Another Philadelphia Union Academy grad will be in MLS in 2023 with the news that Nashville SC has signed goalkeeper Ben Martino after trading for his homegrown rights.
The Union are receiving $50,000 in general allocation money with the promise of up to $100,000 additional GAM based on performance and a percentage of any future transfer fee for the 20-year-old who played college soccer for two seasons at Virginia Tech.
The Pittsburgh native joined the Union Academy in 2019 from the Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy and made three appearances in the USL Championship before heading to college.