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Here’s a bullet-point rundown of USA players whose clubs were in action this weekend (Friday through Sunday). Players are divided by position groups (which helps my depth-chart-oriented brain to process this information most usefully). Stats are from FotMob.
Strikers
- Folarin Balogun (25) did not travel with Monaco for their 2-1 away win over PSG on Friday. Balogun is also not included in Monaco’s Conference League list.
- Justin Ellis (19) played 75 minutes, provided an assist, and created 2 chances in Orlando City’s 1-0 win over San Diego FC in MLS on Saturday.
- Daryl Dike (26) played 66 minutes, created 1 chance, and missed 1 big chance in Orlando City’s 1-0 win over San Diego FC in MLS on Saturday. Dike had the hockey assist on Ellis’s assist (above).
- Josh Sargent (26) played the full 90, scored a hat trick, and missed 1 big chance in Toronto FC’s 4-4 draw with the Chicago Fire in MLS on Saturday. Sargent was rated Man of the Match by FotMob.
Sargent’s first:
The brace:
And the hat trick:
- Ricardo Pepi (23) played 63 minutes and scored a goal in PSV’s 3-1 win over Ajax in the Eredivisie on Saturday, his third of the season.
- Julian Hall (18) played the full 90, created 1 chance, and missed 1 big chance in the New York Red Bulls’ 0-0 draw with the Seattle Sounders in MLS on Saturday.
- Damion Downs (22) made his St. Louis debut on Saturday, playing 1 minute off the bench in a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS.
- Jordan Pefok (30) made his Greuther Fürth debut on Sunday, playing 25 minutes off the bench, and creating 1 chance in a 0-1 loss to Heidenheim in the 2. Bundesliga.
Wingers/attacking mids
- Brenden Aaronson (25) played 28 minutes off the bench in Leeds’ 1-1 draw with Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.
- Zavier Gozo (19) was an unused sub for Crystal Palace in their 3-2 win over Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday.
- Malik Tillman (24) played 67 minutes and created 1 chance in Leverkusen’s 4-0 win over Union Berlin in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
- Cole Campbell (20) played 64 minutes and created 1 chance in Elversberg’s 4-3 win over Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Campbell also gave the ball away in the sequence that led to Joe Scally’s goal. You can see the clip below in Scally’s notes.
- Mathis Albert (17) was an unused sub for Dortmund in their 3-2 win over Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday. On Thursday, Albert was included on the B-List of Dortmund’s Champions League squad.
- Taha Habroune (20) played 15 minutes off the bench, scored a goal, and created 1 chance in the Columbus Crew’s 3-0 win over the Colorado Rapids in MLS on Saturday.
- Cavan Sullivan (16) played 82 minutes, scored a goal, and created 1 chance in the Philadelphia Union’s 2-0 win over CF Montréal in MLS on Saturday.
Cavan post-game:
- Djordje Mihailovic (27) played 79 minutes, provided 2 assists, and created 4 chances (game-high) in Toronto FC’s 4-4 draw with the Chicago Fire in MLS on Saturday.
- Rokas Pukštas (22) made his Middlesbrough debut on Saturday, playing 6 minutes off the bench in a 1-0 win over QPR in the EFL Championship.
- Gio Reyna (23) played 63 minutes, scored a goal, and created 2 chances in Strasbourg’s 6-2 win over Troyes in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Strasbourg manager Hugo Oliveira referred to Gio as “the heart of the team”.
- Luca Koleosho (21) played 78 minutes, provided an assist, and created 2 chances in Paris FC’s 3-2 win over Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
- Niko Tsakiris (21) played 81 minutes, provided an assist (Beau Leroux’s goal below), and created 3 chances in the San Jose Earthquakes’ 1-1 draw with Austin FC in MLS on Saturday.
- Diego Luna (22) played the full 90 and created 5 chances in Real Salt Lake’s 2-2 draw with LAFC in MLS on Saturday.
- Christian Pulisic (27) was an unused sub for AC Milan in their 1-1 draw with Juventus in Serie A on Sunday.
- Belgian-American Noa Ojea (17) made his first start for Anderlecht on Sunday, playing 65 minutes and creating 1 chance in a 0-0 draw with Genk in Belgium’s First Division A.
We also got a comp of Ojea’s performance against Kortrijk on Thursday:
Center mids
- Tanner Tessmann (24) played 14 minutes off the bench and created 1 chance in Lyon’s 3-1 win over Auxerre in Ligue 1 on Friday.
- Tyler Adams (27) played 76 minutes, created 1 chance, and had the most defensive contributions (12) in Bournemouth’s 2-2 draw with Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday.
- Jack McGlynn (23) made his Stoke City debut on Saturday, playing 32 minutes off the bench and creating 1 chance in their 4-0 win over Charlton.
- Johnny Cardoso (24) played 14 minutes off the bench in Atlético Madrid’s 0-3 loss to Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Saturday.
- Sebastian Berhalter (25) played 84 minutes, created the most chances (5), and had a hockey assist for the game’s only goal in Middlesbrough’s 1-0 win over QPR in the EFL Championship on Saturday.
Berhalter’s hockey assist:
- Beau Leroux (23) played the full 90, scored a goal, created 1 chance, and had the joint-most defensive contributions (9) in the San Jose Earthquakes’ 1-1 draw with Austin FC in MLS on Saturday.
