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Many different leagues around the globe kicked off their seasons this past weekend, and the Americans wasted no time getting in on the action. Tyler Boyd, Julian Green, and Haji Wright contributed to six goals, while Timothy Tillman had two of the four American assists this weekend. And, we can’t forget Weston McKennie’s debut with Juventus.
Let’s get right to the action from United States internationals in our Yanks Abroad:
Germany
Josh Sargent - Striker, Werder Bremen
It was German Cup day in Germany as Sargent nodded home a header to help his team move on with a 2-0 win. He does well to see the play develop, get into the right position with space around him, and rise high enough to keep the ball under the crossbar. With so many American fans eager to see him take his game to the next level, this is obviously the perfect way to start the season for the 20-year-old. VIDEO
Gio Reyna - Midfielder, Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund smashed Duisburg 5-0 on Monday afternoon as Gio got himself a goal from a free kick. It took a heavy deflection, but we’ll take it! VIDEO
17 Year old American Starlet Gio Reyna scores for Dortmund in German Cup. Deflected free kick but we will take it pic.twitter.com/t8ajnz3brJ
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) September 14, 2020
Julian Green - Forward, Greuther Fürth
Green got in on the action during extra time of a 6-1 win. Yes, extra time. Of a 6-1 win. I’m not entirely sure how it happened, but Green scored the go ahead goal in the 100th minute, before 4 more goals would pile on. He’s been around so long it feels like he must be 35 by now, but he is still just 25-years-old. VIDEO
Julian Green puts @kleeblattfuerth up 2-1 in extra time! #usmnt #kleeblatt #DFBPokal pic.twitter.com/NGoKQ8gBCs
— Jon Soltz (@jonsoltz) September 12, 2020
Timothy Tillman - Midfielder, Greuther Fürth
Green’s teammate, 21-year-old Tillman, came off the bench to play 57 minutes and pick up two assists on the day.
Turkey
Tyler Boyd - Forward, Besiktas
Boyd got the new season started off with a BANG on Sunday. He started on the right but had switched over to the left side of the field as he likes to cut inside. He would do just that, giving himself room to curl in a beautiful shot and open the scoring for Besiktas in a 3-1 win over Trabzonspor. VIDEO
Hey everyone how's your Sunday go— oh my GOD TYLER BOYD
— Yahoo Soccer (@FCYahoo) September 13, 2020
(via @beINSPORTSUSA)pic.twitter.com/BkowVKMYFd
Sweden
Aron Johannsson - Forward, Hammarby
This man can’t stop scoring! He scored two goals in two appearances this last week, which brings his total to six goals in the last seven matches (only two of those were starts). Johannsson has become something of a super sub but is really making it hard to keep him off the field.
Denmark
Haji Wright - Forward, SønderjyskE
Making his debut in Denmark, Wright came off the bench in the 63rd minute and put the final stamp on SønderjyskE’s 2-0 win over last year’s champions with a goal in the 90th minute. VIDEO
Haji Wright with a goal on his debut for his new club! SønderjyskE pull off the shock upset of Danish Champions Midtjylland on opening day with a 2-0 scoreline.
— Future USMNT (@FutureUsmnt) September 11, 2020
Very happy for Haji, who had a tough year in Holland with Venlo
( @Superligaen) pic.twitter.com/w2YxxSX0w2
Netherlands
Luca de la Torre - Forward, Heracles
Another big debut came from de la Torre as he recorded an assist in his first appearance for Heracles in the Eredivisie. He assisted the second goal in the 70th minute to give his team the 2-0 win over ADO Den Haag.
Joe Efford - Forward, Waasland-Beveren
After scoring his first goal a couple weeks ago for his new club, Efford assisted the lone goal in a 4-1 loss to Club Brugge.
Italy
Weston McKennie - Midfielder, Juventus
He didn’t get a goal or an assist, but McKennie’s debut for Juventus needs to be included here. It’s a beautiful thing to see him playing with Cristiano Ronaldo and under Andrea Pirlo. This was just a friendly, but Juve start the season next week against Sampdoria. McKennie Highlights | Match Highlights
Did not dress
Romain Gall - Stabaek
Matt Miazga - Chelsea
Antonee Robinson - Fulham
Bobby Wood - Hamburger SV
DeAndre Yedlin - Newcastle United
Injured
Jonathan Amon - Nordsjaelland
Duane Holmes - Derby County - “Very Doubtful”
Christian Pulisic - Chelsea - Lampard indicated he might be ready to play, but he didn’t.
