The Love Song of T. Jordan Pefok: Siebatcheu at Borussia Mönchengladbach

Again, he legit asked us as broadcasters to refer to him as Pefok. FYI.

— Jenny Chiu (@jennyachiu) September 14, 2021

When he scored against Honduras, I asked him directly. He said his first name could be Theoson, Jordan or Jordy. But “for soccer” his last name is “PEFOK”

His Twitter name is literally: CALL ME PEFOK in all caps lol @Theosonsmith https://t.co/nTBTHE9Y8W

— Nico Cantor (@Nicocantor1) September 14, 2021

 

I was happy for Jordan Pefok, but I was even happier for David Wagner, who suffered a lot at Huddersfield and Schalke, did not get the recognition he deserves, and now finally has the reins at a good club. Go David!

Note: David Wagner had 8 caps under Steve Sampson

 

So what's the story with his name? Legit question.

 

It’s like Churchill’s epigraph about the Soviet Union. A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

 

It's his mother's last name. He is on the outs with his father & isn't crazy about using it.

 

He's choosing his Cameroonian last name over the French one.

 

see - ayyyy (ala Fonzie) - buh - chew it ain't hard

That said, he wants pefok... and i ain't gonna fok with that...

It's the PeFok era Fok'd out with a gangsta twist

 

I also just have a strong preference for calling people what they ask to be called. If they make it their all caps twitter name, all the better.

Really happy for him today. I hope he has many more, bigger career highlights, but chances are this is one he'll never forget. And so happy for David Wagner too, whom I think does have managerial chops.

 

This has to be in all his thread titles from now on. E.g.

It's the Pefok Era: Theoson-Jordan (Siebatcheu) Pefok at BSC Young Boys.

 

His club keeps using "Siebatcheu" which I can't understand.

 

Marcelo Balboa on TUDN keeps calling him "Jordan Peacock." The funny part is that nobody corrects him.

 

You say Pefok, I say Siebatcheu, let's call the whole thing off. Pefok is his mother's maiden name.

"For his international debut he decided to use his mother's maiden name on his jersey and not his father's last name. His mom has African origins so he feels proud to represent part of his culture.

Siebatcheu was born in Washington D.C. and that is why he was eligible to play for the United States men’s national team. This is not the first time he uses his mother’s last name, Pefok, in his jerseys because uses it in his club team as well."

https://en.as.com/en/2021/03/30/soccer/1617069215_443972.html

 

His Spanglish is bad on Telemundo, too. He's caught between two worlds.
Better than being caught between two peacocks.

 

If he wasn't a former NT player they would never have hired him to be a commentator. His mastering of the Spanish language is poor.

 

True. Balboa is US Soccer royalty. One of the greatest defenders to ever wear the shirt.

 

Would you say that it isn't one of his strongest strengths?

 

How about "The striker formerly known as..."?

 

I had a colleague once with a genuinely unpronounceable Ukrainian family name. His attitude to people mangling it was "you can call say it any way you want, as long as you do it with a smile".

 

Is he there to master foreign languages or to provide real-time game analysis?

 

Is Siebatcheu a French name?

 

New thread title:

Pefok off Solskjaer!: Theoson Jordan Pefok Siebatcheu at Young Boys

 

He didn't really have a full season last season with Young Boys as he did not become a regular until winter.

In slightly over 2500 minutes of league & European play (essentially a season's worth of minutes or close to it) since joining Young Boys last year, he has 22 goals and 6 assists, including 4 goals against Leverkusen or Man Utd. Probably not the USMNT's #1 striker but he has a deserved place in the 23.

 

Jordan Pefok’s teammates knew he’d scored, that they started celebrating before he even shot the ball 😅 pic.twitter.com/DI8UlmYcUB

— Relevent Sports (@releventsports) September 15, 2021