Philadelphia Union

2022 season
Owner	Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coach	Jim Curtin
Stadium	Subaru Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS	2nd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Runners-up
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League:Dániel Gazdag (22) All: Dániel Gazdag (24)
Highest home attendance	19,228 (10/9 vs.TOR)
Lowest home attendance	14,533 (3/12 vs.SJ)
Average home league attendance	18,126
Biggest win	PHI7–0DC (7/8)
Biggest defeat	CHA4–0 PHI (8/6)
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The2022 Philadelphia Union season was the club's thirteenth season inMajor League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team is managed byJim Curtin, his ninth season with the club. The club's regular season began on February 26, 2022, and concluded on October 9. Outside of MLS, the Union also competed in the2022 U.S. Open Cup, entering in the Round of 32.^[1]

The club finished second in theSupporters' Shield standings and first in theEastern Conference.^[2] The Union appeared in theirfirst MLS Cup, where they lost to Shield winnersLos Angeles FC in apenalty shootout.^[3]

Ahead of the 2022 season, the Union saw major front office departures; technical director,Chris Albright was hired as the new general manager ofFC Cincinnati, and later assistant coach,Pat Noonan was announced as their new head coach.^[4][5] In January, former player and academy coach,Ryan Richter was promoted to assistant coach of the first team under Jim Curtin.^[6]

By mid-January, the Union had announced new contract agreements for starting centerbacksJakob Glesnes andJack Elliott, keeping both with the club through the 2024 season.^[7][8]

Ernst Tanner identified that part of the Union's offseason priorities were improving the forward/striker position.^[9][10] The first move for a new forward sawJulián Carranza, ayoung DP fromInter Miami CF, to be signed on loan for the 2022 season. In January, the Union traded their leading scorer (and2021 CONCACAF Champions League Golden Boot winner),Kacper Przybyłko to theChicago Fire FC for $1.15 million in allocation money.^[11][12] The outbound Przybyłko made way for the Union's marquee offseason signing in Danish Superliga Golden Boot winner,Mikael Uhre, to a three-year contract as adesignated player. Signing Uhre broke the Union's transfer fee recordreportedly at $2.8 million.^[13][14][15] In February, the Union traded designated player midfielder,Jamiro Monteiro, to theSan Jose Earthquakes for up to $450,000 and an international roster spot for the 2022 season.^[16]

The Union traded away or passed on all picks for the2022 MLS SuperDraft, being the fourth consecutive season doing so.^[17] Continuing to sign young players through the Union's academy, left-back,Anton Sorenson, was officially signed to the first team as a homegrown player in January. Previously Sorenson had been granted an emergency hardship call-up for the 2021 Eastern Conference final in December.^[18]

As of February 9, 2023^[19]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Matt Freese(HGP) 2 DF  USA Matthew Real(HGP) 3 DF  ENG Jack Elliott 5 DF  NOR Jakob Glesnes 6 MF  HUN Daniel Gazdag 7 FW  DEN Mikael Uhre(DP) 8 MF  VEN José Martínez 9 FW  ARG Julián Carranza(DP) 11 MF  USA Alejandro Bedoya(Captain) 12 GK  USA Joe Bendik 13 MF  USA Cole Turner(HGP) 14 MF  USA Jeremy Rafanello(HGP) 15 DF  CMR Olivier Mbaizo 16 MF  USA Jack McGlynn(HGP)

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  GHA Abasa Aremeyaw 18 GK  JAM Andre Blake(GA) 19 FW  JAM Cory Burke 20 MF  VEN Jesús Bueno 21 MF  KEN Richard Odada 24 DF  USA Anton Sorenson(HGP) 25 FW  USA Chris Donovan 26 DF  USA Nathan Harriel(HGP) 27 DF  GER Kai Wagner 30 MF  USA Paxten Aaronson(HGP) 31 MF  USA Leon Flach 33 MF  USA Quinn Sullivan(HGP) 34 MF  USA Brandan Craig(HGP)

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Source
January 24, 2022	24	DF	Anton Sorenson	Philadelphia Union II	Homegrown signing	[18]
January 27, 2022	7	FW	Mikael Uhre	Brøndby	$2,800,000; signed asDP	[15]
June 17, 2022	25	FW	Chris Donovan	Philadelphia Union II	Waivers	[20]
July 13, 2022	9	FW	Julián Carranza	Inter Miami CF	$500,000 inGAM	[21]
August 2, 2022	21	MF	Richard Odada	Red Star Belgrade	Free Agent	[22]
August 4, 2022	17	DF	Abasa Aremeyaw	MŠK Žilina	$220,000[23]	[24]
August 23, 2022	14	MF	Jeremy Rafanello	New York Red Bulls II	Homegrown signing	[25]

