Landon Donovan

Landon Donovan is an American former professional soccer player and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in United States men's national team history.

2002 FIFA World Cup: The FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan, where the United States reached the quarter-finals. Donovan won the tournament’s Best Young Player award during the United States’ run to the quarter-finals.
LA Galaxy: A professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles area that competes in Major League Soccer. Donovan became the club’s leading scorer and won five MLS Cups with it.
Bruce Arena: An American soccer coach who led the United States men’s national team from 1998 to 2006 and again in 2016–17. Arena coached Donovan for the national team and at the LA Galaxy.
Freddy Adu: An American former professional soccer player who became a highly publicized teenage prospect in the early 2000s. Adu’s early fame contrasts with Donovan’s longer record of sustained elite performance.
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup: The FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by South Africa, featuring national teams from across the world. Donovan scored against Brazil in the final as the United States led before losing 3–2.
San Jose Earthquakes: A professional soccer club based in San Jose, California, competing in Major League Soccer. On loan from Bayer Leverkusen, Donovan helped the club win MLS Cups in 2001 and 2003.
Clint Dempsey: An American former professional soccer player who became one of the United States men’s national team’s leading scorers. Dempsey’s overlapping national-team career made him Donovan’s closest peer in the modern era.
Christian Pulisic: An American professional soccer player who became a leading United States international and played for major European clubs. Pulisic’s European club pathway contrasts with Donovan’s defining success in Major League Soccer.
2010 FIFA World Cup: The FIFA World Cup hosted by South Africa, where the United States advanced from its group and reached the round of 16. His stoppage-time goal against Algeria secured the United States’ place in the knockout stage.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: A German professional soccer club based in Leverkusen that competes in the Bundesliga. Donovan signed with Leverkusen as a teenager before seeking regular playing time in Major League Soccer.

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