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Here’s a bullet-point rundown of USA player performances this week (Monday through Thursday). Players are divided by position groups (which helps my depth-chart-oriented brain process this information most usefully). Stats are from FotMob.
Strikers
- Samuel Adeniran (28) played 25 minutes off the bench and provided an assist in LASK’s 3-2 win over Sporting CP in the Champions League on Wednesday.
- Damion Downs (22) played 42 minutes off the bench, created a chance, and converted his penalty in St. Louis’s 0-0 (5-3) penalty shootout win over the Columbus Crew in the US Open Cup final on Wednesday.
The full penalty shootout:
Wingers/attacking mids
- On Monday, we got clips of Gio Reyna (23) vs PSG from the weekend:
- On Tuesday, we got video of Liberian-American winger Gabriel Wesseh (18) in his performance for Fredrikstad against Viking in Norway’s top tier over the weekend.
- Mathis Albert (17) was an unused sub for Dortmund in their 2-1 win over Sabah FK in the Champions League on Tuesday.
- Taha Habroune (20) played 89 minutes, created 2 chances, and missed a big chance in the Columbus Crew’s 0-0 (3-5) penalty shootout loss to St. Louis in the US Open Cup final on Wednesday.
- Alex Zendejas (28) played 68 minutes, scored a goal, provided an assist, and created 3 chances in América’s 5-2 win over Atlas in Liga MX on Wednesday. Zendejas was rated Man of the Match by FotMob.
- Malik Tillman (24) played 74 minutes, provided an assist, created 5 chances, and missed a big chance in Leverkusen’s 2-0 win over OFI Crete in the Europa League on Thursday.
- Christian Pulisic (28) was an unused sub for Milan in their 0-3 loss to Bournemouth in the Europa League on Thursday.
Center mids
- Benja Cremaschi (21) was an unused sub for Parma in their 0-3 loss to Torino in Serie A on Monday.
- Johnny Cardoso (25) played 21 minutes off the bench in Atlético Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Stuttgart in the Champions League on Tuesday.
- Daniel Edelman (23) played the full 120 minutes and scored the winning penalty in St. Louis’s 0-0 (5-3) penalty shootout win over the Columbus Crew in the US Open Cup final on Wednesday.
- Weston McKennie (28) played the full 90 and created 4 chances in Juventus’s 2-2 draw with Rennes in the Europa League on Thursday.
- Tyler Adams (27) played 62 minutes and won a penalty in Bournemouth’s 3-0 win over Milan in the Europa League on Thursday.
- Yunus Musah (23) played the full 90 in Milan’s 0-3 loss to Bournemouth in the Europa League on Thursday.
- Tanner Tessmann (25) played 45 minutes in Lyon’s 0-3 loss to Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday.
Fullbacks
- Sergiño Dest (25) played the full 90 and created a chance in PSV’s 1-0 win over Porto in the Champions League on Tuesday.
- Alex Freeman (22) played 30 minutes off the bench in Villarreal’s 3-4 loss to Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday.
- George Bello (24) was not in LASK’s squad for their 3-2 win over Sporting CP in the Champions League on Wednesday.
- Bryan Reynolds (25) played the full 90, provided an assist, created 2 chances, and conceded a penalty in Rennes’s 2-2 draw with Juventus in the Europa League on Thursday.
- Tim Weah (26) played 7 minutes off the bench in Marseille’s 0-1 loss to Sturm Graz in the Europa League on Thursday.
Center-backs
- Erik Palmer-Brown (29) played the full 90 and missed a big chance in Panathinaikos’s 5-1 win over Kairat Almaty in the Conference League on Thursday.
- Neither Cameron Carter-Vickers (28) nor Auston Trusty (28) were in Celtic’s squad for their 1-2 loss to Celta Vigo in the Europa League on Thursday. CCV is working his way back from an injury and Trusty just lost his father. Our condolences go out to the Trusty family as they mourn their loss.
- Chris Richards (26) played the full 90 in Crystal Palace’s 2-2 draw with Beşiktaş in the Europa League on Thursday.
Goalkeepers
- Julian Eyestone (20) played the full 90, made 2 saves, and committed an error that led to a goal in Rotherham’s 2-2 draw with Newport County in League Two on Tuesday.
- Roman Celentano (26) played the full 90 and made 2 saves in FC Cincinnati’s 2-1 win over DC United in MLS on Wednesday.
Not related to any specific performance, but U.S. Soccer released a new Behind the Crest video, and those are usually chock-full of good (and fun) content:
What were your takeaways? Hit the comments to discuss.
