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A very pleasant surprise over the weekend was 19-year-old Matthew Hoppe scoring a hat trick to lift Schalke to a 4-0 win, ending a 30-match winless streak. Yes, thirty matches. Two of the goals were absolutely top class finishes and the youngster has officially made a name for himself on the world’s stage.
Seriously though, THAT is Hoppe’s first top flight goal? He looks like he’s been bulging Bundesliga nets for years. And it’s like he knew this was coming:
Don't count me out!
— Matthew Hoppe (@MatthewHoppe9) December 26, 2020
This is a feat only two other Americans have ever accomplished. (Remember when Pulisic got a hat trick about six years ago in 2019?)
Matthew Hoppe joins Christian Pulisic & Clint Dempsey as the only Americans to score a hat-trick in a top five European league. pic.twitter.com/CakPxsxJUX
— USMNT Only (@usmntonly) January 9, 2021
Alright one more embed for the kid. Here is after the match, clearly not used to this kind of thing:
He wasn’t the only Yank to record a first goal as a pro. He wasn’t even the only Matthew to do so! Over in England’s FA Cup, we also got to see Matthew Olosunde get on the scoresheet as his Rotherham United side fell 2-1 at the hands of Everton. The 22-year-old New Jersey native was FotMob’s highest rated player in the match.
Julian Green continued a great Bundesliga 2 campaign with another assist from a corner kick. But it was a tough 3-2 loss for Greuther Fürth as a win would have seen them level on points at the top of the table with Hamburger SV.
American Julian Green with an assist for Furth today. He now has 5 goals and 3 assists this season in all competitions.
— Concacaf in Europe (@ConcacafE) January 8, 2021
The 25 year old has been one of the best players in the Bundesliga 2. Could definitely be a useful player for a Bundesliga team.pic.twitter.com/oQOJXGeWES
Es Usain Bolt?
— Golvcf #LimGoHome (@Golvcf1) January 10, 2021
No, es Yunus Musah pic.twitter.com/ZkeG9YK1yD
In the Greek Super League, Gboly Ariyibi recorded his first assist of the season. The 25-year-old winger also has two goals in his 14 appearances this season.
American winger Gboly Ariyibi with an assist for Panetolikos against giants Olympiakos in the Greek Super League.
— Concacaf in Europe (@ConcacafE) January 10, 2021
The 25 year old has played in 14 of 16 games (started 12) and has 2 goals and an assist for the Greek top flight club this season
pic.twitter.com/Q89b32EgS3
We also had another assist in Argentina from Independiente’s Alan Sonora, although he didn’t have to do too much. But the goal is worth a watch:
Alan Soñora with the assist but Alan Velasco, the goal scorer, does more than his share of the heavily lifting on Independiente’s goal pic.twitter.com/3AMwmmp10G
— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) January 10, 2021
Yunus Munsah only came on for stoppage time in Valencia’s 1-0 win, but he went full beast mode. If only his teammate could have finished off this incredible run.
Es Usain Bolt?
— Golvcf #LimGoHome (@Golvcf1) January 10, 2021
No, es Yunus Musah pic.twitter.com/ZkeG9YK1yD
Manchester City’s Zack Steffen has started the last three matches in place of Ederson, who tested postive for COVID-19. On Wednesday, he shutout Manchester United in EFL Cup action. Then he recorded another shutout on Sunday in a 3-0 FA Cup win over Birmingham City. The 25-year-old has Pep Guardiola believing he “can fight for No. 1”.
In other good news, Cameron Carter-Vickers finally made his debut for Bournemouth in a 4-1 win. It was his first time on the pitch since a friendly with Tottenham all the way back in September.
Weston McKennie got the start for Juventus on Sunday, but left injured after 19 minutes.
