Americans abroad roundup (cont.)

In addition to Edu and his heroics, here is how the rest of the Americans playing abroad -- including goal-scorer Edson Buddle -- fared over the past week (statistics encompass all competitions):

ENGLAND

Premier League

Michael Bradley, M, Aston Villa -- In the 18, did not play in Villa's 4-1 victory over Blackburn on Saturday. SEASON: 23 games, 20 starts, 4 goals

Clint Dempsey, M/F, Fulham -- Started, played 90 minutes in Fulham's 1-1 draw with Manchester City on Sunday. SEASON: 33 games, 30 starts, 10 goals

Brad Friedel, GK, Aston Villa -- Started, played 90 minutes and made one save in Villa's 4-1 victory over Blackburn on Saturday. SEASON: 31 games, 31 starts, 98 saves, 48 goals allowed, 5 clean sheets

Marcus Hahnemann, GK, Wolverhampton -- In the 18, did not play in Wolves' 4-0 victory over Blackpool on Saturday. SEASON: 17 games 17 starts, 59 saves, 28 goals allowed, 1 clean sheet

Stuart Holden, M, Bolton -- Started, played 90 minutes in Bolton's 1-1 draw with Newcastle on Saturday. SEASON: 26 games, 24 starts, 2 goals

Tim Howard, GK, Everton -- Started, played 90 minutes, made four saves and earned the clean sheet in Everton's 2-0 victory over Sunderland on Saturday. SEASON: 30 games, 30 starts, 86 saves, 39 goals allowed. 6 clean sheets

Jermaine Jones, M, Blackburn -- Started, played 90 minutes and picked up a yellow card in Blackburn's 4-1 loss to Aston Villa on Saturday. SEASON: 21 games, 20 starts, 1 goal

Jonathan Spector, M/D, West Ham -- In the 18, came on as an 82nd-minute substitute in West Ham's 3-1 victory over Liverpool on Sunday. SEASON: 15 games, 11 starts, 4 goals

Championship

Conor Doyle, F, Derby County -- In the 18, did not play in Derby County's 1-0 loss to Hull City on Tuesday. Doyle was also in the 18 but did not play in Derby County's 1-0 victory over Sheffield United on Saturday. SEASON: 11 games, 4 starts

Brad Guzan, GK, Hull City -- Started, played 90 minutes, made five saves and earned the clean sheet in Hull's 1-0 victory over Derby County on Tuesday. Guzan also started, played 90 minutes and made two saves in Hull's 2-0 loss to Cardiff City on Saturday. His loan to Hull expired after Saturday's match, and he will return to Aston Villa for the remainder of the season. SEASON: 14 games, 14 starts, 62 saves, 15 goals allowed, 4 clean sheets

Eddie Johnson, F, Preston North End -- Started, played 58 minutes in Preston North End's 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest on Tuesday. Johnson was in the 18 and came on as a 69th-minute substitute in Preston North End's 2-1 loss to Burnley on Saturday. SEASON: 18 games, 6 starts

Eric Lichaj, D, Leeds United -- Started, played 90 minutes in Leeds' 3-3 draw with Barnsley on Tuesday. Lichaj also started, played 90 minutes and picked up a yellow card in Leeds' 3-0 loss to Swansea City on Saturday. SEASON: 12 games, 10 starts

Zak Whitbread, D, Norwich City -- Started, played 90 minutes in Norwich City's 1-1 draw with Doncaster Rovers on Tuesday. Norwich also started and played 90 minutes in Norwich City's 2-0 victory over Barnsley on Saturday. SEASON: 11 games, 9 starts

League One

Mike Grella, F, Swindon Town -- Grella, who was not in the 18 for parent club Leeds United's 3-3 draw with Barnsley on Tuesday, was sent to Swindon Town on an emergency loan for the remainder of the season on Thursday. Grella started and played 90 minutes in Swindon Town's 4-1 loss to Southampton on Saturday. SEASON: 13 games, 8 starts, 3 goals

Anton Peterlin, M, Plymouth Argyle -- In the 18, did not play in Plymouth Argyle's 4-0 loss to Brighton on Tuesday. Not in the 18 for Plymouth Argyle's 2-1 victory over Colchester United on Saturday. SEASON: 5 games, 4 starts

Frank Simek, D, Carlisle United -- Started, played 90 minutes in Carlisle's 2-2 draw with Exeter City on Tuesday. Simek also started and played 90 minutes in Carlisle's 1-0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. SEASON: 40 games, 40 starts

League Two

Jon-Paul Pittman, F, Wycombe Wanderers -- Started, played 65 minutes in Wycombe's 4-1 victory over Burton Albion on Tuesday. Pittman also started and played 72 minutes in Wycombe's 1-0 victory over Macclesfield Town on Saturday. SEASON: 11 games, 6 starts, 3 goals

GERMANY

Bundesliga

DaMarcus Beasley, M, Hannover 96 -- Not in the 18 for Hannover's 1-0 victory over St. Pauli on Saturday. SEASON: 4 games

Timothy Chandler, M/D, FC Nurnberg -- Started, played 90 minutes and picked up a yellow card in Nurnberg's 1-1 draw with FC Schalke 04 on Saturday. SEASON: 8 games, 3 starts, 1 goal

Steve Cherundolo, D, Hannover 96 -- Started, played 90 minutes in Hannover's 1-0 victory over St. Pauli on Saturday. SEASON: 24 games, 24 starts

Ricardo Clark, M/D, Eintracht Frankfurt -- Not in the 18 for Frankfurt's 2-0 loss to VfB Stuttgart on Sunday (due to injury). SEASON: 7 games, 4 starts

