Kiese had 2 caps at a January Cupcake came. He came on for Zardes. He was on Stuttgart's books at the time but was out of favor and was sent down to the reserves.
His next club was in the 2.BL. But he wasn't a regular starter at that level, and after that his next stop was in the USL Championship.
Don’t get me wrong. I love me some Alan Gordon, in small part because he scored that goal. But to my eye PA is already a better striker.
I watched Alan Gordon play a lot of soccer for the Galaxy. Loved his attitude and his mentality. Always thought he did a great job maximizing his talents after having taken a long, indirect road to professional soccer. And he introduced himself to David Beckham by deadpan saying, “I’m Alan Gordon. And who are you?” Legend. But the current generation of fringe USMNT strikers are better at the physical and tactical stuff than Gordon. Most of them are substantially better.