Philadelphia Union - 2021 Roster

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    PHILADELPHIA UNION – 2021 SEASON ROSTER
    SALARY BUDGET PLAYER ROSTER (ROSTER SPOTS 1 - 20) ^

    1. Andre Blake #18 (G) (11/21/90) ($600.0K-$550.0K) [Jamaica - Green Card]
    2. Joe Bendik #12 (G) (4/25/89) ($200.0K - $200.0K)
    3. Alvas Powell #29 (D) (7/18/94) ($81.4K - $81.4K) [Jamaica - Green Card]
    4. Aurelien Collin #78 (D) (8/14/90) ($175.0K? - $175.0K?)
    5. Stuart Findlay #4 (D) (9/14/95) ($425.0K - $425.0K) [Scotland – INTL]
    6. Olivier Mbaizo #15 (D) (8/15/97) ($89.5K - $89.5K) [Cameroon – Green Card]
    7. Kai Wagner #27 (D) (2/15/97) ($450.0K - $521.0K) [Germany – Green Card]
    8. Jack Elliott #3 (D) (8/24/95) ($325.0K - $325.0) [England – Green Card]
    9. Jakob Glesnes #5 (D) (3/25/94) ($425.0K - $448.1K) [Norway – INTL]
    10. Jesus Bueno #20 (M) (3/2/99) ($200.0K? - $200.0K?K) [Venezuela – INTL]
    11. Jose Martinez #8 (M) (8/7/94) ($225.0K - $251.3K) [Venezuela – INTL]
    12. Alejandro Bedoya #11 (M) (4/29/87) ($810.0K - $1023.3K)
    13. Ilsinho #25 (M) (10/12/85) ($450.0K - $501.3K) [Brazil - Green Card]
    14. Leon Flach #31 (M) (2/28/01) ($150.0K? - $150.0K?) [USA/Germany]
    15. Jamiro Monteiro #10 (M) (11/23/93) ($1300.0K - $1476.3K) [Netherlands/Cape Verde Islands - INTL]
    16. Daniel Gazdag #6 (M) (3/2/96) ($500.0K? - $500.0K?K) [Hungary – INTL]
    17. Kacper Przybylko #23 (F) (3/25/93) ($825.0K - $916.3K) [Germany/Poland - Green Card]
    18. Sergio Santos #17 (F) (9/4/94) ($660.0K - $728.5K) [Brazil – INTL]
    19. Cory Burke #19 (F) (12/29/91) ($350.0K - $400.8K) [Jamaica – INTL]
    20. Matheus Davo #7 (8/16/99) $225.0K? - $225.0K?K) [Brazil – INTL]

    Notes:
    ^ - Domestic players include US citizens and holders of green cards or refugee/asylum status – all other players considered international players. Minimum of 18 players required or have salary budget charge imputed for each roster spot less than 18.

    OFF-BUDGET PLAYER ROSTER (ROSTER SPOTS 21 - 31)
    The salaries for all of these players do not count against the salary cap budget. This roster includes all Generation Adidas (until they graduate from the program) and Home-Grown players (they can stay off-budget even if they have signed new contracts since their original MLS contract). Non-GA/HG players can also be on this roster assuming that they make the minimum salary amount given their years of experience in MLS, so there is no age limit for these players (when MLS called these developmental rosters in the past, players had to be 25 years old or younger to be on this roster - this age requirement is no longer in place). These off-budget roster spots are differentiated by the minimum salary amount.

    SUPPLEMENTAL ROSTER SPOTS 21 - 24
    These players’ salaries will be at least $70.3K.

    1. Matthew Freese #1 (G) (9/2/98) ($96.8K - $115.5K)*
    2. Matthew Real #2 (D) (7/10/99) ($90.0K - $90.0K)*
    3. Cole Turner #13 (M) (7/7/01) ($85.4K - $88.4K) [loan - El Paso - USL]
    4. Anthony Fontana #21 (M) (10/14/99) ($100.0K -$108.4K)*

    RESERVE ROSTER SPOTS 25 - 28*
    These players’ salaries will be at least $63.5K with slightly higher minimums based on years of MLS experience - non-HG or non-GA players must make minimum salaries to be on off-budget roster.

    1. Nathan Harriel #26 (D) (4/23/01) ($70.0K - $87.5K)*
    2. Jack McGlynn #16 (M) (7/7/03) ($65.0K - $78.9K)*
    3. Paxten Aaronson #30 (M) (8/26/03) ($87.5K - $91.5K)*
    4. Open

    RESERVE ROSTER SPOTS 29 - 30
    These players must be home grown players.

