Americans Abroad 2011-2012

Check in on the top U.S. players in leagues around the world with Goal.com's running coverage of Americans abroad.

Feb 20, 2012 2:40:00 PM

More On :  Brad Friedel, Alejandro Bedoya, Oguchi Onyewu, Mikkel Diskerud, Jozy Altidore, Sacha Kljestan, Joe Benny Corona Crespín, Stuart Holden, E. Castillo, Chris Gomez, Carlos Bocanegra, José Francisco Torres, Maurice Edu, DaMarcus Beasley, Eric Lichaj, Clint Dempsey, Tim Howard, Steven Cherundolo, Clarence Goodson, Michael Bradley, Zak Whitbread
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Jozy Altidore | AZ Alkmaar


Age: 22

Club: AZ Alkmaar

Season Stats: 11 goals, 0 assists, 30 games.
 Position: Forward

Last Game: Was subbed on at halftime of 3-0 loss at FC Utrecht.

Next Game: Feb. 23, at Anderlecht in Europa League

Comments: Altidore got off to a red-hot start with AZ, and seems to have finally found his goalscoring touch in Europe.
DaMarcus Beasley | Puebla

Age: 29

Club: Puebla

Season Stats:  1 goal, 0 assists, 6 games.
 Position: Midfielder

Last Game: Started and played 74 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Morelia

Next Game: Feb. 25, at Monterrey.

Comments: Beasley is off to a strong start in Mexico and seems to have found a place to get regular minutes.
Alejandro Bedoya | Rangers

Age: 24

Club: Rangers

Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 10 games.
Position: Midfielder

Last Game: Was not called in Rangers' 0-1 loss vs. Kilmarnock

Next Game: Feb. 26, at Inverness CT.

Comments: Bedoya completed his move to Rangers, and has yet to see significant minutes for the club.
Carlos Bocanegra | Rangers

Age: 32

Club: Rangers

Season Stats: 3 goals, 1 assists, 26 games
 Position: Defender

Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in Rangers' 0-1 loss vs. Kilmarnock

Next Game: Feb. 26, at Inverness CT.

Comments: Bocanegra is a regular starter at center back for Rangers
Michael Bradley | Chievo Verona


Age: 24

Club: Chievo Verona

Season Stats: 0 goals, 1 assists, 24 games.
Position: Midfielder

Last Game: Started and played full match in 1-0 win at Genoa

Next Game: Feb. 26, vs. Cesena

Comments: Bradley has become a fixture in the starting lineup for Chievo
Edgar Castillo | Club Tijuana

Age: 25

Club: Club Tijuana

Season Stats: 7 games, 0 goals, 0 assists
 Position: Defender

Last Game: Started and played the full match in 2-0 win at Queretaro.

Next Game: Feb. 26, vs. Toluca

Comments: Castillo appears to have locked down a starting role early in the Clausura for Tijuana.
Timothy Chandler | FC Nurnberg

Age: 21

Club: FC Nurnberg

Season Stats: 1 goal, 2 assists, 22 games
 Position: Defender

Last Game: Started and played 82 minutes in 2-1 win vs. Cologne.

Next Game: Feb. 25, at Werder Bremen.

Comments: Chandler has cemented the starting right back position as his own for Nurnberg.
Steve Cherundolo | Hannover 96

Age: 32

Club: Hannover 96

Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 19 games.
 Position: Defender

Last Game: Did not play in 4-2 win vs. Stuttgart.

Next Game: Feb. 23, at Club Brugge in Europa League

Comments: Cherundolo is winning his starting role back on a Hannover team competing in the Bundesliga and Europa League
Clint Dempsey | Fulham


Age: 28

Club: Fulham

Season Stats: 16 goals, 5 assists, 33 games
 Position: Midfielder

Last Game: Started, played the full match and picked up an assist in 2-1 win over Stoke.

Next Game: Feb. 25, at QPR.

Comments: Dempsey continues to star for Fulham and recently became the highest-scoring American player in Premier League history.
Mikkel Diskerud | KAA Gent

Age: 21

Club: K.A.A. Gent

Season Stats:  0 goals, 0 assists, 1 game
 Position: Midfielder

Last Game: Started and played 76 minutes in 1-1 draw at Lokeren.

Next Game: Feb. 25, vs. Mons.

Comments: Loaned to Belgian side KAA Gent, which is currently in second place in the Belgian top flight.
Charlie Davies | Sochaux


Age: 25

Club: Sochaux

Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 1 game.
 Position: Forward

Last Game: Was in 18, but did not play in 0-0 draw vs. Auxerre

Next Game: Feb 22, vs. Lille

Comments: Davies is back with Sochaux after a season in MLS, and is looking to earn more minutes in Ligue 1.
Maurice Edu | Rangers

Age: 25

Club: Rangers

Season Stats: 3 goals, 1 assist, 32 games
 Position: Midfielder

Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in Rangers' 0-1 loss vs. Kilmarnock

Next Game: Feb. 26, at Inverness CT.

Comments: Edu continues to be a major contributor for one of Scotland's top two teams.
Brad Friedel | Tottenham

Age: 40

Club: Tottenham

Season Stats: 26 games, 27 goals conceded, 10 clean sheets
 Position: Goalkeeper

Last Game: Did not play in 0-0 draw at Stevenage in the FA Cup.

Next Game: Feb. 26, at Arsenal
Comments: Friedel has solidified a place as Tottenham's No. 1 goalkeeper

Josh Gatt | Molde

Age: 20

Club: Molde

Season Stats:
Position: Midfielder

Last Game: In preseason.

