Philadelphia Union Academy midfielder Kalil ElMedkhar has verbally committed to play college soccer at the University of Kentucky.
The Middletown, Delaware native has been with the Union Academy since 2013 when he joined the U14 team after playing for Penn Fusion and Kirkwood Soccer Club in Delaware.
He's played 18 games and started 12 times for the U16 team this year and is tied for third on the team in goals with six. He played nine games and started five times for the U16s last season and scored nine goals in 24 appearances for the U14 team in 2013-14.