The 2025-26 Americans Abroad season is in its final stretch and for several key U.S. men’s national team players, ending the campaign on a high note is vital.
From Antonee Robinson’s up-and-down role with Premier League side Fulham to Sergino Dest’s race to get back to full fitness, there is zero shortage of storylines to watch over the next few weeks.
Many of the top European leagues have three-to-four weeks left in their schedules, meaning there will be a small turnaround for players before joining up with their respective national teams.
Here is a closer look at the Americans Abroad players that SBI will be keeping a close eye on over the next few weeks:
Antonee Robinson
The 2025-26 season has been one of Antonee Robinson’s toughest in recent time.
Fresh off a 10-assist campaign for Fulham, expectations were high for Robinson to match that total during the current season. However, things have gone the compete opposite direction for the veteran left back, who has just one assist and 22 appearances under his belt for the Cottagers.
Dating back to March 1, Robinson has made only four starts in Marco Silva’s squad, taking a back seat to Ryan Sessegnon.
With Fulham chasing a potential European spot and only four matches left, Robinson will have to finish strong if he wants to enter USMNT camp full of confidence.
Christian Pulisic
Christian Pulisic’s dipping form with AC Milan is a major red flag heading into the FIFA World Cup.
Pulisic has failed to score in his last 16 matches for the Rossoneri, despite delivering a strong first half of the season last fall. The 27-year-old has only one goal contribution in 2026, enduring one of the worst goal-less droughts of his career (tied for the longest match streak without a goal).
Luckily for Pulisic, he has four final matches left with AC Milan to try and turn his form and confidence around.
Massimiliano Allegri’s squad have not yet sealed a UEFA Champions League berth either and could potentially miss out entirely pending how the final stretch goes. AC Milan will need Pulisic firing to solidify a top-four spot, knowing that a continued drought could spell big trouble for him and the club.
Sergino Dest
Sergino Dest has not featured for Dutch champions PSV since March 7 but is trending upward heading into May.
Dest is fighting to get back to full fitness before Mauricio Pochettino names his World Cup roster on May 26. The 25-year-old has been recovering from a knee injury and remains a viable option for the USMNT, should he not suffer a setback.
PSV has already clinched the league title and is its final stretch of three league matches in the Eredivisie. Manager Peter Bosz may not risk Dest’s fitness in the coming weeks, but getting him back and on the training pitch is surely necessary.
Alex Freeman
Fresh from his first start for La Liga club Villarreal, Alex Freeman will now be focused on retaining his spot over the next four weeks.
Freeman played the full 90 minutes on Sunday in Villarreal’s 2-1 home league triumph over Celta Vigo, a result that all but sealed the club’s return to the UEFA Champions League next season. After featuring sparingly off the bench since his arrival from Orlando City, the 21-year-old Freeman now has a golden chance to make the starting spot his.
Freeman is also competing with the aforementioned Dest, Joe Scally, and others for opportunities in Pochettino’s backline, so a strong end of the club season could be what separates him from others in the squad.
Gio Reyna
Gio Reyna’s first season with Borussia Moenchengladbach was expected to help the American attacker get back on track, but it’s been anything but that.
Reyna has made only 17 appearances for Gladbach, who remain in a relegation scrap at the bottom-half of the German Bundesliga. The 23-year-old has failed to register a single goal contribution for his new club, while last making a start back on December 19.
Pochettino has previously stated that he isn’t worried by Reyna’s club role when it comes to the USMNT, but it seems very worrying for a player with just over 500 minutes this season to come into the biggest competition in the world.
Ricardo Pepi
The Ricardo Pepi train is picking up steam and fast.
Pepi is making up for lost time by being back amongst the goals for PSV. The 23-year-old has scored three goals in his last two appearances for the Dutch champions, while also tallying six goals in his 10 appearances this year.
After missing part of the winter schedule due to a broken arm, Pepi has retuned with a vengeance, moving one goal back from his career-best haul for a single-season.
He will surely have chances to tie and break that mark over the next three matches, knowing that he has a great chance to earn a USMNT call-up and come into World Cup duty on a great run of form.