international friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... remained in the matchday 18 at Montreal (July 19) ... started his first match of the season with the nod at Columbus (July 22) ... made two appearances (two starts) in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ... started at centerback in the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg (June 14) and in the Round of 16 at the New York Red Bulls (June 28) ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, Yaro has made two appearances (two starts) at centerback this season ... he started his first Bethlehem match of the campaign vs. Ottawa (June 4) ... again started at Harrisburg (June 20) as part of a shutout 1-0 win.

2017 (Philadelphia): 3 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 137 minsUnion’s last match: Started at CB, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last goal with Philadelphia: N/ALast assist with Philadelphia: N/A2017 Union record when he starts: 0-1-02017 Union record when he appears: 1-2-02017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: N/A

2017 SeasonMarquez has made nine appearances (eight starts) at centerback in 2017, scoring one goal ... he started the club's opener at Vancouver (March 5), helping keep a clean sheet, and continued in the starting lineup for the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11) and in every match through the contest at LA Galaxy (April 29) ... during a start vs. Portland (April 8), he scored his first goal of the season via a header following a corner kick from Haris Medunjanin ... helped the club keep its second clean sheet of the season during his start at LA ... missed the match vs. the New York Red Bulls (May 6) through illness ... was in the matchday 18 at D.C. United (May 13), vs. Houston (May 17), vs. Colorado (May 20) and at Real Salt Lake (May 27) ... came on as a substitute for the injured Oguchi Onyewu in the match at NYCFC (June 3) ... made a substitute appearance in the friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... did not appear in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ... was in the matchday 18 for the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg (June 14) ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, Marquez has made two appearances (two starts) at centerback ... helped keep a clean sheet as part of a start in a 1-0 win at Harrisburg (June 20) ... also started at Richmond (July 22).

2017 (Philadelphia): 9 GP / 8 GS, 1 G, 0 A in 726 minsUnion’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at CB, 51 mins at NYC (6/3)Last goal with Philadelphia: 4/8/17 vs. PORLast assist with Philadelphia: N/A2017 Union record when he starts: 0-4-42017 Union record when he appears: 0-5-42017 Union record when he scores: 0-1-02017 Union record when he assists: N/A

2017 SeasonSapong has made 19 appearances at forward (16 starts) for Philadelphia in 2017, scoring nine goals (leading the Union) while adding three assists ... he came on as a second-half substitute in the club's opening match at Vancouver (March 5) ... Sapong again came on as a substitute for the injured Jay Simpson during the home opener against Toronto FC (March 11), scoring the game tying goal in the 73rd minute ... he started in the contest at Orlando (March 18), his first start of the season, where he scored for the second consecutive match ... coming on as a substitute at D.C. United (April 1), Sapong tallied for the third consecutive match, the first time he had done that since he scored in four straight appearances from June 3, 2015 through June 24, 2015 … it was the first time that a Union player scored in three straight matches since Roland Alberg from June 18, 2016 through June 25, 2016 (five goals over the span) ... returned to the starting lineup for the contest vs. Portland (April 8) and continued there vs. New York City FC (April 14) and vs. Montreal (April 22), where he notched one goal and one assist, the third time he has achieved at least one of each in a single match during his MLS career ... started his fourth consecutive match by getting the nod at LA Galaxy (April 29) ... in his fifth consecutive start, vs. the New York Red Bulls (May 6), Sapong registered the first hat trick of his MLS career in a 3-0 win ... with his fifth, sixth and seventh goals in the contest, he tied for the MLS goal-scoring lead following the match (with Houston's Erick Torres) ... it was also tied for the eighth-fastest hat trick in MLS history (11 minutes) as well as the third overall hat trick in Union history (joining Sebastien Le Toux and Roland Alberg) ... was named MLS Player of the Week for his hat trick performance, becoming the seventh differ-ent Union player to ever receive that honor ... continued in the starting lineup at D.C. United (May 13) and vs. Houston (May 17), where he registered his second assist of the season ... scored the game-tying goal from the penalty spot as part of a start vs. Colorado (May 20), his eighth goal of the year ... started at Real Salt Lake (May 27) and at NYCFC (June 3), where he registered his third assist of the season ... was named to the USMNT's provisional roster ahead of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup ... made his 11th consecutive start with the nod vs. the New York Red Bulls (June 18) and continued there in every Union regular-season match through the contest at Montreal (July 19) ... scored his ninth goal of the year vs. New England (July 2), tying his single-season career best ... started the friendly against Swansea City AFC (July 15), opening the scoring with a converted pen-alty kick ... missed the match at Columbus (July 22) after being listed as questionable with a right ankle sprain ... in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Sapong made two appearances (two starts), scoring a goal ... he started at left midfield and scored in the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg (June 14) ... started at right midfield in the Round of 16 match at the New York Red Bulls (June 28).

