Union midfielder Maurice Edu played in a competitive soccer game for the first time since 2016 on Sunday, making an appearance for the club’s minor-league USL team Bethlehem Steel.
“Obviously you’re kind of tentative at first, or you feel like you may be tentative at first after being out for so long,” Edu said after the game. “I kind of played free. I wasn’t too worried about my injury at this point. … Felt good to be back to be back on the pitch.”
The 31-year-old midfielder played the first 31 minutes of Steel’s 3-1 home loss to first-place Louisville City.