Anderson & Carnell Named to Team of the Matchday 19

Anderson becomes the 10th different Union player to earn Team of the Matchday honors for his game-winning goal against Charlotte FC.

MLS announced the Team of the Matchday for Matchday 19, with Philadelphia Union having two selections: Markus Anderson and head coach Bradley Carnell.

Anderson made his 2025 Union debut on Saturday in the Union’s 2-1 win over Charlotte. This marked his first appearance with the first team since June 19, 2024, against FC Cincinnati, where he was responsible for a giveaway that led to Cincinnati’s 4-3 victory.

Anderson entered the game in the 57th minute and scored the game-winning goal in the 98th minute. That goal marked his first career goal with the first team. He registered 13 passes, completed 4 out of 7 passes, and won 4 out of 7 aerial duels.

Bradley Carnell earned his second Team of the Matchday honor of the season, his first since Matchday 2 against FC Cincinnati.

The Union set a club record on Saturday, extending their unbeaten run to 10 games. The Union also improved to 11-3-4, with 37 points, two points ahead of the Vancouver Whitecaps for first place in the Supporters’ Shield standings.

Past Team of The Matchday’s

• Matchday 1 - Tai Baribo

• Matchday 2 - Tai Baribo, Quinn Sullivan, Bradley Carnell

• Matchday 3 - Kai Wagner, Jovan Lukić

• Matchday 5 - Ian Glavinovich

• Matchday 9 - Quinn Sullivan

• Matchday 10 - Jakob Glesnes and Andre Blake

• Matchday 11 - Indiana Vassilev

• Matchday 13 - Nathan Harriel and Tai Baribo

• Matchday 15 - Tai Baribo

• Matchday 16 - Nathan Harriel and Kai Wagner

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