2017 (Philadelphia): 19 GP / 16 GS, 9 G, 3 A in 1561 minsUnion’s last match: N/A (listed as questionable)Last match played: Started at F, 90 mins at MTL (7/19)Last goal with Philadelphia: 7/2/17 vs. NELast assist with Philadelphia: 6/3/17 at NYC2017 Union record when he starts: 6-7-32017 Union record when he appears: 6-8-52017 Union record when he scores: 3-2-22017 Union record when he assists: 1-1-1

15 JOSH YARO - D5-11, 163 LBS. / D.O.B.: 11-18-94 / HOMETOWN: SANTA BARBARA, CA

16 RICHIE MARQUEZ - D6-2, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 5-26-92 / HOMETOWN: POMONA, CA

17 CJ SAPONG - F6-1, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-27-88 / HOMETOWN: MANASSAS, VA


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18 ANDRE BLAKE - GK6-2, 172 LBS. / D.O.B.: 11-21-90 / HOMETOWN: MAY PEN, JAMAICA

2017 SeasonBlake has made 17 appearances (17 starts) for the Union in 2017, compiling a 6-7-4 record with seven shutouts, playing every regular-season minute for the club in goal thus far in 2017 ... he started the club's opener at Vancouver (March 5), keeping his ninth career MLS clean sheet in the 0-0 draw ... he continued in the starting lineup for the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11) and in every Union match since, including in the match at LA Galaxy (April 29), where he registered his second shutout of the season and 10th of his Union career ... notched back-to-back shutouts for the first time in his MLS career following a 3-0 blanking of the New York Red Bulls (May 6) ... extended his career-best shutout streak to 273 minutes following a third consecutive clean sheet, at D.C. United (May 13), the second-longest shutout streak across all of MLS in 2017 at the time, and just the second time in Union history that the team registered three straight clean sheets ... took his shutout streak to 363 minutes, setting a high watermark for any goalkeeper in MLS this season at the time, with his fourth consecutive clean sheet, vs. Houston (May 17) ... it was the first time that any Union team ever recorded four straight shutouts as well as the second longest individual shutout streak (by minutes) in team history ... extended his shutout streak to a League best 378 minutes as part of a 2-1 win against Colorado (May 20), the Union's record fourth straight victory ... recorded a season-high seven stops in back-to-back starts at Real Salt Lake (May 27) and at NYCFC (June 3) ... was called-up by Jamaica to represent the Reggae Boyz ahead of a friendly at Peru (June 13), which he started (his 24th cap), making five saves ... saved a penalty en route to his sixth clean sheet of the year in a 1-0 win over D.C. United (June 24) ... was called up by Jamaica ahead of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage ... set a new single-season career best with his seventh shutout in a 3-0 win over New England (July 2) ... kept a clean sheet for the Reggae Boyz while also wearing the captain's armband in a 2-0 win over Curacao (July 9) in Jamaica's tournament opener ... remaining as captain, kept his second clean sheet of the tournament vs. Mexico (July 14) ... completed the Group Stage against El Salvador (July 16) ... helped Jamaica advance to the Semifinals behind a 2-1 win over Canada (July 20) ... shut out Mexico as part of a 1-0 win in the Semifinals (July 23, his 29th cap), helping Jamaica advance to the Final ... missed the Union matches at Sporting KC (July 6) and at Montreal (July 19) while with Jamaica ... did not appear for Philadelphia in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2017 (Philadelphia): 17 GP / 17 GS, 1.18 GAA, 50 SV, 7 SO in 1530 minsUnion’s last match: International dutyLast match played: Started at GK, 3 SV, 0 GA, 90 mins vs. NE (7/2)Last shutout with Philadelphia: 7/2/17 vs. NE2017 Union record when he starts: 6-7-42017 Union record when he appears: 6-7-4

