Jordan Pefok received the starting nod for Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday and walked away with his first goal for the Bundesliga club.
Pefok helped kickstart a 3-3 comeback draw for Gladbach, scoring 11 minutes into the second half before his teammates added two additional goals later in the match. The Union Berlin loanee delivered a right-footed finish in the 56th minute to help kickstart a comeback at Darmstadt before Florian Neuhaus and Tomas Cvancara both cap off the tying result. Pefok registered five shots, drew one foul, and won three duels in his 90-minute performance.
Gladbach will next host RB Leipzig on Saturday in Bundesliga action, seeking its first win of the new campaign.
In England, Tim Ream helped Fulham earn a shutout win over Luton Town. Duane Holmes scored in the opening minute for Preston North End.
In Italy, Weston McKennie made his 100th Juventus appearance assisting once on home soil. Christian Pulisic and AC Milan suffered a lopsided Milan Derby loss to rivals Inter.
In France, Folarin Balogun came off the bench and scored his first goal for AS Monaco.
Elsewhere, John Brooks and Hoffenheim picked up three points away from home. Alex Zendejas came off the bench to score once for Club America. Sebastian Saucedo came off the bench in a 1-1 Liga MX draw with Necaxa. Gabriel Slonina made three saves but Eupen lost at home to Standard Liege.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
Premier League
Tim Ream started and played 90 minutes in Fulham’s 1-0 win over Luton Town on Saturday.
Antonee Robinson did not dress (Muscular Injury) for Fulham.
Matt Turner started, made TWO SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 draw with Burnley on Monday.
Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 3-1 loss to Aston Villa on Saturday. Richards conceded ONE PENALTY KICK.
Auston Trusty came off the bench and played four minutes in Sheffield United’s 2-1 loss to Tottenham on Saturday.
Tyler Adams is OUT (Injury) for AFC Bournemouth.
EFL Championship
Duane Holmes started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Preston North End’s 2-1 win over Plymouth Argyle on Saturday.
Lynden Gooch started and played 90 minutes in Stoke City’s 1-0 loss to Norwich City on Saturday.
Haji Wright started and played 75 minutes in Coventry City’s 1-1 draw with Hull City on Friday.
Vaughn Covil did not dress for Hull City.
Josh Sargent is OUT (Injury) for Norwich City.
Daryl Dike is OUT (Injury) for West Bromwich Albion.
League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson did not dress in Bradford City’s 1-1 draw with Harrogate Town on Saturday.
Germany
Bundesliga
Jordan Pefok started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 3-3 draw with Darmstadt on Sunday.
Joe Scally started and played 45 minutes for Gladbach.
John Brooks started and played 90 minutes in Hoffenheim’s 3-1 win over Cologne on Saturday.
Brenden Aaronson came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Union Berlin’s 2-1 loss to Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Kevin Paredes dressed but did not play for Wolfsburg.
Gio Reyna did not dress in Borussia Dortmund’s 4-2 win over Freiburg on Saturday.
Paxten Aaronson came off the bench and played 10 minutes in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 1-1 draw with Bochum on Sunday.
Timmy Chandler did not dress for Eintracht Frankfurt.
2. Bundesliga
Johan Gomez started and played 86 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 3-0 loss to Hertha Berlin on Sunday.
Julian Green started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 74 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 1-1 draw with Nuremberg on Friday.
Terrence Boyd came off the bench and played nine minutes in Kaiserslautern’s 1-1 draw with Karlsruher on Saturday.
Nico Carrera did not dress in Holstein Kiel’s 5-1 loss to St. Pauli on Sunday.
Spain
La Liga
Luca De La Torre started and played 77 minutes in Celta Vigo’s 1-0 loss to Mallorca on Saturday.
Segunda Division
Jonathan Gomez came off the bench and played 22 minutes in CD Mirandes 2-0 loss to Amorebieta on Sunday.
Konrad De La Fuente did not dress (Injury) in Eibar’s 2-0 win over Racing de Ferrol on Sunday.
Italy
Serie A
Christian Pulisic started and played 56 minutes in AC Milan’s 5-1 loss to Inter Milan on Saturday.
Yunus Musah came off the bench and played four minutes for AC Milan.
Weston McKennie started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 72 minutes in Juventus 3-1 win over Lazio on Saturday.
Timothy Weah came off the bench and played 18 minutes for Juventus.
Serie B
Gianluca Busio started and played 90 minutes in Venezia’s 1-0 win over Spezia on Friday.
Tanner Tessmann started and played 45 minutes for Venezia.
Andrija Novakovich started and played 90 minutes in Lecco’s 2-0 loss to Brescia on Saturday.
France
Ligue 1
Folarin Balogun came off the bench, scored ONE GOAL, and played 24 minutes in Monaco’s 2-2 draw with Lorient on Sunday.
Emmanuel Sabbi came off the bench and played 16 minutes in Le Havre’s 0-0 draw with Lyon on Sunday.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Sergino Dest started and played 63 minutes in PSV’s 4-0 win over NEC Nijmegen on Saturday.
Ricardo Pepi came off the bench, scored ONE GOAL, and played seven minutes for PSV.
Malik Tillman dressed but did not play for PSV.
Taylor Booth started and played 90 minutes in FC Utrecht’s 3-1 win over Heracles on Saturday.
