Goals have been few and far between for American defender Joe Scally in Europe but Sunday was one of those memorable moments for him.
Scally scored his first goal of the season as Borussia Moenchengladbach rolled past Augsburg 4-0 in their return to Bundesliga action. It marked the U.S. men’s national team defender’s first goal since October 2023 and his third overall goal contribution this season.
Scally needed just eight minutes to boost the hosts in front, finishing off a rebound in the box for a 1-0 lead.
Kevin Diks extended Gladbach’s lead to 2-0 in the 20th minute before Haris Tabakovic made it 3-0 before halftime. Tabakovic would cap off the scoring from Borussia-Park, giving Eugen Polanski’s squad a four-goal advantage after the hour mark.
Scally, who played 85 minutes as a right wing back, also won six duels and produced three shots in total. The result for Gladbach snapped a three-match losing run and moved them up to 10th place in the league standings.
Hoffenheim awaits for Scally and Gladbach next this Wednesday as a busy return to league action continues.
In England, Antonee Robinson and Fulham advanced past Aidan Morris and Middlesbrough in FA Cup play. Chris Richards and Haji Wright were among those American players to suffer elimination from the tournament. Alyssa Thompson scored in Chelsea’s dominant home WSL win over West Ham United.
In Germany, Malik Tillman went the distance in Bayer Leverkusen’s home loss to Stuttgart. Damion Downs made his Hamburg debut in a road loss to Freiburg. Kevin Paredes made his first Wolfsburg appearance since April 2025.
In Italy, Christian Pulisic and AC Milan used a late equalizer to tie Fiorentina. Yunus Musah featured off of the bench in Atalanta’s home win.
Elsewhere, Ricardo Pepi scored in PSV’s win over Excelsior, but left the match with a broken arm. Sergino Dest went the distance for PSV. Danny Leyva made his Necaxa debut in a road win over Santos Laguna. Auston Trusty and Celtic got back to winning ways against Dundee United.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
FA Cup
Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 2-1 loss to Macclesfield on Saturday.
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town’s 2-0 loss to Leicester City on Saturday.
Antonee Robinson came off the bench and played 30 minutes in Fulham’s 3-1 win over Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Aidan Morris started and played 90 minutes for Middlesbrough.
Haji Wright started and played 73 minutes in Coventry City’s 1-0 loss to Stoke City on Saturday.
Charlie Kelman started and played 66 minutes in Charlton Athletic’s 5-1 loss to Chelsea on Saturday.
Gabriel Slonina did not dress for Chelsea.
Daryl Dike started and played 60 minutes in West Bromwich Albion’s 6-5 penalty shootout win over Swansea City on Sunday. The teams were tied 2-2 after extra time.
George Campbell came off the bench and played 43 minutes for West Brom.
Patrick Agyemang came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Derby County’s 3-1 loss to Leeds United on Sunday.
Brenden Aaronson came off the bench and played one minute for Leeds United.
Dom Dwyer dressed but did not play in Mansfield Town’s 4-3 win over Sheffield United on Sunday.
Josh Sargent did not dress Norwich City’s 5-1 win over Walsall on Sunday.
Tyler Adams is OUT (MCL Injury) for Bournemouth.
Caleb Wiley is OUT (Injury) for Watford.
League One
Lynden Gooch started and played 90 minutes in Huddersfield Town’s 1-0 loss to Stockport County on Saturday.
WSL
Alyssa Thompson started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 61 minutes in Chelsea’s 5-0 win over West Ham United on Sunday.
Naomi Girma started and played 90 minutes for Chelsea.
Catarina Macario did not dress for Chelsea.
Phallon Tullis-Joyce started, made SIX SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Manchester United’s 0-0 draw with Arsenal on Saturday.
Emily Fox started and played 83 minutes for Arsenal.
Spain
Segunda Liga
Konrad De La Fuente dressed but did not play in AD Ceuta’s 2-1 loss to Malaga on Sunday.
Germany
Bundesliga
Joe Scally started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 85 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 4-0 win over Augsburg on Sunday.
Noahkai Banks started and played 90 minutes for Augsburg.
Gio Reyna came off the bench and played five minutes for Gladbach.
Malik Tillman started and played 90 minutes in Bayer Leverkusen’s 4-1 loss to Stuttgart on Saturday.
Damion Downs started and played 78 minutes in Hamburg’s 2-1 loss to Freiburg on Saturday.
Kristoffer Lund came off the bench and played 15 minutes in FC Koln’s 2-2 draw with Heidenheim on Saturday.
Kevin Paredes came off the bench and played 11 minutes in Wolfsburg’s 8-1 loss to Bayern Munich on Sunday.
Lennard Maloney came off the bench and played five minutes in Mainz’s 2-2 draw with Union Berlin on Saturday.
Cole Campbell and Hoffenheim’s scheduled match with Werder Bremen was postponed on Saturday.
