Fire in February 2011, he was scouted by then U.S. under-20 coach Thomas Rongen in a preseason match vs. the New York Red Bulls at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, FL a 4–1 win in which Barouch scored all four goals. Barouch claimed he was trying to gain his U.S. citizenship with the hopes of joining the U.S. U20 team in the 2011 FIFA World Championships in Colombia, but "hangups" coupled with the team's failure to qualify for the tournament put the plans on hold. With his impressive play for the Fire, Barouch received his first call up and cap for the Israeli U-21 National Team in a 4–1 friendly loss against England U-21's on 5 September 2011. Barouch assisted on Israel's lone goal in the 25th minute. See also List of select Jewish football (association; soccer) players References External links Tigres.us Chicago Fire Profile 1991 births Living people Israeli footballers Tigres UANL footballers Chicago Fire FC players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Major League Soccer players Israeli Premier League players Swiss Challenge League players FC Biel-Bienne players Orange County SC players USL Championship players Footballers from Haifa El Camino Real High School alumni Association football forwards Israel under-21 international footballers Israeli expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the United States Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland