How have the likes of Gio Reyna, Jordan and Joe Scally fared in 2022/23? - © /
How have the likes of Gio Reyna, Jordan and Joe Scally fared in 2022/23? - © DFL
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American Soccer Players in Germany: 2022/23 weekly update

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Ever increasing numbers of American nationals are currently on the books of soccer teams in Germany, but how did the likes of Gio Reyna, Jordan and Joe Scally get on during the 2022/2023 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 seasons?

bundesliga.com takes a look at their performances so far during the 2022/23 campaign...

Gio Reyna

Club: Borussia Dortmund
Position: Midfielder
Age: 20 (born November 13, 2002)
Bundesliga games this season: 22
Starts: 4

2022/23

Reyna recovered from the injuries that plagued his 2021/22 campaign to become a feature of Edin Terzic's squad this term. The USMNT star floated between a starting berth and a place on the bench during Dortmund's failed title tilt.

Last matchday

Reyna replaced Donyell Malen in the 63rd minute on the final day of the season as BVB drew 2-2 at home against Mainz.

Watch: Reyna on target in Stuttgart

Jordan

Club: Union Berlin
Position: Forward
Age: 27 (born April 26, 1996)
Bundesliga games this season: 31
Starts: 16

2022/23

Jordan hit the Bundesliga ground running following his summer switch from Young Boys, scoring just half an hour into his debut as Union Berlin beat Hertha Berlin in the capital city derby. He ended the season on four goals and three assists for the campaign as Union secured a historic UEFA Champions League berth with a fourth-placed Bundesliga finish.

Last matchday

Jordan came on from the bench in the 78th minute against Werder Bremen as the hosts made history with a 1-0 win.

Jordan Pefok moved to Union Berlin from Young Boys of Berne in the summer of 2022, and he scored on his Bundesliga debut. - IMAGO / Matthias Koch

Timothy Chandler

Club: Eintracht Frankfurt
Position: Full-back
Age: 33 (born 29 May, 1990)
Bundesliga games this season: 6
Starts: 0

2022/23

Chandler was limited to 80 minutes as a substitute in 2022/23.

Last matchday

The 33-year-old was an unused substitute as Frankfurt came from behind to beat Freiburg on the last day of the season.

Timothy Chandler has proven himself to be a useful squad player at Eintracht Frankfurt. - xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS/Gawlikx

Joe Scally

Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach
Position: Full-back
Age: 20 (Born December 31, 2002)
Bundesliga games this season: 28
Starts: 25

2022/23

Scally notched his only goal of the season in the DFB Cup first-round win, and started all of Gladbach's league and cup assignments prior to the winter break, during which he turned 20.

Last matchday

Scally did not enter the field of play, despite being in the matchday squad as Gladbach produced a 2-0 win against Augsburg on the final day of 2022/23.

Watch: Joe Scally - Gladbach's rising star

Justin Che

Club: Hoffenheim
Position: Full-back/centre-back
Age: 19 (born November 18, 2003)
Bundesliga games this season: 0
Starts: 0

2022/23

On loan from Dallas in the recently-completed season, Che was promoted to the first-team squad over the winter break. The 19-year-old made his first-team debut as a 79th-minute substitute in Hoffenheim's 3-1 DFB Cup last-16 defeat at RB Leipzig on 1 February. The club has now confirmed that they will not be making his loan from Dallas permanent.

Last matchday

Che was not in a matchday squad since the visit of Gladbach in January.

Justin Che (l.) has made regular appearances for Hoffenheim’s reserve side, and is now a regular in the senior squad. - IMAGO / Avanti

Kevin Paredes

Club: Wolfsburg
Position: Winger
Age: 20 (born May 7, 2003)
Bundesliga games this season: 22
Starts: 1

2022/23

Paredes made his first outing of the campaign on Matchday 3, and his first and only start on Matchday 11. The winger subsequently  received more playing time under coach Niko Kovac.

Last matchday

Paredes came off the bench in the 66th minute minute of Wolfsburg's 2-1 defeat against Hertha Berlin on Matchday 34.

Kevin Paredes registered his first direct goal contribution in the Bundesliga with an assist against Freiburg on Matchday 16. - RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images

Paxten Aaronson

Club: Eintracht Frankfurt
Position: Midfielder
Age: 19 (born August 26, 2003)
Bundesliga games this season: 7
Starts: 0

2022/23

Aaronson, the younger brother of Leeds United's Brenden, joined Frankfurt on a deal through to summer 2027 when he signed in January 2023. He made his Eintracht debut on Matchday 25, coming on for Mario Götze against Union Berlin.

Last matchday

Aaronson was brought on with Frankfurt trailing in their final game Bundesliga game against Freiburg. His 59th minute introduction preceded an Eagles fightback to win the game 2-1. His dramatic day ended with a booking in injury time.

