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Daniel Gazdag - Creates chance in playoff loss Gazdag created a chance and won one of one tackles in last weekend's 2-1 defeat against NYCFC in the Eastern Conference Final.

Impact Gazdag tallied five goals and three assists in 26 appearances (20 starts) during his first season in MLS after joining Philadelphia in May. The 25-year-old attacking midfielder will benefit from having a full preseason ahead of the 2022 campaign.

DECEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Paxten Aaronson - Subs on in playoff loss Aaronson played the final few minutes of last weekend's defeat against NYCFC in the Eastern Conference Final.

Impact Aaronson scored three goals in 16 MLS appearances (six starts) during his first season with the senior team in Philadelphia, and the 18-year-old will want to build off of this campaign and continue to develop in 2022.

DECEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Jose Martinez - Takes two shots against NYCFC Martinez took two shots and created a chance in last weekend's 2-1 defeat against New York City in the Eastern Conference Final. He also made a clearance and two interceptions in t...

Impact Martinez was active in last weekend's Conference Final, but he couldn't get his side over the line with 11 teammates in health and safety protocols. He ends his second season in Philadelphia with seven clean sheets and two assists in 27 MLS appearances (26 starts) in midfield.

DECEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Alejandro Bedoya - Misses playoff loss Bedoya was not in Philadelphia's match day squad for last weekend's 2-1 defeat against NYCFC in the Eastern Conference Final while in the league's health and safety protocols.

Impact Bedoya had to miss the Conference Championship last weekend, along with 10 other teammates who were all in health and safety protocols. The 34-year-old tallied three goals and five clean sheets in 34 MLS appearances (32 starts) in midfield, but he will want revenge in 2022 for the way Philadelphia's campaign ended this time around.

DECEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Jamiro Monteiro - Creates two chances against NYCFC Monteiro created two chances and won three of five tackles in last weekend's 2-1 defeat against New York City in the Eastern Conference Final.

Impact Monteiro couldn't make the difference in last weekend's Conference Championship, but he posted two goals and six assists overall in MLS this season, making 29 appearances (28 starts) for the Union, mostly in midfield but occasionally deputizing in a front three.

DECEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Jack McGlynn - Wins three tackles in playoff loss McGlynn took a shot on target and created a chance in last weekend's 2-1 defeat against NYCFC in the Eastern Conference Final. He also won three of three tackles in the match.

Impact McGlynn was forced into the starting lineup last weekend after 11 of his teammates were ruled out in the league's health and safety protocols. The 18-year-old and Philadelphia's make-shift lineup held their own, but it wasn't enough to advance to the MLS Cup. He finished with one assist in 22 appearances (eight starts) this season, and the midfielder will continue his development in 2022.

DECEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kai Wagner - Misses playoff loss Wagner missed last weekend's defeat against NYCFC in the Eastern Conference Final while in the league's health and safety protocols.

Impact Wagner was part of a large cohort of Philadelphia players ruled out of the Conference Championship last weekend, but he finished the season with 12 clean sheets, three goals and four assists in 35 MLS appearances (33 starts). The 24-year-old is one of the premier left backs in the league, and he will want to be back with a vengeance next year after the way his 2021 ended.

DECEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Olivier Mbaizo - Wins two tackles in playoff loss Mbaizo made an interception and won two of three tackles in last weekend's 2-1 defeat against NYCFC in the Eastern Conference Final.

Impact Mbaizo returned from health and safety protocols just as 11 of his teammates entered in, so the Union were undercooked in the Eastern Conference Final even though they had their first-choice right back in the XI. Mbaizo finished the season with seven clean sheets and three assists in 31 MLS appearances (29 starts), but he and his teammates will not be satisfied with how their 2021 ended.

DECEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Nathan Harriel - Takes shot in playoff loss Harriel took a shot and created a chance in last weekend's 2-1 defeat against NYCFC in the Eastern Conference Final. He also made three interceptions and won one of two tackles in...

Impact Harriel made seven MLS appearances (three starts) in his first season with the senior Union team, including the Conference Championship last weekend when 11 of his teammates were in health and safety protocols. The 20-year-old will still be a backup in 2022, but he will continue to develop and might become a more regular feature in the lineup.

DECEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Jack Elliott - Misses playoff loss Elliott was not in Philadelphia's match day squad in last weekend's Eastern Conference Final defeat against NYCFC as he was in the league's health and safety protocols.

