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Landon Donovan
Personal information
Full name Landon Timothy Donovan
Date of birth March 4, 1982 (1982-03-04) (age 26)
Place of birth    Ontario, California, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Forward / Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current club Los Angeles Galaxy
Number 10
Youth clubs
1999-2001 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001–2005
2001–2004
2005–
Bayer Leverkusen
San Jose Earthquakes (loan)
Los Angeles Galaxy
007 0(0)
087 (32)
093 (51)   
National team2
2000– United States 104 (36)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 4 October 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 9 June 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982 in Ontario, California), is an American professional soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy and is the all-time leading scorer for the United States men's national soccer team.[1][2] Donovan is the only four-time winner of the Honda Player of the Year award.[3]

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Early life/Career

Landon, the son of Timothy Donovan and Donna Kenney-Cash, grew up in Redlands, California, and attended Redlands East Valley High School. Landon signed a professional contract with Bayer Leverkusen at the age of 16, but not before playing in the U.S. Soccer Residency program at Bradenton with many current international teammates including Oguchi Onyewu, DaMarcus Beasley, and Bobby Convey.

San Jose Earthquakes

He was unhappy with his situation in Germany, so he was loaned to the San Jose Earthquakes, playing in Major League Soccer, for the 2001 season. In MLS, Donovan had immediate success, leading the Earthquakes to MLS Cup championships in 2001 and 2003 and becoming one of the most recognizable faces of soccer in America.[4] In four years in the league, he scored 32 goals and 29 assists in league play, and 10 goals and six assists in the playoffs. Donovan was named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2003.[5]

Bayer Leverkusen

On June 3, 2004, Bayer Leverkusen announced that Donovan would return to the club in 2005, and Landon followed suit, announcing his return to Germany on November 23, 2004. He then became the first man to be named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year two years in a row,[5] taking the award for that year.

After several games at Leverkusen, with Donovan only garnering two starts, Donovan was put into the starting line-up in a Champions League encounter versus Liverpool. During the game, Donovan passed the ball to a Liverpool player leading to a counterattack goal in the 3-1 loss.citation needed

Landon stated his intentions to come back to MLS, and despite a late offer from English club Portsmouth, club officials respected his wishes. However, because San Jose GM Alexi Lalas had traded away Donovan's rights, the Galaxy were able to trade leading scorer Carlos Ruiz, a striker, to FC Dallas to get on top of the allocation pecking order one week before the season started.[6]

Los Angeles Galaxy

In his first season with the Galaxy, Donovan scored 12 league goals and 10 assists and added four goals and an assist in the playoffs as the Galaxy won the MLS Cup (his third MLS championship to date). He was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI after the season.[7] In his second season with the Galaxy, Donovan scored 12 league goals and 8 assists. Donovan also scored 3 goals in the Open Cup. Despite this, Donovan and the Galaxy failed to make the playoffs and lost in the Open Cup to Chicago Fire. Donovan's playoff goals make him MLS' 2nd all-time leading scorer in the playoffs with 14, behind Carlos Ruiz with 15.[8] In the 2007 Superliga tournament, Donovan was the top scorer. Donovan scored a goal in every game except for the Final, where he missed the game winning penalty kick. On April 26, 2008, Donovan scored his second career MLS hat trick, giving him 72 all time regular season goals. He now has 80 all time regular season goals. This put him ninth on the league's all time scoring list.

Donovan has been in good form in the 2008 season with the Galaxy, scoring 19 goals and 8 assists in the 20 games this season, forming an offensive partnership with David Beckham.

Since the summer of 2008, Donovan has been linked with a move back to German football, particularly Bayern Munich, stating, "That's one of the best teams in the world. As of now, I've got to worry about what's going on here, but if January rolls around and there's interest, and the league is willing to discuss it, I would be excited to talk about it."[9]

International career

Donovan (left) playing against Fabian Dawkins during an international game in 2006
Donovan (left) playing against Fabian Dawkins during an international game in 2006

Donovan was a member of the inaugural class at the national soccer academy in Bradenton, Florida. He won the Golden Ball at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championships as best player.

After starring in the 2000 Summer Olympics, he earned his first cap for the U.S. National Team on October 25, 2000 against Mexico, scoring on his debut. He was a crucial asset to the United States' run to the quarterfinals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan, scoring two goals along the way to being named Best Young Player for the 2002 World Cup. Through the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he has amassed 88 caps for the U.S., scoring 35 goals, including a four-goal game against Cuba in 2003. On April 11, 2006, Landon became the United States' all-time assist leader with 23 when he set up Ben Olsen. The previous all-time assist leader was the Cobi Jones.[10]

After his performances in Asia, Landon had high expectations going into the 2006 World Cup, but was the subject of much criticism for his play as the US failed to advance out of the group stage.