Yanks Abroad Sept. 11-14
| 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/DFB Pokal | 3-0 win vs Nuremburg | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tyler Boyd (F) | Besiktas/Super Lig | 3-1 win vs Trabzonspor | 81 | 7.4 | 2(1) | 0 | 75% | 1/7 | 0/0 |
| John Brooks (D) | Wolfsburg/DFB Pokal | Furstenwalde | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Geoff Cameron (M) | Queens Park Rangers/Championship | 2-0 win vs Nottingham Forest | 90 | 7.1 | 0(0) | 1 | 62% | 4/10 | 0/0 |
| Luca De La Torre (F) | Heracles/Eredivisie | 2-0 win vs Den Haag | 27* | 7.8 | 3(0) | 2 | 89% | 3/4 | 0/0 |
| Sergino Dest (D) | Ajax/Eredivisie | 1-0 win vs Sparta | 33* | 6.4 | 1(0) | 1 | 95% | 3/8 | 0/0 |
| Mix Diskerud (M) | Helsingborg/Allsvenskan | 2-2 draw vs Hammarby | 90 | 6.5 | 0(0) | 1 | 83% | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Chris Durkin (M) | St. Truiden/First Division | 2-3 loss vs Royal Antwerp | 90 | 5.5 | 0(0) | 0 | 87% | 1/10 | Jan-00 |
| Joe Efford (F) | Waasland-Beveren/First Division | 4-1 loss vs Club Brugge | 71 | 6.7 | 1(0) | 2 | 63% | 3/8 | 0/0 |
| Lynden Gooch (M) | Sunderland/League One | 1-1 draw vs Bristol | 12* | 6.3 | 1(0) | 1 | 70% | 2/4 | 0/0 |
| Julian Green (F) | Greuther Furth/DFB Pokal | 6-1 win vs Meinerzhagen | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ethan Horvath (K) | Club Brugge/First Division | 4-1 win vs Waassland-Beveren | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aron Johannsson (F) | Hammarby/Allsvenskan | 2-2 draw vs Helsingborg | 90 | 7.7 | 6(2) | 1 | 74% | 4/9 | 0/0 |
| Eric Lichaj (D) | Fatih Karagumruk/Super Lig | 3-0 win vs Malatyaspor | 25* | 6.2 | 0(0) | 0 | 80% | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Weston McKennie (M) | Juventus/Club Friendly | 5-0 win vs Novara | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaq Moore (D) | Tenerife/Liga 2 | 2-0 win vs Malaga | 90 | 7 | 1(0) | 1 | 76% | 4/8 | 0/0 |
| Alfredo Morales (M) | Fortuna Dusseldorf/DFB Pokal | 1-0 win vs Ingolstadt | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erik Palmer-Brown (D) | Austria Wien/Bundesliga | 1-0 loss vs LASK | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Ream (D) | Fulham/Premier League | 3-0 loss vs Arsenal | 90 | 5.5 | 0(0) | 0 | 96% | 2/2 | 0/0 |
| Gio Reyna (M) | Borussia Dortmund/DFB Pokal | 5-0 win vs Duisburg | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Emmanuel Sabbi (F) | Odense/SuperLigaen | 3-2 win vs Kobenhaven | 64 | 7.1 | 3(3) | 1 | 75% | 4/12 | Jan-00 |
| Kenny Saief (M) | Lechia Gdansk/Ekstraklasa | 3-0 loss vs Gornik Zabrze | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Sargent (F) | Werder Bremen/DFB Pokal | 2-0 win vs Carl Zeiss Jena | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Timothy Tillman | Gruether Furth/DFB Pokal | 6-1 win vs Meinerzhagen | 57* | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Weah (M) | Lille/Ligue 1 | 1-0 win vs Metz | 7* | - | 0(0) | 0 | 20% | 3/3 | 0/0 |
| Haji Wright (F) | Sonderjyske/SuperLigaen | 2-0 win vs Midtjylland | 27 | 6.8 | 2(2) | 1 | 50 | 0/6 | 0/0 |
Did not dress
Romain Gall - Stabaek
Matt Miazga - Chelsea
Antonee Robinson - Fulham
Bobby Wood - Hamburger SV
DeAndre Yedlin - Newcastle United
Injured
Jonathan Amon - Nordsjaelland
Duane Holmes - Derby County - “Very Doubtful”
Christian Pulisic - Chelsea - Lampard indicated he might be ready to play