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Source
December 8, 2021	7	FW	Matheus Davó	Corinthians	Declined Contract Option	[26]
	21	MF	Anthony Fontana	Ascoli	Declined bona fide offer	[26][27]
	25	MF	Ilsinho	Retired	Out of contract	[26][28]
	29	DF	Alvas Powell	FC Cincinnati	Out of contract	[26]
	78	DF	Aurélien Collin	Retired	Out of contract, later retired	[26][29]
January 22, 2022	23	FW	Kacper Przybyłko	Chicago Fire FC	$1,150,000GAM	[30]
February 14, 2022	10	MF	Jamiro Monteiro	San Jose Earthquakes	Up to $450,000GAM, International roster spot	[31]
July 7, 2022	14	MF	Jack de Vries	Venezia	Transfer	[32]
July 7, 2022	24	MF	Matej Oravec	Železiarne Podbrezová	Mutual Termination	[32]
July 8, 2022	17	FW	Sérgio Santos	FC Cincinnati	Up to $625,000GAM	[33]
July 20, 2022	4	DF	Stuart Findlay	Oxford United FC	Undisclosed	[34]

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Source
December 23, 2021	9	FW	Julián Carranza	Inter Miami CF	Loan with option to purchase; signed asYoung DP	[35]

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Source
April 21, 2021	24	MF	Matej Oravec	FK Železiarne Podbrezová	Loaned out through summer 2022	[36]
August 31, 2021	14	MF	Jack de Vries	Venezia F.C.	Loaned out through summer 2022	[37]

The Union's preseason fixtures were announced in January to be held during their preseason training inClearwater,Florida.^[38]

FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union

February 3Preseason 1	FC Cincinnati	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Clearwater,Florida
11:00 am	Kubo 36'	Report	Carranza 2'	Stadium:Joe DiMaggio Field

CF Montreal v Philadelphia Union

February 8Preseason 2	CF Montreal	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Ft. Myers,Florida
6:17 pm	99'	Live blog Report	Real 61' Burke 75' Sullivan 86' Darboe 103' Aaronson 118'	Stadium:FGCU Soccer Complex
Note: Additional 30-minute period played following two 45-minute halves.

Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union

February 18Preseason 3	Nashville SC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Clearwater,Florida
12:00 pm	120+4'	Report	Wagner 51' Glesnes 82' (Wagner)	Stadium:Joe DiMaggio Field
Note: Additional 30-minute period played following two 45-minute halves.

Source:MLS (p. 22)
Pld = Matches played;Pts = Points;W = Matches won;T = Matches tied;L = Matches lost;GF = Goals for;GA = Goals against;GD = Goal difference

CF Montréal v Philadelphia Union

March 52	CF Montréal	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, Quebec
4:00 PMEDT	Koné 20' Wanyama 23' Lappalainen 32' Zouhir 67'	Report	Bedoya 53' Gazdag 56' Carranza 64'  71'	Stadium:Stade Olympique Referee: Drew Fischer

Philadelphia Union vSan Jose Earthquakes

March 123	Philadelphia Union	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PMEDT	Burke 23' Santos 27' Gazdag 43', 58' (pen.) Harriel 62'	Report	Espinoza 11' Remedi 26' Bouda 90+2'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 14,533 Referee: Victor Rivas

New York City FC v Philadelphia Union

March 194	New York City FC	0–2	Philadelphia Union	New York, New York
1:00 PMEDT	Jasson 11' Rodríguez 50' Castellanos 72' Magno 85'	Report	Bedoya 12' Carranza 14' Gazdag 33', 67' Wagner 72' Burke 73'	Stadium:Yankee Stadium Referee: Ted Unkel

Philadelphia Union vCharlotte FC

April 25	Philadelphia Union	2–0	Charlotte FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PMEDT	Carranza 4' Martinez 19' Gazdag 46' Aaronson 90+2'	Report		Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 18,136 Referee: Timothy Ford

Philadelphia Union vColumbus Crew

April 96	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Columbus Crew	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PMEDT	Room 2' (o.g.) Sullivan 79'	Report	Moreira 66'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 18,321 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union

April 167	Toronto FC	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Toronto,Ontario
7:30 PMEDT	Nelson 19' Pozuelo 30', 51' Jiménez 39' Bradley 45+1' Chung 75'	Report	Carranza 34', 53'	Stadium:BMO Field Attendance: 20,809 Referee:Alex Chilowicz

Philadelphia Union vCF Montréal

April 238	Philadelphia Union	1–1	CF Montréal	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PMEDT	Carranza 21' (pen.) Bedoya 55' Martinez 82' Wagner 90+1'	Report	Kamara 59' Waterman 61' Miller 90' Bassong 90+3'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 18,476 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union

