Benny Feilhaber (; born January 19, 1985) is an American

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coach and former professional player who is currently head coach of

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side

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, an affiliate of

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. A

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, Feilhaber played for clubs in Germany, Denmark, England, and the United States. Born in Brazil but raised in the United States, he represented the United States internationally, including at the

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Early life

Feilhaber was born in

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, Brazil. He is

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, and was raised in his father's Jewish religion. His paternal grandfather emigrated from the Austrian capital city of

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to Brazil in 1938 to escape the

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. Feilhaber was six years old when his family moved from Brazil to settle in the United States and attended Nottingham Country Elementary in Katy, Texas. He spent approximately eight years in the New York City suburb of Scarsdale where he played for the local soccer team, the Scarsdale Lightning. In 1996, he led the team and won the New York State Cup for the U-12 division. He attended

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in Irvine,

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where he was a standout midfielder on the school's soccer team. He also played club soccer for the Irvine Strikers, winning various youth national titles. He was coached by youth coach Don Ebert. After graduating in 2003 he played

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at the

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(UCLA), where he became a mainstay in the Bruins' midfield. At UCLA he was roommates with future national teammate

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. Feilhaber made the team as a

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, rather than being recruited with a scholarship offer. After his second year at UCLA Feilhaber was called up by the U.S. U-20 national soccer team to play in the

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in the Netherlands.

Club career

Hamburger SV

His performances in the tournament caught the attention of scouts from several European teams and, after representing the U.S. in the

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in Israel where he won a

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playing for it alongside

and

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, Feilhaber signed for

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in July 2005. In the 2005–06 season, Feilhaber played with the Hamburg reserve team in the third division, or

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. On October 12, 2006, Feilhaber made his

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debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home loss to

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. His first start came on October 22, 2006, when he played ninety minutes in a 2–1 win against

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, Hamburg's first win of the season.

Derby County

On August 9, 2007, Feilhaber obtained a work permit to play for newly promoted

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side

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. His signing was completed on August 10, 2007, and Feilhaber made his debut for the club on September 17, 2007, coming on as an eightieth-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over

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. After the sacking of manager

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and the appointment of

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, Feilhaber saw little playing time at

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. During the 2007–08 winter transfer window Feilhaber was linked with Israeli club

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and American club

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but neither deal was completed. Derby released Feilhaber on a free

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after being

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from the Premier League after only one season.

AGF Aarhus

On August 15, 2008, Feilhaber signed with

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team

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, commonly known as AGF. He made his debut for the club on September 1, 2008, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute in a 0–3 loss to

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. He scored his first Superliga goal and was named Man of the Match against

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in the 6–3 win over Skive in a

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match. He also scored a superb goal from a

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three minutes into added time against Køge securing a vital 3–2 win. Feilhaber gained significant respect from the fans due to his professional attitude in the fall of 2010. After the winter break, AGF continued their winning streak in order to secure promotion to the Danish Superliga, but Feilhaber was mostly benched with a minor injury. On April 16, 2011, on the last day of the American transfer window, AGF sold Feilhaber to MLS. Feilhaber made his debut for AGF in August 2008 and managed to play 58 games and scoring eight goals. His performance in the white jersey paved the way for his participation in the World Cup finals in South Africa with the U.S. national team.

New England Revolution

Following his transfer to MLS, Feilhaber was assigned to the

through the returning US National Team player allocation process. New England selected Feilhaber after both

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and

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had passed on selecting him.

Sporting Kansas City

Following the 2012 season, New England did not exercise his option. He was later traded to

in exchange for a

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first-round pick, a

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second-round pick, and allocation money. Benny quickly found success in Kansas City, featuring as a starter for the side that captured the

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. The 2015 season saw a return to top form for Feilhaber. He became a focal point in the entire scheme of attack, being more of a playmaker than ever before. As of September 18, 2015, he had amassed in 31 competitive appearances, 12 goals and 19 assists. In November 2015, he was named one of the three finalists for both the 2015 MLS

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Los Angeles FC

Feilhaber was traded to expansion side

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on January 3, 2018, in exchange for $400,000 in allocation money. In 34 appearances for the franchise in its inaugural season he would score 3 goals and notch 6 assists. Despite playing all but one competitive match for the club that year, Feilhaber found himself out of contract at the end of the season and became a free agent.