2017 SeasonJones has yet to appear for Philadelphia in his rookie season in regular-season play or in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ... came on as a substitute for the Union in the friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, Jones has made 15 appearances (15 starts) at rightback, scoring two goals ... he started the season opener for the team vs. Rochester (April 1) and continued in the starting lineup in each of the team's first seven contests, through the match at Toronto FC II (May 13) ... helped the team in shutout efforts against FC Cincinnati (both April 29 and May 20) and at Toronto FC II (May 13) ... returned to the Steel FC starting lineup for the match vs. Charleston (May 25) and continued there vs. Harrisburg (May 28) and in every Bethlehem match through the contest at New York Red Bulls II (June 16) ... was in the matchday 18 at Harrisburg (June 20) ... returned to the starting lineup vs. Richmond (July 1), scoring his first professional goal on a free kick ... continued in the Steel FC starting lineup vs. New York Red Bulls II (July 9), helping keep a clean sheet in a 2-0 win ... scored his second goal of the year on another free kick, at Richmond (July 22) ... prior to the season, he was selected by the Union in the Second Round (33rd overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft on January 13, 2017 and was officially signed by the club on February 23, 2017.

2017 (Philadelphia): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsUnion’s last match: N/ALast match played: N/ALast goal with Philadelphia: N/ALast assist with Philadelphia: N/A2017 Union record when he starts: N/A2017 Union record when he appears: N/A2017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: N/A

2017 SeasonEpps has made six appearances for the Union (one start) during his rookie season, with five appearances coming at right midfield and one at left midfield ... made his first appearance in the matchday 18 for the Union against Portland (April 8), but did not appear ... came on as a second-half substitute at right midfield for his MLS and Union debut at Real Salt Lake (May 27) ... remained in the matchday 18 at NYCFC (June 3) ... made a substitute appearance at right midfield vs. the New York Red Bulls (June 18) and another at left midfield vs. D.C. United (June 24) ... was in the matchday 18 vs. New England (July 2) ... came on for a substitute appearance at right midfield at Sporting KC (July 6) ... started the international friendly vs. Swan-sea City AFC (July 15) ... made his fifth appearance of the season with a substitution at Montreal (July 19) ... started his first MLS regular-season match by receiving the nod at right midfield at Columbus (July 22) ... made two appearances (one start) in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, scoring one goal ... started at right midfield in the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg (June 14), scoring his first competitive goal for the Union ... came on at right midfield in the Round of 16 at the New York Red Bulls (June 28) ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, he has made nine appearances (nine starts), with six appearances at right midfield and three appearances at left midfield ... he started the team's season opener vs. Rochester (April 1) at right midfield ... also started at left midfield against FC Cincinnati (April 9), Harrisburg (April 15) and Orlando City B (April 23) ... started at right midfield vs. FC Cincinnati (April 29), at Charleston (May 6) and at Toronto FC II (May 13), where he drew the game-winning penalty ... returned to the Steel FC starting lineup at right midfield vs. Ottawa (June 4) ... also started at Harrisburg (June 20) ... prior to the season, he was selected by the club in the Second Round (25th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft and was of-ficially signed to his first professional contract with Philadelphia on February 6, 2017.

