McKenzie (not McKennie) is a CB. I thought it was a reference to Brian Reynolds and “a joke I’m not getting,” but Mark McKenzie to Belgium makes the most sense.
According to people in this reddit thread, Justin speaks fluent German and Russian: https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comments/licgng/fc_dallas_loans_homegrown_justin_che_to_fc_bayern/
His mother's family is from Germany and they visit there most summers. He's trialed at Hoffenheim several times because that's where they live. One more reason BM were so keen to take him I'm sure.
From the official Bundesliga website: Justin Che: Who is Bayern Munich’s on-loan American teenager from FC Dallas?
I once met a German girl in SF and her family was in the place used to be German but later on hold by Russia. So all those German population spoke Russian. They later on were allowed to move to Germany.
Nyet, just the family of Russian moles planted in Germany. He doesn't know Uncle Vladimir by any chance?
They are called Spätaussiedler or late repatriates. "Repatriates of German origin are persons from the countries of the former Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact who had faced persecution and serious discrimination dew to their German ethnicity in the course and still years after the end of World War II. (link)" When I lived in Berlin in the mid-nineties, most of the language schools I went to were filled with Spätaussiedler.
Key piece of info from that was this: “I'm thinking with me establishing some time here in Germany with Bayern, that might open some doors with the German national team,” Che said. “They'll most likely keep an eye on me. I'm not really set on one national team specifically. I'm not really set on playing for just the US or playing just for Germany. I kind of want to keep my door always open until I got to make the decision at the time.”
Thanks for the article. Really interesting family background. Would be really crazy to have a kid born, raised and developed in the US play for the German national team. A bit like Rossi but probably even more improbable. Of course I hope he sticks with the US set-up. Always an interesting debate whether it would be better for players like him to play for FC Dallas's or other MLS first team the next few years or go the route of Chris Richards. Of course it worked out for Chris but, then you have various others (i.e. Taylor Booth) that it doesn't pan out and getting 1st team minutes in the MLS prob would have been the better move. I guess you have to take the risk, especially if you have a Euro passport.
Man o man... if he plays for Germany I would be so bummed. I watched almost every North Texas Game last season mainly because of him. Now I will ignore him until I know he is on our side or not.
I’ll do a 180 on my thoughts about the Dallas relationship with Bayern if this costs us a kid like Che.
REAL dangerous question: How many practices or games has he played so far? Spoiler: zero . He can't even say the word BM gladbach right. Biggest self inflincted over hype since Adu.
Played for FCB II in a friendly: Justin #Che, die Leihgabe vom FC Dallas kam beim heutigen Testspiel gegen Greuther Fürth zum ersten Einsatz für die Bayern Amateure.#fcbayernamateure #JustinChe pic.twitter.com/UVjIrpSh5A— FCBtweets (@FCBLarsis93) March 25, 2021 Die Aufstellung der #FCBAmateure: Schenk - Lungwitz, Arrey-Mbi, Lawrence (45. Che), Stanisic, Waidner (69. Mayer) - Rhein, Zaiser (69. Singh), Scott - Oberlin, Arp (45. Sieb)Justin Che und Johannes Schenk gaben ihr Debüt für die Amateure. [FCB] pic.twitter.com/tiaqYNNhEf— FC Bayern News (@iMiaSanMia_GER) March 25, 2021
On the bench: 🔴🆚🔴 Die Aufstellungen fürs oberbayerische Derby!#FCIFCB #FCBAmateure #packmas pic.twitter.com/2U0T2Qs49Q— FC Bayern Campus (@fcbayerncampus) April 10, 2021 Makes his 3.Liga debut: 🅰️ #FCIFCB 2:1 | 89.Nächster Wechsel bei den #FCBAmateuren:➡️ #Che⬅️ #Lungwitz#FCBayern #BayernAmateure— FC Bayern Campus (@fcbayerncampus) April 10, 2021
👏👏 Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu euren Pflichtspiel-Debüts für die #FCBAmateure, Lasse #Günther und @JustinChe6! 🔴#MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/WWVrMm2B20— FC Bayern Campus (@fcbayerncampus) April 10, 2021
Gets first start for Bayern B. 1⃣1⃣ @JustinChe6 feiert sein Startelf-Debüt bei der Heimpremiere von #Schwarz und #Demichelis.📺 LIVE: #MagentaSport 📲 Hier im LIVETICKER#FCBFCH #FCBAmateure #FCBayern pic.twitter.com/dKweD5kZz5— FC Bayern Campus (@fcbayerncampus) April 16, 2021