LOANS: Goalkeeper Matt Jones Joins Philadelphia Union on Loan From Portugal

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29 year old Goal Keeper Matt Jones who has been featuring with Portugal’s Primeira Liga’s Belenenses has joined Philadelphia Union on a 1 year loan. 
Jones holds dual citizenship in the United States and England and has a United States Permanent Resident Card, he was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

“Matt’s experience and ability in big games will be a key asset to this goalkeeping group,” Union Sporting Director Earnie Stewart said in a press release. “We will count on him to become an immediate contributor, both in terms of his mentoring ability for our younger keepers, but also for his pure shot-stopping abilities.”

Matt left Sacred Heart University and went straight to Portugal in 2010.