Union II striker Chris Donovan has been promoted to the first team, the Philadelphia Union announced on Friday.
The Drexel grad and former Conestoga High School star signed an MLS Next Pro contract earlier this year after Columbus Crew selected him in the MLS SuperDraft but passed on signing him in preseason. The Crew also didn’t maintain his MLS rights, meaning the Union needed to claim his rights off waivers. Instead of paying the Crew for his rights, the Union paid $50,000 in general allocation money to the Chicago Fire to move up in the waiver order.