USMNT, American historical past within the Premier League: Stats, pioneers, trivia

Who was the primary American to play within the Premier League? Which USMNT participant has probably the most profession Premier League appearances?

In the event you’ve ever puzzled about questions just like the above, you are in the correct place.

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These stats are in keeping with the Premier League’s definition of American gamers, which incorporates U.S. born-players in addition to gamers to have represented the U.S. in worldwide competitions.

Enjoyable truth: 5 American-born gamers — solely one among which is energetic — have performed in a Premier League recreation and never represented the senior USMNT.

Who’s the primary American participant to play in a Premier League recreation?

John Harkes was already taking part in in England‘s prime flight when the Premier League was launched, and so his substitute look for Sheffield Wednesday in Week 2 of the 1992-93 Premier League season versus Nottingham Forest was the primary time an American performed within the PL.

Who’s the primary American participant to attain a Premier League purpose?

You may suppose it was John Harkes once more, and he did rating for Sheffield Wednesday towards Chelsea in Week 26 of the 1992-93 Premier League season.

However Roy Wegerle scored twice for Blackburn Rovers towards Norwich Metropolis in Week 10 of that very same season, each assisted by PL legend Alan Shearer.

Preki was the third U.S. worldwide to attain in that first season of the Premier League, netting for Everton at Middlesbrough in Week 38.

Did any Individuals play in England’s top-flight earlier than then?

Sure, but it surely’s tough to say what number of or who was first. We do know that the 1930 World Cup squad had a number of Scottish- and English-trained gamers.

Scotland-born Jim Brown was dwelling in New Jersey when he performed for the U.S. within the 1930 World Cup, and went on to play for Manchester United, Brentford, and Spurs. His 1935-36 season at Brentford would’ve been his first within the First Division.

Fellow Scottish participant Alexander Wooden performed for Leicester City within the 1933-34 First Division season, and later turned out for Nottingham Forest and Colchester United.

John Kerr performed for Portsmouth within the 1987-88 First Division. He is at the moment the top males’s soccer coach at Duke College.

Has a U.S. participant ever scored a Premier League hat trick?

Why, sure. Two USMNT gamers have scored hat methods within the Premier League.

Clint Dempsey bagged three targets for Fulham towards Newcastle United on January 20, 2012, then Christian Pulisic pulled off a flawless hat trick for Chelsea towards Burnley on October 26, 2019.

Has an American participant received the Premier League?

Sure. Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffen made a league look in every of the membership’s 2020-21 and 2021-22 Premier League title runs.

Which U.S. participant has appeared in probably the most Premier League video games?

Stats courtesy premierleague.com

1. Brad Friedel, 450

2. Tim Howard, 399 (pictured beneath)

3. Clint Dempsey, 218

4. Kasey Keller, 201

5. Geoff Cameron, 168

6. Brad Guzan, 154

7. Brian McBride, 148

8. Jonathan Spector, 124

9. Carlos Bocanegra, 116

10. Marcus Hahnemann, 115

11. DeAndre Yedlin, 109

12. Claudio Reyna, 105

13. Antonee Robinson, 101

14. Christian Pulisic, 98

15. Tim Ream, 97

16. Roy Wegerle, 75

17. Jozy Altidore, 70

18. Joe-Max Moore, 52

19. Preki, 46

20. John Harkes, 43

21. Brenden Aaronson, 36

22. Chris Richards, 36

23. Jurgen Sommer, 33

24. Jay DeMerit, 32

25. Eric Lichaj, 32

26. Auston Trusty, 32

27. Bobby Convey, 29

28. Stu Holden, 28

29. Tyler Adams, 27

30. Josh Sargent, 26

31. Eddie Lewis, 25

32. Danny Williams, 25

33. Jovan Kirovski, 23

34. Cobi Jones, 21

35. Eddie Johnson, 19

36. Weston McKennie, 19

37. DaMarcus Beasley, 18

38. Zak Whitbread, 18

39. Landon Donovan, 17

40. Matt Turner, 17

41. Jermaine Jones, 15

42. Lynden Gooch, 11

43. Oguchi Onyewu, 11

44. Benny Feilhaber, 10

45. Giovanni Reyna, 9

46. Jemal Johnson, 6

47. Owen Otasowie, 6

48. Ian Feuer, 5

49. Indiana Vassilev, 4

50. Michael Bradley, 3

51. Brek Shea, 3

52. Folarin Balogun, 2

53. Emerson Hyndman, 2

54. Matt Miazga, 2

55. Zack Steffen, 2

56. Maurice Edu, 1

57. Johann Smith, 1

Which USMNT gamers have scored within the Premier League?