2017 (Philadelphia): 6 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 176 minsUnion’s last match: Started at RM, 81 mins at CLB (7/22)Last match played: Started at RM, 81 mins at CLB (7/22)Last goal with Philadelphia: N/ALast assist with Philadelphia: N/A2017 Union record when he starts: 0-1-02017 Union record when he appears: 1-4-12017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: N/A

2017 SeasonJones has made 11 appearances (eight starts) at central midfield during his first full season with the Union ... he started the club's opening match at Vancouver (March 5), becom-ing the first-ever player to complete the "Path to the Pros" by appearing for the Union Academy, Bethlehem Steel FC and the first team ... Jones continued in the starting lineup for the club's home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11) and in every Union match through the contest vs. Portland (April 8) ... was in the matchday 18 vs. New York City FC (April 14), but did not appear ... made substitute appearances at central midfield vs. Montreal (April 22), at LA Galaxy (April 29) and vs. New York Red Bulls (May 6) ... received a call-up by the United States National Under-20 team to participate in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea ... during the U-20 World Cup, Jones made a first-half substitute appearance in their Group Stage opener, vs. Ecuador (May 22), helping the USA record a 3-3 draw ... started the team's second Group Stage game, vs. Senegal (May 25), a 1-0 win for the Stars & Stripes ... continued in the starting lineup for the USA to close the group stage, vs. Saudi Arabia (May 28), where a 1-1 draw ensured a Group F victory for the team ... missed the Round of 16 match vs. New Zealand (June 1) through yellow-card accumulation ... started in the Quarterfinals vs. Venezuela (June 4) ... missed the Union matches from the clash at D.C. United (May 13) through the contest at NYCFC (June 3) while with the USA U-20s ... returned from National Team duty and started for the Union against the New York Red Bulls (June 18) ... served a one-match red card suspension against D.C. United (June 24) ... started vs. New England (July 2) and at Sporting KC (July 6) ... was named to participate in the 2017 MLS Homegrown Game ... came on as a substitute in the friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... missed the matches at Montreal (July 19) and Columbus (July 22) after suffering a concussion ... made two appearances (two starts) for Philadelphia in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, scoring one goal ... started at central midfield and scored his first competitive goal for the Union in the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg (June 14) ... again started at central midfield in the Round of 16 at the New York Red Bulls (June 28) ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, Jones has made two appearances (two starts) at central midfield ... started at Harrisburg (April 15) and vs. Orlando City B (April 23).

2017 (Philadelphia): 11 GP / 8 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 700 minsUnion’s last match: Injured (listed as out)Last match played: Started at CM, 90 mins at SKC (7/6)Last goal with Philadelphia: N/ALast assist with Philadelphia: N/A2017 Union record when he starts: 1-4-32017 Union record when he appears: 2-4-52017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: N/A

19 AARON JONES - D5-9, 160 LBS. / D.O.B.: 3-12-94 / HOMETOWN: GREAT YARMOUTH, ENGLAND

20 MARCUS EPPS - M6-0, 155 LBS. / D.O.B.: 1-16-95 / HOMETOWN: JACKSON, MS

21 DERRICK JONES - M6-3, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 3-3-97 / HOMETOWN: PHILADELPHIA, PA


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22 FAFA PICAULT - M5-8, 140 LBS. / D.O.B.: 2-23-91 / HOMETOWN: MIAMI, FL

2017 SeasonPicault has made 16 appearances (12 starts) in his first season for Philadelphia, scor-ing five goals and adding one assist, with 15 appearances coming at left midfield and one at right midfield ... he made a substitute appearance at left midfield in the season opener at Vancouver (March 5), his club and League debut ... he came on at right midfield during the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11) and at left midfield in the match at Orlando (March 18) ... returned to the matchday 18 and made his fourth appearance of the season with a substitute nod at left midfield vs. Montreal (April 22) ... recorded his first MLS and Union start by receiving the nod at left midfield during the match at LA Galaxy (April 29) ... continued in the starting lineup vs. the New York Red Bulls (May 6) and at D.C. United (May 13), where he scored his first goal of the season and first in MLS as part of a 4-0 win ... made his fourth straight start, vs. Houston (May 17), scoring for the second consecutive match ... again started vs. Colorado (May 20) and at Real Salt Lake (May 27) at left midfield ... started his seventh straight match, at NYCFC (June 3), where he scored his third goal of the season in his birth city ... continued in the starting lineup vs. the New York Red Bulls (June 18) and vs. D.C. United (June 24), where he scored his fourth goal of the season, the game-winner ... registered his first MLS and Union assist with a helper vs. New England (July 2) ... started at Sporting KC (July 6) ... started in the Union's international friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... scored his fifth goal of the year in a start at Montreal (July 19) ... missed the match at Columbus (July 22) after being listed as questionable with a left hamstring strain ... made two appear-ances (one start) in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ... came on as a substitute in the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg at left midfield (June 14), starting at that position in the Round of 16 vs. the New York Red Bulls (June 28).

