Philadelphia Union

The money at Philadelphia Union: what it pays its players, what it is worth and who owns it, and what it is paid. The club's games, rosters and history are at soccerstats.us.

Pay

Payroll by season

season players total pay highest paid pay
2026 32 $11,696,829 Andre Blake $1,181,250
2025 31 $13,430,247 Mikael Uhre $2,240,000
2024 33 $13,813,718 Mikael Uhre $2,040,000
2023 28 $13,419,282 Mikael Uhre $1,940,000
2022 28 $10,360,287 Mikael Uhre $1,666,250
2021 35 $10,565,997 Jamiro Monteiro $1,476,250
2020 26 $9,364,543 Jamiro Monteiro $1,476,250
2019 29 $9,854,738 Marco Fabián $2,274,087
2018 29 $8,914,582 Borek Dockal $1,714,286
2017 32 $7,178,432 Alejandro Bedoya $1,197,250
2016 29 $6,402,694 Alejandro Bedoya $1,166,254
2015 30 $5,408,401 Maurice Edu $768,750
2014 30 $4,385,536 Maurice Edu $650,000
2013 30 $3,643,642 Jose Kleberson $495,000
2012 28 $3,356,310 Freddy Adu $519,000
2011 24 $3,569,981 Freddy Adu $594,884
2010 23 $2,886,400 Fred Carreiro $282,000

Pay is guaranteed compensation where the source gives it and base salary where it does not. Total pay sums it across every player on record that season.

Against the salary budget

Payroll against the salary budget Payroll Salary budget $0 $5M $10M $15M 2010 payroll: $2,886,400 2011 payroll: $3,569,981 2012 payroll: $3,356,310 2013 payroll: $3,643,642 2014 payroll: $4,385,536 2015 payroll: $5,408,401 2016 payroll: $6,402,694 2017 payroll: $7,178,432 2018 payroll: $8,914,582 2019 payroll: $9,854,738 2020 payroll: $9,364,543 2021 payroll: $10,565,997 2022 payroll: $10,360,287 2023 payroll: $13,419,282 2024 payroll: $13,813,718 2025 payroll: $13,430,247 2026 payroll: $11,696,829 2010 salary budget: $2,550,000 2011 salary budget: $2,675,000 2012 salary budget: $2,810,000 2013 salary budget: $2,950,000 2014 salary budget: $3,100,000 2015 salary budget: $3,490,000 2016 salary budget: $3,660,000 2017 salary budget: $3,845,000 2018 salary budget: $4,035,000 2019 salary budget: $4,240,000 2020 salary budget: $4,900,000 2021 salary budget: $4,900,000 2022 salary budget: $4,900,000 2023 salary budget: $5,210,000 2024 salary budget: $5,470,000 2025 salary budget: $5,950,000 2026 salary budget: $6,425,000 $11.7M $6.4M 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
The club's payroll is every player's guaranteed pay; the salary budget is what the rules let it count against the cap. The gap is Designated Players and allocation money. Hover or focus a point for its figure.
season payroll salary budget over the budget times the budget above the maximum
2026 $11,696,829 $6,425,000 $5,271,829 1.8× 2
2025 $13,430,247 $5,950,000 $7,480,247 2.3× 5
2024 $13,813,718 $5,470,000 $8,343,718 2.5× 7
2023 $13,419,282 $5,210,000 $8,209,282 2.6× 10
2022 $10,360,287 $4,900,000 $5,460,287 2.1× 6
2021 $10,565,997 $4,900,000 $5,665,997 2.2× 5
2020 $9,364,543 $4,900,000 $4,464,543 1.9× 5
2019 $9,854,738 $4,240,000 $5,614,738 2.3× 7
2018 $8,914,582 $4,035,000 $4,879,582 2.2× 6
2017 $7,178,432 $3,845,000 $3,333,432 1.9× 5
2016 $6,402,694 $3,660,000 $2,742,694 1.7× 4
2015 $5,408,401 $3,490,000 $1,918,401 1.5× 2
2014 $4,385,536 $3,100,000 $1,285,536 1.4× 1
2013 $3,643,642 $2,950,000 $693,642 1.2× 1
2012 $3,356,310 $2,810,000 $546,310 1.2× 1
2011 $3,569,981 $2,675,000 $894,981 1.3× 2
2010 $2,886,400 $2,550,000 $336,400 1.1× 0

Payroll is every player's guaranteed pay; the salary budget is the cap from that season's rules. Above the maximum counts the players paid more than the maximum budget charge: its Designated Players and those bought down with allocation money.