    1. Brandan Craig #34 (D/M) (4/7/04) ($65.0K - $77.8K)*
    2. Quinn Sullivan #33 (M) (3/24/04) ($63.5K - $67.0K)*

    Total Off-Budget Salaries: ($828.8K - $898.1K)

    ^ - Generation Adidas player
    * - Home Grown Player

    ADDITIONAL ROSTER SPOTS 31+
    INJURED RESERVE

    Short-Term (minimum 6 MLS games) Injury List

    1. None

    Season-Ending Injury List

    1. None

    USL AFFILIATE TEAM SEASON-LONG LOAN

    This player must be on season-long loan with USL team. If player requires international roster spot, it does not count the MLS international roster limit.

    * None

    PLAYER IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ROLE
    This player is able to have salary budget impact reduced with market-based allocation adjustment to remove $ pertaining to coaching, scouting, front office/administration role.

    * None

    LOAN PLAYERS (%)
    IN
    * None

    OUT
    * Jack de Vries #14 (M/F) (3/28/02) ($120.0K - $135.6K) (Venezia FC - Italy)
    * Matej Oravec #24 (M) (3/30/98) ($125.0K - $135.5K) [Slovakia – INTL] (FK Zeleziarne Podbrezova - Slovakia)
    * Gino Portella #35 (D) (3/1/01) ($63.5K - $71.6K) [Italy/Germany - INTL] (Union II)
    * Selmir Miscic #37 (M) (1/23/03) ($63.5K - $70.0K)* [North Carolina FC]

    SIGNED BUT NOT ADDED TO ROSTER
    * None

    SALARY CAP BUDGET – GUARANTEED COMP $ RANKING BY PLAYER
    1. Monteiro ($1300.0K - $1476,3K: $651.3K for Salary Budget DP purposes)
    2. Przybylko ($825.0K - $916.3K): $651.3K for Salary Budget TAM buydown purposes)
    3. Bedoya ($810.0K - $1023.3K: $651.3K for Salary Budget TAM buydown purposes)
    4. Santos ($660.0K - $728.5K: $651.3K for Salary Budget TAM buydown purposes)
    5. Gazdag ($500.0K? - $500.0K?): $651.3K for Salary Budget TAM buydown purposes)
    6. Blake ($600.0K-$650.0K)
    7. Wagner ($450.0K - $521.0K)
    8. Ilsinho ($450.0K - $501.3K)
    9. Glesnes ($425.0K - $448.1K)
    10. Findlay ($425.0K - $425.0K)
    11. Burke ($350.0K - $400.8K)
    12. Elliott ($325.0K - $325.0K)
    13. Martinez ($225.0K - $251.3K)
    14. Davo ($225.0K? - $225.0K?)
    15. Bendik ($200.0K - $200.0K)
    16. Bueno ($200.0K? - $200.0K?)
    17. Collin ($175.0K? - $175.0K?)
    18. Flach ($150.0K? - $150.0K?)
    19. Mbaizo ($89.5K - $89.5K)
    20. Powell ($81.4K - $81.4K)

    On-Loan (Excluded from Totals)
    1. Oravec ($125.0K - $135.5K)
    2. Portella ($63.5K - $71.3K)
    3. Miscic ($63.5K - $63.5K)

    Totals
    * Salary Cap Budget: $4.900M
    * Salary & Guaranteed Comp $ (and allocable transfer fee) Likely Do Not Reflect All Uses of Allocation $ to Pay Them Down
    * Salary Total: $8.391M - $3.491M over salary cap
    * Salary Total (with Monteiro as DP, Przybylko, Gazdag, Bedoya and Santos as GAM/TAM Buydown $): $7.575M [$2.675M over salary cap]
    * Guaranteed Comp Total: $9.193M [$4.293M over salary cap]
    * Guaranteed Comp Total (with Monteiro as DP, Przybylko, Gazdag, Bedoya and Santos as GAM/TAM Buydown $): $7.919M [$3.019M over salary cap]

    ~: Assume GAM/TAM $ used for Przybylko, Gazdag, Bedoya and Santos to get comp (including allocable transfer fee) just to non-DP level.

