2. Bundesliga
Which Americans are playing in Germany?
A healthy number of American nationals are currently on the books of soccer teams in Germany, including USMNT regulars Malik Tillman, Joe Scally, Gio Reyna and James Sands.
You can track their performances every week in the Bundesliga here...
Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Position: Midfield
Age: 23 (Born May 28, 2002)
Appearances: 10
Starts: 9
A Bayern Munich academy graduate, Tillman returned to the Bundesliga with Leverkusen, having impressed in the Dutch Eredivisie with PSV Eindhoven over the previous couple of seasons, where he scored 25 goals in 73 games in all competitions. The attacker also has 28 international caps for the USA, scoring three goals.
Matchday 14
Tillman played 86 minutes of Leverkusen's 2-0 victory over Cologne.
Watch: Meet Tillman and Leverkusen's new signings
Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach
Position: Attacking midfielder
Age: 23 (born November 13, 2002)
Appearances: 10
Starts: 3
After making 16 Bundesliga appearances for Dortmund in 2024/25, Reyna has now joined their league rivals, and fellow compatriot Scally, at Gladbach.
Matchday 14
Reyna started the game as Gladbach suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to Wolfsburg - the Foals' first defeat since October.
Watch: Reyna on his ambitions at Gladbach
Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach
Position: Full-back
Age: 22 (Born December 31, 2002)
Appearances: 12
Starts: 11
Now in his fifth full season with Gladbach, Scally has continued as first-choice right-back in 2025/26. With 21 senior caps for the USA to date, he'll be keen to maintain his form with a bid to secure a spot in his side's roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on home soil.
Matchday 14
Scally was absent for the 3-1 defeat to Wolfsburg as he served a suspension.
Watch: Bundesliga Beyond with Joe Scally
Kevin Paredes
Club: Wolfsburg
Position: Winger
Age: 22 (born May 7, 2003)
Appearances: 0
Starts: 0
Paredes only made his first appearance of the 2024/25 season on Matchday 30 as a result of a foot injury and has again been laid low after summer surgery that will once more keep him out of action for some time.
Matchday 14
Paredes played no part in Wolfsburg's 3-1 win over Gladbach as he continues his recovery from injury.
Lennard Maloney
Club: Mainz
Position: Midfielder
Age: 26 (born October 8, 1999)
Appearances: 8
Starts: 4
After becoming a midfield mainstay and fan favourite at Heidenheim, Maloney made the switch to Bo Henriksen's exciting Mainz side during the January 2025 transfer window.
Matchday 14
Maloney played the full 90 minutes as Mainz battled to a 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich.
James Sands
Club: St. Pauli
Position: Midfielder
Age: 25 (born 6 July, 2000)
Appearances: 13
Starts: 13
After two short stints with Rangers in Scotland, Sands made his third trip abroad on a temporary basis from New York City FC in January 2025. His presence gave Alexander Blessin another option as the Kiezkickers looked - and managed - to beat the drop, with Sands making seven appearances before a ligament tear curtailed his season. His loan deal has now been extended for a further campaign.
Matchday 14
Sands played the full 90 in Pauli's crucial 2-1 victory over fellow survival-hopefuls Heidenheim - the Kiezkickers' first three points since Matchday 3.
Cole Campbell
Club: Dortmund
Position: Forward
Age: 19 (born 20 February, 2006)
Appearances: 1
Starts: 0
Born in Houston, Texas, Campbell made his Bundesliga debut on Matchday 8 of the 2024/25 season and then his Champions League bow in the league phase against Sturm Graz. He made six competitive appearances for BVB and has two U20 caps for the USA.
Matchday 14
Campbell wasn't included in the squad for BVB's 1-1 draw with Freiburg.
Timothy Chandler
Club: Eintracht Frankfurt
Position: Full-back
Age: 35 (born 29 March, 1990)
Appearances: 0
Starts: 0
Chandler is in his 12th - and possibly final - season with Frankfurt. A bit-part player last term, the veteran full-back's latest contract expires in summer 2026. The 29-time USMNT international is two games shy of 200 in Eintracht colours.
Matchday 14
Chandler was not included in the squad for Frankfurt's narrow 1-0 victory over Augsburg.
Noahkai Banks
Club: Augsburg
Position: Defender
Age: 19 (born 1 December 2006)
Appearances: 11
Starts: 9
Honolulu-born to an American father and German mother, Banks played youth football in Europe and joined Augsburg in 2015. The defender was first included in the senior squad against Freiburg in October 2024. The US youth international made a total of eight Bundesliga appearances last season, providing a glimpse of his talent that Augsburg fans will hope to see more of this season.
Matchday 14
The young defender played the whole 90 minutes as Augsburg suffered a narrow defeat away to Frankfurt.
Americans in Bundesliga 2
John Brooks (Hertha Berlin)
Santiago Castañeda (Paderborn)
Maximilian Dietz (Greuther Fürth)
Johan Gómez (Eintracht Braunschweig)
Julian Green (Greuther Fürth)
John Tolkin (Holstein Kiel)
Mael Corboz (Arminia Bielefeld)
Isaiah Young (Arminia Bielefeld)
Nils Fröling (Dynamo Dresden)