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

Shimo Niwa, 30yo, in J2 Baublitz Akita. WIKIPEDIA says he was born in El Paso TX.

 

Looks like it.

 

prob should of went to ucla, doesnt seem to be getting any game time for city

 

I'm a little surprised there isn't mention of him in this thread:

Agustin De Armas

Agustin De Armas
Data de Nascimento/Idade
2004-12-10(20 anos)
País de Nascimento Estados Unidos
Nacionalidade Estados Unidos
Dupla Nacionalidade Itália
Naturalidade Ossining, NY

He made his debut today for the 1st team in the Portuguese 2nd tier:

📳🔁 84’ Substituições no @leixoessad

𝗦𝗮𝗶: 10. Paulité ⬅️
𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮: 17. Pavlis ➡️

𝗦𝗮𝗶: 7. Werton ⬅️
𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮: 22. G. Lobo ➡️

𝗦𝗮𝗶: 91. R. Valente ⬅️
𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮: 25. De Armas ➡️#ArmadaDoMar • #LSCCDF • #LigaPortugal2MeuSuper

— Leixões SC - Futebol, SAD (@leixoessad) May 14, 2025

TM profile: https://www.transfermarkt.com/agustin-de-armas/profil/spieler/1191030

He played youth soccer in the US for the Westchester Flames.

 

TM reports that Nikolas Lysandrou is dual US-Cypriot, currently playing for APOEL in Cyprus' 1st tier.

Nikolas Achilleas Lysandrou
APOEL U19

• Date of birth/Age: Dec 19, 2007 (17)
• Place of birth: Nicosia
• Citizenship: Cyprus United States
• Height: 1,86 m
• Position: Centre-Back

TM profile: Nikolas Achilleas Lysandrou - Player profile | Transfermarkt

His IG page shows Cyprus/US: Nikolas Lysandrou (@nikolys07) • Instagram photos and videos

There is an IG photo of him in a Tampa Bay United kit in about 2017. Another photo is tagged with "Celebration Lakeside Park, FL." He does his IG posts in perfect English. His mentor is an American club coach.

He recently made his debut for the 1st team & started today.

Looking pretty good for him being American. He has 4 U17 caps for Cyprus.

⚽ east on X: " 1.Division after making a sub appearance in their last match, 17 yr old dual-nat CB Nikolas Lysandrou starts to make his full debut! " / X

 

A German journalist says 15 year old Max Gordon is German/American/English/Dutch and is drawing interest from Ajax & Arsenal:

Dominik Schneider on X: " Excl. #Ajax & #Arsenal are interested in signing Max #Gordon (#FCKaiserslautern / 2010). Meetings with academy director Per #Mertesacker — #AFC plan to sign him when he turns 16 in Jan 2026. One of Germany’s top U15s players. #Bundesliga #PremierLeague #Eredivisie https://t.co/b9ZA5nC0Kw" / X

 

Mark Twain would be proud of you for writing a German sentence.

 

USMNTProspects
@ProspectsUsmnt

Liam Hamilton Grenade ('09) is a US-eligible player in the Hvidovre IF academy in Denmark. Hvidovre was relegated last season into the second division. They will probably stay there for next season. LHG joined the academy this season from Nordsjaelland. He's a CB.

HT: @natsuovz

Article about him going to FC Nordsjælland at age 11:



LEDØJE-SMØRUM FOOTBALL

 

Both these players are listed as having secondary American citizenship on Transfermarkt. However, I was not able to find any additional information on how the are eligible.

Breki Freyr Agustsson who plays for Breidablik in Iceland. Agustsson is listed as an Icelandic/US double citizen on Transfermarkt. He was born June 11, 2007 and is classified as an attacking midfielder. Agustsson played 79 minutes during 3 appearances in the 2025 Icelandic League Cup. He has also been an unused sub twice so far during the 2025 league campaign. Breidablik qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2025/2026 Champions League. Link to his Transfermarkt profile: https://www.transfermarkt.us/breki-freyr-agustsson/profil/spieler/1373511

Skander Tahiri who plays for FK Partizani in Albania. Tahiri is listed as an Albanian/US double citizen on Transfermarkt. He is a goalkeeper that was born on January 3, 2005. Albania decides their league champion through a four team playoff, and Tahiri made his first team debut earlier this month in the third place game. FK Partizani qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2025/2026 Conference League. Link to his Transfermarkt profile: https://www.transfermarkt.us/skander-tahiri/profil/spieler/1109255

 

wassup with deron payne? is he usmnt -eligible?

https://www.transfermarkt.com/deron-payne/profil/spieler/790411

 

He's the brother of desevio payne, who, iirc had long issues with injuries.

 

Probably not.

*May* hold US citizen if his father naturalized, but doesn't meet the requirements:

ART. 6 NATIONALITY ENTITLING PLAYERS TO REPRESENT MORE THAN ONE ASSOCIATION

1. A player, who, under the terms of art. 5, is eligible to represent more than
one association on account of his nationality, may play in an international
match for one of these associations only if, in addition to holding the
relevant nationality, he fulfils at least one of the following conditions:

a) He was born on the territory of the relevant association;
b) His biological mother or biological father was born on the territory of
the relevant association;
c) His grandmother or grandfather was born on the territory of the
relevant association;
d) He has lived on the territory of the relevant association for at least five
years.

 

Think you're correct. Unlike Desevio, he wasnot born in the USA and neither his Dutch mother and his Trinidad father were.