Transfers

season player from to move fee up to kind reported sources
2026 Ezekiel Alladoh Brommapojkarna Philadelphia Union in $4.5M — cash 1
2026 Tai Baribo Philadelphia Union D.C. United within MLS $4M $4.6M cash 1 2
2026 Olwethu Makhanya Philadelphia Union Rangers out $4M — cash 1
2026 Agustín Anello Boston River Philadelphia Union in $2.5M — cash 1
2026 Jakob Glesnes Philadelphia Union LA Galaxy within MLS — $2.2M allocation money 1
2025 Daniel Gazdag Philadelphia Union Columbus Crew within MLS $4M $4.5M cash 1
2025 Bruno Damiani Nacional Philadelphia Union in $3M — cash 1
2025 Jack McGlynn Philadelphia Union Houston Dynamo within MLS $2.1M $3.4M cash 1 2
2025 Indiana Vassilev Saint Louis City SC Philadelphia Union within MLS — $1.25M allocation money 1
2024 Mark McKenzie Philadelphia Union Toulouse out $3M — cash 1
2021 Brenden Aaronson Philadelphia Union Red Bull Salzburg out $9M — cash — 1
2021 Mark McKenzie Philadelphia Union Racing Genk out $6M — cash — 1
2018 David Accam Chicago Fire Philadelphia Union within MLS $1M — allocation money 1

Fees paid and received, as reported; nearly all are press estimates. Every transfer on record.

Coaches and front office

Head coaches

2010 2010 2015 2015 2020 2020 2025 2025 Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Union: Piotr Nowak, May 28, 2009–Jun 13, 2012, 3.0 years Philadelphia Union: Piotr Nowak, May 28, 2009–Jun 13, 2012, 3.0 years Philadelphia Union: John Hackworth (interim), Jun 13, 2012–Aug 30, 2012, 0.2 years Philadelphia Union: John Hackworth (interim), Jun 13, 2012–Aug 30, 2012, 0.2 years Philadelphia Union: John Hackworth, Aug 30, 2012–Jun 10, 2014, 1.8 years Philadelphia Union: John Hackworth, Aug 30, 2012–Jun 10, 2014, 1.8 years Philadelphia Union: Jim Curtin (interim), Jun 10, 2014–Nov 7, 2014, 0.4 years Philadelphia Union: Jim Curtin (interim), Jun 10, 2014–Nov 7, 2014, 0.4 years Philadelphia Union: Jim Curtin, Nov 7, 2014–Nov 7, 2024, 10.0 years Philadelphia Union: Jim Curtin, Nov 7, 2014–Nov 7, 2024, 10.0 years Philadelphia Union: Bradley Carnell, Jan 2, 2025–May 27, 2026, 1.4 years Philadelphia Union: Bradley Carnell, Jan 2, 2025–May 27, 2026, 1.4 years Philadelphia Union: Ryan Richter (interim), May 27, 2026–now, 0.4 years Philadelphia Union: Ryan Richter (interim), May 27, 2026–now, 0.4 years

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Head coaches of Philadelphia Union. Neighbouring coaches alternate shades; a hatched bar is an interim. A date known only to the year is drawn across the whole year, so those bars can overlap.
name from to years sources
Piotr Nowak May 28, 2009 Jun 13, 2012 3.0 1 2
Piotr Nowak May 28, 2009 Jun 13, 2012 3.0 1 2
John Hackworth (interim) Jun 13, 2012 Aug 30, 2012 0.2 1
John Hackworth (interim) Jun 13, 2012 Aug 30, 2012 0.2 1
John Hackworth Aug 30, 2012 Jun 10, 2014 1.8 1 2
John Hackworth Aug 30, 2012 Jun 10, 2014 1.8 1 2
Jim Curtin (interim) Jun 10, 2014 Nov 7, 2014 0.4 1
Jim Curtin (interim) Jun 10, 2014 Nov 7, 2014 0.4 1
Jim Curtin Nov 7, 2014 Nov 7, 2024 10.0 1 2
Jim Curtin Nov 7, 2014 Nov 7, 2024 10.0 1 2
Bradley Carnell Jan 2, 2025 May 27, 2026 1.4 1 2
Bradley Carnell Jan 2, 2025 May 27, 2026 1.4 1 2
Ryan Richter (interim) May 27, 2026 now 0.4 1 2
Ryan Richter (interim) May 27, 2026 now 0.4 1 2

Running the soccer side

name title from to years sources
Diego Gutiérrez Head of Scouting and Player Development Dec 2010 Jul 1, 2012 1.6 1 2
Diego Gutiérrez Head of Scouting and Player Development Dec 2010 Jul 1, 2012 1.6 1 2
Chris Albright Technical Director Jan 2014 Oct 4, 2021 7.8 1 2
Chris Albright Technical Director Jan 2014 Oct 4, 2021 7.8 1 2
Earnie Stewart Sporting Director Oct 26, 2015 Jul 31, 2018 2.8 1 2
Earnie Stewart Sporting Director Oct 26, 2015 Jul 31, 2018 2.8 1 2
Ernst Tanner Sporting Director Aug 9, 2018 May 27, 2026 7.8 1 2
Ernst Tanner Sporting Director Aug 9, 2018 May 27, 2026 7.8 1 2
Jon Scheer Interim Sporting Director Mar 2026 May 27, 2026 0.2 1 2
Jon Scheer Interim Sporting Director Mar 2026 May 27, 2026 0.2 1 2
Jon Scheer Sporting Director May 27, 2026 now 0.4 1 2
Jon Scheer Sporting Director May 27, 2026 now 0.4 1 2

The club's top soccer executive, under whatever title the club gave the job.

