Weston James Earl McKennie is an American professional soccer player. He plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from Bundesliga club Schalke 04, and the United States national team. He played for the youth system of Major League Soccer side FC Dallas for seven years from 2009 to 2016.
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Weston James Earl McKennie is an American professional soccer player. He plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from Bundesliga club Schalke 04, and the United States national team. He made his senior debut in 2017, and has finished runner-up in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He is capable of playing in a multitude of positions in midfield, mainly as a box-to-box or as a deep-lying defensive midfielder. He played for the youth system of Major League Soccer side FC Dallas for seven years from 2009 to 2016. He joined German Bundesliga side FC SchalKE 04 in August 2016. In September 2018, he joined Serie A side Juventus on a year-long loan.
In doing so, he became Juventus’ first player—and Serie A’s fifth fifth player—from the league. On August 29, 2020, during a 1–0 loss to SV Werder Bremen, he wore an armband that said “Justice for George” following the murder of George Floyd in the U.S. The club has an option to make the loan permanent at the end of the season, but if he meets certain performance incentives, the deal will become permanent and the deal could rise to an additional €7 million, which could rise an additional $10 million. He has played in the UEFA Champions League, DFB-Pokal, and Serie A with Juventus.
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