Here’s a bullet-point rundown of USMNT players today (Saturday). Players are divided by position groups (which helps my depth-chart-oriented brain to process this information most usefully). Stats are from FotMob.
Strikers
Injured: Ricardo Pepi (knee, back on the field), Daryl Dike (thigh, mid-September), Brian White (hamstring), Jordan Morris (shoulder, early October), Patrick Agyemang (hernia, mid-October), Brandon Vázquez (knee, mid-September), Kristian Fletcher (ACL, March 2026)
- Josh Sargent played 62 minutes, made 2 tackles, 2 clearances, and won 3/4 duels in the USA’s 0-2 loss to South Korea on Saturday.
- Folarin Balogun played 28 minutes off the bench, created 1 chance, missed 3 big chances, hit the woodwork, completed 1/4 dribbles, and won 1/5 duels against South Korea.
- Damion Downs was an unused sub against South Korea.
Wingers and attacking mids
Injured: Malik Tillman (calf,
mid-September), Tim Weah (unknown), Kevin Paredes (ankle, mid-September)
- Christian Pulisic played the full 90, created 3 chances, completed 1/5 dribbles, and won 3/7 duels against South Korea.
- Diego Luna played 71 minutes, created 1 chance, completed 1/2 dribbles, made 1 tackle, and won 2/3 duels against South Korea.
- Tim Weah played 62 minutes and won 0/1 duels against South Korea. He left with an injury.
- Alex Zendejas played 19 minutes off the bench, created 3 chances, completed 1/2 dribbles, and won 2/4 duels against South Korea.
- Malik Tillman is not in USA camp (he was not called up).
- Haji Wright was also not called up.
- Gio Reyna was also not called up.
Center mids
No injuries
- Sebastian Berhalter played 79 minutes, created 1 chance, completed 0/1 dribbles, made 3 tackles, 2 interceptions, and won 3/7 duels against South Korea.
- Tyler Adams played 62 minutes and won 0/4 duels against South Korea.
- Cristian Roldan played 28 minutes, made 1 tackle, and won 4/6 duels against South Korea.
- Jack McGlynn played 11 minutes off the bench, was dribbled past once, and won 0/2 duels against South Korea.
- Luca de la Torre was an unused sub against South Korea.
- Sean Zawadski was not in the USA squad against South Korea (he is in camp).
- Weston McKennie is not in USA camp (he was not called up).
- Johnny Cardoso was also not called up.
- Yunus Musah was also not called up.
- Tanner Tessmann was also not called up.
- Aidan Morris was also not called up.
- James Sands was also not called up.
Fullbacks
Injured: Joe Scally (upper leg, unknown), Caleb Wiley (back, mid-September)
- Max Arfsten played the full 90, completed 2/2 dribbles, made 1 tackle, 1 clearance, 1 interception, and won 3/4 duels against South Korea.
- Sergiño Dest played 62 minutes, completed 3/7 dribbles (game-high), made 1 tackle, 1 clearance, and won 4/11 duels against South Korea. His 7 lost duels were also a game-high.
- Alex Freeman played 28 minutes off the bench, created 1 chance, made 1 clearance, and won 1/1 duels against South Korea.
- Nathan Harriel was an unused sub against South Korea.
- Antonee Robinson is not in USA camp (he was not called up).
- Joe Scally was also not called up (he was healthy at the time, but subbed off injured in a club friendly on Friday).
- John Tolkin was also not called up.
- Kristoffer Lund was also not called up.
Center-backs
Injured: Auston Trusty (foot, late September), Miles Robinson (leg, mid-September), Jalen Neal (mid-September), John Brooks (muscle, early September)
- Tim Ream played the full 90, made 1 tackle, 2 clearances, was dribbled past once, and won 1/3 duels against South Korea.
- Tristan Blackmon played the full 90, made 2 tackles, 5 clearances, 1 interception, was dribbled past once, and won 4/6 duels against South Korea.
Blackmon played Son onside for South Korea’s opening goal:
- Chris Richards played 28 minutes off the bench, made 3 clearances, and won 2/4 duels against South Korea.
- Noahkai Banks was not in the USA squad against South Korea (he is in camp).
- Mark McKenzie is not in USA camp (he was not called up).
- Cameron Carter-Vickers was also not called up.
Goalkeepers
No injuries
- Matt Freese played the full 90, made 2 saves, and conceded 2 goals against South Korea.
- Jonathan Klinsmann was an unused sub against South Korea.
- Roman Celentano was also an unused sub against South Korea.
What were your takeaways? Hit the comments to discuss.
