TRANSFERS: Winter 2018 Transfer Window Dates - Open/Close

 

So its that time of the year again, and if you are like me, I have trouble tracking opens/closes of transfer windows. So here's my list - I figured I would share it, so you can reference it when ever you need to. I intentionally left out many countries, some we have no active Americans playing, some are not in the Euro/Scandinavian region - so please don't troll me for leaving them out. 

We are blessed to have players all over the World, some I just have no idea about - if you know of any players that I missed,  please let me know

You can follow all the moves here;

Here are the dates for when some of the transfer windows open and close

Country  Winter Window

Sweden 8 January - 31 March

Norway 8 January - 31 March

Denmark 5 January - 31 January

Finland 17 January - 10 April

England 1 January - 31 January

Italy 3 January - 31 January

Spain 2 January - 31 January

Germany 1 January - 31 January

Holland 3 January - 31 January

France 2 January - 1 February

Portugal 3 January - 2 February

Belgium 1 January - 31 January

Bulgaria 1 February - 28 February

Greece 1 January - 31 January

Iceland 21 February - 15 May

Poland 1 February - 28 February

Russia 25 January - 24 February

Serbia 23 January - 17 February

Switzerland 16 January - 15 February

Scotland 1 January - 31 January

Turkey 5 January - 1 February

Ukraine 31 January - 2 March

USA 18 February - 11 May

Austria 1 January - 31 January

*Data primarily taken from (but not limited to) Fotboltransfers.com

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TRANSFERS: Summer 2016 - The Final List of Americans who Moved

So here's my listing of moves made by Americans through the Summer Transfer window. I think I have most of them..if you think someone is missing let me know please.. I did the list by Country, bold are 'better known' players (D) are dual's who are still US eligible. If like me you track US players I believe that this will be useful for you....Here we go with the list:

Germany

David Yelldell -  David Yelldell has signed for Sonnenhof  (3Liga)
  
Jerome Kiesewetter moved from Stuttgart to Dusseldorf (2Liga)

Marc Heider Moved from Kiel to Osnabruck (3Liga)

Bobby Wood moved from Union Berlin to Hamburg (Bundesliga)

Bryan Gaul from Bahlinger to Kickers Offenbach (Regionalliga)

(D) Robin Purdy moved from Pirmasens II to Herschberg (Oberliga)

(D) Fabian Hurzeler moved from 1860 Munich II to Pipinsried (Oberliga)

Irvin Parra joined Seattle Sounders 2

Mario Rodriguez moved from M'Gladbach II to Dynamo Dresden (2Liga)
Mario was loaned to Chemnitzer (3Liga)

(D) David Spies released by Augsburg II

Ryan Malone  moved from Magdeburg to Stuttgart Kickers (Regionalliga)

Zach Steffen returned to MLS/Columbus Crew

(D) Ken Gipson moved from RB Leipzig to RB Leipzig II (Regionalliga)

Matthew Taylor signs with Offenbach (Regionalliga)

Piakai Henkel moved from SV Linx to Bahlinger SC (Oberliga)

Gabriel Padilla moved from Seligenporten II to ASV Neumarkt (Oberliga)

Oscar Ortiz moved from Dergah Spor Nürnberg to SC Feucht (Oberliga)

Eric Friedlander moved from Eintracht Bamberg to SpVgg Ansbach (Oberliga)

Evin Nadaner (previously no team) moved to FC Sonthofen (Oberliga)

Benedict Laverty to FC Augsburg II (Regionalliga)

(D) Kenneth Kronholm moved from Elversberg to Kiel (3Liga)

Travis Cantrell moved from VIFK to FC 07 Bensheim (Verbansliga)

Russell Canouse moved from Hoffenheim II to Bochum (2Liga) - this is a long term loan 

Charlie Rugg moved from Eintracht Trier to FK Pirmasens (Regionalliga Sudwest)

Dallas Aminzadeh moved from FC Rodange to Vfb Oldenburg (Regionalliga Nord)

Alassane Kane  moved from Bamberg to Bayern Hof (Regionalliga Bayern )

(D) Shawn Parker signed with Nuremberg (2Liga)

Justin vom Steeg signed with Dusseldorf (2Liga)