    ACQUISITION METHODS BY SEASON
    2014 SuperDraft (1) - Blake
    2016 Discovery using TAM $ (1): Ilsinho
    2016 Allocation Rank (1): Bedoya
    2017 SuperDraft (1): Elliott
    2018 Discovery (3): Burke, Mbaizo, Przybylko
    2018 Home Grown (2): Real, Fontana
    2019 Home Grown (1): Freese
    2019 Discovery using TAM (2): Santos, Monteiro
    2019 Discovery (1): Wagner
    2020 Discovery (2): Martinez, Oravec (loan)
    2020 Home Grown (2): Turner, de Vries (loan)
    2021 Home Grown (6): Harriel, Craig, McGlynn, Sullivan, Aaronson, Miscic (USL Loan)
    2021 Discovery (4): Findlay, Flach, Gazdag (possible Special Discovery signing), Powell, Bueno (possible U22 Initiative signing), Davo (possible U22 Initiative signing), Portella (U2 Loan)
    2021 MLS Free Agent (1): Ranjitsingh


    OTHER ROSTER SPOT DESIGNATIONS*
    International Spots (9 Spots Available - 1 from Sporting KC for 2021 season. Any long-term loan player does not count in Union spot total)
    1. Cory Burke – Jamaica^
    2. Jose Martinez - Venezuela
    3. Sergio Santos - Brazil
    4. Jamiro Monteiro - Netherlands/Cape Verde Islands
    5. Jakob Glesnes - Norway
    6. Stuart Findlay - Scotland
    7. Daniel Gazdag - Hungary
    8. Jesus Bueno - Venezuela
    9. Matheus Davo - Brazil

    Loaned Out
    1. Matej Oravec - Slovakia
    2. Gino Portella - Italy/Germany

    ^: green card in process
    +: long-term loan players do not count in Union roster total

    Designated Player (3 Total Spots for Regular or Young DPs - No Fee for Young DP as 3rd DP)
    1. Jamiro Monteiro
    2. Open (Bedoya contract buydown below DP)
    3. Open

    DEPTH CHART - 4-1-2-1-2
    G – Blake, Freese, Bendik
    RB – Mbaizo, Powell, Harriel
    RCB – Glesnes, Collin, Craig
    LCB – Elliott, Findlay, Portella (loaned out)
    LB – Wagner, Real
    DM – Martinez, Bueno, Turner, Oravec (loaned out)
    RM – Bedoya, Ilsinho, Sullivan, Miscic (loaned out)
    LM – Monteiro, Flach, McGlynn
    AM – Gazdag, Fontana, Aaronson
    F – Santos, Davo, de Vries (loaned out)
    S – Przybylko, Burke

    TRIALISTS
    Current Trialists
    * None

    Former Trialists
    In-Season

    * Alvas Powell (D) #29 (7/18/94) (Al Hilal Omdurman - Sudan)@

    Pre-Season
    * Greg Ranjitsingh (G) #22 (7/18/93) (Minnesota United)@

    @ - signed with team after trial
    # - SuperDraft pick

    TRAINING PARTICIPANTS
    Current
    * None

    Former
    In-Season

    * None

    Pre-Season
    * Shanyder Borgelin - F (Union II)

    Preseason - Union Academy
    * None

    GUEST PLAYERS
    Current
    * None

    Former
    * None

    PHILADELPHIA UNION II
    Roster
    1. Damian Alguera #? (GK) [USA/El Salvador]
    2. Shanyder Borgelin #63 (F)+ [USA/Haiti]
    3. Gino Portella #35 (D) (Germany/Italy) (loan from Union)

    Academy Roster
    * Andrew Rick #76 (G)
    * Jackson Gilman #74 (D)
    * Anton Sorenson #24/62 (D)
    * Samuel Jones #75 (D)
    * Nelson Pierre #53 (D)
    * Diego Lopez #72 (M)
    * Anthony Ramirez #78 (M)
    * Jack Jasinski #58 (M)
    * Francis Westfeld#50 (M)
    * Barjung Darboe #55/76 (F)
    * Ian Abbey #59 (F)
    * Marcos Zambrano #77 (F)
    * Gael Medrano #52 (F)

    Academy Roster - Spring Friendlies

    * Mitch Budler #57 (G)
    * Ben Martino #55 (G)
    * Ian Turnbull (G)
    * Owen Moore (G)
    * Dante Huckaby #61 (D)
    * Jake Spadafora #56 (D)
    * Logan Oliver #70 (D)
    * Noe Uwimana (D)
    * Mani Diop #71 (M)
    * Sean Bettenhausen #53 (M)
    * Danny Flores (M) (later signed with Oakland - USL)
    * Caden Stafford #68 (F)
    * Marcelo Muzzola #65 (F)

    Trialists
    * Jak Higginbotham #71 (M) (Reasehealth College - England) (England - INTL)

    Academy - Pre-Season Camp
    None

    Former Trialists
    * Anthony Mwembia (G) (Pittsburgh - USL)
    * Ryan Kingsford (F) (Harcum College) (England - INTL)

