Things are going the defender's way these days, with a chance to earn his first cap against Sweden on Saturday and a free transfer from MLS re-expansion team San Jose.

The former FC Dallas star will be joining a club that has been relegated from the top flight, but with the ambition of bouncing right back this season.

"It was a great opportunity that came up," Goodson told the USMNT Blog. "I felt it was the right situation and the right time in my career to move overseas."

"It's everyone's dream to play in Europe, and certainly it has been mine."