When new Designated Player Borek Dockal was not ready for the 2018 season opener, Philadelphia Union Head Coach Jim Curtin turned to a player he had known for almost a decade: 18-year old homegrown player Anthony Fontana. It would have been enough just to play well in his Major League Soccer debut, but Fontana’s swift rise, culminating in a first team contract before he graduated high school, has never been about doing just enough. So he went out and scored the opening goal of Philadelphia Union's season, celebrating wildly in front of the fans with fellow homegrown talent Auston Trusty.
Four the Crest: Union send record number of players to MLS Homegrown Game