Donovan reached 100 caps at the age of 26 on June 8, 2008 in a friendly against Argentina.

Donovan has worn both numbers 21 and 10 on the national team, the latter when Claudio Reyna was unavailable. As a result of Reyna's retirement from the national team, Donovan now wears the number 10 full-time. He is currently the all time leading goalscorer of the US national team with 36 goals.

Personal life

Donovan wed actress Bianca Kajlich on December 31, 2006. The couple currently reside in Manhattan Beach, California.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2000-10-25 Los Angeles, California  Mexico 1-0 2-0 Friendly match
2 2002-01-19 Pasadena, California  Korea Republic 1-0 2-1 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3 2002-03-02 Seattle, Washington  Honduras 2-0 4-0 Friendly match
4 2002-03-02 Seattle, Washington  Honduras 4-0 4-0 Friendly match
5 2002-05-16 East Rutherford, New Jersey  Jamaica 4-0 5-0 Friendly match
6 2002-06-14 Daejeon, South Korea  Poland 1-3 1-3 2002 FIFA World Cup
7 2002-06-17 Jeonju, South Korea  Mexico 2-0 2-0 2002 FIFA World Cup
8 2003-03-29 Seattle, Washington  Venezuela 2-0 2-0 Friendly match
9 2003-05-26 San Jose, California  Wales 1-0 2-0 Friendly match
10 2003-07-06 Columbus, Ohio  Paraguay 1-0 2-0 Friendly match
11 2003-07-19 Foxboro, Massachusetts  Cuba 1-0 5-0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
12 2003-07-19 Foxboro, Massachusetts  Cuba 2-0 5-0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
13 2003-07-19 Foxboro, Massachusetts  Cuba 4-0 5-0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14 2003-07-19 Foxboro, Massachusetts  Cuba 5-0 5-0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
15 2004-01-18 Carson, California  Denmark 1-1 1-1 Friendly match
16 2004-06-20 St. George's, Grenada  Grenada 1-0 3-2 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
17 2004-09-04 Foxboro, Massachusetts  El Salvador 2-0 2-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
18 2004-10-13 Washington, D.C.  Panama 1-0 6-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
19 2004-10-13 Washington, D.C.  Panama 2-0 6-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
20 2005-06-04 Salt Lake City, Utah  Costa Rica 1-0 3-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
21 2005-06-04 Salt Lake City, Utah  Costa Rica 2-0 3-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
22 2005-06-08 Panama City, Panama  Panama 2-0 3-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
23 2005-07-07 Seattle, Washington  Cuba 2-1 4-1 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
24 2005-07-07 Seattle, Washington  Cuba 4-1 4-1 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
25 2005-07-09 Seattle, Washington  Canada 2-0 2-0 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
26 2007-01-20 Carson, California  Denmark 1-1 3-1 Friendly match
27 2007-02-07 Glendale, Arizona  Mexico 2-0 2-0 Friendly match
28 2007-03-25 Tampa, Florida  Ecuador 1-0 3-1 Friendly match
29 2007-03-25 Tampa, Florida  Ecuador 2-1 3-1 Friendly match
30 2007-03-25 Tampa, Florida  Ecuador 3-1 3-1 Friendly match
31 2007-06-12 Foxboro, Massachusetts  El Salvador 4-0 4-0 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
32 2007-06-16 Foxboro, Massachusetts  Panama 1-0 2-1 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
33 2007-06-21 Chicago, Illinois  Canada 2-0 2-1 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
34 2007-06-24 Chicago, Illinois  Mexico 1-1 2-1 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
35 2008-01-19 Carson, California  Sweden 2-0 2-0 Friendly match
36 2008-06-15 Carson, California  Barbados 4-0 8-0 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

Honors

San Jose Earthquakes

Los Angeles Galaxy

  • Champion: 2005
  • Champion: 2005
  • Runner Up: 2006
  • Runner-Up: 2007

International

  • Quarterfinal: 2002
  • Fourth Place: 2000
  • Champion: 2002, 2005, 2007
  • Third Place: 2003

Personal

Records

United States men's national soccer team

Major League Soccer

  • Career regular seasons goals list: 7th place
  • Career playoff goals list: 2nd place
  • Career playoff assists list: 7th place


References

External links

Preceded by
Brad Friedel
U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year
2003, 2004
Succeeded by
Kasey Keller


Persondata
NAME Donovan, Landon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Ontario, California
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
 

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