Texans Abroad: May 3

Texans Abroad is our recurring series that aims to track some of the best Texas born footballers as they progress through their career with their club and the US Men’s National Team.

READ: FCDallas.com's previous edition of Texans Abroad

Clint Dempsey – Nacogdoches, Texas
Club: Fulham (England – Premiership)
Position: Forward/Midfield
Born: March 9, 1983
Number: 23
Height: 6’1’’
Weight: 170
Age: 29
Recent News:  Dempsey's Fulham have won two of their last three matches, with victories coming on either side of a 4-0 loss at Everton. Dempsey didn't score in either of the wins, but he did set up Pavel Pogrebnyak's game-winner in the Cottager's 2-1 home win over Wigan Athletic. After dropping the result against Everton, Fulham picked up a 1-0 road win against Liverpool. They've climbed a spot to ninth place in the Premier League table with 49 points and will take on Sunderland this Sunday in their last home match of the season.

Conor Doyle – McKinney, Texas
Club: Derby County (England – Championship)
Position: Forward
Born: October 13, 1991
Number: 14
Height: 6’2’’
Weight: 189
Age: 20
Recent News:  Derby County finished their season with a 2-1 win over Portsmouth and a 1-1 draw with Peterborough. Doyle remained unavailable for the last two matches with a torn hamstring. Derby County finished in 12th place in the Championship table with 64 points.

Greg Garza – Grapevine, Texas
Club: Club Tijuana (Mexico – Primera Division)
Position: Defender
Born: August 16, 1991
Number: 24
Height: 5’8’’
Weight: 155
Age: 20
Recent News:  Garza finally played some significant minutes for Tijuana as the Clausura 2012 came to an end, going the full 90 in a 1-0 win over San Luis and playing the first 45 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Pumas to close out the regular season. Garza was an unused sub in Tijuana's 2-1 quarterfinal first leg loss to Monterrey at home this past Wednesday. They'll have to defeat the two-time defending CCL champs in Monterrey by two goals in the second leg this Saturday if they hope to make it to the next round of the playoffs.

Jared Jeffrey – Dallas, Texas
Club: Mainz 05 U-23 (Germany – Bundesliga)
Position: Midfielder
Born: June 14, 1990
Number: 3
Height: 5’10’’
Weight: 150
Age: 21
Recent News: Jeffrey scored for the Mainz 05 U-23s in their most recent match, a 5-0 win over SV Elversberg. Mainz 05 will next face TuS Koblenz this Friday as they remain in 11th place in the U-23 Bundesliga table with 29 points.

Jose Francisco Torres – Longview, Texas
Club: Pachuca (Mexico – Primera Division)
Position: Midfielder
Born: October 19, 1987
Number: 18
Height: 5’7’’
Weight: 135
Age: 23
Recent News:  Pachuca finished up the 2012 Clausura regular season with a 1-1 draw against Monterrey and a 3-1 win over Chivas de Guadelajara. Torres provided an assist on the second goal against Chivas, but couldn't help his side produce in their 3-1 quarterfinal first leg loss to Club America. America will host the second leg of their quarterfinal series this Saturday, with Pachuca needing a big win in order to advance to the semifinals.

Marco Vidal – Dallas, Texas
Club: Club Leon (Mexico – Liga De Ascenso)
Position: Midfielder
Born: February 21, 1986
Number: 12
Height: 5’7’’
Weight: 150
Age: 26
Recent News: Vidal still hasn't seen any action for Club Leon, but his club has advanced to the Liga de Ascenso final. Leon beat Correcaminos in the semifinals on a 1-0 aggregate result. They tied Lobos BUAP 3-3 in the first leg of the final this past Wednesday, and will host the second leg to determine the championship this Saturday.

Zak Whitbread – Houston, Texas
Club: Norwich City (England – Premiership)
Position: Defender
Born: January 10, 1984
Number: 37
Height: 6’2’’
Weight: 165
Age: 28
Recent News: Norwich City have been shutout in their last two matches, neither of which Whitbread has featured in for the club. After three straight losses, the Canaries have dropped to 14th in the Premier League table with 43 points. They'll take on Arsenal in their final road match of the season this Saturday.