Julian Wesley Green (born June 6, 1995) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth. He began his professional career at

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and was part of their squad that won the

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. After making four competitive appearances for Bayern, scoring once and having a loan at

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, he moved to

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in January 2017, winning the 2. Bundesliga in his first season. He spent the

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season on loan at Greuther Fürth before signing for them permanently in the summer of 2018. Green represented both Germany and the United States at youth international level. He made his senior international debut for the United States in March 2014 and was selected for the

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, where he became the youngest American to score a goal in the competition and the youngest player to score in the 2014 tournament.

Club career

Bayern Munich

On November 8, 2013, Green signed a professional contract with Bayern Munich to stay at the club until 2017. Green made his professional debut on November 27, 2013, coming on in the 88th minute of a

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game against

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as a substitute for

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. He was named in Bayern's squad for the

, as a late replacement for the injured

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. He finished the 2013–14 season with an appearance in the UEFA Champions League and 15 goals in 23 appearances for the reserve team. Green was listed as a member of the first team for the 2014–15 season.

Loan to Hamburger SV

On September 1, 2014, it was announced that Green would be on loan with

for the 2014–15 season. In February 2015, the German newspaper ''

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'' reported that Green had been demoted to

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, HSV's reserve side that plays in the fourth tier of German soccer. Green, who had been limited to 113 first-team minutes all season, denied the report and the club press officer said he would play with HSV II "a couple times when he is not in the first-team squad" to get more game action and match fitness, but that he was still training with the first team.

Return to Bayern

On August 20, 2015, Green was demoted to

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. He made his first appearance of the season the next day, playing right back against

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. On October 23, he scored a hat-trick against

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. Green started a Champions League match for Bayern Munich against

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in December, playing 62 minutes. It marked his first appearance with the first team in over two years. Green returned to the first-team after new manager,

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, included him in the preseason squad. During the second game of their U.S. tour, Green scored a hat-trick in the first 35 minutes, helping Munich to a 4–1 win over

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. Following an international break in which Green scored two goals in two successive matches, Ancelotti hinted that the player could be receiving a "chance to play in the next few games". That chance came on October 26, 2016, when Green scored his first competitive goal for Bayern, coming against

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in a 3–1 victory in the second round of the

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, making him the first American to score for the club. To that point in the season, despite being regularly named to the squad for Bundesliga matches, Green had only made a substitute appearance in the Pokal, against first round opponent Carl Zeiss Jena.

VfB Stuttgart

On December 21, 2016, Green moved to 2. Bundesliga club

on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee, effective January 1. He made his debut on January 29, playing the first half of a 1–0 win at

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before being substituted for

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, and eight days later he scored his first goal in a 2–0 home win over

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. He finished the season with ten appearances, and his team won the league title.

Greuther Fürth

On August 31, 2017, Green was loaned out to

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in the second division until the end of the season. On May 13, 2018, he scored the goal which saved the team from relegation to the

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in a 1–1 draw against 1. FC Heidenheim and finished out of the relegation playoff position on goal difference. He finished the 2017–18 season with three goals in 24 appearances. Green stayed with Greuther Fürth following the expiry of his loan, signing permanently for the club on June 17, 2018, inking a two-year contract. On August 12, 2023, in a first round match in the

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, Green was racially abused while playing against

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in Halle, Germany.

International career

Youth

Green was born in

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, United States to an American father and German mother. His mother moved back with him to Germany when he was two years old. Eligible to play for either the

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national teams, he was sought after by both federations. His international career began with Germany U16s and U17s. In September 2012, Green represented the United States at the U18 level in an

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with Netherlands, scoring in a 4–2 victory. Green represented Germany at the U19 level and featured in the qualifying round of the

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. Green was called up to the United States senior team by head coach

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for friendlies in November 2013, but he declined the call due to being ineligible to play unless a one-time switch—allowed for players with dual nationalities—was filed, something he said he was not ready to do. Instead he joined the German U19 team for a friendly against

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U.S. men's team

Green trained with the United States ahead of their match against

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on March 5, 2014, and filed for a one-time switch to play for the country on March 18. Prior to his senior international appearance, Green played internationally for

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and the

at various youth levels due to having

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. Explaining his decision to play for the United States, Green said, "I was born in Florida and my father still lives there, so I have deep roots in the U.S. I'm very proud to be representing the United States." On March 24,

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approved Green's change of

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, making him eligible to play in games for the United States. Two days later, he received his first call up for the senior national team for a friendly in April against

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, and made his debut in the second half of the 2–2 draw at the

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. Green was selected as a part of the United States men's national team on May 12, 2014, to train for the

in Brazil. He was named to the final 23-man squad on May 22. On July 1, Green became the youngest player in United States history to score in the

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, scoring with a volley in the 107th minute with his first touch of the ball, less than two minutes into his debut game against

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in the

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. With the goal, he became the youngest player to score at that World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honors

Bayern Munich *

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VfB Stuttgart * 2. Bundesliga: 2016–17

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Julian 1995 births Living people American people of German descent German people of African-American descent American men's soccer players German men's footballers FC Bayern Munich footballers FC Bayern Munich II players Hamburger SV players Hamburger SV II players VfB Stuttgart players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Tampa, Florida United States men's youth international soccer players Germany men's youth international footballers United States men's under-23 international soccer players United States men's international soccer players American emigrants to Germany 2014 FIFA World Cup players African-American soccer players 21st-century African-American sportsmen People from Miesbach (district) Footballers from Upper Bavaria 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century German sportsmen