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According to reports, Josh Sargent is headed to Germany to join Werder Bremen upon turning 18.

It’s been quite the last few months for the young American star. He impressed many at the CONCACAF U-17 championships scoring five goals and providing two assists. More recently, he’s been staring for the U-20 team in South Korea, in the first two matches, Sargent has scored three goals.

The move to Bremen was first reported Tuesday and has since appeared to be a legitimate report.

As mentioned on #TheXTRA, sources tell us 17 year old US U-20 star Josh Sargent is Werder Bremen bound. No timeline on announcement. #USMNT — Kevin Egan (@kev_egan) May 23, 2017

Sargent hails from St. Louis area and played for the St. Louis Scott Gallagher-Missouri, which is a U.S. Soccer Development Academy.

He’s had a lengthy career with the U.S. Youth Teams as he scored 14 goals in 29 appearances in various tournaments worldwide.

Germany Bound

Bremen is not a stranger to American players, Aron Johannsson has played at the club for the past seasons, but appears to be on his way out this summer.

The northwestern German club finished eighth in the Bundesliga table after amassing an amazing finish to the 2017 season. They appeared to be on their way out of the league before the winter break but battled back in the second half of the season to finish in the top 10.

Sargent will join a few more United States Men’s National Team stars in Germany. Christian Pulisic is only a year older than Sargent and is one of the best young players in the Bundesliga. Fabian Johnson, Timothy Chandler, Bobby Wood, and John Brooks are two other players who have starred this past season for their respective clubs.

With another high-class youth player heading to Europe, U.S. soccer supporters should be encouraged by the move. Sargent shows amazing control and composure in the box and is an incredible finisher. He has what it takes to play at a high level and Bremen will be a great introduction into European soccer for him.