Listed below are the USMNT’s Premier League purpose scorers, sorted by whole targets.

Stats courtesy premierleague.com

1. Clint Dempsey, 57

2. Brian McBride, 36

3. Christian Pulisic, 20

4. Roy Wegerle, 13

5. Carlos Bocanegra, 8

6. Joe-Max Moore, 8

7. Claudio Reyna, 7

8. Preki, 4

9. DaMarcus Beasley, 3

10. Jozy Altidore, 2

11. Geoff Cameron, 2

12. Jay DeMerit, 2

13. Landon Donovan, 2

14. John Harkes, 2

15. Stuart Holden, 2

16. Cobi Jones, 2

17. Jovan Kirovski, 2

18. Tim Ream, 2

19. Josh Sargent, 2

20. DeAndre Yedlin, 2

21. Brenden Aaronson, 1

22. Brad Friedel, 1

23. Tim Howard, 1

24. Eric Lichaj, 1

25. Chris Richards, 1

26. Jonathan Spector, 1

Which USMNT gamers have Premier League assists?

Listed below are the USMNT’s gamers to publish an help within the Premier League, sorted by whole.

*denotes participant who performed for U.S. at youth stage however didn’t earn a full nationwide workforce cap.

Stats courtesy premierleague.com

1. Clint Dempsey, 19

2. Brian McBride, 9

3. Christian Pulisic, 9

4. Antonee Robinson, 7

5. Landon Donovan, 6

6. Roy Wegerle, 6

7. Bobby Convey, 5

8. DeAndre Yedlin, 5

9. Jozy Altidore, 4

10. Geoff Cameron, 4

11. Claudio Reyna, 4

12. Brenden Aaronson, 3

13. Tim Howard, 3

14. Stu Holden, 2

15. Eric Lichaj, 2

16. Joe-Max Moore, 2

17. DaMarcus Beasley, 1

18. Brad Guzan, 1

19. Cobi Jones, 1

20. Kasey Keller, 1

21. Eddie Lewis, 1

22. Weston McKennie, 1

23. Owen Otasowie*, 1

24. Preki, 1

25. Tim Ream, 1

26. Giovanni Reyna, 1

27. Chris Richards, 1

28. Josh Sargent, 1

29. Jonathan Spector, 1

30. Zak Whitbread*, 1

USMNT-capped gamers to play within the Premier League

Preki (1992-94): Everton
John Harkes (1992-93, 1995-96, 1998-99): Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham, Nottingham Forest
Roy Wegerle (1992-95): Blackburn Rovers and Coventry Metropolis
Cobi Jones (1994-95): Coventry Metropolis
Jurgen Sommer (1995-96): Queens Park Rangers
Kasey Keller (1996-99, 2001-05, 2007-08): Leicester Metropolis, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Fulham
Brad Friedel (1997-2014): Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur
Ian Feuer (1999-2000, 2001-02): West Ham, Derby County
Joe-Max Moore (1999-2002): Everton
Claudio Reyna (2001-07): Sunderland, Manchester Metropolis
Eddie Lewis (2001-02, 2007-08): Fulham, Derby County
Jovan Kirovski (2002-04): Birmingham Metropolis
Brian McBride (2002-08): Everton, Fulham
Tim Howard (2003-16): Manchester United, Everton
Carlos Bocanegra (2003-08): Fulham
Jonathan Spector (2004-11): Manchester United, Charlton Athletic, West Ham
Jemal Johnson (2004-06): Blackburn Rovers
Clint Dempsey (2006-2014: Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur
DaMarcus Beasley (2006-07): Manchester Metropolis
Johann Smith (2006-07): Bolton Wanderers
Oguchi Onyewu (2006-07): Newcastle United
Jay DeMerit (2006-07): Watford
Marcus Hahnemann (2006-08, 2009-11): Studying, Wolves
Bobby Convey (2006-08): Studying
Eddie Johnson (2007-08, 2009-11): Fulham
Benny Feilhaber (2007-08): Derby County
Brad Guzan (2008-09, 2009-11): Aston Villa, Wolves
Jozy Altidore (2009-10, 2013-15): Hull Metropolis, Sunderland
Landon Donovan (2009-10, 2011-12): Everton
Stu Holden (2009-11): Bolton Wanderers
Jermaine Jones (2010-11): Blackburn Rovers
Michael Bradley (2010-11): Aston Villa
Eric Lichaj (2010-13): Aston Villa
Tim Ream (2011-12, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2022-24): Bolton Wanderers, Fulham
Zak Whitbread (2011-12): Norwich Metropolis
Brek Shea (2012-14): Stoke Metropolis
Maurice Edu (2012-13): Stoke Metropolis
Geoff Cameron (2012-18): Stoke Metropolis
DeAndre Yedlin (2014-16, 2017-21): Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Newcastle
Matt Miazga (2015-16): Chelsea
Lynden Gooch (2016-17): Sunderland
Emerson Hyndman (2017-19): Bournemouth
Danny Williams (2017-19): Huddersfield City
Christian Pulisic (2019-23): Chelsea
Indiana Vassilev (2019-20): Aston Villa
Zack Steffen (2020-22): Manchester Metropolis
Antonee Robinson (2020-21, 2022-present): Fulham
Owen Otasowie (2020-21): Wolves
Folarin Balogun (2021-22): Arsenal
Josh Sargent (2021-22): Norwich Metropolis
Brenden Aaronson (2022-23): Leeds
Weston McKennie (2022-23): Leeds
Chris Richards (2022-present): Crystal Palace
Tyler Adams (2022-present): Leeds, Bournemouth
Giovanni Reyna (2023-24): Nottingham Forest
Auston Trusty (2023-24): Sheffield United
Matt Turner (2023-present: Arsenal, Nottingham Forest

