The official "Some site says this guy is a Yank" detective work thread

Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad' started by Dave Marino-Nachison, May 23, 2013.

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  1. Dave Marino-Nachison

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  4. USvsIRELAND

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    #54 USvsIRELAND, Oct 24, 2013
  5. Elninho

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    Sacramento Republic FC
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    Oct 30, 2000
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #55 Elninho, Oct 25, 2013
    It's tough to identify anyone because it's such a common name and the only birth date information is the year 1991. I tried searching for college players named Michael Smith and found a bunch. But I'm guessing that, if the guy at BI/Bolungarvik is American, he's the Michael Smith who played for NC State from 2009 through 2011 and UNC Pembroke in 2012. The 1991 birth year listed on the club website matches that class, and the NC State and UNC Pembroke player is the only one of the recent Michael Smiths in college soccer to be listed as a midfielder. And over the last decade or so I've known of a number of players from various North Carolina colleges who played a year or two in Iceland before moving on to non-soccer careers (mostly women, but a few men too).
     
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  6. Dave Marino-Nachison

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  7. Testudo

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    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #57 Testudo, Oct 25, 2013
    Brother born in Denver in 1991:
    http://www.denverpioneers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18600&ATCLID=205498633

    Lists Aurora as his hometown on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/sabri.abdulgasem

    Graduated HS in 2008 in Aurora, CO:
    http://www.classmates.com/people/sabri-abdulgasem/8734132140

    Google Translate:

    Sabri Abdulgasem signed for Igman Konjic
    Thursday, 05 September 2013 23:25
    • Talented midfielder Sabri Abdulgasem, originally from Libya, which, except in Libya played in America signed an allegiance with Igman Konjic for one year.
    [​IMG]
    http://bhfudbal.ba/bih-vijesti/1-li...-abdulgasem-potpisao-za-igman-iz-konjica.html

    I guess there's a chance he's the Diego Fagundez of Libya, but I'm going with YA on this one.

    Google Translate: "Roberto Iraheta, managing director of UES, confirmed this afternoon that the team signed three players for this tournament.... This is the Colombian Cristian Gil Mosquera, Ronald national Ascencio and Lionzio Salvadoran-American Steven Benitez."
    http://www.elgrafico.com/Mobile/el-universidad--con-tres-nuevas-caras-para-el-apertura

    I'm going with 2 for 2 for DMN.
     
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  8. Dave Marino-Nachison

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  9. ussoccer97531

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    #59 ussoccer97531, Nov 11, 2013
    He probably has some American connection. That was the website where I found the kid with an American connection at Inter Milan. No where else was there any hint that the kid was American, but evidently he is eligible for the USA. I bet thats the case with this kid.
     
  10. Dave Marino-Nachison

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    Jun 9, 1999
    #60 Dave Marino-Nachison, Nov 12, 2013
    You are of course entitled to think whatever you want, but the entire point of this thread (as pretty clearly stated in the first post) is to not assume that the database web sites are correct. In more than a decade of poking around the web looking for YAs, I've found enough cases where they are wrong -- sometimes for fairly basic reasons -- that I started this thread to help unwind that and actually be certain before starting threads on guys.

    As pertains to Mueller -- I recently realized we had a thread on him already that contained a bit more information. (In fact, that thread might have been the one that led to this one.)

    https://www.bigsoccer.com/community/threads/miles-muller-at-schalke.1969673/

    And a post with some information:

    Miles Muller at Schalke?
     
  11. Dave Marino-Nachison

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  12. Dave Marino-Nachison

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    #62 Dave Marino-Nachison, Nov 20, 2013
    Soccer Talents says an '88 named Jordan Abraham at a Belgian lower-division team called RA Leuze-Lignette is American.

    http://www.soccer-talents.com/Jordan_Abraham-3_7-180032-12.html

    The club says he's Belgian.

    http://www.larall.be/index.php/les-equipes.html?func=showPlayer&p=11&pid=18

    My guess is this one is wrong. ST is linking to the Facebook page of a guy who looks too young to be 25, and lives in California.

    A site called Zamante says he's American, but it's unclear how they would know this.

    http://www.zamante.com/us/profile/soccer-player/jordanabraham
     
  13. Dave Marino-Nachison

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  14. Dave Marino-Nachison

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    #64 Dave Marino-Nachison, Nov 22, 2013
    Former NYRB HG Giorgi Chirgadze is now with Metallurgist Rustavi in his native Georgia, according to Transfermarkt.

    http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/giorgi-chirgadze/profil/spieler_157988.html

    He's not listed on their first team roster page:

    http://fcm.ge/?page_id=2195

    Also not sure he's a Yank, but he may be. From 2011:

    Born in the European nation of Georgia, the left winger is a cultured player who currently holds a green card.

    “I’ve had it for six years, I hope next year to have my citizenship,” Chirgadze said. “I’d like to play for the national team here, play for the Red Bulls.”​

    http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2011/09/chirgadze-trying-work-way-back-mix
     
  15. Dave Marino-Nachison

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  16. Tom Collingsworth

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    Jun 14, 2011
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    United States
    #66 Tom Collingsworth, Dec 8, 2013
    Can anyone confirm Benjamin Arnold with 1. FC Kaiserslautern's U-19 team national status?
     
  17. Zak1FCK

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    Aug 23, 2005
    Milwaukee
    Club:
    FC Kaiserslautern
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #67 Zak1FCK, Dec 8, 2013
    From the club website, with that last name and mixed race he could have an American father. I will do some digging.

    Benjamin Arnold | Mittelfeld
    [​IMG]
    Geburtsdatum25.09.1995
    GeburtsortKaiserslautern
    NationalitätDeutscher
    Größe (cm)175
    Gewicht (kg)68
    beim FCK seit07/2009
     
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  18. Tom Collingsworth

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    North Carolina
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #68 Tom Collingsworth, Dec 8, 2013
    I saw on another website, a fairly reliable one, that he was German-American. I don't have 100% certainty though so if you could do some digging that would be great.
     
  19. Zak1FCK

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    Aug 23, 2005
    Milwaukee
    Club:
    FC Kaiserslautern
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #69 Zak1FCK, Dec 8, 2013
    I saw that, the same guy who did the story on Christian Albelo is the one who posted that on the same website but he had not supporting information. His Facebook is in both English and German, but that really does not mean very much. The club lists him as German, but they did the same for Wooten until he got the call up for the US U-23 team. He was born in Kaiserslautern, but went to High school in Landstuhl which still has the Army base. If only there was an American on Kaiserslautern's U-19 team that could confirm it...

    I will contact my club sources and see what I can come up with.
     
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  20. Zak1FCK

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    Aug 23, 2005
    Milwaukee
    Club:
    FC Kaiserslautern
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #70 Zak1FCK, Dec 10, 2013
    He is an American. I am trying to get the details, but I have confirmation he is an American.
     
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  21. USvsIRELAND

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    #71 USvsIRELAND, Dec 26, 2013
    Bumping this so Tab sees it. Also, awesome job @Zak1FCK
     
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  22. Zak1FCK

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    #72 Zak1FCK, Dec 26, 2013
    I do what I can.
     
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  23. Dave Marino-Nachison

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  24. Hobo

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    Apr 29, 2007
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    #74 Hobo, Dec 27, 2013
    Interview in Swiss German, that is. I could follow along but missed many details due to the dialect. They mainly talked about his unconventional path in/through professional soccer: England, the level he is playing, what's next and where he sees himself in 5 years->playing in the PL, hopefully for his favorite team Chelsea. I didn't catch anything about his family background, though.
     
  25. iamalfred

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