Folarin Balogun’s hot run of goalscoring form continued Sunday with the American striker capping off a comeback Ligue 1 draw for AS Monaco.
Balogun scored his 18th goal of the season across all competitions in Monaco’s 2-2 home draw with Auxerre. It marked Balogun’s eighth-consecutive Ligue 1 match with a goal, moving him one match back from tying the league record.
Kevin Danois and Lassine Sinayoko both scored in the first half to give the visitors a 2-0 halftime lead. However, AS Monaco would rally in the second half to earn a share of the spoils.
Ansu Fati trimmed the deficit in the 56th minute before Balogun stepped up from the penalty spot and tied the match three minutes later. Balogun now has 10 goals in his last nine appearances in all competitions.
Despite falling out of the top-six, AS Monaco will take something from the fight back ahead of its final four matches of the season.
Up next for Balogun and his AS Monaco teammates is a trip to Toulouse on April 25 before final matches against Metz, Lille, and Strasbourg.
In England, Brenden Aaronson assisted once in Leeds United’s home triumph over Wolves. Daryl Dike scored in West Brom’s road victory over Preston North End. Tyler Adams featured off the bench in Bournemouth’s win over Newcastle United.
In Germany, Joe Scally scored in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s home draw with Mainz. Malik Tillman came off the bench in Bayer Leverkusen’s home loss to Augsburg.
In Italy, Weston McKennie assisted once in Juventus’ crucial win over Bologna. Christian Pulisic started in AC Milan’s road victory over Hellas Verona. Gianluca Busio and Venezia took another step towards sealing promotion back to Serie A.
In France, Tim Weah came off the bench in Marseille’s loss to Lorient.
In Spain, Pellegrino Matarazzo‘s Real Sociedad defeated Johnny Cardoso and Atletico Madrid in the Copa Del Rey Final.
Elsewhere, Auston Trusty and Celtic advanced to the Scottish Cup Final. Bryan Reynolds and Westerlo lost at home to Genk. Donovan Pines and Grazer picked up one point in Austrian league play against Ried. Alex Zendejas and Danny Leyva both registered assists in Liga MX play. George Bello returned to action for LASK, assisting once off the bench.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
Premier League
Brenden Aaronson started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 78 minutes in Leeds United’s 3-0 win over Wolves on Saturday.
Tyler Adams came off the bench and played 25 minutes in AFC Bournemouth’s 2-1 win over Newcastle United on Saturday.
Antonee Robinson came off the bench and played nine minutes in Fulham’s 0-0 draw with Brentford on Saturday.
Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 0-0 draw with West Ham United on Monday.
EFL Championship
Aidan Morris started and played 90 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 2-2 draw with Ipswich Town on Sunday.
George Campbell started and played 90 minutes in West Bromwich Albion’s 2-0 win over Preston North End on Saturday.
Daryl Dike came off the bench, scored ONE GOAL, and played 20 minutes for West Brom.
Haji Wright came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Coventry City’s 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers on Friday.
Charlie Kelman dressed but did not play in Charlton Athletic’s 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
Patrick Agyemang is OUT FOR SEASON (Achilles Injury) for Derby County.
League One
Lynden Gooch did not dress in Huddersfield Town’s 3-3 draw with Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town’s 1-0 win over Newport County on Saturday.
WSL
The WSL is off until the weekend of April 24-26.
Spain
Copa Del Rey Final
Johnny Cardoso came off the bench and played 42 minutes in Atletico Madrid’s 4-3 penalty shootout loss to Pellegrino Matarazzo‘s Real Sociedad on Saturday. The teams were tied 2-2 after regulation and extra time.
La Liga
Alex Freeman and Villarreal are off until April 23.
Segunda Liga
Konrad De La Fuente started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 64 minutes in AD Ceuta’s 2-2 draw with Real Zaragoza on Saturday.
Germany
Bundesliga
Joe Scally started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 1-1 draw with Mainz on Sunday.
Gio Reyna came off the bench and played 18 minutes for Gladbach.
Lennard Maloney did not dress for Mainz.
Kristoffer Lund came off the bench and played 20 minutes in FC Koln’s 1-1 draw with St. Pauli on Friday.
Malik Tillman came off the bench and played nine minutes in Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-1 loss to Augsburg on Saturday.
Noahkai Banks dressed but did not play for Augsburg.
Damion Downs came off the bench and played seven minutes in Hamburg’s 3-1 loss to Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Cole Campbell dressed but did not play in Hoffenheim’s 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Mathis Albert dressed but did not play for Borussia Dortmund.
