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Where in Europe will you find American players?

The continent has a lot of soccer, and everywhere you turn, there will be an American to watch

The opening of the 2018-2019 European club seasons are starting all across the continent, and several fans in the United States are ready to see more soccer hit their TVs on weekend mornings. Many people have their favorite teams, whether they happen to be in the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A, or another league in the world. Others are happy playing the role of neutral when watching the major European clubs battle for trophies and international glory.

Still, when you’re watching these matches, you probably gravitate in some way towards matches that feature an American player, whether it’s a star like Christian Pulisic or a young emerging talent like Timothy Weah. So, while it’s by no means an exhaustive list, consider this your go-to list of American players in leagues all across Europe. Some of these players may feature primarily for their club’s reserve or youth team, but they are all listed under the main club they are currently with or play on loan:

Austria

Bundesliga

Rheindorf Altach - F Josh Gatt

Belgium

First Division A

Anderlecht - MF Kenny Saief

Club Brugge - GK Ethan Horvath

Kortrijk - D Brendan Hines-Ike

Lokeren - MF Juan Torres

Gent - MF Ben Lederman

Denmark

Superliga

Nordsjaelland - F Jonathan Amon

Hobro - MF Emmanuel Sabbi

Aalborg - GK Mike Lansing

England

Premier League

Arsenal - MF Gideon Zelalem

Newcastle United - D DeAndre Yedlin

Tottenham Hotspur - D Cameron Carter-Vickers, GK Brandon Austin

Fulham - D Tim Ream, MF Luca de la Torre

Huddersfield Town - MF Danny Williams

Cardiff City - GK Chris Konopka

Manchester United - D/MF Matthew Olosunde

Championship

Stoke City - CB Geoff Cameron

Hull City - D Eric Lichaj

Wigan Athletic - D Antonee Robinson (on loan from Everton)

Nottingham Forest - MF Gboly Ariyibi

Queens Park Rangers - D Giles Phillips

Derby County - MF Duane Holmes

League One

Sunderland - MF Lynden Gooch

Rochdale - GK Brendan Moore

France

Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain - F Tim Weah

Nantes - D Matt Miazga (on loan from Chelsea)

Rennes F Theoson- Jordan Siebatcheu

Ligue 2

Auxerre - GK Quentin Westberg

Germany

Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund - MF Christian Pulisic, MF Junior Flores

Schalke 04 - MF Weston McKennie, F Haji Wright, MF Nick Taitague, MF Zyen Jones

Wolfsburg - D John Brooks

Hannover 96 - F Bobby Wood, D Chris Gloster

Werder Bremen - F Aron Johannsson, F Josh Sargent, F Isaiah Young

Eintracht Frankfurt - D Timmy Chandler

Freiburg - MF Caleb Stanko

Borussia Mönchengladbach - D/MF Fabian Johnson

Fortuna Düsseldorf - MF Alfredo Morales

Hertha Berlin - GK Jonathan Klinsmann

Nurnberg - MF Timothy Tillman

Bayern Munich - D Chris Richards (on loan from FC Dallas)

2. Bundesliga

Greuther Fuerth - F Julian Green

Sandhausen - MF Andrew Wooten, D Ken Gipson

Duisburg - MF Joe Gyau

Heidenheim - MF Kevin Lankford

Darmstadt - F Terrence Boyd, MF McKinze Gaines

Jahn Regensburg - F Jann-Christopher George

Holstein Kiel - GK Kenneth Kronholm

Union Berlin - D Lennard Maloney

3. Liga

Aalen - D Royal-Dominique Fennell

Osnabrueck - F Marc Heider

Zwickau - F Bryan Gaul

Netherlands

Eredivisie

NAC Breda - D Erik Palmer-Brown (on loan from Manchester City)

Fortuna Sittard - F Andrija Novakovich (on loan from Reading)

Excelsior - D Desevio Payne

Eerste Divisie

Telstar - MF Kyle Scott (on loan from Chelsea)

Roda - D Ashton Goetz

Norway

Eliteserien

Lillestrom - D Stefan Antonijevic

Portugal

Primeira Division

Benfica - MF Keaton Parks

Scotland

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian - MF Emerson Hyndman (on loan from AFC Bournemouth)

Slovakia

Super Liga

Zemplin Michalovce - MF Brian Iloski (on loan from Legia Warsaw)

Spain

La Liga

Villarreal - MF Mukwelle Akale

Segunda Division

Reus - D Shaquell Moore (on loan from Levante)

Sweden

Allsvenskan

Malmo - MF Romain Gall

Dalkurd - D Alex De John, F Andrew Stadler

Switzerland

Super League

St. Gallen - F Kekuta Manneh

There are certainly more Americans that are in leagues lower than the 3rd division or are on other reserve teams. Is there a player that was missed? Hit the comments and add to this list!