May 19	Nashville SC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Nashville,Tennessee
4:00 PMEDT	Lovitz 33' Muyl 37' Davis 49' Leal 76', 85' (pen.)	Report	Wagner 60' Martínez 62' Uhre 66' Blake 84'	Stadium:Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Chris Penso

Los Angeles FC v Philadelphia Union

May 710	Los Angeles FC	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Los Angeles,California
11:00 PMEDT	Opoku 56' Palacios 76' Escobar 82'	Report	Gazdag 9' Carranza 67' Santos 83' Elliot 90+4'	Stadium:Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,022 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Philadelphia Union vNew York Red Bulls

May 1411	Philadelphia Union	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PMEDT	Gazdag 47'	Report	D. Nealis 25'  55' Luquinhas 66'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 18,579 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Philadelphia Union vInter Miami CF

May 1812	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Inter Miami CF	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PMEDT	Flach 19'	Report	Duke 60'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 15,747 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Portland Timbers v Philadelphia Union

May 2213	Portland Timbers	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Portland,Oregon
10:00 PMEDT	D. Chará 43'	Report	Gazdag 5' Harriel 18' Santos 48' Carranza 81' Burke 85'	Stadium:Providence Park Attendance: 22,288 Referee: Allen Chapman

New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union

May 2814	New England Revolution	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough,Massachusetts
7:30 PMEDT	Bou 52', 75' (pen.)	Report	Burke 63' Uhre 77' McGlynn 80' Martínez 90+2'	Stadium:Gillette Stadium Attendance: 20,398 Referee: Jon Freemon

Philadelphia Union vFC Cincinnati

June 1815	Philadelphia Union	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30PMEDT	Bedoya 17' Burke 64'	Report	Vazquez 39' Medunjanin 55' Nwobodo 57' Hagglund 62' Nelson 68'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 18,717 Referee: Timothy Ford

Philadelphia Union vNew York City FC

June 2616	Philadelphia Union	2–1	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00PM EDT	Uhre 9' Carranza 81' Burke 90+6'	Report	Rodríguez 13' Callens 79' Castellanos 80', 89' (pen.) Moralez 87'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 18,589 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Chicago Fire FC v Philadelphia Union

June 2917	Chicago Fire FC	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PMEDT	Terán 51' Navarro 68'	Report	Martínez 29'  72' Bedoya 35' Wagner 77' Gazdag 83'	Stadium:Soldier Field Attendance: 10,384 Referee: Michael Radchuk

Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union

July 318	Columbus Crew	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 EDT	Mensah 1' Zelarayán 36' Hurtado 39' Santos 43' Moreira 59'	Report	Elliot 39' Bedoya 61'	Stadium:Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,469 Referee:Nima Saghafi

Philadelphia Union vD.C. United

July 819	Philadelphia Union	7–0	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PMEDT	Bedoya 9',37' Carranza 22',25',72' Uhre 45+2',59'	Report	Birnbaum 36' Odoi-Atsem 69'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 19,007 Referee: Ted Unkel

Inter Miami CF v Philadelphia Union

July 1320	Inter Miami CF	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PMEDT	Duke 45+3' Higuaín 82' Lowe 88' Sailor 90+6'	Report	Gazdag 26' (pen.) Burke 66' Bedoya 79'	Stadium:DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 10,027 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Philadelphia Union vNew England Revolution

July 1621	Philadelphia Union	2–1	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PMEDT	Uhre 75' Gazdag 79' (pen.) Bedoya 90+4'	Report	Bou 61'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 18,257 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union

July 2322	Orlando City SC	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm	Kara 31' Moutinho 37' Araújo 63'	Report	Martínez 8' Gazdag 39' Carranza 44'	Stadium:Exploria Stadium Attendance: 16,031 Referee:Alex Chilowicz

Philadelphia Union vHouston Dynamo FC

July 3023	Philadelphia Union	6–0	Houston Dynamo FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Gazdag 23' McGlynn 42' Uhre 45+1',48' Carranza 55' Flach 85' Sullivan 89'	Report	Vera 63' Cerén 83' Dorsey 90'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 19,089 Referee:Kevin Stott

FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union

August 624	FC Cincinnati	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PMEDT	Cameron 34' Vazquez 50' Acosta 54' Brenner 55' Hagglund 66' Barreal 71'	Report	Aaronson 77'	Stadium:TQL Stadium Attendance: 23,443 Referee:Drew Fischer

Philadelphia Union vChicago Fire FC

August 1325	Philadelphia Union	4–1	Chicago Fire FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PMEDT	Gazdag 16' Bedoya 28' Elliot 37' Carranza 53', 86' Burke 82', 85' Mbaizo 90+1'	Report	Pineda 2' Mueller 49' Xherdan Shaqiri 70' F. Navarro 82'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 18,682 Referee: Ismail Elfath

