Joshua Thomas Sargent is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or winger for the EFL Championship club Norwich City and the United States national team.
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On November 7, 2017, Sargent received his first senior call-up for a friendly against Portugal. He thus became the only American player ever to appear in an under-17, under-20, and senior camp in the same calendar year.
On September 20, 2017, Werder Bremen announced that Sargent would join the club on January 1, 2018, and then sign a professional contract on his 18th birthday, per FIFA rules.
He played with the club’s under-23 squad in a friendly match and signed his contract on February 20, 2018, making him eligible to join the first team for the 2018–19 season.
On August 9, 2021, Sargent left Werder Bremen to join Premier League club Norwich City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported as in the region of €9.5 million.
Five days later, he made his debut in a 3–0 home defeat against Liverpool after coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute in place of his former Werder Bremen teammate Milot Rashica.
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Josh Sargent Parents: Meet Jeff Sargent, Liane Sargent
Joshua Thomas Sargent was born on 20 February 2000, in O’Fallon, Missouri to Jeff and Liane Sargent. Josh Sargent’s parents are both big fans of football and they played back in their college days.
His father Jeff played football and basketball at Sangamon State University, now known as Illinois-Springfield.
His mother Liane played football and softball at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. So you can imagine where Josh gets his talent from. At the age of three, Josh was already playing above his age group.
In an interview with the USSoccer website his father recalled: “We kind of had to fib and say he was four, so we put him on the team, in his first game he scored nine goals, so we were like, ‘Hmm…”
At the age of 8, he played for Gallagher Soccer Club. The young footballer went to St. Dominic for High School and then he moved to Florida and joined the U.S. residency program.
Later as a member of the U-17 MNT Residency Program squad, Josh’s remarkable performance caught everyone’s attention at the 2016 Nike International Friendlies by grabbing a brace and assisting twice as he captained the USA to the tournament title. The following year he led the U-17 team at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.
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