Is Jeremy Ebobisse American?

Jeremy Ebobisse is an American footballer born in France. He plays as a forward and his team is the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.

Jeremy was born in France and is of Cameroonian and Malagasy descent, he moved to the United States at a young age. Ebobisse played for the United States U-20 national team during the 2017 U-20 World Cup.

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He made his debut for the United States national team on January 27, 2019 in a friendly match against Panama. He has been an undisputed international with the United States national team since 2019.

Early life

As a child, Jeremy attended Walter Johnson School in Bethesda, Maryland, where he played soccer alongside Arsenal FC player Gedion Zelalem. As a college player, he played soccer at Duke University between 2014 and 2015, with the Duke Blue Devils he scored 9 goals in 37 games played. During 2015 in his collegiate stage he played with D.C. United U-23 of the Premier Development League.

MLS career

Ebobisse signed a contract with Major League Soccer in August 2016, although he did not sign with any club and would have to wait until the 2017 SuperDraft. He spent the 2016 season playing for the Charleston Battery of the United Soccer League.

Jeremy was selected by the Portland Timbers in the 2017 SuperDraft. He made his debut for the club's reserve team, the Portland Timbers, on April 2, 2017 against the Seattle Sounders, and on May 6 he made his debut for the club's first team against the San Jose Earthquakes. He scored his first goal for the club on July 23 in a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps. In his first season in Portland, Jeremy played 16 games.