
Eric Lichaj, a defender for second-flight Nottingham Forest, celebrates the first of his two goals in an FA Cup third-round match against visiting Arsenal. (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Of note: Several players competing in lesser leagues or with reserve/youth squads are not listed. Americans with dual nationalities representing other national teams have also been omitted.
ENGLAND
Premier League
Huddersfield Town midfielder Danny Williams: played 90 minutes (scored in 52nd) in 2-1 victory at Bolton in FA Cup’s third round
Stoke City defender Geoff Cameron: played 52 in 2-1 defeat at Coventry City in FA Cup
Bournemouth midfielder Emerson Hyndman: played 90 (own goal) in 2-2 draw with Wigan in FA Cup
Newcastle United defender DeAndre Yedlin: not in the 18 for 3-1 victory over Luton Town in FA Cup
Chelsea midfielder Kyle Scott (age 20): played 90 in U23s’ 2-0 defeat at Swansea City
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Brandon Austin (age 18): played 90 in U23s’ 6-1 defeat at Leicester City
Manchester United defender-midfielder Matthew Olosunde (age 19): U23s vs. West Ham on Monday
Arsenal midfielder Gedion Zelalem (age 20): close to returning from major knee injury
Women’s Super League
Chelsea forward Crystal Dunn: not in the 18 (U.S. national team camp) for 3-2 victory over Arsenal
Arsenal midfielder Heather O’Reilly: in the 18 but did not play
Liverpool defender Satara Murray: not in the 18 for 8-0 victory over Yeovil Town
Sunderland midfielder Zaneta Wyne: played 90 in 3-0 victory over Birmingham City
Sunderland forward Beverly Leon: not in the 18
Championship
Nottingham Forest defender Eric Lichaj: played 90 minutes (scored in 20th and 44th) in 4-2 victory over Arsenal in FA Cup. Lichaj, a 29-year-old right back from the Chicago suburbs, had never before scored twice in a pro match and posted seven previous club goals since 2009. He has 14 caps for the national team and scored his first international goal vs. El Salvador in the CONCACAF Gold Cup last summer.
Upset alert? #USMNT international Eric Lichaj heads Nottingham Forest in front vs Arsenal. https://t.co/viXWisANDn
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) January 7, 2018
Where did THAT come from, Eric Lichaj?! https://t.co/uxEr55dJGU
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) January 7, 2018
Fulham defender Tim Ream: played 90 in 1-0 defeat to Southampton in FA Cup
Fulham midfielder Luca de la Torre (age 19): in the 18 but did not play
Sunderland midfielder Lynden Gooch: not in the 18 for 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough in FA Cup
Sheffield United defender Cameron Carter-Vickers (age 20), on loan from Tottenham Hotspur: played 90 in 1-0 victory at Ipswich Town in FA Cup
Bolton defender Antonee Robinson (age 20), on loan from Everton: not in the 18 for 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town in FA Cup
GERMANY
Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Christian Pulisic (age 19): winter break
Schalke midfielder Weston McKennie (age 19): winter break
Eintracht Frankfurt defender-midfielder Timmy Chandler: winter break
Moenchengladbach midfielder-defender Fabian Johnson: winter break
Hamburg forward Bobby Wood: winter break
Wolfsburg defender John Brooks: winter break
Freiburg midfielder Caleb Stanko: winter break
Werder Bremen forward Aron Johannsson: winter break
Werder Bremen forward Josh Sargent (age 17): joining club in February
Hertha Berlin goalkeeper Jonathan Klinsmann (age 20): winter break
Werder Bremen forward Isiah Young (age 19): Bremen II winter break
Stuttgart midfielder Joel Soñora: Stuttgart II winter break
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Junior Flores: BVB II winter break
Schalke midfielder Nick Taitague (age 18): U19 squad
Frauen Bundesliga
Bayern Munich defender Gina Lewandowski: winter break
FFC Frankfurt goalkeeper Bryane Heaberlin: winter break
Jena forward Hannah Keane: winter break
2 Bundesliga
Ingolstadt midfielder Alfredo Morales: winter break
Greuther Fuerth forward Julian Green, on loan from Stuttgart: winter break
Darmstadt forward Terrence Boyd: winter break
Darmstadt midfielder McKinze Gaines (age 19): winter break
Sandhausen defender Ken Gipson: winter break
