Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Cole Turner was born July 7, 2001, in Churchville, Maryland. He is a midfielder in Major League Soccer. 

Turner began his youth career playing in the greater Baltimore region for Baltimore Celtic and Baltimore Bays. In 2015, he joined the Philadelphia Union YSC Academy beginning at the U-14 level. As an academy player, Turner made multiple appearances for the Union's USL Championship side, Bethlehem Steel during the 2019 season. In February 2018, Cole verbally committed to playing college soccer at the United States Naval Academy. Despite the commitment to join the Naval Academy, on July 17, 2019, it was announced that Turner signed a pre-contract with Philadelphia Union as a homegrown player, and immediately with Bethlehem Steel FC for the remainder of the 2019 season. Turner became an official member of the first team on January 1, 2020. Turner made his debut for the Union on September 20 against Montreal Impact.