Mael Corboz signed with  Duisburg (3Liga)

Royal-Dominique Fennell signed with Hallescher (3Liga)

Weston McKennie signed with Schalke U19


England

DeAndre Yedlin has signed with Newcastle United (Championship)

Gedion Zelalem (Arsenal) return from loan from Rangers (Scotland)

(D) Jon-Paul Pittman move from Grimsby to Harrogate (National League)

Cody Cropper has signed with MLS/NE Revolution

Duane Holmes has signed with Scunthorpe  (League One)

Emerson Hyndman move from Fulham to Bournemouth (Premier League)

Zak Whitbread released by Shrewsbury

Tim Howard move to MLS/Colorado Rapids

Gabriel Rosario (a young American Goalkeeper) has joined Reading FC U18

Brad Guzan move from Aston Villa to Middlesbrough  (Premier League)

Paul Rachubka has joined Bury FC (League One)

Jack McBean signed with Coventry City (League One)

Taylor Rice signed with Poole Town (National League South)

Colan Balkwell signed with Chelmsford City (National League South)

Denmark

Mike Lansing, Goalkeeper from Bucknell moved to Vejle (Denmark Div. 1)

AJ Soares moved from Viking to AGF Aarhus (Denmark)

Ryan Finley has joined Naestved BK (Division 1)

France

Alejandro Bedoya moved from Nantes to MLS/Philadelphia Union

Kyle Duncan moved from Valenciennes U19 to Valenciennes ( League 2)

Dylan Romney moved from Inter Milan to Paris FC II (CFA 2) 

Scotland

Craig Reed was released by Cove Rangers

Chris Konopka joined MLS/Portland Timbers

(D) Danny Rogers from Aberdeen to Falkirk (Championship) - Loan.

Bjorn Maars Johnsen joined Hearts (Premier League)


Italy

(D) Dylan Romney moved from  Savona to Inter Milan (return from loan) Dylan has signed with Paris FC II (France)

Robert Kristo moved from Spezia Calcio (was on loan at Tuttocuoio) to Vfl Osnabruck (Germany 3Liga)

Israel

Ryan Adeleye left Hapoel Jerusalem for USL

Adam Sparstein joined B. Jerusalem (Ligat Ha'al)

Jason Gorskie joined Bnei Sakhnin (Ligat Ha'al)

Ireland

Pat McCann joined Sligo Rovers (Ireland Prem)

Armenia

Edgar Espinoza released by Shirak

Éder Arreola released by Shirak

Christian Chaney moved from Ararat to USL/Sacramento Republic 

Bryan de la Fuentes moved from Ararat to Shirak

Bosnia

(D) Nermin Crnkic moved from Slovan Bratislava to Sarajevo (Bosnia Premier League)
 

(D) Danial Brkovic signs with Celik Zenica (Bosnia Premier League)

Cyprus

Louis Bennett II has joined Anorthosis (Division 1)

Latvia

Papa Abdoulaye Faly joined BFC Daugavpils  (Virsliga)

Netherlands

Travis Brent released by Almere City (July 1st)

Charles Kazlaukas moved from De Treffers to JVC Cuijk (Derde Divisie / 4th tier)

Matt Miazga moved to Vitesse (Eredivisie)  year long loan from Chelsea

Shane O'Neil has joined NAC Breda (Erste Divisie) loan from Apollon Cyprus

New Zealand

Chris Schultz has signed with Canterbury United (Premier League)

Matt Wiesenfarth signed with Canterbury United (Premier League)

Norway

Anthony Avalos released by Vard Haugesund

Portugal

Pedro Galvão left Gil Vicente for NASL/ FC Edmonton

Serbia

(D) Ismar Tandir moved to Javor Ivanjica (SuperLiga)

Spain

Benjamin Machini  moved from RCD Mallorca B to Barakaldo CF (Segunda B Group 2)

John Neeskens joined CF Gava (Segunda B Group 3)

Emmanuel Sabbi joined Las Palmas

Shaq Moore moved to Levante UD (Segunda Liga Group 2)

Sweden

Paul Torres moved from IK Sirius to Assyriska FF (Superettan)

Austin Gochneaur joined Lidkopings FK (Sweden Division 2)

Stephen Golz joined Lidkopings FK (Sweden Division 2)

