Zack Steffen moving up, Jimmy McLaughlin gets revenge, three former Union U18 teammates are going to nationals and more.
The biggest news on the Philadelphia Union Academy alumni front in recent weeks is a report that goalkeeper Zack Steffen is moving up to SC Freiburg’s first team, which was promoted back to the German top flight after a season in 2. Bundesliga.
While third string goalkeepers can’t expect to get a ton of minutes, his promotion is indication of the young keeper’s development in Germany since signing with Freiburg after one season at Maryland in 2014.