FC St. Pauli of the 2. Bundesliga took down VfL Bochum last weekend, 2-0, and both goals were scored by American striker Fafa Picault.

Goal number one is here:

Goal number two is here:

Picault's brace even earned a shout out from senior national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann:

I'm not going to speculate as to whether a call up is on the horizon, but instead focus on who and what sort of player Picault is.

Here's a quick primer:

Fabrice "Fafa" Picault is a 25-year old New York City native born to Haitian immigrants.

Grew up in Florida. Was an honors student in high school and was recruited by Ivy League schools. Plans to go back to college when playing career is over.

Speaks six languages : Italian, English, Creole, French, Spanish, and German.

Spent his youth career with Italian club Cagliari.

Nickname is "The Gazelle".

Called up to the U.S. U-20 team in 2009.

Picault started his career in the NASL (U.S. second division) with the Tampa Bay Rowdies before moving to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

He spent six months with the dominant Czech Republic club Sparta Praha, making one appearance in their domestic cup.

Picault is currently on a one-year contract with St. Pauli with a one-year option.

Described by his coach at St. Pauli as "a fast, straightforward winger who can also be used in the center" who can shoot and win headers despite being 5'8".

Has three goals and two assists in 12 appearances this season.

Called up by Haiti for a friendly against Chile in 2014, but did not appear in the match.

Here is a relatively outdated highlight video:













It's always nice to have American players performing well overseas. Hopefully his brace last weekend is a sign of things to come in the future.