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Cesar HernandezJul 15, 2025, 04:00 PM ET
Championship broadside Derby County has signed Charlotte FC and United States striker Patrick Agyemang, the 2 clubs announced connected Tuesday.
The interest is successful the vicinity of $7 million, which ESPN reported successful in June.
Agyemang, 24, precocious helped the U.S. decorativeness 2nd successful the 2025 Gold Cup with 2 goals crossed six appearances.
"I've heard astir [the move] erstwhile I was getting into the nationalist squad for the Gold Cup," Agyemang said successful an interrogation with Derby's website. "And obviously, successful the moment, you're like, 'that's thing I'm funny in!' But you privation to absorption connected what you're doing.
"Then, arsenic it starts to progress, you commencement to look much into it. And determination is this task I'd emotion to beryllium a portion of. And I conscionable hoped for it to get crossed the line. And happily, it did."
In his 3rd twelvemonth with Charlotte successful MLS, the striker has scored six goals and added 1 assistance done 16 appearances successful 2025. Across 59 regular play matches since 2023, Agyemang has scored 17 times for Charlotte.
With a caller guardant bolstering the attack, Derby County volition look to amended connected its 19th spot decorativeness past season, which was conscionable 1 constituent retired of the relegation zone.
Derby, though, said its caller signing is apt to miss the commencement of the Championship season.
"Agyemang has been playing for astir of the 2025 Major League Soccer play with a hernia wounded that has been managed without country but meant helium has been playing successful discomfort," Derby said successful its announcement. "With a semipermanent presumption successful mind, each parties person agreed helium volition acquisition regular country and is truthful apt to miss the opening games of the 2025-26 season."