Anthony Fontana dressed but did not play in PEC Zwolle’s 1-1 draw with Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday.
Djordje Mihailovic dressed but did not play in AZ Alkmaar’s 2-0 win over Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday.
Eerste Divisie
Justin Che started and played 90 minutes in ADO Den Haag’s 1-1 draw with FC Groningen on Monday.
Scotland
Premiership
Dante Polvara dressed but did not play in Aberdeen’s 2-0 loss to Hearts on Saturday.
Cameron Carter-Vickers is OUT for Celtic (Injury).
Portugal
Primeira Liga
Alex Mendez dressed but did not play in Vizela’s 2-1 loss to Benfica on Saturday.
Denmark
Superliagen
Jonathan Amon dressed but did not play in Lyngby’s 1-0 win over Hvidovre on Sunday.
1. Division
Caden Clark did not dress in Vendsyssel FF’s 1-1 draw with Naestved on Sunday.
Austria
Bundesliga
George Bello started and played 65 minutes in LASK’s 3-1 win over Austria Klagenfurt on Saturday.
Sebastian Soto is OUT (Injury) for Austria Klagenfurt.
Norway
Eliteserien
Sam Rogers started and played 90 minutes in Lillestrom’s 3-1 loss to Sarpsborg on Sunday.
Kobe Hernandez-Foster dressed but did not play in HamKam’s 2-1 loss to Tromso on Sunday.
Christian Cappis dressed but did not play in Molde’s 4-1 win over Odd on Saturday.
Belgium
Pro League
Gabriel Slonina started, made THREE SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Eupen’s 3-1 loss to Standard Liege on Sunday.
Marlon Fossey started and played 90 minutes for Standard Liege.
Bryan Reynolds started and played 80 minutes in Westerlo’s 3-0 loss to Royal Antwerp on Friday.
Griffin Yow did not dress (Injury) for Westerlo.
Sam Vines did not dress (Muscular Injury) for Royal Antwerp.
Mark McKenzie did not dress in Genk’s 2-0 win over Union St. Gilloise on Saturday.
Croatia
1 HNL
Rokas Pukstas is OUT (Injury) for Hajduk Split.
Sweden
Allsvenskan
Joe Gyau started and played 71 minutes in Degerfors 2-0 loss to AIK on Monday.
Hungary
NB I
Henry Wingo and Ferencvaros were off this weekend.
Brazil
Serie A
Johnny Cardoso and Internacional are off until Sept. 21.
Mexico
Liga MX
Alex Zendejas came off the bench, scored ONE GOAL, and played 15 minutes in Club America’s 4-0 win over Chivas de Guadalajara on Saturday.
Sebastian Saucedo came off the bench and played 32 minutes in FC Juarez’s 1-1 draw with Necaxa on Saturday.
I left this site a few years back and just popped back in. It’s so awesome to see this comprehensive list of Americans abroad. I remember a time when there were under 10 guys to report about, and none were in the PL or a top league. It’s great to see how far we’ve come.
Of course this list is missing at least 20 other Americans abroad but by no means do I fault the writer. It’s a good problem to have!
Hi there! I am glad to hear you have started re-reading SBI! We are doing our best to stay active and provide the best content around.
We do apologize if some AA players did not make the list. Feel free to let us know who, and we can add them in.
Some players who haven’t debuted for U.S. Soccer, or who might be out of the USMNT picture entirely we have not decided to keep on the AA report.
Agustin Anello at Sparta Rotterdam. Plays just barely more than Anthony Fontana but he is Olympic eligible.
Benji Michele
Hasn’t played at all this season for Arouca in Portugal. He is American!! …and Portugal has a tough league. (Polvara & others have not played for a national youth team like Benji has).
What the heck happened to De La Fuente. What a downwards spiral after a promising few games at Marseille last year. Not even dressing for a second division team. Freddy Adu trajectory really.
Suffered a hamstring injury in the first game, said to be out for several months.
Ah wasn’t aware. Tough break hope he comes back strong.
Balogun left me shaking my head…the dude is a player. He only played 24 but Oh My was he dominant for those 24 minutes…he had one goal, had another called off for offsides, and didn’t quite make clean contact with a third after he spun his defender and fried him five yards in front of the net.
Those 21 goals he scored last year were clearly no fluke. He could have easily had a hat trick. If Balogun continues like this it wouldn’t shock me overly if Monaco sell Wissam Ben Yedder – who is 33 – on to the Saudi Pro League. The Saudis already tried and whiffed on Ben Yedder this past summer but now that Monaco’s got Balogun you wonder if they’ll be a lot more amenable to selling him. For the kind of dough the Saudis are throwing around they could easily get a new striker plus strengthen their squad other places…I’d definitely be thinking about it.
What was it Bill Walsh once said…that it was far better to sell a guy a year too early than a year too late?
How about Pepi scoring in only 7 minutes on the pitch. I had some doubts about him a year ago, but he has done nothing but impress since.
It was a PK though I believe.
Mat,
“It was a PK though I believe.”
Yes but he had to fight off El Tri’s Hirving Lozano for the privilege. I would have loved to have heard that conversation.
Nice to see that Pepi isn’t going to let some El Tri guy get in his way.
Pefok scored last Sept. 18 and scored this year on. Sept. 16. In between 1 g in 34 app. He has shown the ability to score in bunches before, here’s hoping he goes on another hot streak.