Baba Kallie named national college player of the week after heroics in comeback for Naval Academy
Former Penn Fusion, Philadelphia Union Academy and FC Delco forward
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Coatesville native Baba Kallie made quite the impression in his first Patriot League match for Naval Academy over the weekend, scoring a first half equalizer and setting up the game-winning goal in their spring opener.
Kallie’s standout performance earned him United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week honors in addition to Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of Week.
Kallie, who spent time in the Philadelphia Union Academy and played for FC Delco and Penn Fusion Academy prior to college, scored his first collegiate goal in the 44th minute to level the score against Colgate. With the score still tied late in the second half, Kallie had another run lead to a goal when his effort led to an own goal that held up as the game-winner.
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An early look at the 2021 Philadelphia Union II roster
While they are no longer in the USL Championship, there will still be a team competing in 2021
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While news about the Philadelphia Union has been slow and eerily quiet, news and information related to the second team has been all but non-existent since the team played a series of postseason friendlies in the fall.
Just three signed players are currently on the Union II roster after offseason roster moves were announced: Shanyder Borgelin, Selmir Miscic and Ben Ofeimu. USL rosters were required to have a minimum of 12 players under professional contracts not counting first team players on loan.
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Philadelphia Union Academy and YSC Academy grad
Justin McMaster was the first with ties to the region to go when Minnesota United made the Wake Forest forward their 17th pick. The Jamaica native joined the Philadelphia Union Academy when he was 16 and spent the last four years at Wake Forest.
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Reading United defender
Brandon Hackenberg was the second player with local ties to go in the draft when he was selected 22nd by Orlando City. The Penn State defender is the younger brother of former Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg.
Sean O’Hearn, a PA Classics Academy and Hempfield High School grad from Lancaster, Pa. was drafted 38th overall by Minnesota United. O’Hearn, who won a national championship with Georgetown in 2019, was previously signed to a professional contract by New England Revolution II.