Paxten Aaronson is hoping to make an impression with Eintracht Frankfurt. - IMAGO/Jürgen Kessler/IMAGO/Kessler-Sportfotografie

John Brooks

Club: Hoffenheim
Position: Centre-back
Age: 30 (born January 28, 1993)
Bundesliga games this season: 15
Starts: 15

2022/23

Brooks left Wolfsburg at the end of the 2021/22 campaign and moved to Portugal. However, the Berlin-born defender only made five appearances for Benfica prior to joining Hoffenheim just after Matchday 17 and making his debut just two days after arriving back in Germany, in a 4-1 home defeat to Gladbach, a game in which he also received a yellow card.

Last matchday

Brooks made his 15th appearance for the Sinsheimers on Matchday 33, helping them to a 1-1 draw away to Stuttgart.

Caden Clark

Club: RB Leipzig
Position: Midfield
Age: 19 (born May 27, 2003)
Bundesliga games this season: 0
Starts: 0

2022/23

Clark signed a three-year-contract with Leipzig before being loaned back to New York Red Bulls in June 2021. The US U20 international eventually arrived in Leipzig in February 2023, with a total of eight goals and four assists in 49 MLS matches to his name.

Last matchday

After four straight Bundesliga games as a member of the squad, Clark was not involved between Matchday 24 and Matchday 29 before returning to the squad for his side's 1-0 victory against Hoffenheim on Matchday 30, although he didn't get onto the field of play. He was not included in Marco Rose's subsequent squads.

Caden Clark has finally arrived in Leipzig after a loan spell with New York. - Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via www.imago-images.de/imago images/Icon SMI

Julian Green

Club: Greuther Fürth
Position: Forward
Age: 27 (born June 6, 1995)
Bundesliga 2 games this season: 27
Starts: 18

2022/23

Green scored against Holstein Kiel on the opening day of the Bundesliga 2 season and took his total to six for the campaign with a brace in the 2-2 draw with Eintracht Braunschweig on Matchday 32.

Last matchday

The 27-year-old played the entire match as Fürth fell to a 2-1 defeat against Hamburg.

Julian Green (l.) opened his account on the opening day of the Bundesliga 2 season against Holstein Kiel. - IMAGO/Sportfoto Zink / Wolfgang Zink/IMAGO/Zink

Lennard Maloney

Club: Heidenheim
Position: Defender
Age: 23 (born October 8, 1999)
Bundesliga 2 games this season: 32
Starts: 30

2022/23

Maloney has his feet under the table at Heidenheim following his switch from Borussia Dortmund, featuring in all but one game this season due to suspension.

Last matchday

Maloney played the full 90 minutes as Heidenheim defeated Sandhausen 1-0 to keep their automatic promotion push on track.

Lennard Maloney (r.) is looking to impose himself on opposition defenders with Heidenheim this season. - IMAGO / Eibner

George Bello

Club: Arminia Bielefeld
Position: Left-back
Age: 21 (born January 22, 2002)
Bundesliga 2 games this season: 20
Starts: 6

2022/23

Bello has played in 20 of Bielefeld's 32 league games since their relegation from the top flight.

Last matchday

The USA international remained on the substitutes' bench for the full 90 minutes as Bielefeld drew 2-2 with Paderborn.

Watch: Bello on his "dream" Bundesliga debut

Terrence Boyd

Club: Kaiserslautern
Position: Forward
Age: 32 (born February 16, 1991)
Bundesliga 2 games this season: 32
Starts: 31

2022/23

Boyd has 13 goals and two assists after 33 rounds of fixtures for promoted Kaiserslautern.

Last matchday

Boyd failed to score for the second game in a row as Kaiserslautern lost 2-0 in Karlsruhe.

Watch: Boyd bagged his first brace of the season in Rostock on Matchday 13

Ricardo Pepi

Club: Augsburg
Position: Forward
Age: 20 (born January 9, 2003)
Bundesliga games this season: 4
Starts: 1

2022/23

Pepi was a late substitute in each of Augsburg's opening three Bundesliga fixtures before starting their trip to Hoffenheim on Matchday 4. The Texan teenager joined Groningen on loan at the end of the summer transfer window.

Last matchday

He has registered 12 goals and three assists in 28 league games for the Dutch club.

Augsburg's Ricardo Pepi registered eight shots on goal during the second half of 2021/22. - DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH

Timothy Tillman 

Club: Greuther Fürth
Position: Midfield
Age: 24 (born January 4, 1999)
Bundesliga games this season: 15
Starts: 9

2022/23

Tillman was a regular for the Clover Leaves this season, but moved to MLS side Los Angeles FC in February 2023.

Timothy Tillman (c.) made a flying start to the season by finding the target on Matchday 1. - IMAGO / Zink

Look out for:

Ulysses Llanez - St. Pölten (on loan from Wolfsburg)
Tyler Freeman - Karlsruhe U19s (on loan from Sporting Kansas City)
Maurice Malone - Augsburg (on loan at Wolfsberger)
Justin Butler - Ingolstadt
Isaiah Young – RW Essen
Michael Wentzel – Rot-Weiß Oberhausen