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Landon Donovan
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Personal information
Full name Landon Timothy Donovan
Date of birth March 4, 1982 (1982-03-04) (age 27)
Place of birth Ontario, California, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder / Striker
Club information
Current club Everton
(on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
Number 9
Youth career
1999 IMG Soccer Academy
1999–2001 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2005 Bayer Leverkusen 7 (0)
2001–2004 → San Jose Earthquakes (loan) 87 (32)
2005– Los Angeles Galaxy 121 (64)
2009 → Bayern Munich (loan) 6 (0)
2010– → Everton (loan) 5 (1)
National team‡
1998–1999 United States U-17 41 (35)
2000 United States U-23 15 (9)
2000– United States 120 (42)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:47, 7 February 2010 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October, 2009

Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982) is an American soccer player who currently plays for English club Everton, on a ten-week loan from Los Angeles Galaxy.1 He plays usually as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing.

A member of the inaugural class of the U.S. Soccer residency program in Bradenton, Florida, Donovan was declared player of the tournament for his role in the national U-17 team that finished fourth in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, before signing for Bayer Leverkusen. After six years with the club, including a loan spell at San Jose Earthquakes, Donovan moved to Los Angeles Galaxy in 2005, though he returned to the Bundesliga for a six-month spell at the start of 2009 on loan to Bayern Munich.

For the United States national team, Donovan is the all-time leader in scoring and assists, and has the most caps of all active players.23 He is the only six-time winner of the Honda Player of the Year award.4

Contents

Early Years

Donovan was born on March 4, 1982, in Ontario, California to parents Donna Kenney-Cash, a special education teacher, and Tim Donovan, a semi professional ice hockey player.5 He grew up in Redlands, California with older brother Josh and twin sister Tristan.6

When Donovan was six, he asked his mother to join an organized league, and scored seven goals in his first game.5 Donovan was a member of Cal Heat — a club based in Rancho Cucamonga under coach Clint Greenwood. In 1997, he was accepted into U.S. Youth Soccer’s Olympic Development Program. He attended the Redlands East Valley High School in California.7 In 1999, Donovan attended the IMG Soccer Academy, part of U.S. Soccer's training program.8

Club career

Bayer Leverkusen/San Jose Earthquakes

Later in 1999 Donovan signed for German club Bayer Leverkusen. Unhappy with his situation in Germany,9 he was loaned to the San Jose Earthquakes of 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.10 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 2003.11

In 2004 Donovan became the first man to be named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year two years in a row,11 before returning to Bayer Leverkusen in 2005. After playing seven games with Leverkusen, only two of which were starts, Donovan stated his intentions to return to MLS. Despite a late offer from English club Portsmouth, Bayer Leverkusen officials respected his wishes. However, because San Jose GM Alexi Lalas had traded away Donovan's rights, the Los Angeles Galaxy, his hometown team, were able to trade leading scorer Carlos Ruiz to FC Dallas to get on top of the MLS allocation order one week before the season started.12

Los Angeles Galaxy

In his first season with the Galaxy, Donovan scored twelve league goals and ten 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.13 In his second season with the Galaxy, Donovan scored twelve league goals and eight assists. Donovan also scored three 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' second all-time leading scorer in the playoffs with fourteen, behind Carlos Ruiz with fifteen.14

Donovan had a mixed year with the Galaxy in 2007. Upon the signing and arrival of David Beckham, Donovan relinquished his captaincy to the English superstar. In the 2007 Superliga tournament, Donovan was the top scorer. Donovan scored a goal in every game except for the final. Donovan now has eighty-four all-time regular season goals putting him in seventh place on the league's all time scoring list. Although the 2008 season was a disappointment for the Galaxy, it was a banner year for Donovan as he scored twenty goals and nine assists in twenty-five games, forming a strong offensive partnership with David Beckham and Edson Buddle.14

Since the summer of 2008, Donovan had been linked with a move back to Europe during the January 2009 transfer window. The player himself mentioned German side Bayern Munich, then managed by California resident and former Galaxy consultant Jurgen Klinsmann, as a potential destination.15 In November 2008 he trained with Bayern Munich,16 and at the end of his training period, Bayern Munich entered into negotiations to acquire him on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy, allowing Donovan to play for the German club until the start of the next MLS season in mid-March.17 Donovan made his friendly debut on January 10 against Al-Jazira Club, playing the full ninety minutes and assisting on a goal by Bastian Schweinsteiger,18 and scored his first goal for the club in his second game, in a friendly against Al-Wehda.19

Donovan made his competitive debut for Bayern in their 5–1 win over Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal on January 27, 2009, coming on as a sixty-sixth minute substitute for Luca Toni,20 and made his Bundesliga debut on January 30, 2009, against Hamburg, as a seventy-seventh minute substitute for Bastian Schweinsteiger.21 He ended up with a total of four goals scored in five friendly matches for Bayern, but did not score any in league play.22 The team declined to extend his loan, with Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge stating that with strikers such as Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni already available, additional forwards should be young "with perspective".23

Donovan before his Everton debut against Arsenal.