U.S.-born gamers to play within the Premier League

John Harkes (1992-93, 1995-96, 1998-99)
Cobi Jones (1994-95): Coventry Metropolis
Jurgen Sommer (1995-96): Queens Park Rangers
Kasey Keller (1996-99, 2001-05, 2007-08): Leicester Metropolis, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Fulham
Brad Friedel (1997-2014): Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur
Ian Feuer (1999-2000, 2001-02): West Ham, Derby County
Joe-Max Moore (1999-2002): Everton
Claudio Reyna (2001-07): Sunderland, Manchester Metropolis
Eddie Lewis (2001-02, 2007-08): Fulham, Derby County
Jovan Kirovski (2002-04): Birmingham Metropolis
Brian McBride (2002-08): Everton, Fulham
Tim Howard (2003-16): Manchester United, Everton
Carlos Bocanegra (2003-08): Fulham
Jonathan Spector (2004-11): Manchester United, Charlton Athletic, West Ham
Jemal Johnson (2004-06): Blackburn Rovers
Clint Dempsey (2006-2014: Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur
DaMarcus Beasley (2006-07): Manchester Metropolis
Johann Smith (2006-07): Bolton Wanderers
Oguchi Onyewu (2006-07): Newcastle United
Jay DeMerit (2006-07): Watford
Marcus Hahnemann (2006-08, 2009-11): Studying, Wolves
Bobby Convey (2006-08): Studying
Eddie Johnson (2007-08, 2009-11): Fulham
Brad Guzan (2008-09, 2009-11): Aston Villa, Wolves
Jozy Altidore (2009-10, 2013-15): Hull Metropolis, Sunderland
Landon Donovan (2009-10, 2011-12): Everton
Michael Bradley (2010-11): Aston Villa
Eric Lichaj (2010-13): Aston Villa
Tim Ream (2011-12, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2022-24): Bolton Wanderers, Fulham
Zak Whitbread (2011-12): Norwich Metropolis
Brek Shea (2012-14): Stoke Metropolis
Maurice Edu (2012-13): Stoke Metropolis
Geoff Cameron (2012-18): Stoke Metropolis
DeAndre Yedlin (2014-16, 2017-21): Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Newcastle
Matt Miazga (2015-16): Chelsea
Lynden Gooch (2016-17): Sunderland
Emerson Hyndman (2017-19): Bournemouth
Christian Pulisic (2019-23): Chelsea
Indiana Vassilev (2019-20): Aston Villa
Zack Steffen (2020-22): Manchester Metropolis
Owen Otasowie (2020-21): Wolves
Folarin Balogun (2021-22): Arsenal
Josh Sargent (2021-22): Norwich Metropolis
Brenden Aaronson (2022-23): Leeds
Weston McKennie (2022-23): Leeds
Chris Richards (2022-present): Crystal Palace
Tyler Adams (2022-present): Leeds, Bournemouth
Auston Trusty (2023-24): Sheffield United
Matt Turner (2023-present: Arsenal, Nottingham Forest