2017 (Philadelphia): 16 GP / 12 GS, 5 G, 1 A in 1004 minsUnion’s last match: N/A (listed as questionable)Last match played: Started at LM, 1 G, 67 mins at MTL (7/19)Last goal with Philadelphia: 7/19/17 at MTLLast assist with Philadelphia: 7/2/17 vs. NE2017 Union record when he starts: 6-4-22017 Union record when he appears: 6-5-52017 Union record when he scores: 3-2-02017 Union record when he assists: 1-0-0

2017 SeasonMcCarthy has made three appearances (three starts) for the Union in 2017, going 0-2-1 on the year ... he served as Andre Blake's backup in each of the Union's first three matches ... missed the stretch from the match at D.C. United (April 1) through the clash vs. Montreal (April 22) after being listed as out with a concussion ... returned to the matchday 18 for the Union's match at the LA Galaxy (April 29) and in every regular-season match since ... registered his first start of the campaign and set a new single-match career high in saves with six during a draw at Sporting KC (July 6) ... came on as a substitute in the Union's international friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15), making three saves while holding Swans score-less over the final 45 minutes ... registered his second and third regular-season starts of the year at Montreal (July 19) and at Columbus (July 22) ... made two appearances (two starts) in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ... started the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg (June 14), making six saves ... again started in the Round of 16 at the New York Red Bulls (June 28) ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, McCarthy has made three appearances (three starts) in 2017 ... started the matches vs. Orlando City B (April 23), vs. Ottawa (June 4) and at Harrisburg (June 20), where he kept a clean sheet as part of a 1-0 win.

2017 (Philadelphia): 3 GP / 3 GS, 1.33 GAA, 13 SV in 270 minsUnion’s last match: Started at GK, 5 SV, 1 GA at CLB (7/22)Last match played: Started at GK, 5 SV, 1 GA at CLB (7/22)Last shutout with Philadelphia: 9/20/15 vs. HOU (5 SV)2017 Union record when he starts: 0-2-12017 Union record when he appears: 0-2-1

2017 SeasonNajem has made three appearances (one start) for Philadelphia at central attacking midfield during his rookie season ... he came on as a second-half substitute for his MLS debut against New York City FC (April 14) ... was in the matchday 18 for the clashes at D.C. United (May 13), vs. Houston (May 17) and vs. Colorado (May 20), but did not appear ... came on as a substitute in the friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... came on as a substitute at Montreal (July 19) ... registered his first career MLS regular-season start at Columbus (July 22) ... made one appearance in the Union's 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup run ... was in the matchday 18 for the Union's Fourth Round match vs. Harrisburg (June 14) ... came on as a substitute at central midfield at the New York Red Bulls (June 28) ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, he has made 12 appearances (12 starts), with eight appearances at central attacking midfield and four appearances at central midfield, totaling one goal and four assists ... he started the team's season opener vs. Rochester (April 1) at central attacking midfield ... shifting to central midfield, he continued in the starting lineup for Steel FC vs. Cin-cinnati (April 9) ... he again started at central attacking midfield at Harrisburg (April 15) and at central midfield vs. Orlando City B (April 23) and FC Cincinnati (April 29), where he recorded an assist on Hugh Roberts' goal in a 1-0 win ... continued in the starting lineup with the nod at central attacking midfield at Charleston (May 6) and also vs. Ottawa (June 4) and at Saint Louis FC (June 11) ... in a start at New York Red Bulls II (June 16), he totaled a goal (his first professional tally) and an assist ... assisted again during a start in a 1-0 win at Harrisburg (June 20) ... started at central midfield vs. Richmond (July 1) ... registered his fourth assist of the season for Steel FC during a start at central attacking midfield vs. NYRB II (July 9) ... prior to the season, he was acquired and signed by Philadelphia on February 8, 2017.