After his former national team manager Bruce Arena was named Galaxy head coach and Beckham joined AC Milan on loan in early 2009, Donovan once again was given the club captaincy on a permanent basis. In July 2009, Donovan received praise and criticism for his critical comments about Beckham in Sports Illustrated journalist Grant Wahl's book The David Beckham Experiment, calling Beckham a poor captain and teammate. He later apologized to Beckham for discussing his concerns to a reporter rather than to him directly.24 The two reconciled upon Beckham's midseason return to Los Angeles and Donovan enjoyed an outstanding 2009 campaign, winning the league's Most Valuable Player award and leading the Galaxy to MLS Cup 2009, which they lost on penalties. Following the season Donovan agreed to a four-year extension to his contract with the Galaxy, with clauses that allow the player to seek loans during the MLS offseason.2526

Everton

Donovan joined English Premier League side Everton on loan from January 2010 until the start of the 2010 MLS season in late March. He was given the number 9 shirt.27 He made his debut for the Toffees against Arsenal on January 9 in a 2–2 draw and set up Everton's first goal with a corner.28 Donovan went on to start his next game with the club on January 16 in a 2-0 win over Manchester City F.C.. Landon contributed a full 90 plus minutes to the game until his substitution in the 91st minute. He exited the field to a standing ovation from the Everton fans at Goodison Park.29 Donovan scored his first Everton goal against Sunderland on January 27 in a 2:0 home win.30

International career

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

Donovan was a member of the inaugural class at U.S. Soccer's full-time residency program at the IMG Soccer Academy, in Bradenton, Florida. He won the Golden Ball at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship as the tournament's best player. In his two years playing for the U-17 team, he scored thirty-five goals in forty-one games.31 In 2000, he moved up to both the United States U-23 men's national soccer team as well as the senior team.

After starring for the U.S. team that nearly won a medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics, he earned his first cap for the United States senior team on October 25, 2000, against Mexico, and scored in his debut. Donovan had a breakout tournament, scoring two goals during the United States' run to the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, and was named Best Young Player for the tournament. He had a rare four-goal game against Cuba in 2003. On April 11, 2006, Landon became the United States' all-time assist leader with twenty-three when he set up Ben Olsen; the previous all-time assist leader was Cobi Jones.32

Donovan was a member of the U.S. squad at the 2006 World Cup, in which the Americans were eliminated in the group stage. He led the U.S. to the 2007 Gold Cup title with 4 goals, including a crucial penalty in the 2-1 victory over Mexico in the final. On January 19, 2008, Donovan scored his 35th international goal, a penalty against Sweden, and passed Eric Wynalda as the United States' all-time leading goal scorer. Donovan reached 100 caps at the age of twenty-six on June 8, 2008, in a friendly against Argentina that ended in a 0–0 draw, and was the fourth-youngest person to do so.

