Brooklyn Football Club (Brooklyn FC, part of United Soccer League’s ecosystem) Men’s team recently announced that it has signed forward Markus Anderson on loan from Major League Soccer (MLS) side Philadelphia Union, pending league and federation approval.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Born in Philadelphia and raised in Brooklyn, Anderson has featured for both Philadelphia Union’s first team and Philadelphia Union I. He previously played under current Brooklyn FC head coach Marlon LeBlanc within the Union organization.
LeBlanc said Anderson will slot right in where he is needed. Plus, he will relish in playing in front of fans from his hometown.
“Markus’s pace and fearlessness fit a need up top for us,” LeBlanc said in a press release. “He’s willing to do the work on both sides of the ball, and he knows how to finish when he gets the chance. I’ve coached him in the Union organization, so I know his mentality, and I know what it means for him to come home and represent Brooklyn.”
The 22-year-old tallied 10 goals in 33 appearances over the 2024 and 2025 MLS NEXT Pro seasons with Union II, helping the club win the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Eastern Conference crown.
Anderson made his first team debut for the Union in March of 2024. He has made a total six appearances with two starts and one goal across the past two MLS seasons in Philadelphia.
Before the suited up for Union, Anderson spent time in the youth systems of Spanish clubs Rayo Alcobendas and Rayo Majadahonda.
He netted 10 goals in 29 appearances for Rayo Majadahonda’s reserve team, Paracuellos Antamira, in the Spanish fifth tier before being called up to the club’s first team, for which he made 21 appearances and scored three goals in Spain’s third flight.
After moving to moving to Fort Greene, Brooklyn, at the age of 3, Markus Anderson played for local clubs such as Manhattan Kickers FC youth club, Downtown United Soccer Club (Dusc), and Brooklyn’s Gjøa youth club.
Brooklyn FC men’s inaugural match in the USL Championship is on Sunday, March 8, against Indy Eleven. Kick off is at 3:00 p.m. at Maimonides Park. Tickets are available now via SeatGeek.
— Jerry Del Priore
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