Clint Dempsey is a football player, the only player in the history of the US team who managed to score goals in three consecutive world championships. The bulk of his career took place in the English Premier League. Today protects the colors of the Seattle Sounders club. Despite the honorable age, he continues to remain the unchanged leader and chief playmaker of the American team.
Clint Dempsey - biography
Clinton Drew Dempsey was born in the small Texas town of Nakodoches on March 9, 1983. The family of the future football player lived in poverty. Therefore, the main part of childhood, the boy with his parents had to move from place to place in a van on wheels, which served as their home.
Clint Dempsey made his first steps in football, throwing a ball in the yard with the local Mexican children. Seeing the child’s craving for sports, his parents enrolled him in a football academy. Based on the results of viewing the player, the coaches decided to give him a chance by sending him to the children's team called the Dallas Texons.
At first, the parents of the talented guy had a hard time, since families had to pay for the road to the away games of the youth football club. The lack of funds could sadly end for Clint's career. However, the parents of other children entered the position of the Dempsey family and began to jointly formulate a budget for guest matches.
University years were spent for a young football player with speeches for the team of the Texas College of Farm Palladins. This was followed by the annual draft procedure in the clubs of the MLS League, where young Clint Dempsey decided to stand as a candidate. According to the results of the selection, the footballer ended up at the New England Evolution club. It was with this team that Dempsey signed his first professional contract.
From the first fights, young talent began to progress on the field. According to the results of the season, Clint was awarded the symbolic award "Best Rookie of the Season" of the Major American League. Very soon, Dempsey received an invitation to the United States National Team.
The most successful for the young football player was the 2005/2006 season. Upon its completion, Clint Dempsey received the title “Player of the Year”, which is the highest personal award in the MLS.
Performances in the English Premier League
In 2006, Clint Dempsey received an offer from the Fulham Club. In the same season, the player signed a contract with the English team. The amount paid for the player amounted to 4 million dollars.
Dempsey's debut in Fulham took place on January 20, 2007 in a duel against Tottenham, which ended with a 1-1 draw. The player scored the first goal for the new club on May 5, 2007. The goal was the only one in the match against Liverpool, where the right of Fulham to remain in the Premier League was decided.
The 2008/2009 season has become more successful for the player. Clint Dempsey not only entrenched in the main team, but also scored 8 goals scored in 40 fights and assisted partners 5 times in goal situations during the year. Largely due to the successful game of Clint, the team ended up at the top of the standings and got the right to play in the Europa League.
In the 2011/2012 season, Dempsey set a personal performance record by chalking up 23 goals in various tournaments. Of these, 17 goals were scored in the English championship, which made the football player one of the top scorers in the championship.
In the same 2012, Clint Dempsey moved to Tottenham Hotspur. The club management paid 7.5 million euros for the talented midfielder. Pretty soon the player became the leader of the new team and helped the team to be in fifth place in the standings according to the results of the year.
Return to the American Championship
In the summer off-season of 2013, Dempsey decided to return to the United States, where he planned to end his career. The legendary midfielder has entered into an agreement with the Seattle Sounders club. During the season, Clint entered the field 9 times, marking one goal scored.
In December, the midfielder went on loan to his first English club, Fulham. Here, the player stayed only two months. With the beginning of the 2014/2015 season, Clint was again part of the Sounders. Already in the second league match Dempsey signed with three goals scored at the Portland Timbers goal. Subsequently, the player’s performance decreased markedly. At the end of the season, he scored only 8 goals.
US Career
Dempsey became the main player in the United States national team in 2007. The player was allowed to gain a foothold in the basis of the national team by a successful game at the CONCACAF tournament.
In 2009, Clint went with partners in the national team to the Confederations Cup, which was held in South Africa. The result of the team’s performances was the silver medal of the championship. Dempsey himself 3 times hit the opponent’s goal during the tournament, which allowed him to become the team’s top scorer.
In 2013, the midfielder once again received an invitation to the national team to participate in the drawing of the same CONCACAF Cup. The results of the US team at the tournament were gold awards.
Interesting Facts
Clint Dempsey is known for his fighting character. In 2004, in one of the matches of the American championship, the football player remained on the field with a broken jaw. Only after the end of the match did the doctors manage to notice the damage.
Clint's other serious passion, besides football, is hip-hop. In music circles, Dempsey is known by the pseudonym Deuce. The performer’s track was once used in a Nike commercial to boost support for U.S. fans at the upcoming 2006 World Cup.