Alex Freeman, a former star soccer player at American Heritage School in Plantation and Weston FC, scored his first ever World Cup goal Friday as the USMNT took on Australia in a group-stage game.
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The 21-year-old defender scored the goal in the 43rd minute to put the U.S. up 2-0.
A native of Baltimore, Freeman and his family relocated to Plantation where he attended American Heritage.
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He played for Weston FC and was signed as a homegrown player with Orlando City SC after joining their academy in 2020. He later transferred to Villarreal CF in Spain’s La Liga.
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Freeman made his USMNT debut in June of 2025.