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Jakob Glesnes will wear No. 5 jersey

Glesnes will be seventh player to wear No. 5 in Philadelphia Union history

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6 years ago

February 1, 2020

New Philadelphia Union center back Jakob Glesnes will be the seventh player in franchise history to wear the No. 5 jersey and the first since Olivier Mbaizo wore it in 2018.

Glesnes was officially announced as the Union’s latest offseason signing on Friday afternoon and was holding a No. 5 jersey in a video introduction the team posted online.

It’s the number he wore throughout his time at Strømsgodset IF dating back to 2015 after wearing 28, 23 and 3 in the earlier stages of his career.

Shavar Thomas wore No. 5 during the Union’s inaugural season, followed by Carlos Valdes in 2011, Greg Jordan from 2012-2013, Vincent Nogueira during his three years with the team and Oguchi Onyewu in 2017. Mbaizo swapped No. 5 for 15 last season.

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Matthew Ralph

Matthew Ralph is the managing editor of Philadelphia Soccer Now. He's covered soccer at all levels for a decade in the Philadelphia region and has also written for TheCup.us, NPSL, PrepSoccer and other publications. He lives with his wife and two young children in Broomall, Pa., but grew up in South Jersey and is originally from Kansas.