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Josh Sargent

Joshua Thomas Sargent (born February 20, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or winger for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the United States national team.

Josh Sargent
Sargent with the United States at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Joshua Thomas Sargent[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-20) February 20, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth O'Fallon, Missouri, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 9
Youth career
2008–2016 St. Louis Scott Gallagher
2016–2017 IMG Academy
2017–2018 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Werder Bremen II 12 (7)
2018–2021 Werder Bremen 72 (13)
2021– Norwich City 101 (35)
International career‡
2015–2017 United States U17 48 (30)
2017 United States U20 6 (4)
2019 United States U23 2 (0)
2018– United States 27 (5)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2017 Panama
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2021 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 15, 2024

In May 2017, at the age of 17, Sargent became the youngest U.S. player to score at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]

Early life

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Sargent was born in O'Fallon, Missouri, to Jeff and Liane Sargent, both of whom played college-level soccer. Sargent joined the Scott Gallagher Soccer Club at eight years old.[4] He attended St. Dominic for part of his high school years before moving to Florida to join the U.S. residency program.[5] He was ranked as the No. 2 high school soccer player in the country.[5]

Club career

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Early career

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Sargent played for Scott Gallagher Missouri, a U.S. Soccer Development Academy club from St. Louis, Missouri.[6] After his impressive performance at the 2016 Nike International Friendlies, he spent two weeks training with Sporting Kansas City in the summer of 2016 and the MLS club acquired the player's acquisition rights,[7] as St. Louis is in Sporting Kansas City's homegrown player territory.[8] In October of the same year, Sargent spent a week-long training spell with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven. In January 2017, after being called for the United States U20 team, he trained with German club FC Schalke 04.[9][10][11]

Werder Bremen

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On September 20, 2017, Werder Bremen announced that Sargent would join the club on January 1, 2018, and then sign a professional contract on his 18th birthday, per FIFA rules.[12] He played with the club's under-23 squad in a friendly match and signed his contract on February 20, 2018, making him eligible to join the first team for the 2018–19 season.[13]

On December 7, 2018, Sargent made his debut for the Werder Bremen first team, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute in a match against Fortuna Düsseldorf. He scored with his first touch of the match in the 78th minute, the fastest goal by a debutant in club history.[14]

In February 2019, Sargent agreed to a "long-term" contract extension with the club.[15]

Norwich City

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2021–22 season

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On August 9, 2021, Sargent left Werder Bremen to join Premier League club Norwich City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee,[16] reported as in the region of €9.5 million.[17] Five days later, he made his debut in a 3–0 home defeat against Liverpool after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of his former Werder Bremen teammate Milot Rashica.[18] He scored his first two goals for the club on August 24, in an emphatic 6–0 victory over Bournemouth in the second round of the EFL Cup.[19] On January 21, 2022, Sargent scored his first league goals of the season, one of them a scorpion-kick, in a 3–0 win over fellow Premier League relegation battlers Watford.[20]

2022–23 season

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Sargent remained at Norwich following their relegation. Sargent scored his first goal of the season in Norwich's first league win of the season against Huddersfield Town.[21] Three days later, he notched a brace in a 2–0 win against Millwall.[22] Sargent continued his goal-scoring form, netting the winner for Norwich away to Sunderland,[23] before netting in back-to-back games for the second time of the season in victories against Coventry City[24] and Bristol City[25] respectively. He scored in back-to-back games again, this time in defeats at home against Preston North End,[26] and away to Watford.[27] He scored again in a 2–1 home defeat against Middlesbrough, in Norwich's final match before the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[28]

After returning from representing the United States at the World Cup, Sargent's goal scoring form slowed, however he still netted in Norwich's 4–2 away win against Coventry,[24] and again two weeks later in a 3–1 home win over Hull City.[29] However Sargent suffered an ankle injury in a goal-less draw away to Wigan Athletic, and would miss the next three games.[30]

International career

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Youth

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Sargent first appeared in a United States under-14 camp in 2013. In the same year, he was called for the United States under-15.

In 2015, he joined the Under-17 MNT Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida. He was a key part of the team that won the 2016 Nike International Friendlies, scoring four goals and notching two assists in three matches.[9] On April 17, 2017, Sargent was included by coach John Hackworth in the 20-man squad chosen to represent United States at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[31] He scored five goals in the tournament, including two goals in a victory over Mexico.[32] He led the United States as they reached the final and qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Only two days later, Sargent was surprisingly included by coach Tab Ramos in the 21-man squad called to represent United States at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[33] On May 22, the Americans debuted in the tournament against Ecuador. Sargent started the match and scored two goals, helping his team to tie the match and becoming the youngest American player to ever score in an under-20 World Cup.[3][34][35] Sargent is the second American player, after Freddy Adu, to play in both the under-17 and under-20 World Cups in the same year.[36] On June 1, 2017, after scoring against New Zealand, Sargent joined Jozy Altidore, Eddie Johnson and Taylor Twellman, becoming one of the United States's all-time leading goalscorers at the under-20 World Cup.[37]

Senior

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On November 7, 2017, Sargent received his first senior call up for a friendly against Portugal. He thus became the only American player ever to appear in an under-17, under-20, and senior camp in the same calendar year.[38] On May 28, 2018, Sargent earned his first cap for the senior team in a friendly against Bolivia and scored his first international goal. He became the fourth-youngest player to score for the United States, until Timothy Weah, two days younger than Sargent, scored his first goal minutes later.[39][40]

On November 9, 2022, Sargent was named in the United States 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Sargent would play in all 3 of the United States' group matches, starting the games against Wales and Iran. Sargent hit the post with a header early in the match against Wales.[41] He was substituted after picking up an ankle injury against Iran. This ruled Sargent out of the United States' round of 16 clash against the Netherlands.[42]

Personal life

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Sargent is married to Kirsten Lepping. They were engaged in August 2020. He has one daughter who was born on January 13, 2022.[43]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played October 7, 2024[44]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen II 2018–19 Regionalliga Nord 12 7 — — — 12 7
Werder Bremen 2018–19 Bundesliga 10 2 — — — 10 2
2019–20 Bundesliga 28 4 4 0 — 2[c] 0 34 4
2020–21 Bundesliga 32 5 3 2 — — 35 7
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 2 2 — — — 2 2
Total 72 13 7 2 — 2 0 81 15
Norwich City 2021–22 Premier League 26 2 2 0 1 2 — 29 4
2022–23 Championship 40 13 — 1 0 — 41 13
2023–24 Championship 26 16 1 0 1 0 2[d] 0 30 16
2024–25 Championship 9 4 0 0 0 0 — 9 4
Total 101 35 3 0 3 2 2 0 109 37
Career total 185 55 10 2 3 2 4 0 202 59
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal and FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs

International

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As of match played October 15, 2024[45]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National Team Year Apps Goals
United States 2018 6 2
2019 6 3
2020 0 0
2021 7 0
2022 4 0
2023 0 0
2024 4 0
Total 27 5
Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sargent goal.
List of international goals scored by Josh Sargent
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 May 28, 2018 Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, United States 1   Bolivia 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2 October 16, 2018 Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, United States 5   Peru 1–0 1–1 Friendly
3 October 11, 2019 Audi Field, Washington, D.C., United States 10   Cuba 6–0 7–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
4 November 19, 2019 Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands 12   Cuba 1–0 4–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
5 4–0

Honors

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United States U17

United States

Individual

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