United States Men's National Team breakout star Sergino Dest, who turned only 20 years old earlier this month and joined Spanish giants Barcelona back on Oct. 1, is already making history with his new team.
Dest became the first USMNT player to score for the Catalan club during Tuesday's 4-0 Champions League thrashing of an overmatched Dynamo Kiev side:
Sergino Dest becomes the first @USMNT player to score for Barcelona pic.twitter.com/B0vNw0vc6N
— Champions League on CBS Sports (@UCLonCBSSports) November 24, 2020
“It’s an unbelievable feeling to score my first goal for FC Barcelona… for me it’s really special to score for such a beautiful club like this and we took the win so I’m really happy.”
— Champions League on CBS Sports (@UCLonCBSSports) November 24, 2020
Sergino Dest reflects on his historical day. pic.twitter.com/jFIJ8vEeGY
ESPN's Sam Marsden gave Dest a player rating of "8" for his performance on Tuesday, adding: "A great display in defense and attack, capped with a goal."
With the match's result decided, Konrad De La Fuente entered the game to mark the first time that a pair of U.S. players featured for Barca at the same time:
Konrad de la Fuente becomes the 7th American to play in the #UCL this season pic.twitter.com/kV5ZBcXLLH
— Champions League on CBS Sports (@UCLonCBSSports) November 24, 2020
Konrad de la Fuente subs in for Barcelona!
— Paul Carr (@PaulCarr) November 24, 2020
He’s the 7th American to play in UCL this season, breaking the record of six set in 2004-05.
Adams (21 years old)
De la Fuente (19)
Dest (20)
Horvath (25)
McKennie (22)
Pulisic (22)
Reyna (18)
The sky continues to be the limit for Dest, who made his Eredivisie debut with Ajax in August 2019 and attracted attention from massive suitors around world football such as Barcelona and Bayern Munich until leagues halted play in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. He committed his international future to the U.S. roughly 13 months ago despite being eligible to represent the Netherlands in major tournaments.
Dest is signed with Barcelona through the 2024-25 season and has a buyout clause of €400 million attached to his rights.
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