James Sands and St. Pauli’s scheduled match with RB Leipzig was postponed on Saturday.
Timmy Chandler did not dress in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 3-3 draw with Borussia Dortmund on Friday.
Italy
Serie A
Christian Pulisic started and played 90 minutes in AC Milan’s 1-1 draw with Fiorentina on Sunday.
Weston McKennie started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Juventus’ 5-0 win over Cremonese on Monday.
Yunus Musah came off the bench and played 23 minutes in Atalanta’s 2-0 win over Torino on Saturday.
Ben Cremaschi dressed but did not play in Parma’s 2-1 win over Lecce on Sunday.
Serie B
Jonathan Klinsmann started, made THREE SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Cesena’s 1-0 loss to Empoli on Saturday.
Gianluca Busio started and played 90 minutes in Venezia’s 3-1 win over Reggiana on Saturday.
Andrija Novakovich came off the bench and played 45 minutes for Reggiana.
France
Coupe De France
Folarin Balogun started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Monaco’s 3-1 win over Orleans on Saturday.
Tanner Tessmann started and played 90 minutes in Lyon’s 2-1 win over Lille on Sunday.
Mark McKenzie started and played 90 minutes in Toulouse’s 6-5 penalty kick shootout win over Angers on Saturday. The teams were tied 1-1 after regulation.
Tim Weah and Marseille are off until January 13.
Coupe De France Feminine
Lindsey Heaps started and played 90 minutes in Lyon’s 6-0 win over Saint-Etienne on Sunday.
Korbin Shrader, Lily Yohannes did not feature for Lyon.
Eva Gaetino dressed but did not play in PSG’s 2-0 win over Lille on Sunday.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Sergino Dest started and played 90 minutes in PSV’s 5-1 win over Excelsior on Saturday.
Ricardo Pepi started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 26 minutes for PSV. Pepi left the match with a fractured arm.
Zach Booth did not dress for Excelsior.
Taylor Booth did not dress in FC Twente’s 1-1 draw with PEC Zwolle on Saturday.
Scotland
Premiership
Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 4-0 win over Dundee United on Saturday.
Dante Polvara started and played 90 minutes in Aberdeen’s 2-0 loss to Rangers on Sunday.
Cameron Carter-Vickers is OUT (Achilles injury).
Portugal
Liga Portugal
Jordan Pefok started and played 90 minutes before in Tondela’s 1-0 loss to Moreirense on Sunday.
Mexico
Liga MX
Danny Leyva started and played 90 minutes in Necaxa’s 3-1 win over Santos Laguna on Saturday.
Richie Ledezma started and played 62 minutes in Chivas’ 2-0 win over Pachuca on Saturday.
Alex Zendejas did not dress in Club America’s 0-0 draw with Club Tijuana on Friday.
Sounds like Josh Sargent is headed to Toronto.
Reportedly for $18 million, that’s a big fee for MLS. But smaller than Wolfsburg supposedly offered Norwich this summer.
True. But Sargent didn’t want the move. He has been eyeing MLS the past couple of years. Im sure he will get a nice pay raise. And Norwich can reinvest that money.
I’m not sure he’ll make much more. He’s making 1.7 now or 2.1 with bonuses. Hard to find an exact comparable but Mihailovic in Toronto makes 2.1 and Paxten Aaronson makes 2 million coming home from Europe. I could see 3-3.5 since Toronto historical over spend, so double your salary is pretty good. Comparable if not less than Wolfsburg likely offered. Certainly enough you could live in Toronto during the season and have some leftover for that Florida home in the offseason.
Most Bundesliga salaries arent big. My guess Toronto will pay him close to 4 mil a year.
Average Bundesliga salary is 1.7 Euros.
That’s interesting.
Not really much difference between the Championship or MLS in terms of level these days…MLS teams are better players 1-11, Championship squads significantly deeper players 12-24.
Sargent’s been ice-cold in the Championship lately, so it’s not a slam-dunk he turns it around coming back to MLS – actually, well, coming to MLS, since he’s never been here before. So I’m genuinely curious how well he does this side of the pond…another data point, as I like to say, in how various leagues stack up against each other. But if he’s expecting a step down in level and easy pickings he may be surprised.
2tone don’t be so lazy. Wolfsburg team average 2.1 million euros and they have ten players that make over 3 million. They’re starter before injury Amoura makes 4.7 million euros, so Josh would have been in the 3-5 range at Wolfsburg.
Q: I think he’ll be fine, if Toronto have a plan to get him the ball in good spots. Sam Surridge was primarily a Championship player and was one of the top scorers last year. Coincidentally, his scoring picked up once Bj Callahan got there. I’m not sure Robin Fraser in Toronto is known for his offensive tactics. Latte Lah did not have a good first year after back to back double digit goals in the Championship, but Atlanta was terrible. Will Tata help him be more productive this year?