Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jeremy Michael Rafanello [1] | ||
Date of birth | April 14, 2000 | ||
Place of birth |
Delran Township, New Jersey, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Philadelphia Union | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2017 | FC DELCO | ||
2017–2018 | Philadelphia Union | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 17 | (3) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018 | Bethlehem Steel | 24 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Reading United | 24 | (2) |
2019 | Helsingør | 13 | (7) |
2020 | Indy Eleven | 17 | (4) |
2021–2022 | New York Red Bulls II | 52 | (11) |
2022– | Philadelphia Union | 19 | (3) |
2022– | Philadelphia Union II | 51 | (16) |
International career | |||
2018 | United States U19 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2023 |
Jeremy Michael Rafanello (born April 14, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward and winger for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.
A native of Delran Township, New Jersey, Rafanello attended Delran High School while participating in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, after playing a single year of high school soccer. [3]
Rafanello appeared as an amateur player for United Soccer League side Bethlehem Steel FC during their 2018 season via the Philadelphia Union academy. [4]
Rafanello committed to playing college soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer from 2018 onward. [3] In his one year with Penn State he appeared in 18 matches scoring three goals.
After a trial at Danish club FC Helsingør it was announced on July 11, 2019, that Rafanello had signed a 2-year contract with the Danes. [5]
On February 19, 2020, Rafanello returned to the United States, signing with USL Championship club Indy Eleven. [6] On September 9, 2020, Rafanello scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–1 victory over Sporting Kansas City II. [7]
On March 3, 2021, it was announced that Rafanello had signed with New York Red Bulls II. [8] He made his debut for the club on April 30, 2021, starting in a 3–2 loss to Hartford Athletic. [9] On June 16, 2021, Rafanello scored his first two goals for New York and also recorded an assist in a 3–1 victory over Charlotte Independence. [10]
Rafanello signed a Homegrown Player contract with the Philadelphia Union on August 23, 2022. [11]
Rafanello made his international debut in 2018 for the U.S. Under-19 team at the Slovakia Cup, with substitute appearances against Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic. In his lone start, he scored the game-winning goal in the 3–0 victory over Azerbaijan in the 3rd Place match. [12]