U.S. Players in German Bundesliga: 2022/23 weekly update
In 2021/22, how did people like Gio Reyna, Tyler Adams, Joe Scally, and Julian Green fare?
Despite the fact that German soccer teams are currently employing an increasing number of Americans, how are players like Gio Reyna, Jordan, and Joe Scally faring during the 2022–2023 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 seasons?
Clevpicks.com takes a look at their performances so far during the 2022/23 campaign…
Gio Reyna
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Position: Midfielder
Age: 19
Bundesliga games this season: 4
Starts: 0
2022/23
Returning from a series of muscular injuries that plagued his 2021/22 campaign, Reyna has been restricted to four substitute appearances so far this season.
Last matchday
Reyna was not part of the squad on Matchday 8 as BVB lost 3-2 in Cologne.
Jordan
Club: Union Berlin
Position: Forward
Age: 26
Bundesliga games this season: 7
Starts: 7
2022/23
Following his summer transfer from Young Boys to Union Berlin, Jordan made an immediate impact in the Bundesliga. He scored just 30 minutes into his season debut as Union Berlin defeated Hertha Berlin in the Berlin derby, and he added a second goal in a memorable 2-1 victory over RB Leipzig on Matchday 3. He has already contributed two assists and three goals to the campaign.
Last matchday
Jordan played the full 90 minutes for the first time on Matchday 8 as Union slipped to their first defeat of the season away to Eintracht Frankfurt.
In the summer of 2022, Jordan Pefok transferred from Young Boys of Berne to Union Berlin, where he scored on his Bundesliga debut.
Timothy Chandler
Club: Eintracht Frankfurt
Position: Full-back
Age: 32
Bundesliga games this season: 3
Starts: 0
2022/23
Prior to making late cameo appearances against Werder Bremen, RB Leipzig, and VfB Stuttgart, Chandler was an unused substitute in Frankfurt’s first three Bundesliga games.
Last matchday
The Eagles defeated Union 2-0 on Matchday 8, but Chandler was not a member of the team.
Timothy Chandler has established himself as a valuable team member for Eintracht Frankfurt.
Joe Scally
Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach
Position: Right-back
Age: 19
Bundesliga games this season: 8
Starts: 8
2022/23
In his team’s victory in the first round of the DFB Cup, Scally scored his first goal of the year. Since then, the teenager has started each of Gladbach’s league and cup games in 2022/23.
Last matchday
In Matchday 8’s trip to Werder Bremen, the American full-back started but was removed in the 77th minute in a humiliating 5-1 loss.
Justin Che
Club: Hoffenheim
Position: Centre-back
Age: 18
Bundesliga games this season: 0
Starts: 0
2022/23
Che hasn’t appeared in a TSG matchday lineup yet this season.
Last matchday
In his six appearances for Hoffenheim’s reserves so far this season, the 18-year-old has primarily played right defender.
Justin Che (left) has frequently played for Hoffenheim’s reserve team as well as a few times for the seniors.
Kevin Paredes
Club: Wolfsburg
Position: Full-back
Age: 19
Bundesliga games this season: 4
Starts: 0
2022/23
Prior to making his first appearance of the 2022–23 season on Matchday 3 as a 76th-minute substitute in the Wolves’ 0-0 tie with Schalke, Paredes missed Wolfsburg’s opening two games of the regular season.
Last matchday
In the 76th minute of Wolfsburg’s dramatic 3-2 victory over VfB Stuttgart at home, the 19-year-old came on to replace Jakub Kaminski.
On the periphery of the Wolfsburg senior team is Kevin Paredes.
Julian Green
Club: Greuther Fürth
Position: Forward
Age: 27
Bundesliga games this season: 9
Starts: 7
2022/23
Green opened the Bundesliga 2 season with a goal and has since been in and out of the lineup.
Last matchday
On Matchday 11, the former Bayern player played the whole 90 minutes at Jahn Regensburg and assisted teammate Simon Asta in tying the score at 2-2 in the 74th minute.
On the first day of the Bundesliga 2 season against Holstein Kiel, Julian Green (l.) made his debut.
Timothy Tillman
Club: Greuther Fürth
Position: Midfield
Age: 23
Bundesliga games this season: 11
Starts: 7
2022/23
Tillman, who has appeared on the Clover Leaves’ squad sheet frequently thus far this season, scored his sole goal for 2022/23 on Matchday 1.
Last matchday
On Matchday 11, the young American entered the game off the bench for the third time in a row, playing the final 23 minutes in a 2-2 draw at Jahn Regensburg.
By scoring on Matchday 1, Timothy Tillman (c.) got the season off to a great start.
Lennard Maloney
Club: Heidenheim
Position: Defender
Age: 22
Bundesliga games this season: 10
Starts: 8
2022/23
Tillman, who has appeared on the Clover Leaves’ squad sheet frequently thus far this season, scored his sole goal for 2022/23 on Matchday 1.
Last matchday
Maloney started for Heidenheim in their 0-0 draw away to St. Pauli until being replaced in stoppage time.
This season, Lennard Maloney (right) of Heidenheim hopes to make an impact on opposing defenses.
George Bello
Club: Arminia Bielefeld
Position: Left-back
Age: 20
Bundesliga games this season: 9
Starts: 2
2022/23
Since Bielefeld was demoted from the top division, Bello has appeared in nine of their eleven games.
Last matchday
Bastian Oczipka was substituted at left defender for the second half of Bielefeld’s 2-1 home loss to Karlsruhe by the seven-time USA international.
Terrence Boyd
Club: Kaiserslautern
Position: Forward
Age: 31
Bundesliga games this season: 10
Starts: 10
2022/23
After 10 games, Boyd has five goals and two assists.
Last matchday
Boyd played the entire 90 minutes as the Red Devils tied fellow promoted team Eintracht Braunschweig 1-1 on Matchday 10 to make it five consecutive draws.
Ricardo Pepi
Club: Augsburg
Position: Forward
Age: 19
Bundesliga games this season: 4
Starts: 1
2022/23
Pepi came on as a late replacement in each of Augsburg’s first three Bundesliga games before taking the field against Hoffenheim on Matchday 4.
Last matchday
At the conclusion of the summer transfer window, the Texan teen made a loan move to Groningen in the Netherlands.
Ricardo Pepi of Augsburg had eight attempts at goal in the second half of 2021–2022.
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Justin Butler – Ingolstadt
Isaiah Young – RW Essen
Michael Wentzel – Gladbach reserves
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