2017 (Philadelphia): 3 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 120 minsUnion’s last match: Started at CAM, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last match played: Started at CAM, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last goal with Philadelphia: N/ALast assist with Philadelphia: N/A2017 Union record when he starts: 0-1-02017 Union record when he appears: 0-3-02017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: N/A

2017 SeasonIlsinho has made 16 appearances (15 starts) for Philadelphia in 2017, with nine appearances at central attacking midfield, five at right midfield and two at left midfield ... has scored two goals ... he missed the Union's season opener at Vancouver (March 5) after suffering a minor hamstring injury just prior to the match ... he also missed the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11) after being listed as questionable ... the midfielder made his season debut at Orlando (March 18) with a second-half substitu-tion at right midfield ... registered his first start of the season by earning the nod for the clash at D.C. United at right midfield (April 1) ... continued in the starting lineup at right midfield vs. Portland (April 8) and vs. New York City FC (April 14) ... started at left midfield vs. Montreal (April 22) ... missed the match at LA Galaxy (April 29) through illness ... returned to the matchday 18 vs. the New York Red Bulls (May 6), but did not appear ... started at central attacking midfield at D.C. United (May 13) and vs. Houston (May 17), where he scored his first goal of the season as part of a 2-0 win ... continued in the starting lineup at central attacking midfield vs. Colorado (May 20) and played at that position in every regular-season match through the contest at Sporting KC (July 6) ... notched his second goal of the year as part of a 3-0 win over New England (July 2) ... made a substitute appearance in the Union's friendly against Swansea City AFC (July 15), recording an assist on Jay Simpson's tying goal ... remained in the starting lineup but shifted to right midfield in the match at Montreal (July 19) ... started at left midfield at Columbus (July 22) ... did not appear in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2017 (Philadelphia): 16 GP / 15 GS, 2 G, 0 A in 1094 minsUnion’s last match: Started at LM, 69 mins at CLB (7/22)Last match played: Started at LM, 69 mins at CLB (7/22)Last goal with Philadelphia: 7/2/17 vs. NELast assist with Philadelphia: 8/6/16 at DC2017 Union record when he starts: 5-8-22017 Union record when he appears: 5-9-22017 Union record when he scores: 2-0-02017 Union record when he assists: N/A

23 JOHN McCARTHY - GK6-3, 192 LBS. / D.O.B.: 7-4-92 / HOMETOWN: CINNAMINSON, NJ

24 ADAM NAJEM - M5-8, 153 LBS. / D.O.B.: 1-19-95 / HOMETOWN: CLIFTON, NJ

25 ILSINHO - M5-10, 189 LBS. / D.O.B.: 10-12-85 / HOMETOWN: SAO PAULO, BRAZIL


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26 AUSTON TRUSTY - D6-3, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 8-12-98 / HOMETOWN: MEDIA, PA

2017 SeasonTrusty has yet to appear for Philadelphia in 2017 in regular-season play or in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ... he missed the opening match at Vancouver (March 5) while on international duty with the United States U-20s, where he helped the team win the CONCACAF U-20 Championship for the first time ever ... received a call-up by the United States National Under-20 team to partici-pate in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea ... made his first U-20 World Cup appearance as a substitute for the USA in their Round of 16 match against New Zealand (June 1), scoring a goal as part of a 6-0 win ... he became the first active member of Philadelphia Union to score a goal at a FIFA World Cup (senior, U-20, or U-17) ... also came on as a late substitute in the Quarter-finals vs. Venezuela (June 4) ... missed the Union matches from the clash at D.C. United (May 13) through the match at NYCFC (June 3) while with the U-20s ... was named to participate in the 2017 MLS Homegrown Game ... started the Union's friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... for Bethle-hem Steel FC, Trusty has made 11 appearances (11 starts) this season, with 10 appearances coming at centerback and one at leftback while registering one assist ... he started the team's opener vs. Rochester (April 1) ... continued in the lineup vs. Cincinnati (April 9), helping Steel FC keep a clean sheet in a 2-0 win ... started his third consecutive match for Bethlehem, at Harrisburg (April 15) and remained in the starting lineup for every Steel FC match through the clash at Charleston (May 6), including the club's second shutout of the season, vs. FC Cincinnati (April 29) ... returned to the Bethlehem lineup with a start at Saint Louis FC (June 11) ... helped keep another shutout with a start in a 2-0 win at New York Red Bulls II (June 16) ... was in the matchday 18 at Harrisburg (June 20) ... started vs. Richmond (July 1) and also vs. New York Red Bulls II (July 9), where he helped preserve a clean sheet in a 2-0 win ... in his first start of the year at leftback, at Richmond (July 22), he recorded an assist on Ken Tribbett's goal.