Assistant coaches

name title from to years sources
John Hackworth Assistant Coach 2010 Jun 13, 2012 — 1
John Hackworth Assistant Coach 2010 Jun 13, 2012 — 1
Brendan Burke Assistant Coach 2011 Jan 29, 2014 — 1 2
Brendan Burke Assistant Coach 2011 Jan 29, 2014 — 1 2
Alecko Eskandarian Assistant Coach 2012 2012 — 1
Alecko Eskandarian Assistant Coach 2012 2012 — 1
Jim Curtin Assistant Coach Nov 29, 2012 Jun 10, 2014 1.5 1 2
Jim Curtin Assistant Coach Nov 29, 2012 Jun 10, 2014 1.5 1 2
Mike Sorber Assistant Coach Feb 2014 Dec 15, 2017 3.9 1 2
Mike Sorber Assistant Coach Feb 2014 Dec 15, 2017 3.9 1 2
B. J. Callaghan Assistant Coach Jun 2014 2018 — 1 2
B. J. Callaghan Assistant Coach Jun 2014 2018 — 1 2
Pat Noonan Assistant Coach 2018 Dec 2021 — 1 2
Pat Noonan Assistant Coach 2018 Dec 2021 — 1 2
Tim Hanley Assistant Coach 2018 2018 — 1
Tim Hanley Assistant Coach 2018 2018 — 1
Frank Leicht Assistant Coach 2021 now — 1 2
Frank Leicht Assistant Coach 2021 now — 1 2
Ryan Richter Assistant Coach 2022 2024 — 1
Ryan Richter Assistant Coach 2022 2024 — 1

First-team assistants where a report names them; the record is thinner the further back it goes.

Value & ownership

Valuations

Forbes Sportico Expansion fee $20M $50M $100M $200M $500M $1B 2013 Forbes: $90,000,000 2015 Forbes: $145,000,000 2016 Forbes: $152,000,000 2017 Forbes: $170,000,000 2018 Forbes: $175,000,000 2019 Forbes: $240,000,000 2023 Forbes: $575,000,000 2024 Forbes: $670,000,000 2025 Forbes: $690,000,000 2026 Forbes: $715,000,000 2021 Sportico: $530,000,000 2022 Sportico: $555,000,000 2024 Sportico: $685,000,000 2025 Sportico: $700,000,000 2026 Sportico: $740,000,000 2008 Philadelphia Union expansion fee: $30,000,000 2026 2024 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996

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Estimated value by year, with any expansion fee and sale, on a logarithmic scale: each gridline step is a doubling or more. A line joins only consecutive years, so a year with no list is a gap.
season publisher rank value revenue operating income sources
2026 Forbes 14 $715,000,000 $80,000,000 -$4,000,000 1 2
2026 Sportico 14 $740,000,000 $75,000,000 — 1 2
2025 Forbes 13 $690,000,000 $72,000,000 -$8,000,000 1 2
2025 Sportico 14 $700,000,000 $67,000,000 — 1 2
2024 Forbes 12 $670,000,000 $69,000,000 -$7,000,000 1 2
2024 Sportico 11 $685,000,000 $72,000,000 — 1 2
2023 Forbes 13 $575,000,000 $54,000,000 -$8,000,000 1 2
2022 Sportico 15 $555,000,000 $48,000,000 — 1 2
2021 Sportico 13 $530,000,000 — — 1 2
2019 Forbes 18 $240,000,000 $21,000,000 -$5,000,000 1 2
2018 Forbes 18 $175,000,000 $26,000,000 -$2,000,000 1 2
2017 Forbes 16 $170,000,000 $25,000,000 -$2,000,000 1 2
2016 Forbes 14 $152,000,000 $24,000,000 $1,000,000 1 2
2015 Forbes 11 $145,000,000 $25,000,000 $2,000,000 1 2
2013 Forbes 11 $90,000,000 $21,400,000 $1,100,000 1 2

Estimates, not sale prices. Forbes values the team alone, its revenue and operating income are for the season before the list; Sportico includes the team's real estate and related businesses. Every club's valuations.

Stadium

opened stadium kind cost public money public share note sources
2010 Subaru Park built $120M $77M64% opened as PPL Park, $30M from Delaware County and $47M from Pennsylvania 1

Cost as reported; public money only where a report states it. Every club's stadium.

Ownership

Philadelphia Union joined MLS in 2010 for an expansion fee of $30,000,000, awarded in 2008.

league operator from to note sources
MLS Jay Sugarman (Keystone Sports & Entertainment) 2008 present 1

Every club's ownership, sales and expansion fees.

Revenue

Sponsorships

sponsor named seasons a year in all note sources
Bimbo shirt 2011–2014 $3,000,000 $12,000,000 four years 1
Bimbo shirt 2015–2019 $2,200,000 $11,000,000 five years 1
Subaru Subaru Park 2020– — — terms not disclosed 1

Figures are as reported, mostly press estimates; one in grey italics is worked out from the other figure and the deal's length. Seasons are the first and last the deal covers. Sources are numbered links to the reports. Every club's sponsorships.