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!