    Former Players Who Were Under Contract for 2021
    * Ben Ofeimu (D) - Birmingham - USL

    DEVELOPMENTAL TEAM (U19)
    Roster
    * Ian Turnbull (G)
    * Owen Moore (G)
    * Sebastian Brandt (D)
    * Sam Fenton (D)
    * Robert Myrick (D)
    * Kleberson Pereira (D)
    * Zakary Kandoussi (D)
    * Sam Graham (M)
    * Aiden O’Sullivan (M)
    * Ritter Sunby (M)
    * Sandu Zama (M)
    * Jak Higginbotham (M)
    * Mathias Velasquez (M)
    * Jordan Lawrence (M)
    * Conor Clair (F)
    * Paul Killeen (F)


    TECHNICAL STAFF
    * Ernst Tanner (Director of Soccer)
    * Chris Albright (Technical Director)
    * Jim Curtin (Head Coach)
    * Pat Noonan (Assistant Coach)
    * Frank Leicht (Assistant Coach)
    * Dave McKay (Assistant Coach – Performance)
    * Phil Wheddon (Goalkeeping Director)
    * Tommy Wilson (Academy Director)
    * Jon Scheer (Director of Scouting)
    * Kyle McCarthy (Assistant Technical Director)
    * Josh Gros (Team Coordinator)
    * Paul Rushing (Head Athletic Trainer)
    * Garrison Draper (Performance Director)

    Philadelphia Union II
    * Marlon LeBlanc (Head Coach)
    * Fred DaSilva (Assistant Coach)
    * Karl Spratt (Goalkeeper Coach)

    Developmental Team
    * Fred DaSilva (Head Coach)

    ALLOCATIONS (GENERAL & TARGETED), SUPERDRAFT PICKS & DISCOVERY CLAIMS
    General Allocation $: Sources
    MLS (2010 – Expansion Funding): $1.4M
    MLS (2010 - Missing Playoff): $200K?
    MLS (2011 - 1st Round Playoff): $100K?
    DCU (2010 – Troy Perkins): $100K
    KC (2010 – Shavar Thomas): $100K?
    VAN (2011 – Jordan Harvey): $100K
    MLS (2011 - Transfer Fee – Carlos Ruiz – Veracruz): $333K
    MLS (2011 - Off-Budget Salary 29 & 30 Spots Open): $70K
    VAN (2012 – Sebastien Le Toux): $200K?
    CHIV (2012 – Danny Califf): $100K
    MLS (2012 - Missing Playoff): $150K?
    CHIV (2013 – Gabriel Farfan): $100K?
    CHI (2013 - Bakary Soumare): $75K
    MLS (2013 - Transfer Fee & Loan Fee - 40% of Carlos Valdes' rights - Santa Fe): $350K
    MLS (2013 - Missing Playoff): $150K?
    MLS (2014 - Retention Funds): $250K
    MLS (2014 - Transfer Fee - Michael Farfan - Cruz Azul): $200K?
    FCD (2014) - SuperDraft pick swap): $50K
    TOR (2014 - SuperDraft pick swap): $50K
    MLS (2014 - Loan Fee - Carlos Valdes - San Lorenzo): $?K?
    MLS (2014 - Missing Playoff): $150K?
    MLS (2014 - Share of 3rd DP Fees Paid by Other Teams): $?K
    ORL (2015 - Amobi Okugo): $150K
    MLS (2015 - Pedro Ribeiro - Expansion Draft) - $50K?
    MLS (2015 - Loan Fee - Carlos Valdes - Nacional): $?K?
    MLS (2015 - Targeted Allocation $): $500K available over next 5 years
    HOU (2015 - Sheanon Williams): $100K?
    NASL (2015 – Loan Fee – Leo Fernandes): $?K?
    MLS (2015 - Missing Playoff): $150K?
    MLS (2015 - Share of 3rd DP Fees Paid by Other Teams): $?K
    HOU (2016 – Cristian Maidana & Andrew Wenger): $200K? ($100K? General + $100K? TAM)
    MLS (2016 - Targeted Allocation $): $800K
    MLS (2016 – Homegrown Player Funds $): $125K
    MLS (2016 - Share of 3rd DP Fees Paid by Other Teams): $?K
    CHI (2016 - Michael de Leeuw Discovery Rights): $50K
    MLS (2016 - Michael Lahoud transfer to Miami FC - $300K total - $100K kept by MLS): $200K
    COL (2016 - Le Toux trade): $100K?
    MLS (2017 – General Allocation $): $200K
    MLS (2017 - Targeted Allocation $): $1200K
    MLS (2017 – Homegrown Player Funds $): $125K
    MLS (2017 - Share of 3rd DP Fees Paid by Other Teams): $?K
    CLM (2017 - 2017 international roster spot - Sept. trade): $50K
    MLS (2018 – General Allocation $): $200K
    MLS (2018 - Targeted Allocation $): $1200K
    MLS (2018 – Homegrown Player Funds $): $125K
    NYCFC (2018 - 2018 international roster spot - February trade): $175K
    COL (2019 – Keegan Rosenberry - $150K + $100K (2020) + $100K (performance metrics achieved)
    CIN (2019 – 2019 SuperDraft picks – 1st, 2nd (from CHI), 2nd, 3rd & 4th) - $150K + $50K (performance-related option)
    CHI (2019 - Sapong trade - $200K (2019) and $100K (2019 or 2020)
    NAS (2019 - effective 2020 - Derrick Jones trade - $175K)
    MLS (2019 – General Allocation $): $200K
    MLS (2019 - Targeted Allocation $): $1200K
    COL (2020 – Trusty trade - $300K (2021) + $150K (2021) (if performance metrics achieved)
    DAL (2020 – Picault trade - $300K + $75K (2021) if performance metrics achieved)
    NAS (2020 – Jones trade): $175K
    MLS (2020 – General Allocation $): $200K
    MLS (2020 - Targeted Allocation $): $1200K
    MLS (2021 – B. Aaronson transfer – Red Bull Salzburg): $1M available as GAM, remaining $ available for DP salary buydown or infrastructure investment [e.g. academy, facilities]
    MLS (2021 – McKenzie transfer – KRC Genk): $1M available as GAM, remaining $ available for DP salary buydown or club investment [e.g. academy, facilities]
    MLS (2021 – General Allocation $): $1525K
    MLS (2021 - Targeted Allocation $): $2800K
    DAL (2021 – ElMedkhar Homegrown rights): $50K
    LAFC (2021 – Romero Homegrown rights): $50K
    NAS (2021 – 2021 2nd and 3rd round picks, 2022 1st round picks): $50K
    POR (2021 - Moreno Discovery rights): $50K

