2021 Philadelphia Union season

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Philadelphia Union
2021 season
Owner Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coach Jim Curtin
Stadium Subaru Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS Conference: 2nd
Overall: 6th
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Finals
U.S. Open Cup Cancelled
CONCACAF Champions League Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Kacper Przybyłko (12)
All:
Kacper Przybyłko (17)
Highest home attendance 16,827
(July 17 vs. DC United)
Lowest home attendance 4,625
(April 14 vs. Saprissa)
Average home league attendance 12,239
Biggest win 4–0
(April 14 vs. Saprissa)
Biggest defeat 0–2
(May 1 vs. New York City FC)
1–3
(August 28 vs. DC United)
Home colors
Away colors
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Philadelphia Union season was the club's twelfth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team is managed by Jim Curtin, his eighth season with the club. The club's regular season began on April 7, 2021 with the CONCACAF Champions League, and then on April 17, 2021 with MLS play, and ended on November 7, 2021, a month-delayed start due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Outside of MLS, the Union, by winning the 2020 Supporters' Shield, is competing in their first ever CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

Background

The 2021 preseason saw turnover in the coaching positions as assistant coach Oka Nikolov departed and replaced by Frank Leicht.[2]

The transfer window was the Union's most lucrative to date selling two MLS Best XI players. Brendan Aaronson was officially transferred to Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga for a reported fee of $6 million, with a potential $3 million more in performance bonuses; the highest ever transfer fee for a U.S.-based homegrown player.[3][4] In January, Mark McKenzie was transferred to K.R.C. Genk for a reported fee of $6 million, plus additional performance-based bonuses.[5]

Prior to the start of the season, long-time defender, Raymon Gaddis, announced his retirement from professional soccer. The full-back spent his entire professional career with the Union, holding record in games played (221) and minutes played (18,702).[6]

The Union traded away or passed on all picks for the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, being the third consecutive season doing so.[7] Supplementing young players via the Union's academy, five academy players were signed to the senior team: defender Nathan Harriel, midfielder Jack McGlynn, midfielder Paxten Aaronson, defender Brandan Craig, and midfielder/forward Quinn Sullivan.[8][9][10][11]

Rounding out the first team acquisitions included centerback, Stuart Findlay, from Kilmarnock FC and midfielder, Leon Flach, from FC St. Pauli.[12]

2021 roster

As of September 25, 2021 [13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Matt Freese (HGP)
2 United States DF Matthew Real (HGP)
3 England DF Jack Elliot
4 Scotland DF Stuart Findlay
5 Norway DF Jakob Glesnes
6 Hungary MF Daniel Gazdag
7 Brazil FW Matheus Davó (on loan from Corinthians)
8 Venezuela MF José Martínez
10 Cape Verde MF Jamiro Monteiro (DP)
11 United States MF Alejandro Bedoya (Captain)
12 United States GK Joe Bendik
13 United States MF Cole Turner (HGP)
15 Cameroon DF Olivier Mbaizo
16 United States MF Jack McGlynn (HGP)
17 Brazil FW Sergio Santos
No. Position Player
18 Jamaica GK Andre Blake (GA)
19 Jamaica FW Cory Burke
20 Venezuela MF Jesús Bueno
21 United States MF Anthony Fontana (HGP)
23 Poland FW Kacper Przybyłko
25 Brazil MF Ilsinho
26 United States DF Nathan Harriel (HGP)
27 Germany DF Kai Wagner
29 Jamaica DF Alvas Powell
30 United States MF Paxten Aaronson (HGP)
31 United States MF Leon Flach
33 United States MF Quinn Sullivan (HGP)
34 United States MF Brandan Craig (HGP)
78 France DF Aurelien Collin

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
14 United States MF Jack de Vries (on loan with Venezia F.C.)
24 Slovakia MF Matej Oravec (on loan with FK Železiarne Podbrezová)

Transfers

In

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Source
January 1, 2021 26 DF United States Nathan Harriel United States Philadelphia Union II Homegrown signing [8]
16 MF United States Jack McGlynn United States Philadelphia Union II Homegrown signing [9]
30 MF United States Paxten Aaronson United States Philadelphia Union II Homegrown signing [10]
34 MF United States Brandan Craig United States Philadelphia Union II Homegrown signing [11]
33 MF United States Quinn Sullivan United States Philadelphia Union II Homegrown signing [11]
February 25, 2021 4 DF Scotland Stuart Findlay Scotland Kilmarnock Undisclosed fee [14]
March 31, 2021 31 MF United States Leon Flach Germany St. Pauli Undisclosed fee [15]
April 2, 2021 22 GK Trinidad and Tobago Greg Ranjitsingh United States Minnesota United Free Transfer [16]
May 11, 2021 6 MF Hungary Daniel Gazdag Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC Undisclosed fee [17]
June 10, 2021 29 DF Jamaica Alvas Powell Sudan Al-Hilal Club Free agent [18]
July 29, 2021 20 MF Venezuela Jesús Bueno Venezuela Deportivo Lara Undisclosed fee [19]