Colorado Rapids

On January 11, 2019, Feilhaber joined

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Return to Kansas City

On May 8, 2019, Feilhaber was traded to

. He debuted on May 18 in a 1–1 draw with the

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Retirement

After leaving Kansas City at the end of their 2019 season, Feilhaber officially announced his retirement from playing professional soccer on March 11, 2020.

International career

Feilhaber was called up twice to the senior United States national team for friendlies against

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on November 12, 2005, and

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on March 22, 2006, but did not play in either game. On November 30, 2006, he turned down an offer from

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to play for

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and said that he would instead focus on earning a place on the U.S. national team. On March 15, 2007, Feilhaber was again placed on the 24-man roster by coach

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for friendly matches against

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and

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. Feilhaber made his first career start for the United States team in the March 25 game against

, and scored his first international goal against

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on June 2. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup final on June 24 against

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. After being demoted to the reserves at Derby and picking up a series of injuries, Feilhaber saw less time with the senior national team. However, Feilhaber was named to the United States Under-23 squad that competed at the

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. He appeared as a substitute in all three games for the United States. After more than a year since his last action with the senior team, Feilhaber was named to the United States roster for the

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. Along with former UCLA teammate

and fellow UCLA alum

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, Feilhaber played in the upset of top-ranked

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in a semi-final game on June 24, 2009. He orchestrated the second goal, rounding Gerard Pique to find Landon Donovan, who found Clint Dempsey for the finish in the center. He then appeared in

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, in which the United States fell to

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, the country of his birth, 3–2. Feilhaber was a part of the 23-man squad for the

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in South Africa. Feilhaber was used as a substitute, gaining playing time in two of the three group stage matches—a draw against

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and a victory against

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. The United States finished at the top of Group C. In the Round of 16, Feilhaber was substituted in for

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in the second half of the match against

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. Commentators remarked on his ability to generate plays and praised his readiness to make decisions, many of which were key passes to set up chances to score. One such pass was a through ball for Clint Dempsey, who was then fouled in the box. Landon Donovan took the subsequent penalty and scored to tie the score at 1–1, although Ghana would later come back in the first half of extra time to score through

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, ending the game 2–1. Feilhaber was not called up to a national camp from January 2014 until October 2017, even during and after his 2015 MLS

finalist season. This has led Feilhaber become critical of national team manager

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and his selection of players, saying "I don't think Jurgen calls in the best players that are available to him." Feilhaber went on to mention

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, and Eric Lichaj as other players performing well that have not been called up by Klinsmann. Klinsmann responded that Feilhaber was not able to perform as well as the national team staff hoped in prior camps, and saying that "He doesn't have a coach's perspective. He doesn't know how we put the pieces together. He doesn't know how we evaluate every position, how we evaluated the pieces that we need to connect."

Coaching career

On August 25, 2020, Feilhaber returned to his former youth club

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as an assistant manager under manager

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. He left the position on January 26, 2021 to return to

, becoming the Director of Technical Operations on the Sporting KC technical staff. On August 23, he was appointed U-17 manager at Sporting Kansas' academy. Feilhaber was named head coach of

for the 2022 season.

Personal life

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Feilhaber has stated that he supports the Brazilian team

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. His father is a supporter of the team, and he has been one since a child. He married his wife, Michele, on December 15, 2012. Feilhaber has a daughter named Sofia and a daughter named Julia.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Feilhaber goal.''

Honors

United States *

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Sporting Kansas City *

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* U.S. Open Cup:

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Individual * MLS All-Star:

* MLS Best XI: 2015 * In 2010 he was inducted into the

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References

External links

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official Danish Superliga stats
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