This is a rundown of how Americans in top European elite leagues fared during their last weekend engagements with their respective club side across Europe. Several players playing in lesser divisions or U23/youth leagues are not included in the list. Americans with dual citizenship playing for other national teams were also not included in the compilation. Let's take a brief review on how the “stars and stripes” pros fared.
England
Premier League — Stoke City defensive midfielder Geoff Cameron played the entire 90 Minutes in their 2-0 loss to Swansea.
Middlesbrough goalkeeper Brad Guzan played 90 minutes in the 4-0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth. FA Cup — American defender Cameron Carter-Vickers was not part of the Tottenham Hotspur team that lost 4-2 to Chelsea in the English FA Cup semifinal encounter. Championship — Tim Ream started and played 90 minutes for Fulham in their 4-1 win over Huddersfield Town. Reading FC midfielder Danny Williams started and played 52 minutes in their 3-2 loss to Nottingham Forest. Defender Eric Lichaj played the entire 90+ minutes for Nottingham Forest, while midfielder Gboly Ariyibi did not feature (not even on the bench) for the Forest.
Germany
Bundesliga — midfielder Christian Pulisic played 90 minutes for Borussia Dortmund in their 3-2 away win over Borussia Monchenglabach.
Fabian Johnson did not feature for Monchenglabach. Defender John Brooks started and played the entire minutes for Hertha Berlin in a 1-0 win over Wolfsburg. Hamburg star striker Bobby Wood played the whole 90 minutes in their 2-1 away defeat to Darmstadt. Forward Terrence Boyd did not feature (not even on the bench) for Darmstadt.
Eintracht Frankfurt central midfielder Timmy Chandler played 90 minutes in a 3-1 win over Augsburg, Chandler made an assist in this match. Midfielder Alfredo Morales started and played the entire 90 minutes for Ingolstadt in a thrilling 4-2 loss to Werder Bremen, while forward Aaron Johannson was not part of the Werder Bremen team that won the encounter.
Bundesliga II — Russell Canouse (on loan from Hoffenheim) did not start for Bochum but was later introduced in the 75 minutes in their 2-0 loss to Braunschweig. Forward Andrew Wooten did not feature (not listed in the team roster) for Samdhausen in their 4-0 home win over Karlsruher. Jerome Kiesewetter made the matchday roster (on the bench) for Fortuna Duesseldorf but did not play in their 3-1 loss to St Pauli.
Netherlands
Eredivise — American defender Matt Miazaga (on loan from Chelsea FC) did not feature (not listed in the team roster) for Vitesse in their 2-0 loss to Feyenoord. Desevio Payne was not part of the Groningen team that won 3-2 over Go Ahead Eagles. Eerste Divisie — VVV Venlo central midfielder and youngster Gedion Zelalem (on loan from Arsenal) was on the bench for the entire minutes in their 0-0 draw with Eindhoven.
Shane O'Neill played 90 minutes for NAC Breda in their 0-0 away draw with Emmen.
Other elite European Leagues
Danish Superliga — Rubio Rubin was not part of the Sikeborg roster that lost 2-1 to Viborg, while midfielder George Fochive did not feature for Viborg. Horsens Goalkeeper Steve Clark played the entire 90+ minutes, and midfielder Donor O'Brien started and was later substituted in the 79th minutes in their 3-1 loss to Esbjerg. Swedish Allsvenskan — midfielder Mix Diskerud (on loan from New York City FC) played 90 minutes for IFK Goteborg in their 1-1 away draw with Ostersunds. Defender Brendan Hines-Ike featured 90 minutes for Orebro in their 3-0 away defeat to Elfsborg. Romain Gall did not make Sundsvall roster that drew 0-0 with Hammarby. Norwegian Eliteserien — goalkeeper Alex Horwath was out of action for Brann in their 2-0 win over Lillestrom. Stefan Antonijevic did not feature (on the bench) for Lillestrom.