Impact Elliot missed only two MLS games this season, a defeat to New England in early September and last weekend's Eastern Conference Final. The 26-year-old kept 13 clean sheets and posted two goals and an assist in 35 games, and he has formed a strong central defense pair with Jakob Glesnes.

DECEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Andre Blake - Misses playoff loss Blake missed last weekend's Eastern Conference Final defeat against NYCFC while in MLS' health and safety protocols.

Impact Blake's season ended in disappointment, but he kept 13 clean sheets (his best total in MLS) and allowed 25 goals in 28 games this season. He was a finalist for league's Goalkeeper of the Year Award after winning it in 2020.

DECEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

What the 2021 MLS season meant for Philadelphia Union ' MLSSoccer.com Full speed ahead, and at times looking like it could be a disaster. But it never was, and in the end, they got damn close to where they want...

DECEMBER 8, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM

Jakob Glesnes signs extension with Philadelphia Union through 2024 ' MLSSoccer.com TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Extension Center back Jakob Glesnes has signed a contract extension with the Philadelphia Union through the 2024 se...

DECEMBER 8, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM

Jakob Glesnes - Extends contract with Philadelphia Glesnes has signed a three-year contract extension with the Union, the club announced Wednesday.

Impact Glesnes took a step up during his second season in Philadelphia, tallying four goals, two assists and 13 clean sheets in 36 MLS games this season, playing every single minute of the season at center back until he had to miss Sunday's Eastern Conference Final while in health and safety protocols. The 27-year-old has signed on until 2024 with this new deal.

DECEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

New York City FC advances to MLS Cup after defeating Philadelphia Union - The Boston Globe New York won its first Eastern Conference championship and will play at the Portland Timbers on Saturday for the MLS Cup.

DECEMBER 6, 2021 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Matt Freese - Concedes two goals in playoff loss Freese made three saves but conceded two goals in Sunday's 2-1 defeat against NYCFC in the Eastern Conference Final.

Impact Freese was beaten by strikes from Maximiliano Moralez and Talles Magno as his severely depleted squad just came up short in the Eastern Conference Final. He ends the season with 10 goals allowed in seven games as a backup option for Andre Blake, who missed the game against New York City while in MLS' health and safety protocols.

DECEMBER 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Philadelphia Union Player Ratings: McGlynn, Harriel impress in Eastern Conference Final loss ' MLSSoccer.com The shorthanded Philadelphia Union were hard done by a 2-1 home defeat Sunday against Eastern Conference Final foes New York City FC after p...

DECEMBER 6, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM

Philadelphia Union coach Jim Curtin proud but haunted by Eastern Conference Final defeat ' MLSSoccer.com The moment, as unlikely as it might have seemed, was there for the Philadelphia Union. The club, missing 11 players, including several start...

DECEMBER 6, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM

With 11 players, including star goalie Andre Blake, out because of COVID, Philadelphia Union falls short against NYCFC in MLS Cup semifinal The Philadelphia Union lost their biggest game in franchise history, days after 11 players were ruled out because of COVID-19 restrictions,...

DECEMBER 5, 2021 • MCALL.COM

New York City FC Defeat the Philadelphia Union in Eastern Conference Final, Advance to MLS Cup ' MLSSoccer.com Portland Timbers will host New York City FC in 2021 MLS Cup on Saturday, December 11 (3 p.m. ET / ABC, Univision, TSN, TVA Sports)

DECEMBER 5, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM

NYCFC outlasts Union 2-1 to reach 1st MLS Cup final

Talles Magno scored in the 88th minute to send New York City FC into the MLS Cup final with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union

DECEMBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Recap: Philadelphia Union 1, New York City FC 2 ' MLSSoccer.com A Talles Magno goal two minutes from full time sent New York City FC to MLS Cup for the first time in club history as the fourth-seeded City...

DECEMBER 5, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM

"Kellan Strong:" A boy, and a motto, inspiring the Philadelphia Union ' MLSSoccer.com On Aug. 31, 2020, doctors diagnosed Kellan Ford, age four, with Medulloblastoma — a brain tumor that begins in the cerebellum and often spre...

DECEMBER 5, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM

Philadelphia Union vs. NYCFC: Time, TV, streaming, lineups, betting odds for MLS playoffs The undermanned Philadelphia Union, missing several players due to a COVID-19 outbreak, will host NYCFC for the right to play Portland on De...

DECEMBER 5, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM