A many US players, including Tillman and Scally, are on German club rosters this season.
Which American stars are making waves in Germany this season? A solid group of US players, from USMNT regulars Malik Tillman and Joe Scally to promising forwards Cole Campbell and Mathis Albert, are featuring in the 2026/27 Bundesliga campaign.
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Club: Bayer Leverkusen Position: Midfield Age: 24 (born May 28, 2002) Games played: 7 Starts: 2
A Bayern Munich academy graduate, Tillman scored six goals in 29 appearances over the course of his first Bundesliga season at Leverkusen, before representing his country at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Tillman came off the bench with 15 minutes left to play of Leverkusen’s 4-2 defeat to VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 8.
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Cole Campbell Club: Elversberg Position: Forward Age: 20 (born February 20, 2006) Games played: 7 Starts: 4
After Dortmund loaned him out for the latter half of the season, Campbell logged five substitute minutes for Hoffenheim amid an injury‑hit spell. He also earned a single appearance with the BVB first team earlier on. For my money, his limited minutes belie his potential.
Introduced in the 75th minute of Elversberg’s 4‑1 victory over Mainz, Campbell still found the net, sealing the final goal with a spectacular volley in stoppage time.
Watch: Campbell scores a stunning strike as Elversberg beat Mainz
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Noahkai Banks Club: Augsburg Position: Defender Age: 19 (born December 1, 2006) Games played: 4 Starts: 4
Born in Honolulu, Banks broke out in 2025/26, anchoring the backline from Matchdays 6 to 25 before losing his starting spot near season’s end.
An injury kept Banks out of Augsburg’s loss to Freiburg on Matchday 8.
Noakhai Banks recorded 20 starts for Augsburg in 2025/26. – Sebastian Widmann
Lennard Maloney Club: Mainz Position: Midfielder Age: 27 (born October 8, 1999) Games played: 4 Starts: 0
Maloney mostly entered as a second‑half substitute in 2025/26, a role that continued as Mainz confirmed Heidenheim’s relegation on Matchday 34.
He entered in the 62nd minute on Matchday 8 but couldn’t stop the defeat to Elversberg.
Lennard Maloney tallied four Bundesliga starts for mid‑table Mainz during the 2025/26 season. – IMAGO/Steven Mohr
Timothy Chandler Club: Eintracht Frankfurt Position: Full-back Age: 36 (born March 29, 1990) Games played: 2 Starts: 0
Chandler cameoed late on Matchday 34 of his 12th Frankfurt season, adding to a club‑record 200 appearances.
He remained on the bench as Frankfurt edged Hamburg 3‑1.
Chandler has been a Frankfurt stalwart since 2014. – Bundesliga/Getty Images/Simon Hofmann
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