Here’s a stat about Anthony Fontana you might not believe: the Philadelphia Union midfielder logged more minutes in 2021 than he did in 2020.
The reason you might not believe it is because of how long Fontana went missing in 2021.
After scoring six goals in 2020 (3 of those as a sub), expectations were high entering the season for the now 22-year-old from Newark, Del. Head coach Jim Curtin talked about giving him “the keys” to the number 10 position in preseason and a number of scribes covering the league tapped him for having a breakout year.