Sandhausen forward Haji Wright (age 19), on loan from Schalke: winter break
Sandhausen midfielder Andrew Wooten: winter break
Heidenheim midfielder Kevin Lankford (age 19): winter break
Fortuna Duesseldorf forward Jerome Kiesewetter: winter break
Jahn Regensburg forward Jann-Christopher George: winter break
Duisburg defender Mael Corboz: winter break
3 Liga
Sonnenhof midfielder Joe Gyau: winter break
Sonnenhof midfielder Mario Rodriguez: winter break
Hallescher defender Royal-Dominique Fennell: winter break
Osnabrueck forward Robert Kristo: winter break
SPAIN
Primera Division
Levante defender Shaq Moore: played 90 minutes in 3-0 defeat at Barcelona
Villarreal midfielder Mukwelle Akale (age 20): B squad
NETHERLANDS
Eredivisie
Vitesse defender Matt Miazga, on loan from Chelsea: winter break
Excelsior defender Desevio Payne: winter break
Excelsior defender-midfielder Shane O’Neill: winter break
Roda defender Ashton Goetz: winter break
Eerste Divisie
Telstar forward Andrija Novakovich, on loan from Reading: winter break
FRANCE
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain forward Timothy Weah (age 17): PSG II and U-19s
Feminine Division 1
Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Morgan Brian: not in the 18 for 20-0 cup victory at Racing Besancon (Yes, 20)
Ligue 2
Tours midfielder Maki Tall: played 76 minutes (scored in 9th and 42nd) in 2-1 cup victory at Chartres, advanced to round of 16
A nice start to the year for #usmnt @MakiTall pic.twitter.com/LSWlnwr6zt
— Dr Pepper Dallas Cup (@dallascup) January 7, 2018
Reims forward Theoson Jordan Siebatcheu: no match scheduled
BELGIUM
First Division A
Club Brugge goalkeeper Ethan Horvath: winter break
Anderlecht midfielder Kenny Saief, on loan from Gent: winter break
Lokeren midfielder Juan Torres (age 18): winter break
ITALY
Serie A
Livorno midfielder Joshua Perez (age 19), on loan from Fiorentina: playing in Serie C
PORTUGAL
Primeira Division
Benfica midfielder Keaton Parks (age 20): entered in the 46th minute in 2-0 victory at Moreirense
DENMARK
Superliga
Midtjylland goalkeeper Bill Hamid: winter break
Randers midfielder Perry Kitchen: winter break
Nordsjaelland forward Jonathan Amon (age 18): winter break
Hobro midfielder Emmanuel Sabbi (age 20): winter break
Aalborg goalkeeper Mike Lansing: winter break
SWEDEN
Allsvenskan
IFK Goteborg midfielder Mix Diskerud, on loan from New York City FC: season complete (10th place; 29 matches, 29 starts, 5 goals)
Sundsvall midfielder Romain Gall: season complete (13th place; 24 matches, 16 starts, 2 goals)
Orebro defender Brendan Hines-Ike: season complete (11th place; 29 matches, 29 starts, 1 goal)
Sirius goalkeeper Josh Wicks: season complete (7th place; 24 matches, 24 starts)
NORWAY
Eliteserien
Lillestrom defender Stefan Antonijevic: season complete (12th place, won cup; 16 matches, 5 starts)
Stabaek forward Rubio Rubin: season complete (9th place; 7 matches, 0 starts, 0 goals)
Brann goalkeeper Alex Horwath: season complete (5th place; 4 matches, 4 starts; reportedly moving to MLS)
POLAND
Ekstraklasa
Korona Kielce defender Shawn Barry: winter break
ISRAEL
Ligat ha’Al
Maccabi Tel Aviv forward Aaron Schoenfeld: played 90 minutes (scored in 84th) in 3-0 victory over Bnei Hagolan Vehagalil in state cup, advanced to round of 16
MEXICO
Liga MX
Monterrey midfielder Jonathan Gonzalez (age 18): played 90 minutes in 1-1 draw with Morelia
Pachuca defender Omar Gonzalez: played 90 in 3-2 defeat to Pumas
Pachuca forward Kekuta Manneh: not in the 18
Pumas forward Oscar Romero: not in the 18
Santos Laguna defender Jorge Villafaña: vs. Lobos on Sunday night
Tijuana defender Michael Orozco: played 90 in 0-0 draw at Cruz Azul
Tijuana midfielder Alejandro Guido: entered in the 74th
Club America midfielder Joe Corona: at Queretaro on Sunday night
Queretaro defender Jonathan Bornstein: vs. Club America on Sunday night
Tigres goalkeeper Eduardo Fernandez: in the 18 but did not play in 2-1 defeat at Puebla
Tigres midfielder Jose Torres: not in the 18
Puebla forward Adrian Villa (age 18): not in the 18
Leon goalkeeper William Yarbrough: played 90 in 2-1 victory at Atlas
Necaxa defender Ventura Alvarado: not in the 18 for 0-0 draw with Veracruz
Toluca midfielder Rodrigo Lopez: vs. Chivas on Sunday afternoon