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Americans Abroad Player of the Week: Malik Tillman

Bayer Leverkusen scored early and often in Saturday’s road triumph over Wolfsburg, a result that saw U.S. men’s national team midfielder Malik Tillman deliver his best performance yet as a member of the team.

Malik Tillman had a say in two of Bayer Leverkusen’s goals in a 3-1 victory in Bundesliga play. Tillman earned SBI Americans Abroad Player of the Week honors in the process.

Tillman set up Jonas Hofmann for Leverkusen’s opening goal before slotting home his third league goal of the campaign to wrap up the three points. The 23-year-old only played 64 minutes on the day, but left the match with valuable confidence as Kasper Hjulmand’s squad moved up to second place in the Bundesliga standings.

Tillman now has four goal contributions in 11 appearances across all competitions this season.

He will now aim to carry his productive performance over to a midweek UEFA Champions League trip to Manchester City. Bayer Leverkusen are 1-2-1 in four UCL matches so far this campaign and know a victory against the fourth-ranked Citizens could lead to a spark up the table.

Here is a closer look at this week’s top Americans Abroad performances:


Gianluca Busio


Make it back-to-back goalscoring performances for American midfielder Gianluca Busio.

Busio scored Venezia’s opening goal on Saturday in an eventual 2-0 road win over Padova. The former Sporting KC homegrown midfielder logged a strong 90 minutes in the result, creating the most chances (3) and passes (60).

Consecutive victories for Venezia have them sitting fifth in the Serie B standings.


Tim Weah


Over two months since his last Marseille goal, Tim Weah was on the scoresheet in Ligue 1 play for the first time this season.

Weah logged his first league goal of the campaign as Marseille rolled past Nice 5-1 on Friday. The USMNT winger/wingback logged a full 90 minutes in the match, delivering a confident finish into the top-left corner for a then 4-0 Marseille lead.

Now Weah and Marseille will turn their attention towards UCL play this week.


Christian Pulisic


AC Milan picked up a major derby win on Sunday with Christian Pulisic playing the hero once again,

Pulisic scored the Rossoneri’s winning goal in a 1-0 Milan Derby triumph over rivals Inter. The USMNT attacker played 78 minutes, scoring off of a rebound in the second half.

It marked Pulisic’s third goal in his eighth-career match vs. Inter.


Jonathan Tomkinson


Saturday marked a memorable day for Jonathan Tomkinson.

Tomkinson scored his first senior goal as Cheltenham Town defeated Bristol Rovers 1-0 in League Two action. The 23-year-old logged 90 minutes in the result as Steve Cotterill’s squad moved out of the relegation zone.

Tomkinson has made seven appearances for the club since joining as a free agent signing.


What did you think of this weekend’s slate of Americans Abroad action? Is there anyone else deserving of a shout on this list?

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