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Landon Donovan: LA Galaxy legend, six-time MLS Cup winner, and all-time MLS assists leader.
Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player and coach who played as a winger or forward. He most recently was the interim head coach of San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Widely regarded as one of the greatest American players in history and as the greatest U.S. men's national team player of all time, Donovan was the all-time top assist provider in international football (58) until 2023 and is tied with Clint Dempsey for the most international goals scored by a male U.S. player (57). Donovan won a record six MLS Cups and is the league's all-time assists leader with 136. The Major League Soccer MVP Award has been renamed the Landon Donovan MVP Award in his honor.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Center Back
- Affiliation
- LA Galaxy (2001–2004)
- Key achievement
- 2002 MLS Cup Champion
- Status
- Retired Legend
- Notable record
- MLS All-Star selections during his tenure
Lore & Background
Donovan signed for LA Galaxy in 2005, winning the MLS Cup in 2005 and the MLS Golden Boot in 2008. He returned to LA Galaxy after loans and won the MLS Cup twice more in 2012 and 2014. He retired as a player in 2014, but made a brief comeback with Galaxy late in the 2016 season.
Reader's Guide
Donovan is the all-time leader in assists for the U.S. national team, tied with Clint Dempsey as the all-time leader in scoring, and is the second-most capped player of his country (157). He is the only American player to reach the 50 goals/50 assists mark. He starred in the U.S. team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup where he received the FIFA Best Young Player Award, becoming the first and only North American (CONCACAF) recipient, and was named to the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team as a reserve. He is the highest-scoring American player in World Cup history (5), scoring in the 2002 and 2010 editions.
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