Donovan captained the U.S. in the group stage of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup due to Carlos Bocanegra's injury absence. Donovan scored on a penalty kick against Italy, shortly after his team had been reduced to 10 men, and scored for the United States in a 3-2 defeat to Brazil in the final. On October 10, 2009, Donovan scored on a free kick, giving the U.S. a 3–2 victory over Honduras in San Pedro Sula, clinching a berth in the 2010 World Cup.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
01. October 25, 2000 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA  Mexico
1 – 0
2 – 0
Friendly
02. January 19, 2002 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, USA  Korea Republic
1 – 0
2 – 1
2002 Gold Cup
03. March 2, 2002 Safeco Field, Seattle, USA  Honduras
2 – 0
4 – 0
Friendly
04. March 2, 2002 Safeco Field, Seattle, USA  Honduras
4 – 0
4 – 0
Friendly
05. May 16, 2002 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA  Jamaica
4 – 0
5 – 0
Friendly
06. June 14, 2002 Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea  Poland
1 – 3
1 – 3
2002 World Cup
07. June 17, 2002 Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea  Mexico
2 – 0
2 – 0
2002 World Cup
08. March 29, 2003 Qwest Field, Seattle, USA  Venezuela
2 – 0
2 – 0
Friendly
09. May 26, 2003 Spartan Stadium, San Jose, USA  Wales
1 – 0
2 – 0
Friendly
10. July 6, 2003 Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, USA  Paraguay
1 – 0
2 – 0
Friendly
11. July 13, 2003 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, USA  Cuba
1 – 0
5 – 0
2003 Gold Cup
12. July 13, 2003 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, USA  Cuba
2 – 0
5 – 0
2003 Gold Cup
13. July 13, 2003 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, USA  Cuba
4 – 0
5 – 0
2003 Gold Cup
14. July 13, 2003 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, USA  Cuba
5 – 0
5 – 0
2003 Gold Cup
15. January 18, 2004 Home Depot Center, Carson, USA  Denmark
1 – 1
1 – 1
Friendly
16. June 20, 2004 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada  Grenada
1 – 0
3 – 2
Q 2006 World Cup
17. September 4, 2004 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, USA  El Salvador
2 – 0
2 – 0
Q 2006 World Cup
18. October 13, 2004 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., USA  Panama
1 – 0
6 – 0
Q 2006 World Cup
19. October 13, 2004 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., USA  Panama
2 – 0
6 – 0
Q 2006 World Cup
20. June 4, 2005 Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, USA  Costa Rica
1 – 0
3 – 0
Q 2006 World Cup
21. June 4, 2005 Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, USA  Costa Rica
2 – 0
3 – 0
Q 2006 World Cup
22. June 8, 2005 Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama  Panama
2 – 0
3 – 0
Q 2006 World Cup
23. July 7, 2005 Qwest Field, Seattle, USA  Cuba
2 – 1
4 – 1
2005 Gold Cup
24. July 7, 2005 Qwest Field, Seattle, USA  Cuba
4 – 1
4 – 1
2005 Gold Cup
25. July 9, 2005 Qwest Field, Seattle, USA  Canada
2 – 0
2 – 0
2005 Gold Cup
26. January 20, 2007 Home Depot Center, Carson, USA  Denmark
1 – 1
3 – 1
Friendly
27. February 7, 2007 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, USA  Mexico
2 – 0
2 – 0
Friendly
28. March 25, 2007 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, USA  Ecuador
1 – 0
3 – 1
Friendly
29. March 25, 2007 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, USA  Ecuador
2 – 1
3 – 1
Friendly
30. March 25, 2007 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, USA  Ecuador
3 – 1
3 – 1
Friendly
31. June 12, 2007 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, USA  El Salvador
2 – 0
4 – 0
2007 Gold Cup
32. June 16, 2007 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, USA  Panama
1 – 0
2 – 1
2007 Gold Cup
33. June 21, 2007 Soldier Field, Chicago, USA  Canada
2 – 0
2 – 1
2007 Gold Cup
34. June 24, 2007 Soldier Field, Chicago, USA  Mexico
1 – 1
2 – 1
2007 Gold Cup
35. January 19, 2008 Home Depot Center, Carson, USA  Sweden
2 – 0
2 – 0
Friendly
36. June 15, 2008 Home Depot Center, Carson, USA  Barbados
4 – 0
8 – 0
Q 2010 World Cup
37. October 11, 2008 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., USA  Cuba
3 – 1
6 – 1
Q 2010 World Cup
38. June 3, 2009 Estadio Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica  Costa Rica
1 – 3
1 – 3
Q 2010 World Cup
39. June 6, 2009 Soldier Field, Chicago, USA  Honduras
1 – 1
2 – 1
Q 2010 World Cup
40. June 15, 2009 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa  Italy
1 – 0
1 – 3
2009 Confederations Cup
41. June 28, 2009 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg, South Africa  Brazil
2 – 0
2 – 3
2009 Confederations Cup
42. October 10, 2009 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Honduras
3 – 1
3 – 2
Q 2010 World Cup

Personal life

Donovan is married to, but currently separated from33, actress Bianca Kajlich, whom he wed on December 31, 2006. He currently resides in Manhattan Beach, California. He is fluent in Spanish, having learned it growing up in the California youth leagues.34

Donovan has also advertized and endorsed various commercial projects, and appeared in a Spanish-language TV commercial for the Mexican lottery in 2009.35.

