Video: Mix Diskerud scores his first national team goal

On the list of players of whom U.S. Soccer diehards have been pining to see more, Mikkel Diskerud may be near the top. The 22-year-old Rosenburg attacking midfielder had two prior caps as well as a significant role in this spring’s Olympic qualifying tournament, but still eligible to play for Norway, “Mix” is a bit of a fixation for hardcore fans. Not only do they want him to get more time, they want him cap-tied. Even after today’s appearance in Russia, Diskerud could play for his country of birth.

After today, however, you have to think Mix is a lot closer to being a permanent U.S. men’s national team player. From U.S. Soccer’s point of view, the young midfielder came off the bench and made a big contribution. And for Diskerud, he’ll never be able to change the fact his first big moment at the senior international level came for the United States.

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That big moment came in the 93rd minute in Krasnodar. Michael Bradley had pumped a ball forward for Terrence Boyd, who had been brought on with Diskerud only six minutes before. The Rapid Wien striker headed down for Diskerud, who took it from there:

That he only played seven minutes in a friendly hints at Diskerud’s place in Klinsmann’s pecking order; however, he certainly didn’t hurt his standing with today’s big goal. With only one round left in Norway’s season, Diskerud is a player who could make a claim with a January camp. If a January camp happens.