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Adam Najem Earns International Call-Up From Afghanistan National Team

Philadelphia Union Midfielder Adam Najem Earns International Call-Up From Afghanistan National Team
Union midfielder receives first-ever international call-up, becomes 12th active Union player to have earned senior international call-up.

CHESTER, Pa. (August 13, 2018) – Philadelphia Union announced today that midfielder Adam Najem has accepted a call-up from the Afghanistan Football Federation to represent the side ahead of an upcoming international friendly.

Najem, 23, is slated to head to Kabul, Afghanistan to join the Lions of Khurasan for their friendly vs. Palestine on August 19.