Cole Turner (born July 7, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cole Turner | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-07-07) July 7, 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Churchville, Maryland, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Philadelphia Union | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Baltimore Celtic | |||
| Baltimore Bays | |||
| 2015–2019 | Philadelphia Union | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Philadelphia Union II | 49 | (1) |
| 2020– | Philadelphia Union | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → El Paso Locomotive (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 20, 2022 | |||
Born in Churchville, Maryland, Turner started his youth career with Baltimore Celtic before moving to Baltimore Bays.[2] In 2015, he moved to the Philadelphia Union, joining the club's YSC Academy.[2] In February 2018, Turner committed to playing college soccer with the Navy Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy.[2]
In 2019, Turner began playing with the Union's reserve affiliate, Bethlehem Steel, on a USL academy contract, allowing him to keep his college soccer eligibility.[3] He made his debut for the side on March 10 against Birmingham Legion, coming on as a substitute for Saed Díaz in the 88th minute.[4]
On July 17, 2019, Turner signed a professional pre-contract with the Philadelphia Union. He would join the club as a homegrown player officially on January 1, 2020, and would continue playing with the Bethlehem Steel for the rest of the 2019 season.[3] He finished his first season with the Steel with 25 appearances.[5]
Turner made his Philadelphia Union competitive debut on September 20, 2020, against the Montreal Impact, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Bedoya.[6] Although he only appeared once for the Union, Turner was still part of the Union bench 15 times as the club won the Supporters' Shield in the 2020 season.[7]
On September 27, 2021, Turner moved on loan to USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive for the remainder of the 2021 season.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Philadelphia Union II | 2019 | USL Championship | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | USL Championship | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Philadelphia Union | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Philadelphia Union – current squad | |
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