2017 Philadelphia Union Roster

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 11-14-9 - 42 points
Finishing 8th in MLS's Eastern Conference
Coach: Jim Curtin (11-14-9)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 285,797, Avg. 16,812 in 17 home dates
2017 Philadelphia Union Statistics

The Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer ended the 2017 season with a record of 11 wins and 14 losses and 9 ties for 42 points finishing eighth in MLS's Eastern Conference.

Philadelphia scored 50 goals and conceded 47. C.J. Sapong netted 16 goals for the Union, while Fafa Picault, Ilson Pereira and Roland Alberg each contributed five or more also. Haris Medunjanin recorded 12 assists. Andre Blake topped the squad with 9 wins and a team-best 0.87 goals against average, pacing regular keepers.

Jim Curtin coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Roland AlbergMAugust 6, 1990Hoorn, Netherlands
Eric AyukMFebruary 17, 19975'7"150Yaounde, Cameroon
Alejandro BedoyaMApril 29, 19875'10"161Englewood, NJ
Andre BlakeGNovember 21, 19906'4"175May Pen, Jamaica
Brian CarrollMJuly 20, 19815'10"155Springfield, VA
Warren CreavalleDAugust 14, 19906'0"155Acworth, GA
Charlie DaviesFJune 25, 19865'10"175Manchester, NH
Maurice EduMApril 18, 19866'0"170San Bernardino, CA
Jack ElliottDAugust 25, 19956'5"180London, England
Marcus EppsMJanuary 16, 19955'10"155Jackson, MS
FabinhoDMarch 16, 19855'7"149Ariquemes, Brazil
Raymon GaddisDJanuary 13, 19905'9"151Indianapolis, IN
Fabian HerbersM-FAugust 17, 19936'0"165Ahaus, Germany
Aaron JonesDMarch 12, 19945'9"160Great Yarmouth, England
Derrick JonesMMarch 3, 19976'2"174Bantama, Ghana
Richie MarquezDMay 26, 19926'2"185Pomona, CA
John McCarthyGJuly 4, 19926'3"180Cinnaminson, NJ
Haris MedunjaninMMarch 8, 19856'2"183Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Adam NajemMJanuary 19, 19955'8"150Wayne, NJ
Oguchi OnyewuDMay 13, 19826'4"210Washington, DC
Ilson PereiraMOctober 12, 1985Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Fafa PicaultMFebruary 23, 19915'8"168New York, NY
Chris PontiusMMay 12, 19876'0"170Yorba Linda, CA
Keegan RosenberryDDecember 11, 19935'8"160Harrisburg, PA
C.J. SapongFDecember 27, 19886'1"185Manassas, VA
Jay SimpsonFDecember 1, 19885'11"186London, England
Ken TribbettDAugust 25, 19926'2"170Centennial, CO
Auston TrustyDAugust 12, 19986'2"170Media, PA
Giliano WijnaldumDAugust 31, 19925'11"168Rotterdam, Netherlands
Josh YaroDNovember 18, 19945'11"163Kumasi, Ghana



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