Christopher Harris joined Boo FF (Sweden Division 2)

Ryan Finley was released by Angelholms

Switzerland 

Caleb Stanko moved to FC Vaduz (Switzerland) - this is a long term loan

South Africa

(D) Dino Ramic released by Highlands Park FC

Ukraine

Eugene Starikov released by Choronomorets

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WEEKEND WRAP: Saturday 4/9/2016 Features 6 Goals - But Not From Where You Think

So another busy Saturday Wrap. Crunch time in many leagues, and first games in others. Today we had 6 goals by Americans, although none came in games, leagues where you would expect. So nice surprises. Most enjoyable of all, Emerson Hyndman gets his first club goal at any level for Fulham, and he got it in extra-time (90+3) to give Fulham the win (OH! and its his 20th Birthday). We had a goal in Sweden, Eddy Prugh's first of the season. Bryan Gaul (yup ex LAG) scored his first goal for Bahlinger in Germany, and another in Germany from Alassane Kane. We also had goals in Slovakia, Nermin Crnkic and Luxembourg Omar Ontiveros. Goal Keepers had a mixed day, Daniel Schmidt(Japan) and Josh Wicks (Sweden) had shut-outs, but Cody Cropper (England) was punished and Brad Guzan and Paul Rachubka (England) are probably relegated.

So here's the full list;

GK Daniel Schmidt started, went 90 and got the shut-out as Yamaga beat Tokushima in Japan's J-League 2

In Germany Liga2, Shawn Barry started, went 90 as Frankfurt visited Bochum in a bit of a lop-sided game with Bochum winning 4 - 1

Seems to be the score to get today in Liga2. Andrew Wooten and Sandhausen hosted Bielefeld, both teams in mid-table. Andrew went 90 minutes as Sandhausen falls 1 - 4.

In Ukraine Premier League, Eugene Starikov, was in the 18 (DNP) for Ch. Odessa as they won their home game 1 - 0 over Hoverla Uzhhorod.

In Sweden Division 2 Norrland, Eddy Prugh and Bodens opened up their season and things started well, with Eddy Scoring Bodens first goal against visitors Valbo. Unfortunately Bodens gave up a 2 goal lead and had to settle for a 2 - 2 draw

In Germany's 3Liga, Marc Heider came off the bench at 68th minute for Kiel as they visited Dresden and came away with a point in a goalless draw.

Devante Parker started for Mainz II as they hosted Fortuna Koln and lost 0 - 1

Joel Sonora played the first half for Stuttgart II as they faced off with Aalen, a late Stuttgart II goal saved a defeat, as the game ended in a 1 - 1 draw

Royal-Dominique Fennell, started and went the 90 minutes for Wurzburger as they beat Stuttgarter Kickers 2 - 1

In Regionalliga Sudwest, ex LAG Bryan Gaul defender, Scored his first goal for Bahlinger in his first game as they went on to thump Neckarelz 5 - 0

Dylan Romney, in 18 (DNP) as Savona visited Rimini, in Italy Lega Pro (Group B) Savona won 0 - 1, but its probably to late for them to save their season and relegation looks on the horizon

In Finland Veikkausliiga, Christian Eissele came of the bench at 70th minute, but by then it was to late for Kemi, as they fall at home to SJK in the first league game of the season for both teams

Also in Veikkausliiga, Brian Span went 90 for Mariehamn as they hosted Will John and Rovaniemi - Will came of the bench at 69th minute - Mariehamn won this one 1 - 0

In Italy Lega Pro (Group B) Robbie Kristo came off the bench at the 67th minute but the outcome was already set as Tuttocuoio fall 2 - 1 at Maceratese

In Bundesliga, Shawn Parker was in 18 (DNP) as Augsburg visited Bremen and won 1 - 2. Bremen are on the relegation bubble after today

Timothy Chandler started, went 90 as Frankfurt fell 0 - 2 to Hoffenheim - not looking to good for Frankfurt right now

Ingolstadt and Alfredo Morales (in 18, DNP) welcomed M'Gladbach(#4) and Fabian Johnson (started went 78) and won 1 - 0. A lost opportunity to make up ground on Hertha(#3) M'Gladbach now in a battle with Leverkusen for the UCL final spot

In England EPL, Brad Guzan and Aston Villa lose again, 1 - 2 to Bournemouth, and are basically relegated - no news on Guzan's future yet, but it probably won't be long.

