Yanks on Foreign NTs [R]

Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad' started by Dave Marino-Nachison, Sep 4, 2012.

  1. winster

    winster Member

    Jul 7, 2008
    Club:
    Besiktas JK
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Timbers said he was a citizen when they signed him, but they might have meant he was a greencard holder.
     
  2. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    From American Soccer Now, Restrepo is lining himself up to be the #2 keeper for Venezuela:

    Diego Restrepo, the Venezuelan-American goalkeeper, is returning to the United States with hopes of joining a MLS club for the 2013 season. He will train with D.C. United. The end goal is to find his way on to the Venezuelan national team.

    “I think if I go back to the U.S. and play in MLS, I think the opportunity to play for the Venezuelan national team is going to be there just because they really don’t have anyone right now,” Restrepo said Tuesday evening by phone from Venezuela. “Renny Vega was their starting goalie, and now he doesn’t have a job. Dani Hernandez plays in Spain, and he’s become the number one, but really they don’t have a number two, number three goalie, so I think there’s a chance to fight for a spot there, and I think I just need to get minutes to be able to prove myself."
     
  3. yellowbismark

    yellowbismark Member+

    Nov 7, 2000
    San Diego, CA
    Club:
    Club Tijuana
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Forgot to add California-born Boaz Myhill, who plays for Wales. Let in 6 vs Serbia in WCQ last fall.
     
  4. autobus39

    autobus39 Member+

    Jun 28, 2006
    Scranton, PA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Gerson Mayen, Richard Menjivar, and Derby Castillo are on El Salvador's squad for the Copa Centroamericana
     
  5. autobus39

    autobus39 Member+

    Jun 28, 2006
    Scranton, PA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Mason Trafford is on the Canadian squad that will meet the US and Denmark later this month.

    Fuad Ibrahim is with Ethiopia in the African Cup of Nations.
     
  6. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I wasn't familiar with Trafford so I went to get some details. US born, Vancouver raised, UNLV for college. He's been in Finland with IFK Mariehamn for the last 2 years, but looks like he is seeking new pastures.
     
  7. yellowbismark

    yellowbismark Member+

    Nov 7, 2000
    San Diego, CA
    Club:
    Club Tijuana
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    According to mlssoccer.com's "Gringo Report", there's a Bolivian-American who was capped by Bolivia, Alejandro Melean - who plays for Oriente Petrolero
     
  8. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Fuad Ibrahim is on the bench for Ethiopia's ACON match against Zambia. ESPN lists him as "Abdus Ibrahim".
     
  9. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He came on as a sub in the 90th against Zambia. Perhaps the first Yank to appear in an ACON?
     
  10. MHaifa1913

    MHaifa1913 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Metro
    United States
    Dec 21, 1998
    New York, NY, USA
    Club:
    Maccabi Haifa FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I am not 100% sure what Bouna Coundoul or Dipsy Selolwane's status is, but they played in the last AFCON. Before that there was Bakary Soumaré, Abdul Thompson Conteh, Reda Johnson and American by marriage, George Weah!
     
  11. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A quick scroll through their backgrounds shows Reda Johnson might have the best case, depending on how "American" his father was.
     
  12. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I got a chance to see the replay and Fuad came in during the 4th minute of added time and was probably on the field for 25 ticks of the clock. The announcer mistakenly identified him as US-born.
     
  13. new_skin

    new_skin Member

    Aug 2, 2007
    Boston
    Club:
    VfB Stuttgart
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Davide Somma, South Africa
    Paul Rachubka, England (youth)
    Will Yarbrough , Mexico (has been called up, hasn't played yet)
     
  14. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I looked up Somma and found he wasn't happy with the USMNT, saying this back in 2010 when SA faced the US:

    Johannesburg-born Davide Somma, whose parents moved to America as he was 12, was originally keen to represent the United States at the national level. However, he never managed to achieve this dream and following his call-up for the South African national team, he has one thing in mind: to punish the USA.

    “The United States didn’t show much interest in me, so I’d love to get on the field and destroy them,” Somma boldly stated in his first interview with South Africa’s media.

    “I’d like to impress all South Africans with a decent performance and get one over the US for the way they messed me around and didn’t show much interest in me.”

    He only spent about 6-7 years in the US including playing at Tyler JC before heading to Europe on his Italian passport. No idea if he ever got citizenship
     
  15. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Here's another I stumbled across:

    Daryl Ferguson (born 4 June 1985 in Lanham, Maryland)
    Barbados
    Currently on Fredericksburg Hotspur in PDL
    Made one full-team appearance, in the 2008 WC Qualifier against the US (8-0 loss - he scored an own goal)
     
  16. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ernesto Jiménez
    born 28 June 1989 in Miami
    Has made 2 appearances for the Dominican Republic (last in October 2011)
     
  17. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Mason Trafford came in late in the match in today's 4-0 loss to Denmark to earn his first Canadian cap. The two teams met in Tuscon, Arizona.
     
  18. autobus39

    autobus39 Member+

    Jun 28, 2006
    Scranton, PA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  19. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Brent Latham @BrentJavan

    Derby Carillo debut for El Salvador here in Copa Centroamericana today, @EricWynalda10 should be proud. Gerson Mayen also on field for ES.
     
  20. HopperKowalski

    Aug 16, 2012
  21. sakibomb523

    sakibomb523 Member+

    Oct 13, 2009
    Orange County
    Club:
    AS Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    well his dad did play for the Trinidad and Tobago National team
     
  22. Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Won't cap-tie him anyway......................
     
  23. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    But the Gold Cup is just around the corner & T&T has qualified.
     
  24. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This just in:

    Steven Goff SoccerInsider

    Nick DeLeon declined the T&T invitation. Has never been to the island(s). Honored by call-up but not going. #dcu #mls
     
    HopperKowalski and m vann repped this.
  25. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

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