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.

  1. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    I had always sort of assumed this was either a prank or a case of mistaken identity (perhaps that he was with an American club named FC Barcelona) but never looked into it.

    There's no mention of a player of this name on any of FCB's academy rosters that he'd most likely be on (98, 99 and 00 squads).

    A young player of this name was linked with Jaguares de Chiapas in 2011.

    http://www.laprensaenlinea.com/depo...o-busca-talento-en-el-inland.ece?ssimg=271002

    This might be him on Twitter:

    https://twitter.com/Da_Ruelas99
     
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  2. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    FC Barcelona of Lubbock? Could be.
     
  3. soccersubjectively

    soccersubjectively BigSoccer Supporter

    Jan 17, 2012
    Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  4. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
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  5. soccersubjectively

    soccersubjectively BigSoccer Supporter

    Jan 17, 2012
    Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Save us Rob!
     
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  6. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #156 RobtheAggie, Apr 7, 2014
    Last edited: Apr 7, 2014
    I have contacted the club, within 5 min I received a response:
    (English Translation)
    Bonjour, (Hello)
    Je n’ai pas trouvé le renseignement demandé, mais j’ai transféré votre demande à M. Nicati. (I have not found the requested information, but I will transfer/send your request to M. Nicati)
    Bonne journée et merci pour votre soutien. (Have a good day and thank you for your support.)
    Sarah Porret

    His picture is here on the FC La Chaux-de-Fonds website.
    http://www.fccnet.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=136&Itemid=39

    He did not get off the bench in this weekends match against FC La Sarraz-Eclépens.
     
  7. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  8. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
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  9. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    TribalFootball writes:

    Sky Sports suggests that Ellis Plummer, Shay Facey and Jordy Hiwulu have all agreed new deals with City after impressing at various levels of the youth academy this season.

    19-year old American-born centre-back Plummer...
    http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/man-city-secure-young-trio-new-deal-4017309#.U00_AvldV7c

    The source may be Wikipedia, which says he was born in California.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Plummer

    The Sky article mentioned above doesn't say anything about America.

    http://www1.skysports.com/football/...er-shay-facey-and-jordy-hiwulu-sign-new-deals

    On MCFC's web site, he's said to have been born in England. They would probably know.

    http://www.mcfc.com/elite-development-squad/defenders/ellis-plummer

    http://www.transfermarkt.com/en/ellis-plummer/profil/spieler_183771.html

    In any case, he's a '94.

    Posting this here so as not to get people too excited for now...
     
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  10. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Still nothing from FC Vernier. I have tried another venue. For what it is worth, FC Vernier has won 3 in a row to climb out of the relegation zone. For what it is worth, he did not play this weekend 4-1 win, nor was he on the bench not listed among the absent.
    http://www.al-la.ch/fr/Ligue-Amateu...s-2014/ls-11934/sg-35871/v-0/a-tg/tg-2142566/
     
  11. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

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

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As for an update, my contact in Geneva looked into it and nothing. The club still has not responded. Sorry. As an aside, I still have not heard back from M. Nicati as well.
     
  13. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Not on the roster page and a search of the club site didn't turn up much.

    http://www.recreativohuelva.com/plantilla

    Wiki seems to be the only place that confirms this.
     
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  14. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  15. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  16. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  17. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Facebook turns out a couple of profiles for guys with names like this. The more likely one points to a guy named "Schirrman" whose profile says he's a GK at Rio Branco. That club's roster page has a GK named "Bryan" who could be the same guy based on the name and the photos.

    http://www.riobrancoesporteclube.com.br/atletas-comissao-tecnica/

    As for the American connection, I couldn't say.
     
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  18. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    I can't easily find a shred of information about this guy that's not on the Soccer-Talents family of sites.
     
  19. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    There seem to be lots of players on the Soccer Talents sites who basically seem to have been added by ... themselves. Guys who put themselves on Manchester United, or put up their fraternity teams or whatever. The site may try to keep things relatively clean, but it's messy enough that I don't take their listings at face value (though their track record is decent).
     
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  20. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That reminds me, according to soccer-talents, Testudo McGee, a '73 striker born in Washington, DC, is with Real Madrid. Link to come. I haven't found any other data on him, but I'm pretty sure he'll have a Wikipedia page soon.
     
  21. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Cap him now?
     
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  22. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
  23. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Does anybody know if Prince Lapnet, formerly of UCLA, might have acquired American citizenship? He was raised in the DC area but was born in France. He appears to be with FC Jazz in Finland now.

    http://www.fcjazz.com/edustusjoukkue/joukkue
     
  24. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Since that match, he has not played in any match, nor made the substitutes bench. It might be possible that his is with the club but on a 2nd or 3rd team. If that is the case, info will be really hard.

    On the more positive note, M. Nicati did respond. He can be considered a Yank abroad. No specifics, but we can add him.
     
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  25. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Hey @Testudo (and others) have you figured out the Transfermarkt redesign? I haven't quickly been able to work out whether they still have an advanced search function, which was extremely useful. The previous link for that is now dead.
     

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