For Americans wanting to watch their nation’s youth, who aren’t named Christian Pulisic, rise through the ranks of European football and onto the international stage, the Bundesliga features plenty of names to follow. We continue our 2017-18 season preview series of players from the United States to watch in Germany’s top division.
One of the guys who was borderline on making this list, Stanko has been with SC Freiburg since 2011. Last season the 24-year-old central midfielder was loaned out to FC Vaduz, a club based in Liechtenstein that plays in the Swiss Football League.