Heading into week nine of the 2017 MLS campaign, Quakes midfielder and Albanian international Jahmir Hyka is still getting acclimated to his new surroundings here in the United States after signing with the club in February.
Looking ahead to the final match of a long third-game road trip Saturday night in Minnesota, Hyka, for the first time since his arrival, will see a familiar face on the pitch, Minnesota United FC defender Jerome Thiesson.
Thiesson, who signed with Minnesota in the offseason, was a close teammate of Hyka at FC Luzern from 2011-17 in the Swiss Super League.