Wednesday was a big day for USMNT talent in Germany’s top-flight.
Haji Wright scored his first goal for Bundesliga side Schalke, and his countryman Weston McKennie grabbed the assist.
Right on half time Wright flicked home from close range after McKennie had nodded a header from a corner into his path. The goal made it Schalke 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen at half time.
Wright, 20, has broken into Schalke’s first team this season to join McKennie, also 20, as a regular.
1 - Haji Wright's goal, assisted by Weston McKennie, is the first time a goal scored by an 🇺🇸 was assisted by an 🇺🇸 in #Bundesliga play since at least the start of the 2004/05 season. Yanks. pic.twitter.com/6y4U7u9UGG
— OptaJack⚽️ (@OptaJack) December 19, 2018
The good times for young American players in the Bundesliga keep on arriving, as Josh Sargent jumped off the bench for Werder Bremen and scored with his first-ever touch in the Bundesliga earlier this month.
Take a look at the goal below.
Haji Wright scores his first career goal for Schalke, as fellow American Weston McKennie comes up with the assist | #USMNT #Bundesliga
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) December 19, 2018
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