    General Allocation $: Uses
    RSL (2010 - Chris Seitz): $175K
    HOU (2010 - Danny Califf): $100K?
    NY (2010 - allocation spot swap – Michael Orozco Fiscal): $175K
    FCD (2010 - #6 overall SuperDraft pick – Amobi Okugo): $150K
    CHI: (2010 – Justin Mapp): $100K?
    MLS: (2010 – Transfer Fee - Juan Diego Gonzalez – La Equidad): $75K?
    CLM (2011 – Brian Carroll): $75K?
    MLS (2011 – Freddy Adu Salary Budget Buydown): $100K?
    MLS (2011 – Transfer Fee – Carlos Valdes – Santa Fe): $200K?
    MLS (2011 – Transfer Fee – Josue Martinez – Saprissa): $300K?
    MLS (2011 – Transfer Fee – Porfirio Lopez – Dailan Haichang): $75K?
    MLS (2012 – Transfer Fee – Roger Torres – America Cali): $150K?
    MLS (2012 – Transfer Fee – Lionardo Pajoy – Millionaros): $150K?
    VAN (2012 - Allocation spot swap – Bakary Soumare): $125K?
    NY (2013 – Sebastien Le Toux): $150K
    SEA (2013 – Jeff Parke) - $100K?
    MLS (2013 - Transfer Fee - Aaron Wheeler - Koo Tee Pee): $25K
    MLS (2014 - Transfer Fee - Cristian Maidana - Rangers [Chile]): $400K
    DC (2014 - SuperDraft pick swap): $75K
    MLS (2014 - Loan Fee - Maurice Edu - Stoke City): $?K
    MLS (2014 - Transfer Fee - Vincent Nogueira): $300K (includes $100K for Sochaux relegation)
    CHI (2014 - Austin Berry): $100K
    MLS (2014 - Loan Fee - Brian Brown - Harbour View): $25K?
    MLS (2014 - Transfer Fee - Rais M'Bolhi): $400K?
    MLS (2015 - Transfer Fee - Maurice Edu): $K?
    VAN (2015 - Steven Vitoria - Loan Fee & Discovery Rights): $?K
    MLS (2015 - Loan Fee - Fernando Aristeguieta - Nantes FC): $?K
    MLS (2015 - Transfer Fee - John McCarthy): $?25K?
    NASL (2015 – Loan Fee – Brian Sylvestre): $?K?
    MLS (2015 – Targeted Allocation Money – Tranquillo Barnetta salary buydown): $200K
    MLS (2015 - League Fine Related to Peter Nowak Use of Trialists in 2010 Friendlies): $75K
    DCU (2016 – Chris Pontius): $100K? ($50K? General Allocation $+ $50K? TAM $)
    MLS (2016 – Targeted Allocation Money – Tranquillo Barnetta salary buydown): $175K
    MLS (2016 – Loan Fee – Anderson Conceicao - Tombense): $?K?
    MLS (2016 – Transfer Fee – Walter Restrepo): $50K?
    COL (2016 – SuperDraft pick): $100K?
    MLS (2016 – Targeted Allocation Money – Transfer Fee - Roland Alberg): $250K?)
    MLS (2016 – Loan Fee - Matt Jones): $?K?
    MLS (2016 – Targeted Allocation Money – Ilsinho Salary Buydown - $150K?)
    CHI (2016 - Bedoya): $75K?
    NE (2016 - Davies): $50K?
    MIN (2017 – draft pick swap - Epps trade): $50K – 2018 GAM $
    MLS (2017 – Targeted Allocation Money – Ilsinho Salary Buydown - $?K?)
    MLS (2017 – Targeted Allocation Money – Simpson Transfer Fee & Salary Buydown - $?K?)
    MLS (2017 – Targeted Allocation Money – Medunjanin Transfer Fee & Salary Buydown - $?K?)
    MLS (2018 – Targeted Allocation Money – Blake Salary Buydown - $?K?)
    MLS (2018 – Targeted Allocation Money – Accam trade - $400K)
    MLS (2018 – General Allocation Money – Accam trade - $200K)
    MLS (2019 – Targeted Allocation Money – Accam trade - $500K)
    MLS (2019 – General Allocation Money – Accam trade - $100K)
    MLS (2019 - General Allocation Money - Wagner Transfer Fee - $?K)
    MLS (2019 - Targeted Allocation Money – Monteiro Salary Buydown - $50K)
    MLS (2020 – General Allocation Money – Martinez transfer - $325K)
    MLS (2020 – Targeted Allocation Money: Bedoya Salary Buydown - $670K)
    MLS (2020 - Targeted Allocation Money – Monteiro Salary Buydown - $50K)
    MON (2020 – General Allocation Money) – 2020 international roster spot - $50K)
    MLS (2021 – Targeted Allocation Money: Bedoya Salary Buydown - $670K)
    MLS (2021 - Targeted Allocation Money – Monteiro Salary Buydown - $50K)
    MLS (2021 – General Allocation Money – Findlay transfer - $300K)
    MLS (2021 – General Allocation Money – Flach transfer - $275K)
    SKC (2021 - General Allocation Money) – 2021 international roster spot - $200K)
    MLS (2021 - General Allocation Money) - Gazdag transfer - $1800K)
    MLS (2021 - General Allocation Money) - Bueno transfer - $?K
    MLS (2021 - General Allocation Money) - Davo loan - $?K