2017 SeasonSimpson has made 14 appearances (four starts) at forward in his first season for Philadel-phia, scoring one goal ... he started the season opener at Vancouver (March 5), his club and League debut ... he continued in the starting lineup for the home opener against Toronto FC (March 11), where he scored the Union's first goal of the season as well as his first club and League tally ... he missed the match at Orlando (March 18) after being listed as questionable with a pulmonary contusion ... he returned to the starting lineup in the club's next match, at D.C. United (April 1) ... came on as a second-half substitute vs. Port-land (April 8) and vs. New York City FC (April 14) ... was in the matchday 18 vs. Montreal (April 22), but did not appear ... made a substitute appearance at LA Galaxy (April 29) ... continued in the matchday 18 vs. the New York Red Bulls (May 6), but did not appear ... came on for his seventh appearance of the season at D.C. United (May 13) ... was in the matchday 18 vs. Houston (May 17) ... made a substitute appearance vs. Colorado (May 20), helping the club to a comeback 2-1 victory ... again made a substitute appearance at Real Salt Lake (May 27) ... was in the matchday 18 at NYCFC (June 3) ... made substitute ap-pearances vs. the New York Red Bulls (June 18) and vs. D.C. United (June 24) ... was in the matchday 18 vs. New England (July 2) ... made another substitute appearance at Sporting KC (July 6) ... came on as a substitute in the Union's international friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15), scoring the game-tying goal ... came on as a substitute at Montreal (July 19) ... started his fourth match of the season with the nod at Columbus (July 22) ... made two appearances (two starts) at forward in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, totaling two assists ... recorded helpers on Derrick Jones' and CJ Sapong's goals as part of a start at forward in the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg (June 14), and again started there in the Round of 16 at the New York Red Bulls (June 28) ... prior to the season, he joined the Union as a Discovery Signing on January 9, 2017.

2017 (Philadelphia): 14 GP / 4 GS, 1 G, 0 A in 394 minsUnion’s last match: Started at F, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last match played: Started at F, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last goal with Philadelphia: 3/11/17 vs. TFCLast assist with Philadelphia: N/A2017 Union record when he starts: 0-2-22017 Union record when he appears: 3-7-42017 Union record when he scores: 0-0-12017 Union record when he assists: N/A

2017 SeasonGaddis has made 14 appearances (14 starts) at rightback for the Union in 2017, registering one assist ... he was part of the matchday 18 for the club's opener at Vancouver (March 5) ... continued in the matchday 18 for the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11) and in every Union match through the contest vs. New York City FC (April 14) without appearing ... made his first appearance of the season vs. Montreal (April 22) with a start at rightback ... started at rightback at LA Galaxy (April 29), vs. the New York Red Bulls (May 6), at D.C. United (May 13) and vs. Houston (May 17), helping the club keep clean sheets in a team record four consecutive matches ... continued in the starting lineup vs. Colorado (May 20) and in every regular-season match since, including in the team's sixth clean sheet of the season, vs. D.C. United (June 24), where he also recorded his first assist of the year ... helped the Union keep their seventh shutout as part of a start vs. New England (July 2) ... started the international friend-ly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15) ... made one appearance in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ... made a substitute appearance at leftback in the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg (June 14) ... was in the matchday 18 for the Round of 16 at the New York Red Bulls (June 28).