Next Game: March 23, vs. Strømsgodset.

Comment: Gatt is one of the United States' emerging young stars, and became a regular starter this season in Norway's top flight. Molde won the Norwegian Tippeligaen title this season.
Herculez Gomez | Santos Laguna

Age: 29

Club: Santos Laguna

Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 4 games.
 Position: Forward

Last Game: Came on as 79th minute sub in 1-1 draw at Monterrey.

Next Game: Feb. 25, at Chivas

Comment: Gomez had a strong season with Estudiantes Tecos, and was rewarded with a move to Santos, one of Mexico's strongest sides.
 
Clarence Goodson | Brøndby


Age: 29

Club: Brøndby

Season Stats: 1 goals, 0 assists, 21 games
 Position: Defender

Last Game: Started and played the full 90 in 1-1 draw with Koge.

Next Game: March 3 vs. SønderjyskE.

Comments: Goodson is now with one of the biggest club in Scandinavia and has seemingly found a comfortable spot in the starting group.
Stuart Holden | Bolton Wanderers

Age: 26

Club: Bolton Wanderers

Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 1 game		 Position: Midfielder

Last Game: Injured

Next Game: Injured

Comments: Holden made his return to the first team from the injury that ended his 2010-11 season early, but suffered a huge setback as cartilage damage was discovered, and was ruled another six months.
Tim Howard | Everton

Age: 32

Club: Everton

Season Stats: 28 games, 28 goals conceded, 1 goal scored, 8 clean sheets
 Position: Goalkeeper

Last Game: Played full match in 2-0 win vs. Blackpool in the FA Cup.

Next Game: March 3, vs. Arsenal.

Comments: Howard has started another season in goal for Everton, where he is a fan favorite and regarded as one of the top keepers in the EPL.
Fabian Johnson | Hoffenheim

Age: 24

Club: Hoffenheim

Season Stats: 2 goals, 5 assists, 22 games		 Position: Defender/Midfielder

Last Game: Played 72 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Mainz

Next Game: Feb. 25, at Wolfsburg.

Comment: Johnson is getting steady minutes with Hoffenheim, and has impressed with the U.S. national team
 
Jermaine Jones | Schalke 04

Age: 30

Club: Schalke 04

Season Stats: 1 goals, 0 assists, 15 games.
Position: Midfielder

Last Game: Played 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Viktoria Plzen.

Next Game: Still suspended in the Bundesliga until March 18, at Kaiserslautern.  Feb. 23 vs. Viktoria Plzen (Europa League).

Comments: Jones has come under fire from the German press after a stamp on Gladbach's Marco Reus that cost him an eight game suspension.
Sacha Kljestan | Anderlecht

Age: 26

Club: Anderlecht

Season Stats: 4 goals, 3 assists, 32 games
 Position: Midfielder

Last Game: Started and played 80 minutes in 3-1 win vs. Westerlo.

Next Game: Feb. 23, vs AZ in Europa League

Comment: Kljestan has started the season well with Anderlecht and looks to be a fixture in the starting lineup.
 
Eric Lichaj | Aston Villa


Age: 23

Club: Aston Villa

Season Stats: 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 game
 Position: Defender

Last Game: Was not in 18 for 1-0 loss vs. Manchester City

Next Game: Feb. 25, at Wigan.

Comments: Lichaj has returned to the team after a long lay-off with a hip injury.
Oguchi Onyewu | Sporting CP

Age: 29

Club: Sporting CP

Season Stats: 4 goal, 0 assists, 21 games.
Position: Defender

Last Game: Started and came off in the 27th minute with injury in 1-0 win vs. Ferreira

Next Game: Injured

Comments: Onyewu has moved in and out of Sporting's starting lineup this season. He is currently out two months after knee surgery.
Michael Parkhurst | F.C. Nordjaelland

Age: 28

Club: FC Nordsjælland

Season Stats:		 Position: Defender

Last Game: N/A

Next Game: March 4, at Aarhus.

Comments: Was back part of the national team setup during the winter camp and performed well and Parkhurst continues to be a pillar at the back for his club team.
Tim Ream | Bolton Wanderers

Age: 24

Club: Bolton Wanderers

Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assist, 1 game.
 Position: Defender

Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in Bolton's 2-0 FA Cup win at Millwall.

Next Game: Feb. 25, at Chelsea.

Comments: Sold by New York Red Bulls to Bolton Wanderers during the January transfer window.
Jose Torres | Pachuca

Age: 24

Club: Pachuca

Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 7 games
 Position: Midfielder

Last Game: Started and played the full 90 in 1-0 loss at America.

Next Game: Feb. 25, vs. Tigres

Comments: Torres has returned to the Pachuca starting lineup after missing several months with injury
Zak Whitbread | Norwich City

Age: 27

Club: Norwich City

Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 15 games
 Position: Defender

Last Game: Missed out on 2-1 loss vs. Leceister through injury.

Next Game: Feb. 26, vs. Manchester United.

Comments: Whitbread battled injuries in the early part of the EPL season, but returned to the team and looks to have secured a starting spot.
Daniel Williams | Hoffenheim

Age: 22

Club: Hoffenheim

Season Stats: 0 goals, 1 assist, 18 games.
 Position: Defender

Last Game: Played full match in 1-1 draw vs. Mainz

Next Game: Feb. 25, at Wolfsburg.

Comments: Williams is another German-born defender/defensive midfielder who is starting to make a name for himself in the Bundesliga.

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