    General Allocation Receivable:
    2019 - $50K (Cincinnati draft picks trade – if performance metrics were achieved – not likely met)

    General Allocation Payable
    2020 - $50K (Bendik trade - if certain metrics were achieved [not likely met])

    Last Known Estimated Allocation $ Balances: $50K balance in May 2016 (Training Facility White Board balance was $0 - then got $50K for de Leeuw discovery rights). Prior estimate was $500K from Summer 2012 per Ives but difficult to fully know how other allocation uses (i.e. applications related to salary budget paydowns and transfer fees)

    Transfer Fees Paid by Union Ownership
    * $1M (FC Nantes - Bedoya transfer fee)

    Transfer Fees Retained – HomeGrown
    Aaronson - $6.0M (additional $1.0M for performance incentives)
    McKenzie - $6.0M

    Retention Funds (used to keep existing roster players)
    * $250K available

    Targeted Allocation Money (can be used to buy down players making more than DP charge. 5 Year limit)
    * Sources:
    2015: $500K (MLS Funding)
    2016: $800K (MLS Funding)
    2016: $100K? (Houston: Maidana & Wenger trade)
    2017: $1.200M (MLS Funding)
    2018: $1.200M (MLS Funding)
    2019: $1.200M (MLS Funding)
    2019: $50K (Rosenberry trade)
    2020: $100K (Sapong trade)
    2020: $300K (Trusty trade)
    Total: $5.450?M

