Leeds United missed out on promotion back to the English Premier League last May and now kicks off a new opportunity this weekend.
Brenden Aaronson and the rest of Daniel Farke’s squad welcomes Portsmouth to Elland Road on Saturday. Aaronson is back in West Yorkshire after spending last season on loan at Union Berlin. The U.S. men’s national team attacker scored two goals and added two assists in the Bundesliga campaign, helping Union Berlin fight off relegation.
Now with a new opportunity to be a consistent player at Leeds, Aaronson will seek a strong start on Saturday against newly promoted Portsmouth.
Elsewhere in England, Auston Trusty and Sheffield United visit Preston North End.
In Italy, Tanner Tessmann, Gianluca Busio and Venezia kick off their competitive schedule in Coppa Italia play.
In Scotland, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Celtic visit Hibernian.
Elsewhere, Jonathan Amon and Christian Cappis continue their league schedule in Denmark. George Bello and LASK take on Rheindorf Altach.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
EFL Championship
Auston Trusty and Sheffield United visit Duane Holmes and Preston North End on Friday.
Brenden Aaronson and Leeds United host Portsmouth on Saturday.
Haji Wright and Coventry City visit Lynden Gooch and Stoke City on Saturday.
Aidan Morris and Middlesbrough host Swansea City on Saturday.
Ethan Horvath and Cardiff City host Sunderland on Saturday.
Josh Sargent and Norwich City visit Oxford United on Saturday.
Reggie Cannon and QPR host West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
Daryl Dike is OUT FOR SEASON (Achilles injury) for West Bromwich Albion.
League One
Donovan Pines, Gabriel Slonina and Barnsley host Mansfield Town on Friday.
Italy
Coppa Italia
Tanner Tessmann, Gianluca Busio and Venezia visit Brescia on Sunday.
Kristoffer Lund and Palermo visit Parma on Sunday.
Nicholas Gioacchini and Como visit Sampdoria on Sunday.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Malik Tillman, Ricardo Pepi and PSV host RKC Waalwijk on Saturday.
Taylor Booth, Paxten Aaronson and FC Utrecht host Anthony Fontana and PEC Zwolle on Sunday.
Germany
2. Bundesliga
Julian Green and Greuther Furth host Prueben Munster on Sunday.
Johan Gomez and Eintracht Braunschweig host Magdeburg on Sunday.
3. Liga
Terrence Boyd and Waldhof Mannheim host Viktoria Kola on Saturday.
Belgium
Pro League
Bryan Reynolds and Westerlo host Union St. Gilloise on Saturday.
Mark McKenzie and Genk host Club Brugge on Sunday.
Marlon Fossey and Standard Liege host Mechelen on Friday.
Austria
Bundesliga
George Bello and LASK host Rheindorf Altach on Saturday.
Scotland
Premiership
Cameron Carter-Vickers and Celtic visit Hibernian on Sunday.
Dante Polvara is OUT (Injury) for Aberdeen.
Switzerland
Super League
Konrad De La Fuente and Lausanne visit FC Zurich on Sunday.
Norway
Eliteserien
Sam Rogers and Lillestrom host Molde on Sunday.
Croatia
1. HNL
Rokas Pukstas and Hajduk Split visit NK Lokomotiva on Sunday.
Denmark
Superliagen
Jonathan Amon and Lyngby visit Nordsjaelland on Sunday.
Christian Cappis and Brondby host Aarhus on Sunday.
International
Leagues Cup Round of 32
Frankie Amaya and Toluca host Houston Dynamo on Friday.
Richie Ledezma being listed as the starter RB for PSV today. We’ll see if that is where he lines up, but surprising to see him in the starting lineup.
Richie did play 70 mins at RB. Overall not asked to do much defending as PSV had a lot of the ball. His replacement Teze’s(rumored to be headed to Monaco) weak clearance header led to RKC goal.
Bundesliga doesn’t start this week….hahaha I know that Johnny. The Dortmund / Villareal game was not even listed as a friendly and the halves were just 30 mins a piece. So I don’t know why Reyna was even playing as Borussia Dortmund had reportedly decided to permanently part ways with him this summer and they picked up another American Cole Campbell (18)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK7sS47y2SY
I don’t know what he’s waiting for
I don’t think they listed any friendlies. I watched parts of the Dortmund match with Villarreal. Who doesn’t love The Yellow Submarine vs The Yellow Wall. There’s another American potentially Tyler Meiser who is a CB/DM will play with Campbell on the U19s played with Dortmund in their earlier friendlies before regulars got back. They did play 120 minutes, 30 minute quarters not halves. Gio 77 mins.
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Maybe Sahin wants to see what he’s got.
WHERE IS GIOVANNI REYNA???? Can a player just be talented but just unlucky?
Like what gives?
Bundesliga doesn’t start this week. I think they have a friendly with Aston Villa. Gio started friendly Tuesday with Brandt being held out for rest.
It’s really , really hard to get a job in the first team of these top 5 league teams in Europe.
American fans think that if you are a USMNT regular that European teams will just fall all over each to sign you.
That’s not true.
With those clubs there is almost always someone younger or cheaper, or better who can be found. That said, it was not that long ago that many here thought Pulisic was washed up. And remember that he has had only one standout season. He needs to build on that to insure a happy ending to his narrative.