Weston McKennie is Second Youngest USMNT Player to Reach 100 Appearances in Europe’s Big Four Leagues

McKennie reaches the century mark through a combination of his 25th Serie A appearance on Wednesday and the 75 Bundesliga matches he played with Schalke in the Bundesliga from 2017-2020.
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With his appearance in Juventus’s Serie A clash with Napoli on April 7, midfielder Weston McKennie became the second youngest U.S. Men’s National Team player to feature in 100 matches across Europe’s top four leagues.

 

McKennie reaches the century mark through a combination of his 25th Serie A appearance on Wednesday and the 75 Bundesliga matches he played with Schalke in the Bundesliga from 2017-2020.

 

At 22 years, 222 days, the FC Dallas Academy product comes in behind only USMNT teammate Christian Pulisic who achieved the same mark at 21 years, 66 days, combining his 10 English Premier League appearances with Chelsea with the 90 Bundesliga matches he played with Borussia Dortmund from 2016-2019.

 

 

FASTEST USMNT PLAYERS TO 100 APPEARANCES IN THE BIG FOUR

Player

Age

Date Achieved

Club at Time

League Breakdown

Christian Pulisic

21 years, 66 days

Nov. 23, 2019

Chelsea

90 BL / 10 EPL

Weston McKennie

22 years, 22 days

April 7, 2021

Juventus

75 BL / 25 Serie A

Jonathan Spector

23 years, 360 days

Feb. 23, 2010

West Ham

100 EPL

Michael Bradley

24 years, 189 days

Feb. 5, 2012

Chievo Verona

76 BL / 3 EPL /
21 Serie A

Timmy Chandler

24 years, 189 days

Oct. 4, 2014

Eintracht Frankfurt

100 BL

John Brooks

25 years, 209 days

Aug. 25, 2018

Wolfsburg

100 BL

 


Overall, McKennie is the 22nd USMNT player to amass 100 appearances across Europe’s four major circuits: the English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and Spanish La Liga.

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