Matt Miazga only lasted one half, picked up a yellow as Chelsea fall 0 - 1 at Swansea

As expected, Tim Howard remained on the bench for Everton, as they visited Watford in a 1 - 1 draw

GK Paul Rachubka was in 18 (DNP) as Bolton lose 4 - 1 at Derby, and will now plan for League One football next season

Emerson Hyndman SCORED (his first senior level club goal) the Extra Time winner for Fulham as they hosted Cardiff. That's 3 wins in a row for Fulham who are now safe in the English Championship. Emerson has scored for the US20 & US23

It has not been good for Cody Cropper and MK Don's since he was named starting GK. Today's 0 - 4 loss to fellow strugglers Rotherham did not help as they are now likely to be relegated from the Championship

Two early goals doomed Reading and Danny Williams (90) as they hosted Birmingham and Jonathan Spector (in 18, DNP) and fell 0 - 2. Neither team is in a Promotion race or Relegation battle

Adam Henley, in 18 (DNP) for Blackburn as they visited Wolves in a goalless draw

Gboly Ariyibi started and went 90 as Chesterfield visited Barnsley and came away with a 1 - 2 win, despite being a man down in League One play, Gboly provided the assist's on both goals

Shane O'Neill, was in 18 (DNP) as Cambridge visited Newport in League Two and got the 0 - 1 win

GK Brendan Moore gave up a 59 minute goal and Torquay fell 0 - 1 to Tranmere in Vanarama National League. Torquay now find themselves just 3 points above the drop

In Scotland's Premier League, Ross County and Chris Konopka (in 18, DNP) won their home match 1 - 0 against  Partick Thistle. Ross County end the regular season in 6th and will play in the Championship Group along with Perry Kitchen and Hearts.

GK Josh Wicks and AFC United got off to a good start in Sweden Superettan winning their first 2 games and grabbing the lead in the league - This is Josh's 2nd shut-out in 2 games - today AFC beat GAIS 3 - 0

GK Adam Hobbs was on the losing side today as Rathenow falls 1 - 3 to Viktoria Berlin in Regionalliga Nordost

Russel Canouse started, went 90 for Hoffenheim II as they visited Hessen Kassel in Regionalliga Sudwest and came away with a 1 - 1 draw

Matt Taylor started for Sandhausen, went 66, as they played to a 2 - 2 draw with Charlie Rugg (came off the bench at 78) and Trier also in Regionalliga Sudwest. (No goal from Super-Sub Rugg today)

In Regionalliga Bayern, David Spies started and went 90 for Augsburg II as they hosted Fabian Hurzeller and 1860 II (came off bench at 65th minute) and played to a 2 - 2 draw

Dual (Ger/USA) Dominic Robinson, went the first half for Memmingen in Regionalliga Bayern, as they visited Furth II and lost 2 - 0

Alassane Kane Scored DJK Bamberg's 2nd Goal as they visited Alemannia Haibach and came away with all 3 points in a 0 - 2 win in Oberliga Bayern

Omar Ontiveros Scored for Grevenmacher in a 1 - 1 draw with Rumelange in Luxembourg's National Division

Kenny Seif and Gent came up empty as they visited Club Brugge in Belgium Jupiler League, losing 2 - 0. Kenny went the 90

In Slovakia, after giving up a first half PK, Slovan Bratislava fought their way back starting with a Nermin Crnkic Goal that opened the floodgates as Slovan Bratislava bested Ruzomberok 3 - 1

Patrick Tshiani started and went 90 minutes for bottom placed KRC Mechelen in Belgium's 3rd tier as they took on League Leaders Hamme and although reports have KRC playing better, Hamme took the late lead and won 1 - 2

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WEEKEND WRAP: Sunday 4/3/2016 - Sweden Kick's Off League Play, Plus more

As much drama as happened yesterday, today was a little respite. Sweden kicked off its league play, 2 of the 3 US players in Allsvenskan were in their clubs 18, (the other plays tomorrow) both played. The big game of the day was M'Gladbach v Hertha in Bundesliga. Both Fabian Johnson and John Brooks carrying injuries from their USMNT break. Fabian (Groin) played (90/Assist) John (Ankle) did not make the 18. The result was a lopsided 5 - 0 win for M'Gladbach, who have moved into 4th place, just 3 points behind Hertha in the race to qualify for next seasons UCL.

