The Philadelphia Union haven’t had a great track record when it comes to left backs. They started with Jordan Harvey in 2010, who was inexplicably let go the following year (Harvey is now with the Vancouver Whitecaps, where he’s been a fixture since arriving). Then it was Gabriel Farfan (converted left winger), Porfirio Lopez for a hot minute (remember him?), then Ray Gaddis (another converted player, this time from right back), and finally Fabinho - the first honest-to-goodness-I’m-supposed-to-be-playing-this-position left back. Fabinho has been with the team since 2013, however when the Union acquired Giliano Wijnaldum earlier this year the assumption was that Fabinho’s starting days were numbered.
The Union finally have their left back
