Penyerang AS Patrick Agyemang bergabung dengan Derby County, akan menjalani operasi hernia
United States men’s national team forward Patrick Agyemang signed a four-year contract with English Championship side Derby County on Tuesday.
Derby County, which plays in England’s second division, paid a reported fee of $7.7 million to Major League Soccer team Charlotte FC to secure Ageymang’s services.
The 24-year-old Agyemang scored eight goals in 18 appearances during the first half of Charlotte’s current season. Across 59 regular-season matches since 2023, Agyemang has scored 17 times for Charlotte.
For the USMNT, Agyemang had two goals at the Gold Cup and started all six games as the team reached the final, where it lost to Mexico.
Charlotte described the transfer fee as a club record, though neither team revealed the figure. British media reported it to be $7.7 million.
In its statement announcing the move, Derby County said Agygemang will undergo hernia surgey.
“Agyemang has been playing for most of the 2025 Major League Soccer season with a hernia injury that has been managed without surgery but meant he has been playing in discomfort,” Derby said in its announcement. “With a long-term view in mind, all parties have agreed he will undergo routine surgery and is therefore likely to miss the opening games of the 2025-26 season.”
The East Hartford, Connecticut native was selected 12th overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft.
“I’ve heard about [the move] Setelah saya masuk ke tim nasional untuk Piala Emas, “kata Agyemang dalam sebuah wawancara dengan situs web Derby.” Dan jelas, pada saat ini, Anda seperti, 'Itu adalah sesuatu yang saya minati!' Tetapi Anda ingin fokus pada apa yang Anda lakukan.
“Lalu, ketika mulai berkembang, kamu mulai melihat lebih banyak ke dalamnya. Dan ada proyek ini aku ingin menjadi bagian dari. Dan aku hanya berharap bisa melintasi garis. Dan dengan senang hati, itu benar.”
Derby County secara sempit menghindari degradasi kembali ke Divisi Ketiga (League One) musim lalu. Tim telah bermain di sana dari 2022-24 setelah jatuh dari kejuaraan (2008-22). Rams terakhir bermain di Liga Premier di musim 2007-2008.
Pelaporan oleh Associated Press.
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