Edson Ortiz

About Union KC Soccer Club Union KC strives to build one of the best clubs in the country. A Club that focuses on the development of our players on and off the field plus a Club that creates a positive impact on our community. Union KC is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit established in 2005 as KC Select Soccer Club. Fast-forward to Spring 2024, Union KC stands strong with over 1,500 member athletes, 100+ teams, and 75+ coaches/staff. The Club is committed to growing the soccer community in a unifying way not only in Kansas City by spanning the MO/KAN state lines but also leading at the Regional and National levels. Union KC offers playing opportunities for all levels of boys and girls from ages of 4-23 with local leagues at Heartland or Paragon Star while competing in National and Regional platform league memberships with ECNL, ECNL RL, Girls Academy, DPL, E64 RL, NPL, USYSA Midwest Conference and MADL. The Club also offers soccer programs for adaptive soccer in the S.T.A.R.S. program, amateur women with the U21 and senior WPSL teams, developmental soccer with YDP/Juniors program and individual training with P3 Development program. Union KC has developed teams who have won State, Regional and National-level events. Through its programs, Union KC has trained, mentored and developed hundreds of local youth to earn athletic scholarships at the NCAA Division 1, 2, 3 through NAIA or Junior College levels. Union KC home facilities include Paragon Star and Garmin Olathe with long-term lease agreements for outdoor training and weekend platform home games. Homefield KC serves as the Club administrative offices and primary indoor space along with indoor fields at Homefield Olathe.