Eintracht Frankfurt signs American international Ricardo Anthony Clark

Amer­i­can inter­na­tional Ricardo Anthony Clark has joined Ein­tra­cht on loan until the end of the sea­son. The 26 year old defen­sive mid­fielder is the first US player ever to join the team. He played for Hous­ton Dynamo in the MLS in 2009 and scored seven goals in 97 games.

Clark was signed to replace the injured defen­sive mid­fielder Zla­tan Bajramovic, who suf­fered under a heel injury and will be out for sev­eral weeks. Ein­tra­cht coach Michael Skibbe said that Clark has to do some work­outs and prac­tice to be in good con­di­tion to play in the Bun­desliga. Clark was scouted by Frank­furt at the match between the US-team and Denmark.

Skibbe attests Clark good dribbling-skills and that he’s a hard-running player, because of his con­di­tional residue, causes by the break in the MLS, Clark will be a part of the team in 2 or 3 weeks. If Clark is able to answer Skibbe’s expec­ta­tions, his con­tract will be extended for sev­eral years.

Ger­man news­pa­pers rebrand Clark as a “bad boy” caused by his kick against the head of FC Dal­las player Car­los Ruiz. Clark was banned for nine games. Dur­ing the Fifa Confederations-Cup Clark was sent of after foul­ing Ital­ian “bad boy” Gen­naro Gattuso.

Despite all that coach Skibbe believes in Clark’s tal­ent and that he will be a fac­tor for the team. Hous­ton Dynamo GM Oliver Luck con­grat­u­lates Frank­furt for sign­ing Clark and wishes his for­mer player that he will reach his objec­tives. A few years ago Oliver Luck was GM of the Amer­i­can Football-Club Frank­furt Galaxy, which played in the same sta­dium like Ein­tra­cht Frankfurt.

Ricardo Anthony Clark was born on Feb­ru­ary 10, 1983 in Atlanta, Geor­gia. Frank­furt is his first team in Europe. A few months ago, Clark was focused by the Serie A-club Livorno Cal­cio, but the deal failed. US-coach Bob Bradley advises Clark to look for a club in the Bundesliga.