Posting this as a placeholder because he's just returned to the U.S. He just signed with Forward Madison: Forward Madison FC has signed 19-year old midfielder Michael Vang to its 2020 roster, the club announced Thursday. Vang has previously played with U.S. youth national teams and spent the latter half of 2019 in the Portugese third division ... In 2018, Vang decided to forgo college to start his soccer career in Europe. Vang signed for S.U. 1º Dezembro, a third-division club in Portugal, and after spending a year with their U-19s, was promoted to the first team in 2019. https://www.forwardmadisonfc.com/news_article/show/1078465 A bit more about how he ended up with FM: https://www.forwardmadisonfc.com/news_article/show/1078468 An '00 who played in the DA with SSM: http://sstm.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1654252&player=107655827 Snip: Vang was committed to the University of the Pacific but decided to start his pro career instead in Portugal. https://madison.com/wsj/sports/socc...cle_15fa6b1c-9e3f-5211-8498-3248166df0d7.html
Decent chance he's the older brother of '05 Christopher Vang, a decently-regarded MNUFC academy defender.