American Soccer Players in Germany: 2022/23 weekly update
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...
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
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.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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