Here’s a bullet-point rundown of the USMNT players whose clubs were in action this week (Monday through Thursday). I divided players by position groups (for me personally, that helps my depth-chart-oriented brain to process this information most usefully). Within position groups, players are listed in order of when their games took place.
Strikers
Injured: Folarin Balogun (mid-March), Ricardo Pepi (out for season), Jordan Pefok (mid-March), Duncan McGuire (mid-May)
- Josh Sargent was named Norwich City’s player of the month after scoring 5 of Norwich’s 7 goals in February.
- Jesús Ferreira played 74 minutes and added an assist as the Seattle Sounders cruised past Antigua GFC 3-1 on Wednesday night, making it 6-2 on aggregate as the Sounders advanced in Concacaf Champions Cup.
Wingers and attacking mids
Injured: Malik Tillman (unknown), Haji Wright (mid-March), Kevin Paredes (mid-March), Luca Koleosho (back in training)
- Brenden Aaronson played 58 minutes in Leeds United’s 3-1 win over Sheffield United on Monday afternoon.
- Djordje Mihailovic played the full 90 as the Colorado Rapids lost 0-1 to LAFC on Tuesday night, eliminating them from Concacaf Champions Cup.
- Tim Weah played the full 90 as Juventus lost to Empoli on penalties Wednesday afternoon.
- Diego Luna played 31 minutes off the bench as Real Salt Lake lost 1-2 to CS Herediano on Wednesday night, knocking RSL out of Concacaf Champions Cup.
- Cade Cowell played 30 minutes off the bench as Chivas lost 1-3 to San Luis on Wednesday night.
- Christian Pulisic played 29 minutes off the bench as AC Milan lost 1-2 to Bologna on Thursday afternoon.
Center mids
Injured: James Sands (mid-July)
- Tyler Adams played the full 90 in Bournemouth’s 1-2 loss to Brighton on Tuesday afternoon.
- Aidan Morris played the full 90 as Middlesbrough defeated Stoke City 3-1 on Tuesday afternoon.
- Benja Cremaschi played 21 minutes off the bench in Inter Miami’s 3-1 win over Sporting KC on Tuesday night in Concacaf Champions Cup. Miami won 4-1 on aggregate to advance.
- Rokas Pukštas played 61 minutes in Hajduk Split’s 1-3 loss to Rijeka on Wednesday.
- Weston McKennie played the full 90 as Juventus lost to Empoli on penalties Wednesday afternoon.
- Yunus Musah played the full 90 in AC Milan’s 1-2 loss to Bologna on Thursday afternoon.
Fullbacks
Injured: Sergiño Dest (back in training), Caleb Wiley (mid-March)
- Antonee Robinson played 18 minutes off the bench in Fulham’s 2-1 win over Wolves on Tuesday afternoon.
- Reggie Cannon played the full 90 in the Colorado Rapids’ loss to LAFC on Tuesday night.
- Richy Ledezma played the full 90 in PSV’s 1-2 loss to Go Ahead Eagles on Wednesday afternoon.
Center-backs
Injured: Jalen Neal (mid-April), Matt Miazga (late June)
- 18-year-old Matai Akinmboni was once again an unused sub for Bournemouth in their 1-2 loss to Brighton on Tuesday afternoon.
- Chris Richards played the full 90 in Crystal Palace’s 4-1 defeat of Aston Villa on Tuesday afternoon.
- Cameron Carter-Vickers played the full 90 in a 5-1 Celtic win over Aberdeen on Tuesday afternoon.
- Auston Trusty also played the full 90 for Celtic in the Aberdeen win.
- Miles Robinson played 45 minutes in FC Cincinnati’s 1-1 draw with Motagua on Wednesday night in Concacaf Champions Cup. Cincinnati advanced 5-2 on aggregate.
- Jackson Ragen played the full 90 as the Seattle Sounders won 3-1 over Antigua GFC on Wednesday night.
Goalkeepers
Injured: Gaga Slonina (early March), Drake Callender (late March)
- Matt Turner was an unused sub in Crystal Palace’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa on Tuesday afternoon.
- Ethan Horvath played the full 90, keeping a 1-save clean sheet in Cardiff’s 1-0 win over Hull City on Tuesday afternoon – Horvath’s first EFL Championship appearance in over 5 months!
- Diego Kochen was an unused sub in FC Barcelona’s 4-4 draw with Atlético Madrid on Tuesday afternoon.
- Zack Steffen played the full 90, making 3 saves in the Colorado Rapids’ 0-1 loss to LAFC on Tuesday night.
- Roman Celentano was an unused substitute in FC Cincinnati’s 1-1 draw with Motagua on Wednesday night. It looks liks Cincy gave backup Evan Louro a rare game, since they already led 4-1 on aggregate.
What were your takeaways from this weekend? What changes would you make to the format of these articles? Hit the comments to discuss.
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