Weston McKennie
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McKennie with the United States in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Weston James Earl McKennie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 28, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fort Lewis, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | FC Phönix Otterbach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2016 | FC Dallas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Schalke 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Schalke 04 | 75 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Juventus (loan) | 21 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Juventus | 115 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Leeds United (loan) | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | United States U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | United States U19 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | United States | 60 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 25, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 23, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weston James Earl McKennie (born August 28, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays primarily as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the United States national team. Described as a "Swiss Army knife," he is known for his widespread positional versatility as a midfielder (attacking, central, and defensive), a defender (wingback and fullback), and as a forward (winger and false 9).
A youth prospect from FC Dallas, McKennie began his senior club career at Bundesliga side Schalke 04 after rising through the team's academy sector. In 2017–18, he established himself as a first team player, playing 25 games in all competitions. After three seasons, McKennie moved to Serie A champions Juventus on loan, with the deal becoming permanent in March 2021. With Juventus he won the 2020 Supercoppa Italiana and the Coppa Italia in 2020–21 and 2023–24.
McKennie has represented the United States internationally at both the youth and senior levels. He made his senior debut in 2017 and has finished runner-up in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup and won the CONCACAF Nations League in 2021, 2023, and 2024, winning the best player award of the 2021 tournament. Individually he won a U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year award in 2020.