Philadelphia Union Loan Forward Cory Burke To Jamaican Club Portmore United FC
Burke to also join Jamaican national team for international call-up
CHESTER, Pa. (September 4, 2019) – Philadelphia Union announced today that the club has loaned forward Cory Burke to Jamaican National Premier League club Portmore United FC. The loan is for the remainder of the 2019 season.
Additionally, Burke has been called up by the Jamaican National Team as an addition to the Reggae Boyz’ squad ahead of two Concacaf Nations League contests: vs. Antigua and Barbuda (September 6) and at Guyana (September 9). These two matches are Jamaica’s debut in the 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League B, which consists of a double round robin among four teams in one group. The team atop the group after all matches are played earns promotion to League A for the 2021-22 cycle.
Burke becomes one of nine Union players who received call-ups by their respective national teams this week. The full list is as follows: Brenden Aaronson, Matt Freese, Mark McKenzie, Auston Trusty (all United States Under-23), Andre Blake, Cory Burke (Jamaica), Marco Fabian (Mexico) and Olivier Mbaizo (Cameroon Under-23). Meanwhile, Warren Creavalle (Guyana) was also called-up, but the midfielder will not join the side due to a left hamstring strain.
TRANSACTION: Philadelphia Union loan forward Cory Burke to Jamaican National Premier League Club Portmore United FC on September 4, 2019.
