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U.S. youngster Haji Wright gets chance to impress with Schalke first team

United States youth international Haji Wright is training with Schalke's first team during their winter camp in Spain, with head coach Markus Weinzierl saying the 18-year-old can achieve "great things."

Wright joined the Bundesliga side from New York Cosmos in March 2016 and has so far featured for the under-19s, scoring six goals and setting up a further eight in 13 appearances.

"Haji Wright has the potential to achieve great things," Weinzierl told the club's official website, adding that he had given him the chance to impress with the first team after consulting youth coach Norbert Elgert.