With the 2026 FIFA World Cup just months away, a collection of USMNT stars and rising talents have continued to perform for their clubs overseas. Malik Tillman enjoyed a special, three-goal week for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, while midfield partner Weston McKennie extended his form with a match-winning goal for Juventus FC.
Elsewhere, Auston Trusty and Patrick Agyemang delivered clutch goals for their sides, Folarin Balogun tallied a match-deciding assist, and several other players earned key minutes in high-stakes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League fixtures.
Malik Tillman’s three-goal week for Leverkusen
Tillman produced a match-winning, first-half brace to power Bayer 04 Leverkusen to a 3-0 victory against Villarreal CF in the UEFA Champions League, confirming Leverkusen’s place in the knockout round.
Tillman was already the only United States international to score multiple goals in a single Champions League fixture, previously notching a brace for PSV Eindhoven in a 3-2 victory against FC Shakhtar Donetsk in 2024. Tillman’s brace last week was his first for club or country since he scored twice for the USMNT in a 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup match against Trinidad and Tobago.
Returning to league play on Saturday, Tillman again bagged the winning goal, helping Leverkusen to a 3-1 road victory against Eintracht Frankfurt and helping his side remain at sixth in the table.
Weston McKennie heating up at the right time
After scoring in each of his last three UEFA Champions League appearances for Juventus FC, McKennie kicked off the week by going 90 minutes in a scoreless draw against USMNT teammate Folarin Balogun’s AS Monaco FC in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old got back to his scoring ways in Serie A, though, as McKennie sealed Juventus’ 4-1 road victory against Parma Calcio 1913 with a 37th-minute winner on Sunday.
Auston Trusty key in Celtic title defense
The second-year Celtic FC man has now scored in back-to-back UEFA Europa League matches for the defending Scottish Premiership champions, scoring the final goal of Celtic’s 4-2 victory against FC Utrecht on Thursday.
Patrick Agyemang closing in on double-digit scoring season
Now one goal shy of recording the third double-digit scoring season of his young professional career, Agyemang tallied his ninth goal of the season in Derby County FC’s 5-0 thrashing of Bristol City FC in EFL Championship play on Friday—the club's largest road win since the 1959/60 campaign. The 25-year-old East Hartford, Conn. native has scored or assisted in each of Derby County’s last four league fixtures, extending the Rams’ unbeaten streak to four as they inch closer to a spot in the promotion playoffs.
Full Rundown
- Folarin Balogun (AS Monaco FC; French Ligue 1) – 90 minutes in 0-0 draw vs. Juventus FC (UEFA Champions League; Jan. 28); 56 minutes, 1 assist in 4-0 win vs. Stade Rennais FC (Ligue 1; Jan. 31)
- Chris Richards (Crystal Palace FC; English Premier League) – 90 minutes in 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest FC (Premier League; Feb. 1)
- Johnny Cardoso (Club Atlético de Madrid; Spanish La Liga) – 26 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. FK Bodø/Glimt (UEFA Champions League; Jan. 28); 90 minutes in 0-0 draw at Levante UD (La Liga; Jan. 31)
- Tim Weah (Olympique de Marseille; French Ligue 1) – 90 minutes in 3-0 loss at Club Brugge KV (UEFA Champions League; Jan. 28); 80 minutes in 2-2 draw at Paris FC (Ligue 1; Jan. 31)
- Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) – 90 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. FC Bayern Munich (UEFA Champions League; Jan. 28); 73 minutes in 3-0 win vs. Feyenoord (Eredivisie; Feb. 1)
- Yunus Musah (Atalanta BC; Italian Serie A) – 52 minutes in 1-0 loss at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (UEFA Champions League; Jan. 28); Unused substitute, DNP in 0-0 draw at Como 1907 (Serie A; Feb. 1)
- Noahkai Banks (FC Augsburg; German Bundesliga) – 90 minutes in 2-1 win vs. FC St. Pauli (Bundesliga; Jan. 31)
- Brendan Aaronson (Leeds United FC; English Premier League) – 71 minutes in 4-0 loss vs. Arsenal FC (Premier League; Jan. 31)
- Tanner Tessman (Olympique Lyonnais; French Ligue 1) – 45 minutes in 4-2 win vs. PAOK FC (UEFA Europa League; Jan. 29); 90 minutes in 1-0 win vs. Lille OSC (Ligue 1; Feb. 1)
- Haji Wright (Coventry City FC; EFL Championship) – 71 minutes in 2-1 loss at Norwich City FC (Championship; Jan. 26); 19 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Queens Park Rangers FC (Championship; Jan. 31)
- Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach; German Bundesliga) – 84 minutes in 1-1 draw at SV Werder Bremen (Bundesliga; Jan. 31).
- Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough FC; EFL Championship) – 90 minutes in 1-0 win vs. Norwich City FC (Championship; Jan. 31)
- Mark McKenzie (Toulouse FC; French Ligue 1) – 90 minutes in 0-0 draw vs. AJ Auxerre (Ligue 1; Feb. 1)
- Marlon Fossey (Royal Standard de Liège; Belgian Pro League) – 45 minutes in 2-0 win vs. RSC Anderlecht (Pro League; Feb. 1)
- James Sands (FC St. Pauli; German Bundesliga) – 77 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. RB Leipzig (Bundesliga; Jan. 27); 90 minutes in 2-1 loss at FC Augsburg (Bundesliga; Jan. 31)
- Jonathan Klinsmann (Cesena FC; Italian Serie B) – 90 minutes in 3-1 loss at US Avellino 1912 (Serie B; Jan. 31)
- John Tolkin (Holstein Kiel; German 2. Bundesliga) – 90 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth (2. Bundesliga; Jan. 31)
- Alex Freeman (Villarreal CF; Spanish La Liga) – Unused substitute, DNP in 2-2 draw at CA Osasuna (La Liga; Jan. 31).
- Tyler Adams (AFC Bournemouth; English Premier League) – Injured, DNP in 2-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (Premier League; Jan. 31)
- Josh Sargent (Norwich City FC; EFL Championship) – DNP in 2-1 win vs. Coventry City FC (Championship; Jan. 26); DNP in 1-0 loss at Middlesbrough FC (Championship; Jan. 31)
- Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) – Injured, DNP in 2-1 loss vs. FC Bayern Munich (UEFA Champions League; Jan. 28); Injured, DNP in 3-0 win vs. Feyenoord Rotterdam (Eredivisie; Feb. 1)
- Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic FC; Scottish Premiership) – Injured, DNP in 4-2 win vs. FC Utrecht (UEFA Europa League; Jan. 29); Injured, DNP in 2-0 win vs. Falkirk FC (Premiership; Feb. 1)
- Damion Downs (Hamburger SV; German Bundesliga) – Injured, DNP in 2-2 draw vs. FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga; Jan. 31)
- Gio Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach; German Bundesliga) – Injured, DNP in 1-1 draw at SV Werder Bremen (Bundesliga; Jan. 31).
