USMNT’s Sergiño Dest Scores Two Goals for Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad

Dest joins Jozy Altidore and Yunus Musah as the only American international players to score in a La Liga match.

USMNT defender Sergiño Dest turned in a career performance on Sunday as he tallied a pair of goals in Barcelona's 6-1 win over Real Sociedad.

Dest, 20, is just the third American player to score in a La Liga contest, joining Jozy Altidore and Yunus Musah. Dest scored his first goal with Barcelona in November 2020 as the club defeated Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League.

Lionel Messi assisted on Dest's first goal of the afternoon on Sunday. Messi diced his way past the Real Sociedad defense in the 43rd minute, dishing the ball to Dest on the right wing before the young American tallied his first career La Liga goal. The score gave Barcelona a 2-0 lead before halftime.

Lionel Messi tees up Sergiño Dest, and the #USMNT defender fires it home to double Barcelona’s lead 👀

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It didn't take long for Dest to notch his second goal of the day. He received a cross as he charged toward the net in the 53rd minute, scoring what was likely one of the easier goals of his professional career.

Sergiño Dest crashes the net and gets his second! A day to remember for the #USMNT rising star

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— SI Soccer (@si_soccer) March 21, 2021

Dest and Messi both scored a pair of goals in Barcelona's victory. The club improved to 19–4–5 in La Liga this season with Sunday's win, good for second in the league. Barcelona is now four points back of Atletico Madrid before its next La Liga match on April 5.