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SBI MLS Player of the Week: Diego Fagundez

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By DAN KARELL

Diego Fagundez just can’t stop scoring.

The 18-year-old homegrown product for the New England Revolution scored a goal and added two assists in a dominating 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy, his fourth game in a row with a goal. The performance earned Fagundez SBI MLS Player of the Week.

Fagundez assisted on the first two goals, including a perfect feed to Saer Sene for the opener, before finishing a chance in the box off a one-two passing sequence in the 87th minute.

Honorable mention to this week’s award goes to Fagundez’s teammate Kelyn Rowe, FC Dallas’ Blas Perez, and Real Salt Lake’s Joao Plata.

What did you think of Fagundez’s performance? What player impressed you the most in MLS Week 14?

Share your thoughts below.

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  1. What’s the kid’s story? Which country can he play for right now? Does he want to play for the US? Anyone know?

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    • He’s a uruguayan citizen, but has lived in the US since 4 or 5 yrs old.

      He’s said he’s open to either the US or Uruguay (likely whomever is first to offer) – but does not have citizenship or a greencard yet for the US, which puts him in a hole on that front.

      Uruguay called him into their U-20 pre-world cup camps in early spring, but he didn’t make the final roster, although he was told he could if there was an injury. He’s at least a little bit on their radar.

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  2. He has developed into a solid player in the past year. Last season he seemed to be over hyped, but recently he has been one of the best players on the Revs.

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    • Well, he just recently started making $100k, so he won’t have that much investable income.

      And the USCIS says you can invest $500k in certain areas as long as you plan to create/preserve at least 10 full-time jobs.

      Fastest is win the Green Card lottery (and then wait 5 years) or marry a US citizen (and wait 3 years).

      The Revs might be able to get him a GC now that he is starting and scoring. Awards like this help. Still has to wait the 5 years after though…

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      • Sorta. Awards from the league (and elsewhere) will show that he is an exceptionally talented individual and that he can’t be replaced by a US citizen at the same level (what’s required for a Green Card application by an employer).

        This stuff is reviewed by someone who usually knows nothing about the field of the person, so the more accolades, the better.

      • Revs is runned by cheapos.

        I became U.S. citizen via military, it took less six months.

    • Circumstantial evidence points to his family overstaying their initial visitors’ visa, meaning it was extremely hard to change to a legal status. He got legal when he signed his contract, but he hasn’t had a valid reason to qualify for a Green Card (yet).

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      • If he keeps playing like this, he should not have a problem. That or he can tell people he is Tom Brady’s Uruguayan American cousin.

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