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. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I hadn't even looked yet till you mentioned it just now ... I didn't even know about the advanced search feature before ... Now I guess I'll never get to use it!
     
  2. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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    "Wednesday, June 18, 2014
    ISSAQUAH, Wash. -
    Puget Sound Gunners forward Ash Apollon’s time in the PDL was a brief, but fruitful one, as he announced June 13 that he was leaving to pursue a professional opportunity with a Belgium club, before eventually signing a contract with a pro club in Thailand.
    Apollon told Gunners coaches he signed with Bangkok FC of the Thailand Premier League... The 23-year-old from Boston appeared in five of the Gunners’ six matches..."
    http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/818363.html

    Peninsula College lists Ashkanov Apollon as a freshman forward whose hometown is Portland, Oregon, but who went to high school at Les Normaliens Reunis:
    http://athletics.pencol.edu/roster/2013/mens-soccer/ashkanov-apollon

    Les Normaliens Reunis is in Haiti (hence me posting this here, rather than starting a thread):
    http://collegelesnormaliensreunis.e-monsite.com/pages/

    "The Pirates top returnee is Ash Apollon, who as a freshman last year tied the school record for assists in a season, 15, and had the fifth-best single-season goal total with 16."
    http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014304269993
     
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  3. taylor

    taylor Member+

    Jun 9, 2000
    Fav team: FC CARL ZEISS JENA
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    for the very far future. k.p. boateng has an american ghanaian german italian son. age 5. (german wiki)
     
  4. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Evidently a PDL player named Ashkanov "Ash" Apollon, which is obviously an incredible name, is heading to Asia after some kind of tryout in Belgium:

    Puget Sound Gunners forward Ash Apollon’s time in the PDL was a brief, but fruitful one, as he announced June 13 that he was leaving to pursue a professional opportunity with a Belgium club, before eventually signing a contract with a pro club in Thailand.

    Apollon told Gunners coaches he signed with Bangkok FC of the Thailand Premier League.
    http://uslsoccer.com/home/818363.html

    The USL says he's from Boston. Soccer Talents says Haiti. He was playing college ball in Washington state; the school says he's from Portland but lists a school that seems to be in Port-au-Prince.

    http://athletics.pencol.edu/mens-soccer/roster/2013
     
  5. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    2 posts earlier? I feel like you don't listen to me sometimes, Dave and ... it hurts. There, I said it.

    ;)
     
  6. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    #181 Dave Marino-Nachison, Jun 20, 2014
    Last edited: Jun 20, 2014
    Wow wow wow just wow.

    That is straight-up embarrassing. And that is definitely why I try not to play Thread Police...

    Apologies, @Testudo. I think you know how much I appreciate your work here.

    And I really appreciate your commitment to keeping the lines of communication open in our relationship. ;)
     
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  7. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Just messing with you, Dave. Been there and done that myself a time or ten...
     
  8. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #183 Testudo, Jun 21, 2014
    Last edited: Jun 21, 2014
    Yank from Newark, NJ, undoubtedly the Ironbound neighborhood:

    PROFILE
    NameEric Batista Costa
    Nationality Portugal
    United States of America
    Born1993-04-19 (21 years)
    City of BirthNewark - EUA - United States of America
    PositionForward
    Preferred footRight/Left
    Height171 cm
    Weight61 kg

    II Divisão Zona Centro 2012/13
    Substitute Apps29º9 Games
    http://www.footballzz.com/jogador.php?id=163646

    Eric Costa
    About
    Jogador do Penelense / Nacionalidade : Americana / Portuguesa
    Biography
    Clubes :
    U.Coimbra - ( Escolas / Infantis )
    Academica de Coimbra - ( Infantis / Juniores )
    U.D.Tocha - (Seniores) - 2012/2013
    Penelense - (Seniores) - 2012/2013
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    Google Translate :

    5/6:
    Good Evening Friends!
    After a few weeks of operation with positive results and physical therapy that will end this week. Work hard to get the maximum strength. Thank you all!

    2/24:
    Good night my friends, after a difficult period in the football route, and today I learned that I inform you 3Feira (03/04/2014) will be present at the Port for a final consultation on my serious injury. In brief, the results will tell. Thank you!
    https://www.facebook.com/EricBCosta

    He had a goal in 397 minutes for UD da Tocha in Portugal's Campeonato Nacional (3rd tier) in 2012-13:
    http://ng.soccerway.com/players/eric-batista-costa/264844/
     
  9. ussoccer97531

    ussoccer97531 Member+

    Oct 12, 2012
    Club:
    --other--
    I think I might have found a few.

    http://www.transfermarkt.com/ken-gi...196822/saison/2013/wettbewerb/AJ3/verein/2517

    Ken Gipson is a '96 RB with the Stuttgart U-19's. Transfermarkt lists his Nationality as Germany and the United States.

    http://www.transfermarkt.com/benjamin-henrichs/profil/spieler/202591
    http://www.transfermarkt.com/kevin-ikpide/profil/spieler/207586
    http://www.transfermarkt.com/max-konrad/profil/spieler/241285

    Heinrichs, Ikpide and Konrad are 97's playing with the U-19 teams Leverkusen, Stuttgart and Hertha Berlin, respectively. Transfermarkt doesn't list them with American nationality, but owhentheyanks.com lists them in a list of the '97 born American players. http://owhentheyanks.com/1997-2/. All three of them have appeared for German Youth National Teams before.

    @CreightonMCFCjoey, Do you have confirmation that Heinrichs, Ikpide and Konrad are eligible to play for the USA or are they just on a watch list?
     
