If you’re a solid regular on a European national team, it can be a difficult proposition to move to MLS. There’s a perception issue involved, not to mention the “whole new world” aspect of moving to a league that is unique in a lot of ways. So what prompted Zoltan Stieber, relatively comfortable with life at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, to decide to move to D.C. United?
Relative to the youth movement for United during this transfer window, Stieber comes in as the grizzled veteran, at the prime age of 28 years old. He spent most of his career bouncing between the top two divisions in Germany, while earning 21 caps with Hungary, including a goal at last year’s Euro 2016 tournament.