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Americans Abroad Spotlight: American teenager Amon primed for breakout in Denmark

After breaking into the FC Nordsjaelland first team last fall, and impressing with the U.S. U-20s last month, Jonathan Amon is primed for a big 2018

BRADENTON, Fla. — Jonathan Amon may have been one of the few players at the recent U.S. youth national team summit who already have first-team experience in Europe, but you wouldn't know it meeting him. The soft-spoken South Carolina native comes off as shy and unassuming when speaking to strangers, but when you see him on a soccer field, running at defenders, you quickly realize there is nothing shy about his game.