- Adri Mehmeti (17) played 74 minutes in the New York Red Bulls’ 0-0 draw with the Seattle Sounders in MLS on Saturday.
- Gianluca Busio (24) played the full 90, provided an assist, committed an error that led to a goal, and created 2 chances in Venezia’s 2-3 loss to Frosinone in Serie A on Sunday.
Busio on Venezia’s second goal:
- Weston McKennie is out with a muscle injury, missing Juventus’ 1-1 draw with AC Milan in Serie A on Sunday. McKennie is expected back in mid-September.
- Yunus Musah (23) played the full 90 in AC Milan’s 1-1 draw with Juventus in Serie A on Sunday.
Fullbacks
- Antonee Robinson (29) played 79 minutes and created 2 chances in Fulham’s 2-3 loss to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.
- Joe Scally (23) played 77 minutes, scored a goal, and committed an error that led to a goal in Mönchengladbach’s 3-4 loss to Elversberg in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
- Alex Freeman (22) made his first start of the season for Villareal, played the full 90, and had the most touches (96) in a 2-3 loss to Deportivo Coruña in La Liga on Saturday.
- Marlon Fossey (27) played the full 90, missed 1 big chance, and made 1 goal-line clearance in Standard Liège’s 1-0 win over Royal Antwerp in Belgium’s First Division A on Saturday.
- Caleb Wiley (21) played 59 minutes in Preston North End’s 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers in the EFL Championship on Saturday.
- Sergiño Dest (25) played the full 90, created 3 chances (tied for game-high), and had the joint-most defensive contributions (8) in PSV’s 3-1 win over Ajax in the Eredivisie on Saturday.
- Richy Ledezma (26) has permanently switched from the US to Mexico, but those of us who enjoyed him with the US at the 2019 U-20 World Cup might still enjoy him scoring here on Saturday.
- Tim Weah (26) played the full 90, created 2 chances, and missed 1 big chance in Marseille’s 2-3 loss to Paris FC in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
- Harbor Miller (19) played the full 90, conceded a penalty, created 1 chance, and had the most defensive contributions (13) in the LA Galaxy’s 2-1 win over the New England Revolution in MLS on Saturday.
- Peyton Miller (18) played the full 90, created 1 chance, and hit the woodwork in the New England Revolution’s 1-2 loss to the LA Galaxy in MLS on Saturday.
- Jonathan Gómez (23) made his Osnabrück debut on Sunday, playing 86 minutes in a 3-1 win over Braunschweig in the 2. Bundesliga on Sunday.
Center-backs
- Chris Richards (26) played the full 90 in Crystal Palace’s 3-2 win over Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday.
Richards was defending in space and got rinsed by César Palacios for Fulham’s second:
- Tim Ream (38) played the full 90 in Charlotte FC’s 0-0 draw with the Houston Dynamo in MLS on Saturday.
- Neil Pierre (18) played the full 90, conceded a penalty, and had the most defensive contributions (13) in the Philadelphia Union’s 2-0 win over CF Montréal in MLS on Saturday.
Pierre post-game:
- Walker Zimmerman (33) played the full 90, scored an own goal, created 1 chance, and missed 1 big chance in Toronto FC’s 4-4 draw with the Chicago Fire in MLS on Saturday.
- George Campbell (25) played the full 90 in West Brom’s 1-0 win over Watford in the EFL Championship on Saturday.
- Cameron Carter-Vickers (28) played the full 90 and created 1 chance in Celtic’s 2-1 win over St. Mirren in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday.
- Auston Trusty (28) played the full 90 and completed the most passes (66) in Celtic’s 2-1 win over St. Mirren in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday.
- Noahkai Banks (19) played the full 90 and created 2 chances in Augsburg’s 4-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Goalkeepers
- Matt Freese (28) played the full 90 and made 3 saves in NYCFC’s 0-0 draw with Nashville SC in MLS on Friday.
- Brian Schwake (25) played the full 90 and made 1 save in Nashville SC’s 0-0 draw with NYCFC in MLS on Friday.
- Diego Kochen (20) played the full 90 and made 4 saves in Lyngby’s 2-0 win over Viborg in the Danish Superliga on Friday, his first clean sheet with Lyngby, and the club’s first league win this season.
- Patrick Schulte (25) played the full 90 and made 2 saves in the Columbus Crew’s 3-0 win over the Colorado Rapids in MLS on Saturday.
- Adam Beaudry (20) played the full 90, committed an error that led to a goal, and made 3 saves in the Colorado Rapids’ 0-3 loss to the Columbus Crew in MLS on Saturday.
- Chris Brady (22) played the full 90 and made 3 saves in the Chicago Fire’s 4-4 draw with Toronto FC in MLS on Saturday.
- Ethan Horvath (31) played the full 90 and made 6 saves in the New York Red Bulls’ 0-0 draw with the Seattle Sounders in MLS on Saturday. Horvath was rated Man of the Match by FotMob.
- Matt Turner (32) played the full 90 and made 1 save in the New England Revolution’s 1-2 loss to the LA Galaxy in MLS on Saturday.
- Drake Callender (28) played the full 90, scored an own goal, and made 1 save in Minnesota United’s 4-5 loss to the Portland Timbers in MLS on Saturday.
Goalkeeper stats:
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