Daniel Williams, D, SC Freiburg -- Not in the 18 for Freiburg's 1-0 loss to FC Cologne on Saturday. SEASON: 5 games, 2 starts

2. Bundesliga

Edson Buddle, F, FC Ingolstadt 04 -- In the 18, came on as a 76th-minute substitute and scored a goal four minutes later in Ingolstadt's 4-1 victory over Karlsruhe SC on Sunday. Buddle headed home a free kick from close range for his first goal with the club since his debut performance. SEASON: 6 games, 4 starts, 2 goals

Luis Robles, GK, Karlsruhe SC -- Started, played 90 minutes, made two saves and picked up a yellow card in Karlsruhe's 4-1 loss to FC Ingolstadt 04 on Sunday. SEASON: 18 games, 18 starts, 65 saves, 37 goals allowed, 4 clean sheets

Bobby Wood, F, TSV 1860 Munich -- In the 18, came on as a 72nd-minute substitute in Munich's 1-0 victory over FC Union Berlin on Friday. SEASON: 4 games

Dave Yelldell, GK, MSV Duisburg -- Started, played 90 minutes made three saves and earned the clean sheet in Duisburg's 0-0 draw with RW Oberhausen on Friday. SEASON: 28 games, 28 starts, 70 saves, 22 goals allowed, 11 clean sheets

3. Liga

Matt Taylor, F, Rot Weiss Ahlen -- Started, played 90 minutes in Rot Weiss Ahlen's 3-0 loss to Eintracht Braunschweiger on Saturday. SEASON: 17 games, 17 starts, 10 goals

FRANCE

Ligue 1

Carlos Bocanegra, D, St. Etienne -- Started, played 90 minutes in St. Etienne's 2-0 loss to Nice on Saturday. SEASON: 23 games, 23 starts, 2 goals

NETHERLANDS

Eredivisie

Oguchi Onyewu, D, FC Twente Enschede -- Started, played 90 minutes in Twente's 2-2 draw with Rubin Kazan in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League Round of 32 tie on Thursday. Twente advanced on aggregate, 4-2, and will face Zenit-St. Petersburg in the next knockout stage. Onyewu also started and played 90 minutes in Twente's 2-1 loss to AZ Alkmaar in league play on Sunday. SEASON: 8 games, 8 starts

TURKEY

Super Lig

Jozy Altidore, F, Bursaspor -- Not in the 18 for Bursaspor's 2-0 victory over Bucaspor on Friday. Altidore is still nursing the ankle injury he suffered in Bursaspor's last match. SEASON: 15 games, 9 starts, 2 goals

1. Lig

Freddy Adu, M, Caykur Rizespor -- Started, played 54 minutes in Rizespor's 0-0 draw with Gungoren Belediyespor on Sunday. SEASON: 2 games, 2 starts

BELGIUM

Eerste Klasse

Sacha Kljestan, M, RSC Anderlecht -- In the 18, did not play in Anderlecht's 2-0 loss to Ajax Amsterdam in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League tie on Thursday. Anderlecht was eliminated by Ajax on aggregate, 5-0. SEASON: 24 games, 19 starts, 3 goals

PORTUGAL

Liga de Honra

Greg Garza, D, G.D. Estoril Praia -- Not in the 18 for Estoril's 0-0 draw with Penafiel on Sunday. SEASON: 1 game

Tony Taylor, F, G.D. Estoril Praia -- In the 18, came on as a 75th-minute substitute in Estoril's 0-0 draw with Penafiel on Sunday. SEASON: 17 games, 3 starts, 4 goals

SCOTLAND

Premier League

Dominic Cervi, GK, Celtic FC -- Not in the 18 for Celtic's 2-0 loss to Motherwell on Sunday. SEASON: 0 games

Maurice Edu, M, Rangers FC -- Started, played 90 minutes and scored a second-half, stoppage-time goal in Rangers' 2-2 draw with Sporting Lisbon in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League tie on Thursday. The goal put Rangers through to the final 16, as it tied up the aggregate score at 3-all and gave Rangers the tiebreaker on away goals. Edu also started and played 90 minutes in Rangers' 4-0 victory over St. Johnstone in league play on Sunday. SEASON: 30 games, 23 starts, 5 goals

MEXICO

Primera Division

Daniel Antunez, M/D, Estudiantes Tecos -- Not in the 18 for Tecos' 5-1 loss to Pumas UNAM on Sunday. SEASON: 2 games, 1 start

Jonathan Bornstein, M/D, Tigres UANL -- In the 18, did not play in Tigres' 3-0 victory over Puebla on Saturday. SEASON: 4 games, 4 starts

Edgar Castillo, D, Puebla -- Not in the 18 for Puebla's 3-0 loss to Tigres UANL on Saturday. SEASON: 4 games, 3 starts

Herculez Gomez, F, Pachuca -- In the 18, did not play in Pachuca's 0-0 draw with San Luis on Saturday. SEASON: 7 games, 3 starts

Sonny Guadarrama, M, Atlante -- In the 18, came on as a 55th-minute substitute in Atlante's 2-1 loss to Morelia on Sunday. SEASON: 6 games

Sammy Ochoa, F, Estudiantes Tecos -- Not in the 18 for Tecos' 5-1 loss to Pumas UNAM on Sunday. SEASON: 0 games

Jose Francisco Torres, M, Pachuca -- Started, played 90 minutes in Pachuca's 0-0 draw with San Luis on Saturday. SEASON: 5 games, 4 starts

Avi Creditor is a freelance writer based in Washington, D.C.