Re: Injury updates
— Max Statman (@eMaxStatman) January 10, 2021
According to @SkySport: McKennie felt a twinge when he did that back-heel flick, asked to come off just in case. Paulo Dybala slightly sprain to the knee and Federico Chiesa will have a fitness test at half-time. #JFC
Here is the full list:
Yanks Abroad Jan. 8-11
| Name (Position) | Team/Competion | Result | M | Rating | S(OG) | CC | P | DW | Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name (Position) | Team/Competion | Result | M | Rating | S(OG) | CC | P | DW | Y/R |
| Tyler Adams (M) | RB Leipzig/Bundesliga | 3-1 loss vs Dortmund | 90 | 6.6 | 1(1) | 0 | 83% | 4/10 | - |
| Ventura Alvarado (D) | Atletico San Luis/Liga MX | 2-1 loss at Club America | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jonathoan Amon (F) | Nordsjaelland/Superligaen | Broken Knee Cap | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gboly Ariyibi (F) | Panetolikos/Super League | 2-1 loss vs Olympiacos | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Terrence Boyd (F) | Hallescher FC/3. Liga | 1-1 draw at Wehen Wiesbaden | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | Y |
| Tyler Boyd (F) | Besiktas/Super Lig | 2-2 draw vs Union Berlin | 90 | 5.9 | 0(0) | 0 | 83% | 3/8 | - |
| John Brooks (D) | Wolfsburg/Bundesliga | 2-0 loss at Borussia Dortmund | 90 | 6.2 | 0(0) | 0 | 79% | 3/5 | - |
| Geoff Cameron (M) | Queens Park Rangers/FA Cup | 2-0 loss vs Fulham | 90 | 6.5 | 1(0) | 0 | 74% | 3/10 | Y |
| Reggie Cannon (D) | Boavista/Primeira Liga | 1-1 draw vs Santa Clara | 90 | 6.6 | 0(0) | 1 | 80% | 6/12 | - |
| Christian Cappis (M) | Hobro/SuperLigaen | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers (D) | Bournemouth/FA Cup | 4-1 win vs Oldham Athletic | 90 | 6.6 | 0(0) | 1 | 97% | 1/4 | - |
| Timmy Chandler (D) | Eintracht Frankfurt/Bundesliga | 2-0 win at Mainz | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konrad de la Fuente (F) | FC Barcelona/La Liga | 4-0 win at Granada | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luca de la Torre (F) | Heracles/Eredivisie | 2-0 loss vs Vitesse | 31* | 6.3 | 0(0) | 0 | 95% | 2/3 | - |
| Sergino Dest (D) | Barcelona/La Liga | 4-0 win at Granada | 81 | 7.4 | 0(0) | 1 | 92% | 2/0 | - |
| Mix Diskerud (M) | Helsingborg/Allsvenskan | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chris Drukin (M) | St. Truiden/First Division A | 2-1 loss vs Club Brugge | 90 | 7.2 | 1(1) | 3 | 81% | 5/12 | - |
| Joe Efford (F) | Waasland-Beveren/ First Division A | Monday at Standard Liege | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Romain Gall (M) | Orebro/Allsvenskan | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan George (M) | Jahn Regensburg/2. Bundesliga | 2-0 loss vs Bochum | 90 | 6.1 | 1(0) | 2 | 70% | 5/14 | - |
| Nicholas Gioacchini (F) | Caen/Ligue 2 | Monday vs Toulouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lynden Gooch (M) | Sunderland/League One | 1-1 draw vs Hull City | 45* | 6.2 | 1(0) | 1 | 78% | 1/3 | - |
| Julian Green (F) | Greuther Furth/2. Bundesliga | 3-2 loss at Karlsruher | 90 | 7.2 | 4(0) | 2 | 87% | 6/11 | - |
| Brendan Hines-Ike (D) | Kortrijk/First Division A | 2-1 win vs Genk | 90 | 7.1 | 0(0) | 0 | 86% | 4/10 | Y |
| Duane Holmes (M) | Derby County/Championship | Not in Lineup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matthew Hoppe (F) | Schalke 04/Bundesliga | 4-0 win vs Hoffenheim | 88 | 9.6 | 6(3) | 0 | 50% | 6/14 | - |
