Current Pros
Current Pros

Philadelphia Union Academy has produced numerous professionals for Philadelphia Union and Union II (formerly Bethlehem Steel FC). Below are the following players who have signed pro contracts after being members of the Academy.

Player
Current Team
College
Position
Jeremy Rafanello
Philadelphia Union
Penn State
Mid.
Nathan Harriel
Philadelphia Union
Def.
Cavan Sullivan
Philadelphia Union
Mid.
Quinn Sullivan
Philadelphia Union
Mid.
Nelson Pierre
Philadelphia Union
Fwd.
Nick Pariano
Philadelphia Union
Duke
Mid.
Andrew Rick
Philadelphia Union
GK
David Vazquez
Philadelphia Union
Mid.
CJ Olney
Philadelphia Union
Mid.
Neil Pierre
Philadelphia Union
Def.
Sal Olivas
Philadelphia Union
Fwd.
Eddy Davis III
Philadelphia Union
Fwd.
Kellan LeBlanc
Philadelphia Union II
Mid.
Willyam Ferreira
Philadelphia Union II
Mid.
Brenden Aaronson
Leeds United
Mid.
Paxten Aaronson
Eintracht Frankfurt
Mid.
Mark McKenzie
Toulouse FC
Wake Forest
Def.
Auston Trusty
Celtic FC
Def.
Jack de Vries
Venezia
Mid./Fwd.
Anthony Fontana
PEC Zwolle
Mid.
Jack McGlynn
Houston Dynamo
Mid.
Matt Freese
New York City FC
Harvard
GK
Brandan Craig
CF Montreal
Def.
Derrick Jones
Columbus Crew
Mid.
Tomas Romero
New York City FC
Georgetown
GK
CJ dos Santos
San Diego FC
GK
Shanyder Borgelin
Inter Miami CF
Fwd.
Jack Skahan
San Jose Earthquakes
North Carolina
Mid.
Ben Martino
Nashville SC
Virginia Tech
GK
Anisse Saidi
San Diego FC
Fwd.
Stefan Chirila
FC Cincinnati
Fwd.
Andrei Chirila
FC Cincinnati 2
Def.
Matt Real
Colorado Switchbacks FC
Def.
Dawson McCartney
Birmingham Legion FC
Dartmouth
Mid.
MD Myers
Charleston Battery
Rutgers
Fwd.
Joey DeZart
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Wake Forest
Mid.
Ben Ofeimu
Indy Eleven
Def.
Zach Zandi
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Villanova
Mid.
Cole Turner
Loudoun United
Mid.
Kalil ElMedkhar
Loudoun United
Kentucky
Mid.
Axel Picazo
Huntsville City FC
Mid.
Morgan Hackworth
Spokane Velocity
Akron
Def.
Former Pros
Former Pros
Player
Pro Team (Years)
College
Graduation
Justin McMaster
Minnesota Unted (2021-2022)
Wake Forest
Selmir Miscic
Philadelphia Union II (2018-2021), Portland Timbers 2 (2022-23)
Lamine Conte
New York Red Bulls II (2021-22)
Louisville
Issa Rayyan
Philadelphia Union II (2019-2020), Tacoma Defiance (2021), Switchbacks FC (2022), Las Vegas (2023)
Duke
Sebastian Elney
New York Red Bulls II (2019-2020), Hartford Athletic (2021)
Maryland
Chad Letts
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (2019-20)
Darius Lewis
KÍ Klaksvík (2019), FC Tuscon (2020)
2018
Rayshaun McGann
Getafe CF (2018-20)
Zach Perez
Richmond Kickers (2019)
William Paterson University
2016
Yosef Samuel
Philadelphia Union II (2016-17), ATL UTD 2(2018-19) Hobro IK (2020)
2016
Aziz Saidi
Varsim SC (2020)


Currently in College
Currently in College

Equally important to the Philadelphia Union academy is giving opportunities to young athletes to use the beautiful game to achieve their goals on and off the field. The following players received scholarships to continue their playing careers at the NCAA level.

Player
College
Position
Year
Ryan Becher
UMBC
Mid.
Jr.
Nicholas Blacklock
Virginia Tech
Mid.
Jr.
Lukas Burns
Providence
GK
So.
Aboubacar Camara
Louisville
Fwd.
Fr.
Christian Contreras
Temple
Mid.
Rs-Fr.
A.J. Cousins
Villanova
Def.
Jr.
Liam Cummings
Temple
GK
So.
Collin Davis
Drexel
Def.
Jr.
Freeman Dwamena
Cal Poly
Def.
Sr.
Eoin Gawronski
Temple
GK
Rs-Fr.
Kemali Green
Temple
Mid.
Jr.
Brendan Hanrahan
Penn
Def.
Sr.
Brady McSwain
Cornell
GK
Jr.
MD Myers
High Point
Fwd.
So.
Liam O'Brien
Belmont
Fwd.
Sr.
Olu Ogunwale
Michigan State
Def.
Sr.
Nicholas Pariano
Duke
Mid.
So.
Michael Pellegrino
Notre Dame
Mid.
Jr.
Ramzi Qawasmy
Providence
Def.
Sr.
Nykolas Sessock
Indiana
Def.
Sr.
Kris Shakes
Penn State
GK
Jr.
Antek Sienkiel
Marist
Mid.
Jr.
Sean Smolyn
Saint Francis
Def.
Jr.
Cole Sotack
Rutgers
Def.
So.
Jackson Temple
Rutgers
Mid.
Jr.
Tonny Temple
Ottawa Univeristy
Fwd.
Jr.
JD Wagner
Naval Academy
Def.
Jr.
Dante Huckaby
Louisville
Def.
Fr.
Caden Stafford
Maryland
Fwd.
Fr.
Mani Diop
Penn State
Def.
Fr.
Ben Martino
Virginia Tech
GK
Fr.
Mitchell Budler
Akron
GK
Fr.