Jordan Pefok scored in his first official Union Berlin game, and it was a banger

There will be tougher opponents to come, but it’s always nice to score on your official debut

Jordan Pefok is among a myriad of U.S. national team forwards fighting for a spot on the World Cup roster.

An offseason move from Swiss side Young Boys to Union Berlin in the Bundesliga gave Pefok a major platform to make his case. Sure, he scored goals for fun in Switzerland, but it would be hard to ignore a forward routinely scoring in one of the world’s top leagues.

Bundesliga play hasn’t started yet but in his official debut for the club, Pefok got off to the best possible start with Union.

Facing fourth-tier Chemnitzer FC in the German cup on Monday, Pefok netted an acrobatic second-half goal to equalize.

There will be tougher opponents to come, but it’s always nice to score on your official debut.

Watch Pefok’s debut Union Berlin goal

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