FC Dallas vPhiladelphia Union

August 1726	FC Dallas	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Frisco, Texas
9:00 PM EDT	Ferreira 34', 75' Martínez 62'	Report	Gazdag 73' Mbaizo 75'	Stadium:Toyota Stadium Attendance: 12,479 Referee: Nima Saghafi

D.C. United vPhiladelphia Union

August 2027	D.C. United	0–6	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
4:30 p.m. EDT		Report	Uhre 37' Gazdag 45+2' (pen.) Carranza 47',70',74' Burke 79'	Stadium:Audi Field Attendance: 17,941 Referee: Ted Unkel

Philadelphia Union vColorado Rapids

August 2728	Philadelphia Union	6–0	Colorado Rapids	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Gazdag 9',20' (pen.),83' Carranza 30' (pen.) Burke 87' Real 90+1'	Report	Vallecilla 7'  35' Priso-Mbongue 11' Warner 27'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 18,005 Referee: Allen Chapman

Philadelphia Union vAtlanta United FC

August 3129	Philadelphia Union	4–1	Atlanta United FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Carranza 18' Bedoya 37' Uhre 45+3', 51' Gazdag 67' Martínez 83' McGlynn 90+3' Harriel 90+5'	Report	Gutman 24' Purata 47' Dwyer 83'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 18,214 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

New York Red Bulls vPhiladelphia Union

September 330	New York Red Bulls	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
7:00PM EDT	Yearwood 90+3'  90+4'	Report	Glesnes 8' Burke 32' Elliott 36' Uhre 48' Gazdag 74', 83'	Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 16,247 Referee: Timothy Ford

Philadelphia Union vOrlando City SC

September 1031	Philadelphia Union	5–1	Orlando City SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	João Moutinho 39' (o.g.) Uhre 43' Gazdag 55' (pen.) Bedoya 63' Flach 85' Elliot 87'	Report	Rodrigo Schlegel 65' Andrés Perea 75'	Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 19,079 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Atlanta United FC vPhiladelphia Union

September 1732	Atlanta United FC	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 PM EDT	Sejdić 49' Purata 62'	Report	Carranza 11' Martinez 73' Gazdag 90+7'	Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,521 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Orlando City vPhiladelphia Union

May 10Round of 32	Orlando City	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm	Kara 54' Perea 57' Méndez 90+3'	Report	Real 13' Martínez 68' Findlay 77' McGlynn 83' Wagner 88'	Stadium:Exploria Stadium Attendance: 7,601 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Last updated February 9, 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		USOC		MLS Cup Playoffs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Matt Freese	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
12	GK	USA	Joe Bendik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK	JAM	Andre Blake	37	0	34	0	0	0	3	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Matthew Real	10	1	2+6	1	1	0	0+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Jack Elliott	36	4	32	2	1	0	3	2
4	DF	SCO	Stuart Findlay[a]	5	1	4	0	1	1	0	0
5	DF	NOR	Jakob Glesnes	38	0	34	0	0+1	0	3	0
15	DF	CMR	Olivier Mbaizo	23	0	14+5	0	1	0	3	0
17	DF	GHA	Abasa Aremeyaw	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	USA	Anton Sorenson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	USA	Nathan Harriel	25	1	20+5	1	0	0	0	0
27	DF	GER	Kai Wagner	37	0	33	0	0+1	0	3	0
Midfielders
6	MF	HUN	Daniel Gazdag	38	24	34	22	1	0	3	2
8	MF	VEN	José Martínez	34	0	29+1	0	0+1	0	3	0
11	MF	USA	Alejandro Bedoya	31	6	27+3	6	0	0	1	0
13	MF	USA	Cole Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	USA	Jack de Vries[b]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	USA	Jack McGlynn	27	1	9+14	1	1	0	2+1	0
21	MF	KEN	Richard Odada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	SVK	Matej Oravec[b]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	USA	Paxten Aaronson	23	1	2+19	1	1	0	0+1	0
31	MF	USA	Leon Flach	38	1	33+1	0	1	0	3	1
33	MF	USA	Quinn Sullivan	18	1	1+16	1	1	0	0	0
34	MF	USA	Brandan Craig	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	DEN	Mikael Uhre	30	13	21+6	13	0	0	3	0
9	FW	ARG	Julián Carranza	35	15	28+3	14	0+1	0	3	1
17	FW	BRA	Sergio Santos[a]	12	1	8+3	1	0+1	0	0	0
19	FW	JAM	Cory Burke	37	8	8+25	7	1	0	0+3	1
19	FW	USA	Chris Donovan	7	0	1+5	0	0	0	0+1	0

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