2017 (Philadelphia): 14 GP / 14 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 1203 minsUnion’s last match: Started at RB, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last match played: Started at RB, 90 mins at CLB (7/22)Last goal with Philadelphia: N/ALast assist with Philadelphia: 6/24/17 vs. DC2017 Union record when he starts: 6-5-32017 Union record when he appears: 6-5-32017 Union record when he scores: N/A2017 Union record when he assists: 1-0-0

27 JAY SIMPSON - F5-11, 176 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-1-88 / HOMETOWN: LONDON, ENGLAND

28 RAYMON GADDIS - D5-8, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: 1-13-90 / HOMETOWN: INDIANAPOLIS, IN

2017 SeasonMcGuire has yet to appear in a match for Philadelphia in 2017 … he appeared in his first matchday 18 with the club for the match at D.C. United (April 1), backing up Andre Blake, but did not appear ... continued in the matchday 18 vs. Portland (April 8), vs. New York City FC (April 14) and vs. Montreal (April 22) ... returned to the matchday 18 as John McCarthy's backup for the clashes at Sporting KC (July 6), at Montreal (July 19) and at Columbus (July 22) ... started the Union's international friendly vs. Swansea City AFC (July 15), making three saves in 45 minutes ... did not appear in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, but served as John McCarthy's backup in each match ... was in the matchday 18 for the Fourth Round win over Harrisburg (June 14) ... for Bethlehem Steel FC, McGuire has made 12 appearances (12 starts) in goal, with five shutouts ... kept a clean sheet during his first professional appearance, against FC Cincinnati (April 9) ... also started at Harrisburg (April 15) and vs. FC Cincinnati (April 29), where he again registered a shutout ... continued in the starting lineup for Steel FC at Charleston (May 6) and at Toronto FC II (May 13), where he notched his third shutout ... continued in the starting lineup for Steel FC at Cincinnati (May 20) and in every Bethlehem match though the contest vs. Harrisburg (May 28) ... returned to the Steel FC lineup at Saint Louis FC (June 11) and continued in the starting lineup during a shutout effort at New York Red Bulls II (June 16) ... started vs. Richmond (July 1) and also vs. New York Red Bulls II (July 9), where he again registered a clean sheet ... originally selected by the Houston Dynamo in the Second Round (30th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, McGuire was waived on March 6, 2017 and subsequently selected off waived and signed by the Union on March 10, 2017.

2017 (Philadelphia): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0.00 GAA, 0 SV in 0 minsUnion’s last match: Matchday 18, did not appearLast match played: N/ALast shutout with Philadelphia: N/A2017 Union record when he starts: N/A2017 Union record when he appears: N/A

29 JAKE McGUIRE - GK6-3, 175 LBS. / D.O.B.: 9-3-94 / HOMETOWN: CHINO HILLS, CA


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31 ANTHONY FONTANA - M5-8, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: 10-14-99 / HOMETOWN: NEWARK, DE

2017 SeasonFontana officially signed with the Union on July 17, 2017, with his deal set to take effect January 1, 2018, at which point he will be added to the active roster ... he appeared for the Union First Team in the friendly against Swansea City (July 14), playing 14 minutes in a substitute's role ... additionally, Fontana has made six appearances for Bethlehem Steel FC (four starts) in 2017 ... he made substitute appearances at St. Louis FC (June 11) and at NYRB II (June 16) ... registered his first start of the year at Harrisburg (June 20) ... continued in the starting lineup vs. Richmond (July 1) and vs. NYRB II (July 9) ... made his fourth start of the season in the match at Richmond (July 22), his first appearance since being signed by the Union.


**will be added to active roster on 1/1/18

2017 SeasonAyuk has yet to appear for Philadelphia in 2017 ... he missed the Union's opening match at Vancouver (March 5) and the home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 11) while on international duty with the Cameroon U-20s ... on April 4, he was loaned for the balance of the 2017 campaign to Swedish topflight side Jönköpings Södra IF, where he has made eight appearances during the 2017 campaign, scoring one goal ... made his first appearance in a matchday 18 for Jönköpings during their match vs. Sirius (May 1), marking his team debut with a 90th minute substitution as part of a 1-1 draw ... came on the 88th minute of Jönköpings' match vs. AFC Eskilstuna (May 7), helping close out a 1-0 win ... was in the matchday 18 vs. GIF Sundsv

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