Philadelphia Union is making sure it has the right leadership for the 2020 MLS season and beyond. The team announced on Thursday that they signed captain Alejandro Bedoya to a two-year contract extension.
This new deal will keep Bedoya with the franchise through at least 2021. The team also holds an option to prolong the veteran midfielder’s stay in Philadelphia for 2022.
Bedoya played 32 games last season and contributed four goals with four assists to help Union reach the postseason for the fourth time in the franchise’s history. In the playoffs, he guided the team to its first playoff win.
“[Alejandro] has exceeded expectations we set for him as a leader on the pitch, in the locker room, and throughout the community,” said Union sporting director Ernst Tanner in a statement. “It was very important for us to ensure the captain that led us to our first playoff win remains at our club to push us forward and set an example for our young core.”
Alejandro Bedoya joined Philadelphia Union in 2016 and has since become an integral part of the team’s starting 11. In total, he played 103 games in MLS with Union, scoring 10 goals and handing out 14 assists.
Prior to his arrival to MLS, Bedoya played for several clubs in Sweden and had a successful three-year stint with Ligue 1 side Nantes. He also has 66 appearances for USMNT between 2011 and 2016.
