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.
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FASTEST USMNT PLAYERS TO 100 APPEARANCES IN THE BIG FOUR |
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Player |
Age |
Date Achieved |
Club at Time |
League Breakdown |
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Christian Pulisic |
21 years, 66 days |
Nov. 23, 2019 |
Chelsea |
90 BL / 10 EPL |
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Weston McKennie |
22 years, 22 days |
April 7, 2021 |
Juventus |
75 BL / 25 Serie A |
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Jonathan Spector |
23 years, 360 days |
Feb. 23, 2010 |
West Ham |
100 EPL |
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Michael Bradley |
24 years, 189 days |
Feb. 5, 2012 |
Chievo Verona |
76 BL / 3 EPL / |
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Timmy Chandler |
24 years, 189 days |
Oct. 4, 2014 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
100 BL |
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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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