Philadelphia Union Midfielder Derrick Jones Receives International Call-Up
Jones joins Union teammates Andre Blake, Cory Burke, Warren Creavalle and Matt Real as Philadelphia players to be called-up by international federations
CHESTER, Pa. (March 19, 2019) – Philadelphia Union announced today that midfielder Derrick Jones has received an international call-up by the United States Under-23 National Team. Jones joins four of his Union teammates as players who have received international call-ups ahead of the upcoming FIFA window: Cory Burke, Andre Blake (both Jamaica), Warren Creavalle (Guyana) and Matt Real (United States Under-20).
Jones is headed to San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain where he the and U-23s have two friendlies scheduled, vs. Egypt (March 22) and vs. the Netherlands (March 24). This is Jones’ first call-up at the U-23 level.