Kevin Paredes did not dress in Wolfsburg’s 2-1 win over Union Berlin on Saturday.
Timmy Chandler did not dress in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 3-1 loss to RB Leipzig on Saturday.
James Sands is OUT FOR SEASON for St. Pauli.
2. Bundesliga
Mael Corboz started and played 79 minutes in Arminia Bielefeld’s 1-1 draw with Nuremberg on Saturday.
Maxi Dietz started and played 84 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 3-2 win over Darmstadt on Sunday.
Julian Green came off the bench and played 15 minutes for Furth.
Johan Gomez started and played 90 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 1-1 draw with Hertha Berlin on Sunday.
John Brooks did not dress for Hertha Berlin.
John Tolkin is OUT (Knee Injury) for Holstein Kiel.
3. Liga
Terrence Boyd came off the bench, scored ONE GOAL, and played 30 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim’s 3-3 draw with Wehen Wiesbaden on Sunday.
Mason Toye did not dress in Ingolstadt’s 1-0 loss to Osnabruck on Saturday.
Italy
Serie A
Christian Pulisic started and played 80 minutes in AC Milan’s 1-0 win over Hellas Verona on Sunday.
Weston McKennie started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Juventus’ 2-0 win over Bologna on Sunday.
Yunus Musah dressed but did not play in Atalanta’s 1-1 draw with Roma on Saturday.
Ben Cremaschi is OUT FOR SEASON (Meniscus Injury) for Parma.
Serie B
Gianluca Busio started and played 85 minutes in Venezia’s 3-0 win over Bari on Saturday.
Jonathan Klinsmann started, made ONE SAVE, and played 90 minutes in Cesena’s 2-0 loss to Palermo on Saturday.
Andrija Novakovich came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Reggiana’s 1-0 loss to Padova on Sunday.
France
Ligue 1
Folarin Balogun started, scored ONE PENALTY KICK GOAL, and played 88 minutes in Monaco’s 2-2 draw with Auxerre on Sunday.
Tim Weah came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Marseille’s 2-0 loss to Lorient on Saturday.
Tanner Tessmann came off the bench and played 11 minutes in Lyon’s 2-1 win over PSG on Sunday.
Mark McKenzie is OUT (Suspension) for Toulouse.
Division 1 Feminine
The Division 1 Feminine is off until April 22.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Ricardo Pepi and PSV are off until April 23.
Taylor Booth and FC Twente are off until April 25.
Sergino Dest is OUT (Injury) for PSV.
Scotland
Cup Final
Auston Trusty started and played 120 minutes in Celtic’s 6-2 extra time win St. Mirren on Sunday. Celtic will meet Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Cup Final.
Cameron Carter-Vickers is OUT (Achilles injury).
Portugal
Liga Portugal
Jordan Pefok did not dress in Tondela’s 2-0 loss to FC Porto on Sunday.
Belgium
First Division A
Bryan Reynolds started and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 2-1 loss to Genk on Saturday.
Marlon Fossey is OUT (Injury) for Standard Liege.
Greece
Super League
Erik Palmer-Brown is OUT (Ankle Injury) for Panathinaikos.
Denmark
Superliagen
Matthew Hoppe started and played 90 minutes in Sonderjyske’s 6-0 loss to Brondby on Friday.
Gavin Beavers dressed but did not play for Brondby.
Jonathan Amon dressed but did not play in Vejle’s 4-1 loss to FC Kobenhaven on Sunday.
1. Division
Neil Pierre came off the bench, scored ONE GOAL, and played 45 minutes in Lyngby’s 2-1 win over Hvidovre on Saturday.
Austria
Bundesliga
Sam Adineran started and played 90 minutes in LASK’s 1-1 draw with Sturm Graz on Sunday.
George Bello came off the bench, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 25 minutes for LASK.
Donovan Pines started and played 90 minutes in Grazer AK’s 1-1 draw with Ried on Friday.
Croatia
HNL
Rokas Pukstas started and played 83 minutes in Hajduk Split’s 2-2 draw with Slaven on Friday.
Mexico
Liga MX
Danny Leyva started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Necaxa’s 1-1 draw with Tigres on Friday.
Alex Zendejas started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Club America’s 2-1 win over Toluca on Saturday.
Niko Tsakiris with an assist in San Jose ripping LAFC apart 4-1 tonight. Niko looking ready for the USMNT.
I have been really impressed with 18 year old Snyder Brunell at Seattle this season too. Can play multiple midfield positions.