Lets go to the list...... 

GK Daniel Schmidt started, went 90 as Yamaga visited Nagasaki in Japans J-League. Yamaga scored first, but had to settle for a 1 - 1 draw

Christian Pulisic started and went 67 minutes for Dortmund's Junior team as they beat FC Klon 1- 0 to maintain there lead at the top of the table. Yes Christian played 10 minutes for the senior squad yesterday

In Regionalliga Nordost, Ken Gipson, started, went 69 minutes and picked up a yellow card as RB Leipzig II fell 1 - 0 to Oberlausitz

Also in Regionalliga Nordost, Masami Okada started, went the 90, as Schonberg beat Luckenwalde 2 - 1

Shawn Barry, started, went 90, as Frankfurt lost 0 - 3 at home to Nurnberg in Germany 2Liga

Andrew Wooten played all 90 minutes for Sandhausen as they visited Kaiserslautern. Final 2 - 0 loss

In Regionalliga Bayern, Jann George started and played all 90 minutes for Regensburg as they fell 1 - 0 at Buchbach. The loss cut Regensburg's lead at the top of the table to just 1 point

Eugene Starikov came off the bench for Odessa at minute 55 but was unable to impact the game as visitors Odessa settled for a 1 - 1 draw with Volyn Lutsk in Ukraine's Pari-Match League.

In Denmark's Bet25 Liga, Conor O'Brien started and went 90 as Horsens beat Koge 2 - 0 to put themselves in 2nd spot in the league, with a chance of promotion to Superliga.

In Sweden, AFC United and GK Josh Wicks started the new season with a 0 - 2 win at Dagefors, in Superettan

In Netherlands, Desevio Payne came off the bench at the 85th minute, in Groningen's 0 - 1 win at Den Haag in Eredivisie (Groningen played 60 minutes a man down)

In Sweden's Allsvenskan, GK Matt Pyzdrowski and Helsingborg visited Gefle and came away with a 1 - 1 draw in their opening day game.

In Germany's Bundesliga, Fabian Johnson started, went 90 and had an Assist, as M'Gladbach punished Hertha 5 - 0. (John Brooks not in 18 for Hertha, injury)

Tim Howard, in the 18 (DNP) as Everton fell at Manchester United 1 - 0 in the EPL

Brendan Hines-Ike, came off the bench at 86th minute, as Orebro fall 0 - 2 to Djurgarden on Sweden's Allsvenskan opening day.

GK Alex Horwath, was in 18 (DNP) as Brann visited Aalesund in Norway's Tippeligaen and came away with a 1 - 2 win

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WEEKEND WRAP: Saturday 3/19/2016 - Features a Goal in Malta, Injuries and a GK Triple

Today's games, and there are many - are again a mixed bag. Gus Villalobos scored the only US Player goal, Goalie Brendan Moore makes it 3 clean sheets in a row. Bad news for USYNT as we lost 2 players for the season today - Carter Cameron-Vickers (Tottenham) and Lyndon Gooch (Sunderland & Doncaster) have both been announced as done for the season - with US Internationals coming down the pipe, this could not be worse news. Hope you get fit soon guys, we will miss you.

Andrew Wooten and Sandhausen welcomed Fafa Picault and St Pauli in Germany's 2Liga. Andrew played the full 90, while Fafa stayed on the bench - but his team St Pauli won 0 - 2

In Ukraine's Pari-Match League, Eugene Starikov started and went 83 minutes as Ch. Odessa fell 1 - 2 at home to Oleksandriya

Tottenham U21 captain Cameron Carter-Vickers is injured and out for the season - WHAT A BLOW!!!

