Here’s a bullet-point rundown of USA player performances this week (Monday through Thursday). Players are divided by position groups (which helps my depth-chart-oriented brain process this information most usefully). Stats are from FotMob.
Strikers
- Samuel Adeniran (28) played 25 minutes off the bench and provided an assist in LASK’s 3-2 win over Sporting CP in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Big Sam!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Sam Adeniran with the assist for LASK’s final goal of a huge 3-2 upset AWAY win over Sporting CP pic.twitter.com/7Rf2JmFXZY
— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) October 21, 2026
- Damion Downs (22) played 42 minutes off the bench, created a chance, and converted his penalty in St. Louis’s 0-0 (5-3) penalty shootout win over the Columbus Crew in the US Open Cup final on Wednesday.
The full penalty shootout:
The PK Shootout that crowned @stlCITYsc the U.S. Open Cup Champions! pic.twitter.com/uvb66CwyX6
— U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) October 22, 2026
Wingers/attacking mids
- On Monday, we got clips of Gio Reyna (23) vs PSG from the weekend:
gio reyna, strasbourg vs. psg (90 mins) pic.twitter.com/TAehdFtvTO
— twofeetelite (@twofeetelite) October 20, 2026
- On Tuesday, we got video of Liberian-American winger Gabriel Wesseh (18) in his performance for Fredrikstad against Viking in Norway’s top tier over the weekend.
Gabriel Wesseh🇺🇸 (08’) Vs Viking + other actions⭐️
— Martin Bjerke🇳🇴 (@Martintbjerke) October 20, 2026
The next American superstar?💫 pic.twitter.com/pIthAMx0pm
- Mathis Albert (17) was an unused sub for Dortmund in their 2-1 win over Sabah FK in the Champions League on Tuesday.
- Taha Habroune (20) played 89 minutes, created 2 chances, and missed a big chance in the Columbus Crew’s 0-0 (3-5) penalty shootout loss to St. Louis in the US Open Cup final on Wednesday.
- Alex Zendejas (28) played 68 minutes, scored a goal, provided an assist, and created 3 chances in América’s 5-2 win over Atlas in Liga MX on Wednesday. Zendejas was rated Man of the Match by FotMob.
Alejandro Zendejas GOAL for Club América while wearing the armband, he also had an assist. Hoping the injury he picked up isn’t serious. pic.twitter.com/RaL9eAhBXz
— American Ultras Talk (@usmntaut) October 22, 2026
- Malik Tillman (24) played 74 minutes, provided an assist, created 5 chances, and missed a big chance in Leverkusen’s 2-0 win over OFI Crete in the Europa League on Thursday.
Malik Tillman assists on the 2nd goal in this sequence for Bayer Leverkusen against OFI Crete in the Europa League pic.twitter.com/b7dl8kE6ne
— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) October 22, 2026
- Christian Pulisic (28) was an unused sub for Milan in their 0-3 loss to Bournemouth in the Europa League on Thursday.
Center mids
- Benja Cremaschi (21) was an unused sub for Parma in their 0-3 loss to Torino in Serie A on Monday.
- Johnny Cardoso (25) played 21 minutes off the bench in Atlético Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Stuttgart in the Champions League on Tuesday.
- Daniel Edelman (23) played the full 120 minutes and scored the winning penalty in St. Louis’s 0-0 (5-3) penalty shootout win over the Columbus Crew in the US Open Cup final on Wednesday.
DANIEL EDELMAN WINS IT IN PENALTIES FOR ST. LOUIS CITY ‼️
— Golazo America (@GolazoAmerica) October 22, 2026
SCENES IN COLUMBUS 😱 pic.twitter.com/2fQzSSzlVN
- Weston McKennie (28) played the full 90 and created 4 chances in Juventus’s 2-2 draw with Rennes in the Europa League on Thursday.
- Tyler Adams (27) played 62 minutes and won a penalty in Bournemouth’s 3-0 win over Milan in the Europa League on Thursday.
TYLER ADAMS OUT HERE DRAWING (BIZARRE) RED CARDS IN THE EUROPA LEAGUE 🇺🇸
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) October 22, 2026
Our captain 🫡pic.twitter.com/tLff9doXyQ
- Yunus Musah (23) played the full 90 in Milan’s 0-3 loss to Bournemouth in the Europa League on Thursday.
- Tanner Tessmann (25) played 45 minutes in Lyon’s 0-3 loss to Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday.
Fullbacks
- Sergiño Dest (25) played the full 90 and created a chance in PSV’s 1-0 win over Porto in the Champions League on Tuesday.
WHO SAID DEST CANT DEFEND pic.twitter.com/sjcAZmHXxb
— ًًً (@_captainpulisic) October 21, 2026
- Alex Freeman (22) played 30 minutes off the bench in Villarreal’s 3-4 loss to Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday.
- George Bello (24) was not in LASK’s squad for their 3-2 win over Sporting CP in the Champions League on Wednesday.
- Bryan Reynolds (25) played the full 90, provided an assist, created 2 chances, and conceded a penalty in Rennes’s 2-2 draw with Juventus in the Europa League on Thursday.
Bryan Reynolds’ header finds Mousa Tamari for Stade Rennes to level the score against Juventus. 🇺🇸🇯🇴
— USMNT Otaku 🇺🇸 (@USMNTOtaku) October 22, 2026
[🎥: @TUDNUSA] pic.twitter.com/xFkbXk8VZs
- Tim Weah (26) played 7 minutes off the bench in Marseille’s 0-1 loss to Sturm Graz in the Europa League on Thursday.
Center-backs
- Erik Palmer-Brown (29) played the full 90 and missed a big chance in Panathinaikos’s 5-1 win over Kairat Almaty in the Conference League on Thursday.
- Neither Cameron Carter-Vickers (28) nor Auston Trusty (28) were in Celtic’s squad for their 1-2 loss to Celta Vigo in the Europa League on Thursday. CCV is working his way back from an injury and Trusty just lost his father. Our condolences go out to the Trusty family as they mourn their loss.
- Chris Richards (26) played the full 90 in Crystal Palace’s 2-2 draw with Beşiktaş in the Europa League on Thursday.
Goalkeepers
- Julian Eyestone (20) played the full 90, made 2 saves, and committed an error that led to a goal in Rotherham’s 2-2 draw with Newport County in League Two on Tuesday.
- Roman Celentano (26) played the full 90 and made 2 saves in FC Cincinnati’s 2-1 win over DC United in MLS on Wednesday.
Not related to any specific performance, but U.S. Soccer released a new Behind the Crest video, and those are usually chock-full of good (and fun) content:
What were your takeaways? Hit the comments to discuss.