Real Jersey FC will be joining the Philadelphia Union and other area academy clubs in the new MLS youth development league.
The Medford, N.J.-based club will have two teams in the new league at the youngest age groups coached by Jon Koptyko (2007) and John Napoli (2008).
“It’s a true testament of how hard our staff have worked to prove that player numbers are not the most important thing, it’s what you’re doing to develop your players in the club,” Club President Rusty Aaronson said.
A boutique club that draws from players in Medford and surrounding areas, Real Jersey FC is an official development partner of the Philadelphia Union and was where Brenden Aaronson and his younger brother Paxten Aaronson both played before joining the Union Academy.