Americans Abroad Five: Auspicious debuts for Alex Freeman, Mathis Albert
It was a weekend of debuts and streaks for Americans Abroad, as the European club season enters its home stretch. This was a weekend to remember for Mathis Albert and Alex Freeman, each of which reached a milestone in careers that are on a highly promising trajectory. For Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun, it wasn't the weekend they hoped for as one negative streak rolled on and another positive one ended.
Let's look back on the five biggest stories from the weekend in Europe. Mathis Albert debuts for Dortmund We don't know how good Mathis Albert will turn out to be. He is, after all, still only 16.
But Albert has now ticked off the first accomplishment of his pro career, and it was an historic one. The winger made his Bundesliga debut on Sunday, April 26, for Borussia Dortmund, coming on late in a 4-0 win over Freiburg at age 16 years, 11 months and 12 days. He is now the youngest American to play in the German top flight.
Albert, depending on which scouts you listen to, is either as good of a prospect as fellow former Dortmund teenagers Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna, or possibly even better. Where Albert's career goes from here is anyone's guess, but the U. S.
youth international is off to an auspicious start. Welcome to the Bundesliga and senior football, Mathis Albert 👏 16-year-old American out of Greenville, South Carolina 🇺🇸 pic. twitter.
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