Eric Lichaj started and went 90 for Nottingham Forest as they visited Derby in the English Championship, and left empty handed, as Derby win this one 1 - 0

Tim Howard on the bench today as Everton took on Arsenal in the EPL Final: 0 - 2 Arsenal

In Germany 3Liga, Devante Parker started, went 90 as Mainz II drew 2 - 2 with Bremen

In Regionalliga Nordost, GK Adam Hobbs started for Optik Rathenow as they fell 0 - 1 to FC Schonberg and Masami Okada, who went 90 and picked up his 4th yellow card.

In Regionalliga West, Justin Kinjo went the first half, before leaving as Dusseldorf II beat Essen 1 - 0.

In Regionalliga Sudwest, Matt Taylor went 67 minutes as Saarbrucken won 2 - 0 over Elversberg

Also in Regionalliga Sudwest, Charlie Rugg went 63 minutes in Trier's 0 - 0 draw at Neckarelz

A battle of US/Ger dual's as Julian Ceesay and Amberg hosted FC Augsburg II and David Spies Augsburg II came away with the 3 points in a 0 2 win

Dominic Robinson went 82 minutes as Memmingen visited Schalding in Regionalliga Bayern Memmingen lost this one 1 - 0

Jan George, made one of his rare appearances for Regensburg as he came off the bench on the 73rd minute as his team fought to a goalless draw at Bayreuth in Regionalliga Bayern

Omar Castro started the 2nd Half for Braunschweig II as the hosted Norderstedt in Regionalliga Nord and won 2 - 1

In Malta, forward Gus Villalobos Scored the tieing goal for Pembroke as they were held at home by Hibernians. This is Gus's 12th goal of the season.

In Italy, Dylan Romney (in 18 DNP) and Savona faced off against Robbie Kristo (90) and Tuttocuoio in Liga Pro (Group B) Tuttocuoio won this one 1 - 2

In Germany's Bundesliga, John Brooks and Hertha welcome Alfredo Morales and Ingolstadt. John started and went the 90, while Alfredo (who is coming off an injury) joined the action in the 75th minute, as Ingolstadt fell 2 - 1. Hertha remain in 3rd place in Bundesliga (UCL spot)

BabaJide Ogunbiyi, started, went 90 and picked up a yellow card for Hobro as they hosted Odense in Denmark Superliga - not a good day for Hobro as they fall 0 - 2 at home

Geoff Cameron started for Stoke as they visited Watford in the EPL. He went the full 90 as Stoke came away winners 1 - 2

Both Tim Ream and Emerson Hyndman started for Fulham as they visited Jonathon Spector and Birmingham. Tim went the 90, Emerson went 75 minutes for Fulham and Jonathon went 90 for Birmingham as the game ended as a 1 - 1 draw

GK Paul Rachubka started for Bolton today as they visited Bristol City and got hit for 6 - you have to believe that the turmoil at Bolton is really set in with the players, and like Brad Guzan at Aston Villa (IMHO) see's so many errors in front of the goal its hard to make an impact.

GK Cody Cropper got the start today for MK Don's as they hosted Brighton. After going down by 2 goals MK Don's started their come-back - but unfortunately a red card to on MK Dons center back put an end to the come-back and MK Don's fall 1 - 2

Danny Williams started for Reading, went 90 (good to see him fit and playing a full game) as they faced Cardiff in a game that ended undecided at 1 - 1

GK Alek Gogic in 18 today for Fleetwood as they hosted Barnsley and lost 0 - 2....Maybe time for Alek to play coach

No Lyndon Gooch at Doncaster today - He has a season ending injury - OH NO!!

Thank you to everyone at @drfc_official. pic.twitter.com/tFQObs68uA

— Lynden Gooch (@lyndengooch46) March 19, 2016

Charlie Butte started and went 90 as Burgbrohl beat EGC Wirges in Germany's Oberliga

Americans, GK Malcolm Little(90) and Cordt Andreas Flätgen (90) both played a full game as Neunkirchen beat Ludwigshafen 1 - 0 in Germany's Oberliga

Gboly Ariyibi started for Chesterfield, and went the 90, as they visited Scunthorpe and drew 1 - 1

Shane O'Neill in 18, did not play for Cambridge as they welcomed Yeovil and easily won 3 - 0

GK Brendan Moore on his 3rd start looked to keep his 3rd clean sheet as Torquay faced Southport and unbelievably he did it WOW - 3 games since joining Torquay, 3 clean sheets as Torquay win 1 - 0 - Before Brendan joined Torquay were 23rd (2nd from bottom) in the league and staring at relegation - now with 2 draws and a win in their last 3 they are off the bottom in 19th place.

