Matthew Hoppe, from the inferior of the Barça to debut with the Schalke 04

Matthew Hoppe, American footballer of 19 years, debuted the past week in Bundesliga with the Schalke 04, but before forming part of the miners was in the Barça by the Residency Academy USES, in Arizona. Hoppe Attained to train with the juvenile team blaugrana, in the city of Barcelona, but descartó his integration.

Denis Silva, Talent Manager of the Barça, had to the youngster Matthew with good arguments to arrive to the team culé. His work stands out for bringing new talents to test in juvenile categories of the club. The concept of the academies that has the Barcelona initiated from the sanctions FIFA by the signings of minors, and consists in establishing a space for the development futbolístico with essence Barça, in different parts of the world, and if they attain the expectations, include to the inferior categories.

Denis Silva defines to the forward of 19 years as ''a 9 fixed that especially was a big striker, with both legs and very good in the game of head, in the academy improved the movements of inner game, play of face and go out, that was where more failed'', explained Silva.

Matthew Hoppe would have some resemblance with Erling Haaland, forward with power and effectiveness, compared by the assistant manager Denis Silva. The Californian debuted with the Schalke 04 in condition of visitor in front of the Borussia Mönchengladbach, in the defeat of his club 4-1. Result that situates to the team of the Blue Real at the end of the table without adding a victory in the present season.

It commented Silva on the debut like titling of the ariete American: "I saw It with many win to do it well, with a lot of movements, trying look for balloons, with a lot of desmarques in depth, caused a pair of faults in the frontal that finish in occasions of the goal, did a lot danger.. I had faith that marked, but could not. It surprised us his debut, has had a very fast progression and gladden me by him".

The own Matthew Hoppe, afterwards of his first official party in Bundesliga, said: "Obviously my titularity has surprised me but was smart", expressed the American youngster to bundesliga.com, after the meeting. "I have dreamed with this moment and by the grace of God had my opportunity'', added.

Hoppe Surprised to many with his first minutes with the casaca official of the Schalke 04, completed a remarkable party, where visited 11,14 kilometres, shot in two occasions to the arch and enabled a pass for a mate, that could not finish in goal. Of this way, did not disappoint the called that had to train with the first team.

The big interrogante: it Left to go the Barça leading that so much needs? Denis Silva commented that ''is true that is not the profile of the all Barça, a player of a lot of mobility and with a lot of talent, he is more static, striker of area, that do goals because it always has been goleador, but was a week in the Juvenile, and although it did it well, decide to not to incorporate it''.

It USES it wishes to export footballers to the best teams

The football has gone back popular during the last two decades in United States, explained the own Denis Silva. ''It is a very young sport that has exploded there, but is very interesting by the volume of immigrants. Besides, it is beginning to interest to the Americans and prefer to aim to his children to the soccer that to the American football'' stood out.

Therefore, they developed a system of Championships futbolísticos in all the country, called Winter/Summer Showcase, where assist 'scouts' sportive of universities and the MLS, and that also frecuentan cazatalentos Spanish, English and especially German.

The Bundesliga has gone back the favourite destination for the Americans, that look for to exert in the European football. Players like Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, Tyler Adams, Jhon Brooks or Weston Mckennie are giving opening to the new American talents in the German country. Young promises like Soto, the forward of 20 years dressed the T-shirt of the Hannover 96, and that was from the 2018 in the inferior of the club; Chris Richards, in January of the 2019 the central defence was fichado by the Bayern Munich, at present plays with the third team with 19 years of age and expects that it rise to the first team.

Besides, footballers like Sergiño Dest, right side of 20 years, that was canterano of the Ajax in Holland, has showed a big exert remarkable from his arrival to the Barcelona in LaLiga. Timothy Weah, of Liberian origin but with American nationality, forward of 20 years, was with Paris Saint-Germain of France, afterwards to the Celtic of Scotland and at present went back to Tie It 1, with the Lille. The selection of USES has pieces with that compete.