    TAM Receivables
    None

    * Uses
    2015: $200K? (Barnetta 2015 salary buydown)
    2016: $230K? (Barnetta 2016 salary buydown)
    2016: $50K? (DC United: Pontius trade)
    2016: $400K? (Alberg transfer fee)
    2016: $21K? (Ilsinho 2016 salary buydown)
    2016: $50K? (Chicago: Bedoya trade)
    2016: $50K? (New England: Davies trade)
    2017: $219K? (MLS: Simpson transfer fee & salary buydown)
    2017: $119K? (MLS: Medunjanin salary buydown)
    2017: $21K? (Ilsinho 2017 salary buydown)
    2018: $400K (Chicago: Accam trade)
    2018: $119K (Simpson 2018 salary buydown)
    2018: $41K (Medunjanin 2018 salary buydown)
    2018 $21K (Sapong 2018 salary buydown)
    2019: $500K (Chicago: Accam trade)
    2019: $492K (Santos transfer fee)
    2020: $1.1M (Oravec transfer fee)
    2021: $300K (Findlay transfer fee)
    2021: $275K (Flach transfer fee)

    Total: $4.608M?

    Discretionary TAM (Team Funded)
    2018: $746K (Accam 2018 salary buydown)
    2019: $1.98M (Monteiro transfer fee)

    Allocation Rank
    * 19th spot

    SuperDraft Picks
    * 2022 – (1st – traded to Nashville), 2nd, 3rd

    Lotteries
    * Eligible to participate along with other teams - no lotteries yet

    Waiver Draft Priority List
    * 19th spot

    DISCOVERY CLAIMS
    Teams are allowed to claim 7 players at any given time, revise the list during the season and make unlimited signings from players on the list. Claims expire at end of season.

    Claims Used (unlimited per season)
    1. Stuart Findlay (D) (Kilmarnock – Scotland)
    2. Leon Flach (M) (St. Pauli – Germany)
    3. Daniel Gazdag (M) (Honved - Hungary)
    4. Gino Portella (D) (FC Memmingem - Germany)
    5. Alvas Powell (D) (Al-Hilal - Sudan)
    6. Jesus Bueno - M (Deportivo Lara - Venezuela)
    7. Matheus Davo - F (Corinthians - Brazil)

    Potential Players on Discovery Claim List (7 available at all times)
    1. Nicolas Demartini – D (Temperley - Argentina)
    2. Jan Vodhanel - M (Bohemians - Czech Republic)
    3. Gabriel Silva - F (Palmeiras - Brazil)
    4. - 7. To Be Determined

    No Longer on Discovery List
    1. Santiago Moreno - F (America - Colombia, rights traded to Portland)

    USL AFFILIATE PRIORITY LIST
    An MLS team with its own USL team is allowed to have priority rights on 3 players on that team (typically HomeGrown players).

    1. Shanyder Borgelin #63 (F)+ [USA/HAITI]

    COLLEGE PROTECTED LIST
    Union retains MLS rights until December 2021 or December 2022 for players drafted this year if player has not trialed with team. If player has trialed with team and was not offered a contract, he is a free agent for MLS purposes.

    * Not applicable in Tanner era

    ALUMNI IN/OFF-SEASON - TRADES, TRANSFERS, WAIVERS
    IN-SEASON

    * Greg Ranjitsingh #22 (G) (7/18/93) [waivers]
    OFF-SEASON
    * Mark McKenzie #4 (D)* [KRC Genk – Belgium]
    * Raymon Gaddis #28 (D) [retired]
    * Warren Creavalle #2 (M) [retired?]
    * Brenden Aaronson #22 (M)* [Red Bull Salzburg – Austria]
    * Andrew Wooten #7 (F) [Admira Wacker – Austria]
    * Michee Ngalina #20 (F) [Colorado Springs - USL]
    * Oka Nikolov (Assistant Coach) [DC United]
     
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  2. Cherry Hill SOB

    Cherry Hill SOB Member+

    Aug 30, 2012
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
     
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  3. OldRetiredCoach

    Feb 22, 2003
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Great stuff Zman! All hail the Zman
     
  4. OwlSaver

    OwlSaver Member+

    Jan 26, 2005
    Berwyn, PA (127, J)
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Zman is the man.
     
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  5. WVUPharm2007

    WVUPharm2007 Member+

    Jul 24, 2011
    Montgomery Township, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


    Looks like we are getting the Hungarian fellow.

    The article Jonny Tannenstud linked to has a fantastic Hungarian to English translation:

    Ferenc Horváth, the head coach of the band, said at the press conference: “We have a lot of footballers who like to play the piano, but few who would like to carry it. The balance should be found.”
     