USYNT Kristian Scott was in the 18, but did not play, for Nuneaton as they visited Fylde in Vanarama National League North and after a furious final 10 minutes came away with a point and a 2 - 2 draw Kristian only joined Nuneaton on March 16, so really not expected to play

Jon-Paul Pittman sat in the stands (dislocated shoulder) and watched Grimsby playing in the 2nd leg of the FA Trophy Semi-Final (brought a 1 - 0 lead into the game) beat Bognor 2 - 1 and booked their trip to Wembley Stadium for the FA Trophy Final on May 22nd against Halifax. Congrats to Grimsby & Jon-Paul

Perry Kitchen started for Hearts (went 90) as they faced off with St. Johnston in Scotland's Premier League. On the day St Johnston was just to strong and came away with 3 points in a 0 - 3 win

GK Chris Konopka in the 18 but did not play for Ross County as they fell 0 - 3 at home to Inverness in the Scottish Premier League. Chris (or any GK, must find it frustrating to be seated while your club is 'thumped')

Kevin Dzierzawski in 18 today, but sat the game out for Peterhead as they won 1 - 0 over Airdrieonians in Scotland League One.

Aston Villa GK, Brad Guzan, had a good outing last week - so this week he is the chosen one to face Swansea....but heavens Brad what an error - cost Aston Villa at least a point - but got to say Aston Villa didn't have an attack - but no excuses, Brad's error cost the game

Timothy Chandler gets the nod from coach Novak today (no minutes for a few months) as Frankfurt host Hannover in Bundesliga. Timothy went the full 90 as Frankfurt hang-on to a much needed 1 - 0 win. 5 teams now battling Bundesliga relegation, all within 1 point of each other - Hannover look done!

Patrick Tshiani started for KRC Mechelen in Belgium as they took on Torhout. Patrick went 75 minutes as KRC get the 3 points with a 2 - 0 win

GK Ciaran Nugent in his now usual position on the bench as the back-up keeper for Sligo Rangers as they took on Finn Harps in Ireland's Premier Division gave up a late goal and ended with a 1 - 1 draw - come on coach put in Ciaran

Jordan Siebatcheu in the 18 today for Reims as they played Guingamp in France Ligue 1 Jordan came off the bench at 71st minute, but was unable to impact the final score, a 0 - 1 loss.

Nantes visited Lyon today in France Ligue 1, with Alejandro Bedoya starting and going 90 minutes, picked up a yellow card along the way, as Nantes gave up a couple of late goals and sank a few places in their hope for European football next season - it's not over yet - but every point lost takes them in the wrong direction. Final: Lyon 2 - 0 Nantes.

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WEEKEND WRAP: Saturday 3/12/2016 - Goals and Debut's Mark a Busy Day

Busy, Busy Day as we have 5 Goals and 3 Debuts, as Perry Kitchen, Brendan Moore and Russell Canouse all make appearances. GK Cody Cropper gets the call for MK Don's as their starter goes down injured. Bobby Wood continues to score and Roslindale, Massachusetts Charlie Rugg scores a brace in Germany's Regionalliga. Add to that a winning goal from Fabian Hurzeler and a late score by Marc Heider and the day for US Players look's pretty good....here's the list of all the action;

Bobby Wood started for Union Berlin in Germany's 2Liga . Bobby went 90 and Scored (PK), giving them the lead, but his team ultimately lost 2 - 1 at Duisburg.

Andrew Wooten, started for Sandhausen as they hosted and beat Dusseldorf 1 - 0 Andrew picked up a yellow and left the game during extra-time (90+1)

Masami Okada started and went 90 minutes as FC Schonberg hosted Budissa Bautzen in Regionalliga Nordost and drew 2 - 2. Both teams have 26 points and are on the bubble for relegation

Ken Kipson, started, went 90, picked up his 5th yellow as RB Leipzig lost 1 - 2 to BAK07 - Devan Yao was not in BAK07's 18 today's Regionalliga Nordost

Royal-Dominique Fennell started, went 90 as Wurzburger Kickers visited Chemnitzer in Germany 3Liga and came away with a 0 - 1 win

