Anthony Fontana hasn’t been escorted through the American soccer youth development ranks on the same kind of hype train as some of his contemporaries across the country. But if you ask around the Union’s academy, and watch the youth teams in action, you’ll quickly hear praise that is impossible to ignore. Indeed, you don’t have to ask around too far to start hearing that he’s arguably the crown jewel of the academy at the moment.
It won’t be long, though, before Fontana isn’t a secret anymore. After giving the 17-year-old a taste of senior-team action in Saturday’s exhibition against Swansea City, the Union announced Monday that Fontana will come to the big leagues starting in 2018.