When SV Elversberg’s village of just 13,000 people celebrated their first-ever promotion to the Bundesliga last season, they couldn’t have imagined a day like Saturday—beating giants Bayer Leverkusen 3–2, with a young U.S. star at the heart of their best moments.
Located in the small town of Spiesen-Elversberg, the club plays at a stadium that holds more than the municipality’s population: 14,200. After a rapid rise to the top-flight—Elversberg were in the fourth tier in 2022—they made several key moves this summer to bulk up the team for its first test in the Bundesliga.
