[27] He earned his first international start in a friendly against Brazil in August 2010. As a captain, I'm not the most vocal guy, but I try to get in there and just try to calm them down and let them enjoy themselves. I can take criticism. “There’s a lot of emotions: anger, disappointment, disgust. For most of Bedoya’s time here, he has worn the captain’s armband. Which is to say that Bedoya doesn’t stick to sports. [19][20] On February 10, 2016, Bedoya scored the winning goal with a header in the 118th minute for FC Nantes in a Coupe de France match against FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Ahead of a 2016 World Cup qualifying showdown with perennial rival Mexico, he said the U.S. squad — which included sons of Mexican immigrants and German-born sons of American servicemen — was “a true representation of what America is all about. On July 5, 2013, Bedoya scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Guatemala at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. [6], On July 21, 2011, it was announced that Bedoya had agreed to personal terms with Scottish club Rangers, pending the approval of a work permit,[7] with a view to joining in January 2012, once the Allsvenskan season was finished. “There was a lot of emotions: Anger, disappointment, disgust. [9] He scored his first Rangers goal in a 5–0 victory over Dundee United on May 2, 2012 to help secure second place for the Glasgow club. Gonzalo Higuain has had a somewhat inauspicious start to his MLS career, as the Argentine great struggled to get on the scoresheet in his first game for Inter Miami ... and actually skyed a penalty kick in that match. And it can't be forgotten that the Americans ultimately accomplished their mission on the day. The Flyers are looking to win their first Stanley Cup since 1975. I had my opinions of your play- I did not know that you had zero class- @ussoccer https://t.co/S40RsViUUv. [15] Bedoya's first goal for the club came in Nantes' 1–0 victory over AC Ajaccio on October 19, 2013 when he scored the only goal three minutes from time to extend the club's winning run to four games in a row. He would’ve been three and a half years old by then and just to experience that with him, there was a lot of sadness, a lot of emotions after the game on Tuesday night, and that for me was kind of the most disheartening thing.”, Copyright © 2020 Goal.com All rights reserved. dote on their children often on social media, Union player Alejandro Bedoya’s gun violence protest won’t be punished by MLS, Watch: Union player yells for Congress to ‘end gun violence’ during goal celebration, Jamiro Monteiro finally returns to the Union, and makes an immediate impact, scoring a goal in the Union’s 5-1 win at D.C. United, having “a bunch of these foreign guys” on the national team, with a history of supporting the women’s team, Bedoya and other men’s players of diverse backgrounds turned the tables, telling reporters at a national team game, he called out Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Beatrice Hilland – USA Soccer Player Alejandro Bedoya’s Girlfriend June 22, 2014 by fabwag 1 Comment Meet the gorgeous Beatrice Hilland, she is the lovely girlfriend of Alejandro Bedoya the U.S soccer player who is currently a midfielder with FC Nantes. “Must’ve been a foreign American player’s fault,” Bedoya said on Twitter. … People who tell me to stick to sports are just hypocrites, because they’ll be the first ones to toss the First Amendment right in your face.". And I got two assists, so not bad.". Before I’m an athlete, before I’m a soccer player, I’m a human being first.”https://t.co/HoZcTRdZdw pic.twitter.com/vIb0OBAeUK. He started both games for Helsingborg in the home-and-away series against Celtic in the UEFA Champions League; the Swedish champions were eliminated on a 4–0 aggregate.