USMNT internationals Jordan, Joe Scally, Lennard Maloney and Gio Reyna are all hoping to shine bright in the Bundesliga this season. - © DFL

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American Soccer Players in Germany: 2024/25 weekly update

03.10.2024

A healthy number of American nationals are currently on the books of soccer teams in Germany, including USMNT duo Joe Scally and Gio Reyna. bundesliga.com tracks their performances, week in, week out...

Joe Scally

Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach
Position: Full-back
Age: 21 (Born December 31, 2002)
Bundesliga games this season: 6
Starts: 6

2024/25

Now in his fourth full season with Gladbach, Scally is continuing as Gerardo Seoane's first-choice right-back in 2024/25.

Last matchday

Scally started for the sixth time out of six this season as Gladbach travelled to Augsburg on Friday night. However, he and his teammates fell to a 2-1 defeat, with the full-back replaced by Stefan Lainer in the 76th minute.

Watch: Bundesliga Beyond with Joe Scally

Gio Reyna

Club: Borussia Dortmund
Position: Attacking midfielder
Age: 21 (born November 13, 2002)
Bundesliga games this season: 1
Starts: 0

2024/25

Reyna is back at Dortmund after spending the second half of last season on loan at English Premier League outfit Nottingham Forest.

Last matchday

Reyna was not included in the matchday squad against Union Berlin due to a groin injury.

Watch: All of Reyna's Bundesliga goals and assists to date

Jordan

Club: Union Berlin
Position: Forward
Age: 28 (born April 26, 1996)
Bundesliga games this season: 6
Starts: 4

2024/25

Jordan scored seven goals in 27 competitive appearances whilst on loan at Gladbach last season, but is now back at Union, where he appears to be new head coach Bo Svensson's first pick in attack.

Last matchday

Jordan came on for Jeong Woo-yeong in the 67th minute against Dortmund, helping his side to a 2-1 victory in the process.

Jordan scored four goals in 31 Bundesliga appearances in his first season at Union Berlin in 2022/23. - xSebastianxRäppold/MatthiasxKochx

Lennard Maloney
Club: Heidenheim
Position: Midfielder
Age: 24 (born October 8, 1999)
Bundesliga games this season: 5
Starts: 5

2024/25

Formerly of Dortmund, Maloney has become a midfield mainstay and fan favourite at Heidenheim, who are embarking on just their second season of Bundesliga football.

Last matchday

Maloney started as Heidenheim lost 1-0 at home to Leipzig on Matchday 6.

Lennard Maloney was key to Heidenheim's impressive first season in the Bundesliga. - IMAGO/H. Langer

Kevin Paredes
Club: Wolfsburg
Position: Winger
Age: 21 (born May 7, 2003)
Bundesliga games this season: 0
Starts: 0

2024/25

Paredes scored three goals in 28 Bundesliga appearances for Wolfsburg in 2023/24, but missed the start of the new campaign with a foot problem.

Last matchday

Nursing that aforementioned knock, Paredes hasn't been included in any of Wolfsburg's opening matches.

Kevin Paredes is hoping to up his first-team minutes under Ralph Hasenhüttl in 2024/25. - Oliver Hardt

Timothy Chandler
Club: Eintracht Frankfurt
Position: Full-back
Age: 34 (born 29 May, 1990)
Bundesliga games this season: 0
Starts: 0

2024/25

Chandler is entering his 11th - and possibly final - season with Frankfurt. A bit-part player last term, the veteran full-back's existing contract expires in summer 2025.

Last matchday

Chandler was an unused Frankfurt substitute in their away win at Kiel.

Timothy Chandler has been on the books of Frankfurt - the city of his birth - since July 2014. - DFL

Paxten Aaronson
Club: Eintracht Frankfurt (on loan at Utrecht)
Position: Attacking midfielder
Age: 20 (born August 26, 2003)
Bundesliga games this season: -
Starts: -

2024/25

After a successful loan to Vitesse Arnhem during the second half of 2023/24, Frankfurt's Aaronson will spend the new campaign at Utrecht, also of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Watch: Paxten Aaronson - Frankfurt's US prospect