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Reports: Brenden Aaronson signed to first team contract with Philadelphia Union

South Jersey midfielder Brenden Aaronson is the latest teenager to sign a first team contract with the Philadelphia Union, according to reports.

The soon-to-be 18-year-old from Medford, N.J., has to decided to forgo his verbal commitment to Indiana University to sign a first team deal.

Ives Galarcep tweeted the news of his anticipated signing earlier today and Jonathan Tannenwald of the Philadelphia Inquirer later confirmed that he had signed a contract for the 2019 season.

Aaronson becomes the first South Jersey player to travel the Union development pipeline from the Union Juniors to the Union Academy and Bethlehem Steel to the first team.