Philadelphia Union Academy

Starting in fall 2025, Union Juniors will be comprised of the U9, U10, U11 and U12 players and will follow the Club and Country model. This will allow players to train in a high-level, club-neutral environment while continuing to compete with their club teams in matches. This move away from the team-based model in the U9-U11 age groups will allow for players to further their own development with their clubs while also allowing for expanded training pools in the Union Juniors. For the 2025-26 season, the Union Juniors will continue to field a U12 team.

Philadelphia Union Academy encompasses not only the U12 to U17 age groups but also offers a professional pathway with Union II for players ready for the next step in their development.

The Union Academy has produced fifteen Homegrown players for the Philadelphia Union, including Brenden Aaronson and Mark McKenzie, both of whom became record European transfers for the club. Overall a total of 32 players have gone on to sign professional contracts with countless more filling the ranks of collegiate soccer at some of the most prestigious universities in the United States. On the field, the Union Academy has become one of the top contenders for countless titles including the GA Cup which it won at the U17 level in 2012 and the U12 level in 2019.