Former USMNT head coach Steve Sampson has another Philadelphia Union Academy player to look forward to coaching this fall with the recent verbal commitment from midfielder Emmanuel Perez.
Perez announced his decision on social media over the weekend about a month after defender Freeman Dwamena announced his own commitment to the Division 1 program.
The Florida native joined the Academy last season from FC Dallas and has scored 10 goals in 20 appearances. Most memorable was the second half hat trick he scored in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy playoffs that put the U18 team through to the quarterfinals on goal differential.