Not sure how many minutes he’ll get now that Seattle is out of CL. Schmetzer likes to rotate to keep his roster fit and in form so maybe the drop off won’t be huge
Leading MLS in chances created (not Americans in MLS, all players) have to believe the attention Werner draws is helping him get more time to create.
Warner was out injured the past 3 weeks. First MLS game back this weekend. I would imagine Tsakiris numbers will get even better with Werner now healthy.
Americans Not Abroad:
In the mix guys:
-Luna 1g 1a, was very good, RSL are a lot of fun and really took it to SD (without several key defensive players)
-Roldan 2g vs StL
-Ream taken off at half with potential groin issue
-Freese 2 saves -0.50 goals prevented
-M.Robinson 64 mins left down 3-1 to Chicago, was on minutes restriction.
-Celantano 3 saves credit -0.97 goals prevented against Chicago
-Brady, 7 saves credit with 1.99 goals prevented in 3-3 draw with Cincy
-Turner 3 saves 0.18 goals prevented
– Schulte 1 save -0.77 goals prevented (The Crew awful, pay Wilfred whatever it takes to bring him back)
-Arfsten 1g in 2-1 loss to NE
-Berhalter 74 mins 1 post hit in 3-0 win against SKC
Others:
-Sargent had 3 shots saved in 3-3 draw with Austin
-Gozo looks ready, 1 asst in 90 minutes
-Ferreira 1 asst in 37 minutes (started midweek) in 4-1 win
-Red Bull kids tough day Hall, Mehmti, Dos Santos no goal contributions
-Sullivan needs minutes Brad’s offensive system is terrible. To be fair DC is trying to grind out 0-0 draws.
Luna’s goal was not much since it came from an amazingly bad giveaway from the San Diego goalie. I’m 80 and I could have scored that goal..I’m a Luna fan, but things need to be put in perspective.
Well he did show nice quickness and soccer iq to get his foot on that incredibly bad decision by Ferree. He was a problem throughout but SD was down Bambino and McVey.
Balogun, 10g in 10 matches has, there ever been an American striker that consistent in a top league over that long of time? Dempsey had 6 in 6 in 2012, but that was a hat trick, a brace and 1 goal game. Jozy probably came close in his 20+ year at AZ. A majority against top of the league clubs 3g against PSG, 1 each against Lens, Marseille, and Lyon.
JR,
How quickly they forget.
1.) If you throw out his first half year at Fulham, Clint averaged about 12 goals, and 42 appearances across all competitions his entire time at Fulham and one season with Spurs.
Clint remains Fulham’s and the USMNT’s all time leading EPL scorer with 50 EPL goals. That is consistency and remains impressive.
2.) Flo is our best dual since JJ. He may well be our most important player at the World Cup. At Monaco he benefits from their offensive attitude. Adi Hütter emphasizes an aggressive, high-pressing style and prioritizes “going on the offensive” regardless of the opponent. They are the most effective team in Ligue 1 at winning the ball back in the “high zone,” leading to frequent scoring opportunities from turnovers. They often utilize 4-2-2-2 or 3-4-2-1, which flood the midfield with “number 10s” to create a 3-on-2 advantage against opposing defenders. Maybe Pochettino has been taking notes.
3.) AZ was not in a top five league
I know what Clint did in his seasons in England. I just can’t think of a time an American was that consistent scoring 10 in 10. I’m not sure how many have even scored like that in MLS. The most McBride ever had in a season was 12. Pulisic after the Covid shutdown had 8 g+a in 9 matches which might be the closest. Seems like a pretty impressive accomplishment that’s gone relatively unnoticed.
JR,
“Seems like a pretty impressive accomplishment that’s gone relatively unnoticed. ”
Actually, in terms of league games it is 8 in row, which is still fucking awesome considering the next guy on that list is Clint with 3 EPL games in a row.
Pepi has a 4 game run but that is in the Eredivisie.
Josef Martinez has the MLS record with, get this, 15 straight.
Petar Musa (naturalized American/Croatian) had 4 in a row for FC Dallas in 2025.
Brian White has 6 goals in 8 matches but not in a row; I just included since IV is a big fan.
The lack of attention is probably because Lige 1, even with Flo, Tessman and Timo there, doesn’t get the kind of coverage here that Serie A, the EPL, La Liga or the BL does.
There’s certainly should be no doubt who our #1 striker is. And considering that his goals came against top teams and his goal scoring with the national team, he’s a real money player. The question is if the US team can create chances for him in the WC. Too bad Gio Reyna isn’t as good as his father was.