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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – JUNE 22: Patrick Agyemang #24 of the United States celebrates scoring during the … More second half against Haiti during a 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D match at AT&T Stadium on June 22, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images) Getty Images In the U.S. men’s national team’s seemingly endless search for a No. 9 – aka a striker – the Americans hope they have found one in Patrick Agyemang. It’s not just because he has scored five goals in nine appearances since making his international debut in January. It is also the way he performs on the pitch. He is hungry going forward and to score. Agyemang, 24, doesn’t wait for the ball to be passed to him at his feet in the penalty area. He tries to make things happen, whether he is using his speed, soccer IQ or physicality. Case in point: In the USA’s 2-1 victory over Haiti in its Group D finale in the Concacaf Gold Cup on Sunday, June 22, Agyemang was denied by goalkeeper John Placide in the 24th minute. In soccer, it is sometimes better to have amnesia and forget about the past and worry about the future. In the 75th minute, Agyemang had another opportunity. He latched onto a long feed from left back John Tolkin on the left flank. He raced into the penalty area and pulled Placide out of the net. Instead of ramming the ball into the empty goal, he put just enough momentum on it to roll safely into the lower right corner for what proved to be the game-winner and his second goal of the tournament. “Me and John, we talked about that pass,” Agyemang told FOX Sports afterwards. “He played the ball perfectly for me. Once I saw…

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