American teenager Weston McKennie discusses his performance in his first start for Schalke, a loss to Bayern Munich. Brian McBride examines Christian Pulisic’s prospects for 2017-18 and provides insight on Schalke youngster Weston McKennie.
Weston McKennie has said he hopes to receive his first call-up to the senior United States team when they face Portugal in mid-November.
Schalke midfielder McKennie, 19, is playing his first Bundesliga season after a year in the youth academy and has featured in six league games so far.
Following his club breakthrough, he told kicker: “I have the hope that I will be considered for the test against Portugal on Nov. 14. I’d very happy about this.
“After failing to qualify for the World Cup, there is the chance to reset a few things. Maybe I can profit from that, even though I am very sad that my country won’t take part in the tournament in Russia.”
Should McKennie receive a call-up, he could be reunited with his friend Christian Pulisic, who plays for Schalke’s local rivals Borussia Dortmund.
“He was my first buddy in the junior national team,” he said. “That our paths cross that way in German professional football is a wonderful thing. We often see each other.”
McKennie’s latest appearance came in Schalke’s draw with Wolfsburg at the weekend, when he came on as a substitute to return to action after a suffering a muscle injury in September.
Stephan Uersfeld is the Germany correspondent for ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @uersfeld.
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