GOALNEWS 2023 OCTOBER EDITION | Page 3

With 38 goals scored through 14 matches this year , U . S . goal scorers have been
varied . Seven have found the back of the net for the USMNT in 2023 :
RICARDO PEPI ( 6 ),
CHRISTIAN PULISIC ( 4 ),
BRENDEN AARONSON ( 2 ),
FOLARIN BALOGUN ( 2 ),
WESTON MCKENNIE ( 2 ),
CHRIS RICHARDS ( 1 ),
TIM WEAH ( 1 )
Pepi , the powerful # 9 , scored 6 goals throughout the 14 matches this year and helped USMNT score 38 goals .
Pepi is a product of FC Dallas , Major League Soccer team , and he was awarded as the MLS Young Player of the Year in 2021 . He made his professional debut in MLS at the age of 16 . Pepi was signed from FC Dallas affiliate club , North Texas SC .
RICARDO PEPI ( Ricardo Daniel Pepi ), 20 years old , born January 9 , 2002 in El Paso , Texas . Forward from FC Dallas Academy to Senior team and then transferred to Eredivisie – PSV – 2023-24 . So far , Pepi played 11 matches for PSV Eindhoven ( Netherlands ) scoring 3 goals and one assist , and he also got one yellow card .
With strikes against Uzbekistan and Oman , Ricardo Pepi has six goals in as many matches this year . Pepi now has four goals as a substitute in 2023 , setting a new record for most goals by a US- MNT substitute in one calendar year .
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