LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 18: Folarin Balogun #20 celebrates after scoring the second goal of his team during the CONCACAF Nations League finals between United States and Canada at Allegiant Stadium on June 18, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images)
It took fewer than two full games for Folarin Balogun to score his first goal for the United States men's national team.
Balogun made it 2-0 against Canada in the 34th minute of the 2023 Concacaf Nations League Final on Sunday, scoring off a well-weighted pass from Gio Reyna past goalkeeper Milan Borjan.
The 21-year-old made a run behind Canadian center back Scott Kennedy's shoulder and smashed home Reyna's through ball.
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Balogun, who switched his national team allegiance from England to the U.S. earlier in the year, started against Mexico in the semifinal on Thursday but was not among the scorers in the 3-0 rout, though he had a solid all-around performance.
The Arsenal youth academy prospect just finished his first full season in a top-five league with Stade de Reims of France's Ligue 1, where he logged 21 goals and two assists in 37 appearances as a loanee from the English Premier League side.
Crystal Palace center back Chris Richards scored the first goal of the game on a header from Reyna's corner kick in the 12th minute.
