Jerome Julien Kiesewetter (born February 9, 1993) is a professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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side

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. Born in Germany, he represented the United States national team.

Club career

In May 2012, Kiesewetter signed a four-year contract with

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

. He made his debut for

VfB Stuttgart II VfB Stuttgart II is a German Association football, football team located in Stuttgart, currently playing in the Regionalliga Südwest. From 2008 to 2016 the team played in the 3. Liga. They are the German reserve football teams, reserve team of V ...

on September 25, 2012 in the 3. Liga against

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

. In January 2014, he was loaned out to

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until the end of the season. In March 2015, Kiesewetter made his

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debut for VfB Stuttgart against

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. In June 2016, he moved to

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

, where he signed a two-year contract. In April 2019, Kiesewetter signed for American club

El Paso Locomotive FC El Paso Locomotive FC is an American professional association football, soccer team based in El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. Club crest and colors The Locomotive brand was unveiled on Oc ...

of the

. In November 2019, Kiesewetter joined

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expansion side

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ahead of their inaugural 2020 season. On September 12, 2020, Kiesewetter was loaned to Inter Miami's

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affiliate side

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. Miami opted to decline his contract option following the 2020 season. Kiesewetter signed with USL Championship side

FC Tulsa FC Tulsa is an American professional soccer team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma which competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. History The club was founded as Tulsa Roughnecks FC by Jeff and Dale Hubbard, bro ...

on January 14, 2021. After struggling for goals during the season, Kiesewetter moved on loan to fellow USL Championship side

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on July 13, 2021, for the remainder of the season. On January 25, 2022, Kiesewetter joined

in a trade that saw Brian Brown join

International career

Born in Germany to an African American father and a German mother, Kiesewetter is eligible to play for both

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and the

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. At the age of 17, Kiesewetter was called for the first time into the United States national under-20 team for a tournament in Peru in September 2010. He made his debut for the U.S. under-20 team on September 6, 2010, against Paraguay. In February 2013, he participated in the

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, appearing twice. In November 2011, Kiesewetter made his first appearance for the United States national under-23 team against Azerbaijan. He made his first appearance for the senior United States national team on January 31, 2016 when he came on late as a sub against Iceland in a friendly. His lively play helped tip the game in favor of the United States, 3–2.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiesewetter, Jerome 1993 births Living people German people of African-American descent German people of American descent Sportspeople of American descent Citizens of the United States through descent Footballers from Berlin German footballers American soccer players Association football wingers Hertha BSC II players VfB Stuttgart II players VfB Stuttgart players El Paso Locomotive FC players Inter Miami CF players Inter Miami CF II players FC Tulsa players Sacramento Republic FC players New Mexico United players 3. Liga players 2. Bundesliga players Bundesliga players USL Championship players Major League Soccer players USL League One players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players United States men's international soccer players