Honors

United States

Los Angeles Galaxy

San Jose Earthquakes

Individual

Major League Soccer

  • Career regular seasons goals list: 6th place
  • Career playoff goals list: 1st place
  • Career playoff assists list: 7th place

See also

References

  1. ^ Landon Donovan signs for Everton on loan to boost David Moyes's struggling side
  2. ^ "U.S. Men's National Team Prepares to Kick Off 2009 Confederations Cup Against World Champion Italy". United States Soccer Federation (Chicago). http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_14745621.html. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
  3. ^ "FIFA makes Donovan's record official". ESPN (New York). 29 February 2008. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/print?id=512376&type=story&cc=null. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
  4. ^ "Donovan wins sixth Honda Award". ESPN (Los Angeles: Associated Press). 20 October 2009. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=687455&sec=us&cc=5901. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
  5. ^ a b http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Donovan_Landon/Donovan_bio.html
  6. ^ http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/men/donovan.htm
  7. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/profile?id=19107&cc=5901
  8. ^ "Residency Program". US Soccer. http://www.ussoccer.com/Teams/Youth/US-Under17-Men/Residency.aspx. Retrieved January 10, 2010. 
  9. ^ http://www.landondonovan.com/donovan/about
  10. ^ "Los Angeles Galaxy mini bios". Major League Soccer. 10 November 2005. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_events_news.jsp?ymd=20051110&content_id=47956&vkey=mlscup2005&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2007-06-25. 
  11. ^ a b "U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year". National Soccer Hall of Fame. http://national.soccerhall.org/history/ChevroletWinners.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-26. 
  12. ^ "Galaxy trade Ruiz to Dallas, Donovan returning to L.A.?". USA Today (Carson, California: Associated Press). 30 March 2005. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/2005-03-30-dallas-ruiz_x.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-26. 
  13. ^ Nierman, Jonathan (11 November 2005). "MLS All-Time Best XI team unveiled". Major League Soccer (Frisco, Texas). http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_events_news.jsp?ymd=20051111&content_id=47999&vkey=mlscup2005&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2007-06-25. 
  14. ^ a b "Landon Donovan". Los Angeles Galaxy (Major League Soccer). http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t106&player=donovan_l&playerId=don474618&statType=career. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
  15. ^ Canales, Andrea (22 September 2008). "Donovan Eyes Potential Move to Germany". ESPN (Carson, California). http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=574511&sec=mls&root=mls&&cc=5901. 
  16. ^ Wild, Karlheinz (11 November 2008). "Donovan zum FC Bayern?" (in German). Kicker. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/500264/. 
  17. ^ "Bayern borrow Landon Donovan from Galaxy". ESPN. 20 November 2008. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=594415&sec=europe&cc=5901. 
  18. ^ U.S. star Donovan starts in Bayern debut, The Sports Network, 2008-01-10, http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=soc-mls/news/news.aspx?id=4202718, retrieved 2008-01-11 
  19. ^ Landon Donovan Scores in Bayern Friendly, Goal.com, 2009-01-12, http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1614/americans-abroad/2009/01/13/1057811/landon-donovan-scores-in-bayern-friendly, retrieved 2009-01-20 
  20. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=261540&cc=5901
  21. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=252559&cc=5901&league=GER.1
  22. ^ "Donovan will return to LA Galaxy". Los Angeles Galaxy. March 5, 2009. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090305&content_id=221945&vkey=pr_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
  23. ^ "Donovan unlikely to extend with Bayern". Associated Press. February 17, 2009. http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/9230914/Donovan-unlikely-to-extend-with-Bayern. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
  24. ^ Beckham Responds to Book Criticism - Yahoo Sports - July 11, 2009
  25. ^ Morgan, Larry (2009-12-16). "Donovan inks new deal with Galaxy". Los Angeles Galaxy. http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20091216&content_id=7818992&vkey=news_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106. Retrieved 2009-12-17. 
  26. ^ Davis, Steve (2009-12-16). "Donovan's loan raises questions aplenty". ESPNsoccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=713771&sec=mls&root=mls&cc=5901. Retrieved 2009-12-17. 
  27. ^ "Toffees Confirm Donovan Deal". Sky Sports. 2009-12-18. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5780634,00.html. Retrieved 2009-12-18. 
  28. ^ "Arsenal 2 - 2 Everton". BBC Sport. 2010-01-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8441973.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-09. 
  29. ^ "Everton v Manchester City". evertonfc.com. 2010-01-17. http://www.evertonfc.com/match/report/0910/40958/everton-v-man-city.html. Retrieved 2010-01-19. 
  30. ^ "Donovan scores first goal for Everton". ESPN. 2010-01-27. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=732354&sec=americansabroad&cc=5901. Retrieved 2010-01-27. 
  31. ^ SoccerTimes.com player profile
  32. ^ "Donovan becomes leader in career assists in 1-1 draw with Jamaica". SoccerTimes.com (Cary, North Carolina). 11 April 2006. http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/2006/men/games/apr11.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-25. 
  33. ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20292059,00.html
  34. ^ http://cgi1.usatoday.com/mchat/20050518005/tscript.htm
  35. ^ Mexican lottery commercial

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