| Ethan Horvath (K) | Club Brugge/First Division | 2-1 win at St. Truiden | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aron Johannsson (F) | Free Agent | Free Agent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fabian Johnson (D) | Free Agent | Free Agent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Richard Ledezma (M) | PSV Eindhoven/Eredivisie | Injured: ACL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eric Lichaj (D) | Fatih Karagumruk/Super Lig | Injured | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Uly Llanez (F) | Heerenveen/Eredivisie | 3-1 loss vs Fortuna Sittard | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Weston McKennie (M) | Juventus/Serie A | 3-1 win vs Sassuolo | 19 | 6.6 | 0(0) | 1 | 78% | 2/4 | - |
| Matt Miazga (D) | Anderlecht/First Division A | 1-0 loss at Leuven | 90 | 6.5 | 2(0) | 0 | 92% | 3/8 | - |
| Shaq Moore (D) | Tenerife/La Liga 2 | 3-0 win vs Cartagena | 77 | 7.5 | 0(0) | 0 | 71% | 6/10 | Y |
| Alfredo Morales (M) | Fortuna Dusseldorf/2. Bundesliga | Monday at Braunschweig | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yunus Musah (M) | Valencia/La Liga | 1-0 win at Real Valladolid | 1* | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrija Novakovich (F) | Frosinone/Serie B | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matthew Olosunde (D) | Rotherham/FA Cup | 2-1 loss at Everton | 90 | 7.9* | 2(2) | 1 | 65% | 6/11 | - |
| Owen Otasowie (M) | Wolverhampton/FA Cup | 1-0 win vs Crystal Palace | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erik Palmer-Brown (D) | Austria Wien/Austrian Bundeslia | Not in Lineup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian Pulisc (F) | Chelsea/FA Cup | 4-0 win vs Morecambe | 22* | 6 | 2(1) | 0 | 85% | 0/2 | - |
| Tim Ream (D) | Fulham/FA Cup | 2-0 win at Queens Park Rangers | 120 | 7.2 | 0(0) | 0 | 87% | 5/8 | - |
| Gio Reyna (F) | Borussia Dortmund/Bundesliga | 3-1 win at RB Leipzig | 90 | 6.7 | 0(0) | 0 | 69% | 6/15 | - |
| Chris Richards (D) | Bayern Munich/Bundesliga | Not in Lineup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Antonee Robinson (D) | Fulham/FA Cup | 2-0 win at Queens Park Rangers | 30* | 6.1 | 1(0) | 0 | 72% | 0/3 | - |
| Emmanuel Sabbi (F) | Odense/Superligaen | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kenny Saeif (M) | Lechia Gdansk/Ekstraklasa | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Sargent (F) | Werder Bremen/Bundesliga | 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen | 81 | 7.4 | 0(0) | 0 | 69% | 8/9 | - |
| Sebastian Saucedo (M) | Pumas/Liga MX | 0-0 draw at Tijuana | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alan Sonora (M) | Independiente/Diego Maradona Cup | 2-0 win at River Plate | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joel Sonora (M) | Talleres/Diego Maradona Cup | 2-1 win at Colon | 9* | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zack Steffen (K) | Manchester City/Premier League | 3-0 win vs Birmingham City | 90 | 7 | 0(0) | 0 | 100% | - | - |
| Timothy Tillman | Gruether Furth/2. Bundesliga | 3-2 loss at Karlsruher | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Timothy Weah (F) | Lille/Ligue 1 | 1-0 win at Nimes | 76 | 6.8 | 2(0) | 0 | 67% | 5/9 | - |
| Bobby Wood (F) | Hamburg/2. Bundesliga | 1-1 draw at Nurnberg | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Haji Wright (F) | SonderjyskE/Superligaen | Not in Lineup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DeAndre Yedlin (D) | Newcastle United/FA Cup | 2-0 loss at Arsenal | 39* | 6.1 | 0(0) | 0 | 69% | 2/4 | - |