“America and Kansas City have become my new home. I have spent the last 10 years in this country, and I feel very good and I am very happy that I have the honor of becoming a citizen,” Salo, 27, told the Kansas City Star.
The athlete, who now holds dual Hungarian-American citizenship, came to the United States in 2014, when he was in high school, and two years later signed with SKC, making his first-team debut in 2017. Since then, he has scored 59 goals in 232 appearances. He received his green card in 2019, and after five years he can apply for citizenship and then go through the naturalization process.
At Saturday's ceremony, he said his colleagues also helped him prepare for the citizenship exam. He added that having U.S. citizenship is a big help for his family, who can visit him multiple times thanks to green cards.
“They like what I've become here in America. I might want to spend the rest of my life here.”
– He said.
SKC won 2-0 at home to Austin FC on Saturday, but Salwe – who grew up in Ujpest and later moved to Jermot – did not play due to an ankle injury. It was the fourth game in a row he had to miss.
Daniel Gazdag, back from the European Championship, came on in the 62nd minute for Philadelphia Union, who lost 4-2 at home to FC Montreal. Philadelphia is 12th in the Eastern Conference standings and SKC is 13th in the Western Conference.
