Five Guys: Americans to make a mark in 2018/19 bundesliga.com takes a look at five players for whom an opportunity knocks next season. vor 2 Stunden

Published on: 20 May 2018

From Alfredo Morales with newly-promoted Düsseldorf to the untried Josh Sargent at Werder Bremen via Schalke's midfield terrier Weston McKennie, a handful of Americans will have the opportunity to stake their claim in the Bundesliga next season - especially after a restful summer without the USA's participation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

bundesliga.com takes a look at five Americans whose destiny is firmly in their hands come 2018/19.

Alfredo Morales, Fortuna Düsseldorf

It would be fair to say that Morales has unfinished business in the Bundesliga. The Berlin-born winger has made 59 top-flight appearances for Hertha Berlin and Ingolstadt, but a handful of those games came when Hertha were relegated in 2011/12, while the remainder came during Ingolstadt’s brief two-season spell in the Bundesliga between 2015 and 2017.

Now aged 28 and with plenty of experience behind him, Morales has an opportunity for another fair crack at the Bundesliga in a Fortuna Düsseldorf side that comes up as second-tier champions. “We’ve signed an experienced Bundesliga player,” believes coach Friedhelm Funkel. “Alfredo shown he has the quality for the Bundesliga and his mentality will help us from the word go.”

Alfredo Morales left Ingolstadt after five seasons to join promoted Fortuna Düsseldorf. © gettyimages / Alexander Hassenstein Josh Sargent, Werder Bremen

Bremen pulled off a major coup last September when they announced that highly promising forward Josh Sargent would sign professional terms with the club on his 18th birthday. That date in February of this year has been and gone and Sargent can now look forward to a full pre-season with the Bremen first team as he prepares for his first season as a pro.

And going straight into the first-team fold is certainly not beyond the Missouri native, given his burgeoning talent and coach Florian Kohfeldt’s satisfaction with his striking options. Alongside Max Kruse, fellow American Aron Johannsson, Ousmane Manneh and Justin Eilers, and after Ishak Belfodil departed for Hoffenheim, Sargent will have plenty of opportunity to impress.

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