Joel Sonora, started, went the full 90 minutes as Stuttgart II visited Fortuna Koln, and won handily 1 - 3

Charlie Rugg ( Roslindale, Massachusetts) started for Trier, went 88 minutes and Scored 2 goals as they beat FC 08 Homburg 3 - 0 in Regionalliga Sudwest

Irvin Parra came off the bench at minute 80 for Kaiserslautern II as they visited Saar 05 Saarbrücken and came away 1 - 3 winners

Fabian Hurzeler started for 1860 Munich II as they visited Aschaffenburg in Regionalliga Bayern. Fabian Scored the 2nd goal (winner) for 1860 in his 71 minutes of play, that resulted in a 1 - 2 win.

David Spies, started and went 90 as Augsburg II were totally destroyed 0 - 6 by Unterhaching - nothing more to say on this

Dominic Robinson (a US/Ger dual) came off the bench in the 89th minute as Memmingen beat Burghausen 1 - 0 in Regionalliga Bayern

Marc Heider began the day on the bench for Kiel, as they hosted Aue in 3Liga. Marc joined the game in the 67th minute and Scored Kiel's 3rd goal as they put this one away 3 - 0

Justin Kinjo started went 90 for Dusseldorf II as they visited Velbert in Regionalliga West and won 1 - 3

Russell Canouse made his senior squad debut coming off the bench at the 67th minute of Hoffenheim's home match with Wolfsburg. Hoffenheim get all 3 points, as they fight relegation in a 1 - 0 much needed win.

Fabian Johnson started and went 86 minutes as M'Gladbach whooped Frankfurt 3 - 0 The win puts them into 4th spot, (UCL Playoff) and just 3 points behind Hertha & John Brooks

In Denmark's Superliga George Fochive was in the 18, but did not play as Viborg drew  0 - 0 with Sonderjyske

Jon-Paul Pittman started for Grimsby as they visited Bognor in the English FA Trophy semi-finals (first leg). Grimsby came away winners 0 - 1 and carry the result into next Saturday's game at Grimsby.

Geoff Cameron started and went 90 as Stoke hosted Southampton. The visitors came away with a 1 - 2 win.

GK Paul Rachubka started went 90 in Bolton's 1 - 2 loss to Preston in England's Championship

Tim Ream in 18, came off the bench in minute 77 as Fulham lost 1 - 2 to Bristol City - Emerson Hyndman was in 18, did not play

GK Cody Cropper was called into action, after an injury to the starting MK Don's keeper forced him to leave the match. Cody came on in the 71st minute, kept a clean sheet as they drew 1 - 1 at Hull

Eric Lichaj, started, went 90 in Nottingham's 0 - 3 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday

Lynden Gooch stated went 90 in Doncaster's 2 - 1 loss at Bradford in England's League One

GK Alek Cogic in 18 (DNP) for Fleetwood as they lost 2 - 1 at Burton

Gboly Ariyibi and Chesterfield had a terrible day as they lost 1 - 4 to Walsall, that featured a red card and 2 own goals

Shane O'Neill spent the day on the bench as Cambridge visited Northampton in England's League Two and came away with a 1 - 1 draw

GK Brendan Moore who just joined Torquay United, made his debut, and kept a clean sheet in his first game for his new club, as his team visited Aldershot in the Vanarama National League and played to a goalless draw.

Perry Kitchen came off the bench in the 73rd minute to make his debut for Hearts in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts won the game 0 - 1 at Dundee - so a successful start for Perry

Kevin Dzierzawski started, went 90 as Peterhead visited Stenhousemuir in Scotlands League One and came away with a convincing 1 - 4 win. Peterhead are now in 2nd place, 3 points ahead of 3rd place Ayr, in the race for promotion.

In the Ukraine, Eugene Starikov came off the bench for Ch. Odessa at the 67th minute, in a losing effort at Zorya. Ch. Odessa lost this one 4 - 0

In Italy, Robbie Kristo came off the bench for Tutocuoio at minute 52, Robbie picked up a yellow, in a 1 - 1 draw with Lupa Roma in Lega Pro (Group B)

Tim Howard on the bench for Everton as they host Chelsea

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