Out

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Source
December 2, 2020 2 MF Guyana Warren Creavalle Declined Contract Option [20]
7 FW United States Andrew Wooten Austria Admira Declined Contract Option [20]
20 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Michee Ngalina United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks Declined Contract Option [20]
January 1, 2021 22 MF United States Brendan Aaronson Austria Red Bull Salzburg $6,000,000 - $9,000,000 [21]
January 7, 2021 4 DF United States Mark McKenzie Belgium Genk $6,000,000 [22]
March 4, 2021 28 DF United States Ray Gaddis Player Retirement [23]
August 2021 22 GK Trinidad and Tobago Greg Ranjitsingh United States MLS Pool Released [24]

Loan In

Date No. Pos. Player Loaned From Fee/Notes Source
August 11, 2021 7 FW Brazil Matheus Davó Brazil Corinthians Loan with option to purchase [25]

Loan Out

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Source
April 21, 2021 24 MF Slovakia Matej Oravec United States Philadelphia Union II Loaned Out [26]
July 13, 2021 Slovakia FK Železiarne Podbrezová Loaned Out [27]
August 31, 2021 14 MF United States Jack de Vries Italy Venezia F.C. Loaned Out [28]

Competitions

Preseason

Major League Soccer

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Standings

Eastern Conference

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Overall table

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Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 54 14 8 12 48 35  +13 11 3 3 25 10  +15 3 5 9 23 25  −2

Source: Philadelphia Union Schedule
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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Results

MLS Cup Playoffs

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U.S. Open Cup

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On April 16, 2021, the U.S. Soccer Open Cup Committee announced that the planned 16-team 2021 U.S. Open Cup would no longer be held in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee will re-evaluate the possibility of conducting the tournament in some fashion later in the year.[31]

CONCACAF Champions League

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Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated December 19, 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Champions League MLS Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States Matt Freese 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
12 GK United States Joe Bendik 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
18 GK Jamaica Andre Blake 36 0 28 0 6 0 2 0
22 GK Trinidad and Tobago Greg Ranjitsingh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF United States Matthew Real 11 0 1+7 0 0+3 0 0 0
3 DF England Jack Elliott 41 2 33 2 6 0 2 0
4 DF Scotland Stuart Findlay 13 0 4+7 0 0+1 0 1 0
5 DF Norway Jakob Glesnes 42 4 34 3 6 0 2 1
7 FW Brazil Matheus Davó[lower-alpha 1] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Cameroon Olivier Mbaizo 37 0 28+2 0 6 0 1 0
26 DF United States Nathan Harriel 8 0 2+5 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF Germany Kai Wagner 41 3 31+2 3 6 0 2 0
29 DF Jamaica Alvas Powell 8 0 4+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
78 DF France Aurélien Collin 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF Hungary Daniel Gazdag 28 5 17+6 4 1+1 0 3 1
8 MF Venezuela José Martínez 32 0 23+1 0 5 0 3 0
10 MF Cape Verde Jamiro Monteiro 34 4 26+1 2 5 2 2 0
11 MF United States Alejandro Bedoya 40 3 30+2 3 6 0 2 0
13 MF United States Cole Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF United States Jack de Vries[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF United States Jack McGlynn 25 0 7+12 0 0+3 0 1+2 0
21 MF United States Anthony Fontana 15 2 2+8 0 3+1 2 0+1 0
24 MF Slovakia Matej Oravec[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Brazil Ilsinho 6 0 0+5 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 MF United States Paxten Aaronson 17 3 5+9 3 0+1 0 1+1 0
31 MF United States Leon Flach 43 1 31+3 1 6 0 3 0
33 MF United States Quinn Sullivan 24 2 4+17 2 0+3 0 0 0
34 MF United States Brandan Craig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
17 FW Brazil Sergio Santos 32 6 17+9 6 2+2 0 0+2 0
19 FW Jamaica Cory Burke 25 4 10+9 4 2+2 0 0+2 0
23 FW Poland Kacper Przybyłko 43 17 29+5 12 6 5 3 0

Source: Player Stats and Match reports in Competitions

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