17-year-old forward to feature with Columbus’ MLS Next Pro team
BIRMINGHAM, AL (April 7, 2023) – Birmingham Legion FC announced today that forward Mataeo Bunbury has joined MLS Next Pro club Columbus Crew 2 on a season-long loan, pending league and federation approval.
Bunbury, 17, joined Legion FC last summer and made 13 appearances, with one goal and one assist, across the back half of the 2022 season. Before coming to Birmingham, the Canadian-American spent time in the Sporting Kansas City academy, where he scored four goals and added one assist across ten MLS Next Pro appearances and seven USL Championship matches.
He joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2020 after two years with the Minnesota United FC Academy and a year with Minneapolis United SC. Bunbury has also registered one appearance with the Canadian National Team’s Under-20 side and spent time with the Under-14 United States Youth Team.
Legion FC’s next match is at Protective Stadium on Sunday, April 9 at 4:30pm versus Phoenix Rising FC. The gates will open at 3:30pm and an Easter egg hunt will take place in the stadium at 4:00pm. Fans can get their tickets here and can email tickets@bhmlegion.com for more information.
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