article_snippet: The 25-year-old was tipped to become one of the world's best players after breaking through as a teenager with DC United, but has struggled to live up to expectations at a succession of clubs ever decreasing in stature.
article_snippet: Once labelled as 'the next Pele' during the early stages of 'the next Pele' career, the Ghanian-born forward has played just 59 minutes of competitive football since the end of the 2012 MLS season.
article_snippet: Former US star remains the only player to have scored hat-tricks at the U-17 World Championships .