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  10. Werdman89

    Werdman89 Member+

    May 27, 2008
    Boston, MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #185 Werdman89, Jul 15, 2014
    Last edited: Jul 15, 2014
    Not sure if there's been a definitive answer if Jaime Moreno's son is a Yank, so I'll just leave this here
    489233823545442304 is not a valid tweet id


    Looks like the tweet got deleted. Luckily I got a screen shot
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    And now we know why it was deleted
    489240525720289280 is not a valid tweet id


    Another tweet that was deleted said it won't be official until January

    That was fast...
     
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  11. vtron

    vtron Member

    Aug 16, 2007
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Not sure if I were to make a thread for him but he is now with Dinamo Tbilisi. They are in qualifying round of CL currently (he was not in the 18 yesterday). He is listed on the roster on their website.

    http://www.fcdinamo.ge/en/team/players?i=242
    http://www.transfermarkt.com/giorgi-chirgadze/profil/spieler/157988
     
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  12. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    First name:
    Daniel Alejandro

    Last name:
    Vogel Morton

    Nationality:
    Mexico

    Date of birth:
    26 February 1991

    Age:
    23

    Place of birth:
    Ciudad Victoria
    http://www.soccerpunter.com/players/214600-Daniel-Alejandro-Vogel-Morton

    Vogel (@daniel vogel) posted in a teammate's thread here, having played on UANL Tigres youth teams in 2010, but hasn't been on BS since:
    http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads/martin-monroy-to-germany.634677/

    He started both legs in Copa MX 2013 vs. Altamira for Ascenso MX club Correcaminos, a 2-1 win on 9/18 and a shutout draw on 9/24.

    [​IMG]
    https://www.facebook.com/daniel.v.morton1




    With those surnames and having posted in the YA forum about the large number of Americans on Tigres youth squads at the time, I'd say there's a reasonably good chance he has some American background.
     
  13. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Still not sure the American connection (if any) but Flores has signed with the Cosmos.
     
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  14. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's him, note the Braian Seller name in his vanity and Braian Schirrman in the profile, and he likes Rio Branco Esporte Club (2nd tier in Sao Paulo state):

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    https://www.facebook.com/braian.seller#!/braian.seller

    Not Portuguese surnames.
     
  15. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yank-

    Google Translate:
    [​IMG]
    Abramowitz IS HERE
    New at "Black & Yellow"

    Country's first division side FC Heiningen reports another new signing for the 2014/15 season. Fabian Abramowitz changes from the Oberliga team of Stuttgarter Kickers for Voralb club. He amplifies the offensive midfield of the Vice Master.

    With the kicking Fabian began at the Bambinis VfR sweet. From the C-Juniors FC Donzdorf he moved to FC Carl Zeiss Jena. He attended the elite school for six years, which is probably one next to the boarding of SC Freiburg, the most prestigious educational institutions of German football. He played at Carl Zeiss, among others in the A-junior Bundesliga and sometimes even trained with the professionals of the then second division. Then Abramowitz signed a contract with VfL Kirchheim Oberliga, but fell into bankruptcy after only two months. So he came for about one and a half years for TSV Bad Boll, where he noticed the scouts of Stuttgarter Kickers. The Degerlochern he was active in the league.

    With the 21-year-olds a desire of the player Heininger coach duo Tobias Flitsch / Lavi Budak comes to the "starlings". The Coral Springs (Florida, USA) born German-Americans is looking forward to his new role and hopes with the FCH, while avoiding the Relegation to ascend into the fifth division. As club Manchester United impressed him; of the football star Christiano Ronaldo likes it best. In addition to visiting the gyms, the trained retail salesman hits like to chill out with friends.

    FCH online is called Fabian "Black & Yellow" welcome, wishes him injury-free round and a lot of fun with his new comrades.
    http://www.1-fc-heiningen.de/news-allgemein/news-1-mannschaft/1286-abramowitz-ist-da
     
  16. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
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  17. William Penn

    William Penn Member+

    Jul 2, 2010
    Bethlehem
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not sure if you guys know about this kid (I don't frequent this forum too often), but Darrick Kobi Morris is a u-19 Croatian international and Dinamo player. He's half Croatian half American, born in the US, though I'm pretty sure he's lived the vast majority of his life in Croatia.
     
  18. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Since page 1:

     
  19. William Penn

    William Penn Member+

    Jul 2, 2010
    Bethlehem
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, it's worth updating that he's at Dinamo now. Some of my friends who are Dinamo supporters are saying he could be special.
     
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  20. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Start a thread about him! They let just about anybody do it nowadays.
     
  21. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
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  22. CreightonMCFCjoey

    Jan 30, 2007
    Omaha, NE
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Konrad -- German-American
    Ikpide -- German-Nigerian
    Heinrichs -- Not American; I know he is German with some Africian roots, but confirmed he is not American
     
  23. Gorky

    Gorky Member+

    Jul 28, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  24. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Nice catch. First I've seen him called a Yank, though it seems very possible he is one by now.

    Link:
    http://www.fcdinamo.ge/en/team/players
     
  25. ussoccer97531

    ussoccer97531 Member+

    Oct 12, 2012
    Club:
    --other--
    Great work @CreightonMCFCjoey, as always. Do you have any confirmation on if any of these players that are listed on your website are eligible to play for the USA?

    Joshua Forbes-VFL Bochum('95)
    Boubacar Barry-Karlsruher SC('96)
    Kevin Basala-Karlsruher SC('96)
    Junior Ebot-Etchi-VFL Wolfsburg('96)
     

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