  6. Zman Gunner

    Zman Gunner BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 7, 2003
    Middletown, DE
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/philadelphia-union-sign-defender-alvas-powell

    Union sign 26 year old former trialist and Jamaica National Team right back, Alvas Powell, formerly with Al-Hilal (Sudan), Inter Miami, Cincinnati and Portland. He was a key contributor for Portland: however, injuries limited his minutes for Cincinnati (2019) and Miami (2020). In early 2021, he joined Al-Hilal in Sudan (former MLS and Jamaica National team striker, Darren Mattocks, joined that league round the same time). Powell and Al-Hilal mutually agreed to terminate his contract after two months as he had challenges settling in to life in Sudan.
     
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  7. Zman Gunner

    Zman Gunner BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 7, 2003
    Middletown, DE
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  8. Zman Gunner

    Zman Gunner BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 7, 2003
    Middletown, DE
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Matej Oravec saga continues as he goes from being on loan (and never playing games) for Union II to now being on loan to his former team in Slovakia (FK Zeleziarna Podbrezova - now in the 2nd Division, was in 1st Division in 2018-2019 when he played there). His loan goes through the upcoming 2021 - 2022 season.

    http://www.zpfutbal.sk/do-podbrezovej-sa-v-ramci-rocneho-hostovania-vracia-matej-oravec/

    Matej Oravec is returning to Podbrezová as part of his annual guest appearances

    The Slovak defender or defensive midfielder Matej Oravec, whom we take in the club as a home player, is coming to FK Železiarna Podbrezová for the annual hosting until the end of the 2021/22 season.

    The 23-year-old footballer was already active in the Zelpo Arena during the year 2018/19, when he scored a goal right at his competitive debut against Nitra. He was born in Trnava and grew up in Spartak there. With that he also played the group stage of the European League, in the match against the Belgian Anderlecht he decided to win 1: 0. In the 2017/18 season, he won the Slovak title as the "Bílich Andelov" player. It is interesting that he made his debut among seniors in the Fortuna League just against Podbrezová.

    Before 2019/20, DAC strengthened Dunajská Streda and gradually found a place in the team. During January 2020, however, he was "lured" by the MLS offer and became a player of the Philadelphia Union team. However, he did not receive play space from the coach, despite the fact that the club from Pennsylvania paid a million euros for him. Matej Oravec is also a youth representative of Slovakia, he went through the categories U18, U19, U20 and played nine matches for U21, he scored one goal in them.

    "We are very pleased that Matej Oravec is returning to Podbrezová. He is definitely very hungry for football. We are glad that he chose Podbrezová from the offers and options he had. We rely on the fact that he will immediately join the team, make a great contribution and help us. He can play as a tracker and also as a "six". We consider my mother to be ours. He knows Podbrezová. I wish him that he is healthy and that his hosting fulfills a mutual purpose and that everyone is satisfied, "says Miroslav Poliaček, general manager of FK Železiarne Podbrezová.


    Oravec himself is also very happy to return to Horehronie: “I had several offers, but I also have a year and a half valid contract with Philadelphia and Podbrezová was the only one who came up with the possibility of a year of hosting. I am happy for such a contract. I want to play, because I haven't played in MLS for a long time. I come to a familiar environment, I know most of the cabin. It's nice here, I always like to return to Podbrezová. I think if it hadn't come down then, I might have been here so far. The memories of this club are great. I'm looking forward to the new season, "said Matej Oravec.
     
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  9. Darkwing McQuack

    Darkwing McQuack BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 11, 2011
    Morrisville, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  10. Zman Gunner

    Zman Gunner BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 7, 2003
    Middletown, DE
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    https://www.brotherlygame.com/2021/...lan-midfielder-jesus-bueno-philadelphia-union

    Union linked to 22 y/o Venezuelan midfielder, Jesus Bueno, of Deportivo Lara. He plays as a 6 or an 8 and tends to play more on the right (so depth behind Martinez and Bedoya). He has the same agent as Martinez and has a €300 market value per transfermarkt, which was in the same range as Martinez. If there is a transfer fee, it might be relatively low ($250K or less).
     
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  11. heynowref

    heynowref Member

    Aug 12, 2015
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    #11 heynowref, Jul 19, 2021
    Last edited: Jul 19, 2021
    What exactly does Jose Martinez bring to the pitch? I just don't see the positives. Only a bunch of negatives.
     
  12. Zman Gunner

    Zman Gunner BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 7, 2003
    Middletown, DE
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  13. sentrido

    sentrido Member

    Jul 9, 2010
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    I swear most of the MLSs Roster/Cap rules exist because some intern couldn't get a spreadsheet to work the way they wanted it to.
     
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  14. Zman Gunner

    Zman Gunner BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 7, 2003
    Middletown, DE
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  15. Zman Gunner

    Zman Gunner BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 7, 2003
    Middletown, DE
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

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