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Clint Dempsey

1983 - Today

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Clinton Drew Dempsey (; born March 9, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player who is a sports analyst on the television program Soccer on CBS Sports. He played as a forward and midfielder for Premier League clubs Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur and in Major League Soccer for clubs New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders FC. Often debated as the greatest American player of all time, he is one of the most successful American players in Europe, and is tied with Landon Donovan for the record of most international goals scored by an American player (57). A native of Nacogdoches, Texas, Dempsey spent his youth career with the Dallas Texans before joining Furman University's men's soccer team in 2001. In 2004, he was drafted by the New England Revolution, where he scored 25 goals in 71 appearances. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia. Clint Dempsey is the 4,986th most popular soccer player (up from 5,306th in 2024), the 10,174th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,556th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Clint Dempsey ranks 4,986 out of 21,273. Before him are Takafumi Kanazawa, Ivan Leko, Kiko, Dennis Wise, Carlinhos Júnior, and Magnar Isaksen. After him are Kaori Nagamine, Bryan Roy, Satoru Mochizuki, Antonio Munguía, Gilberto Penayo, and Karl Gustafsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Clint Dempsey ranks 141. Before him are Atsushi Ito, Ed Skrein, Leandro Domingues, Remko Pasveer, Dudu Cearense, and Branko Ilić. After him are Yuri Zhirkov, Tatsuya Kamohara, Michael Krohn-Dehli, Nelson Haedo Valdez, Steven Sotloff, and Iqbal Masih.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clint Dempsey ranks 10,176 out of 20,380. Before him are Alexander Hall (1894), David LaChapelle (1963), Paula Badosa (1997), Spike Jones (1911), Frank Fetter (1863), and Harold Budd (1936). After him are Jay O. Sanders (1953), Cheryl Studer (1955), Karl Rove (1950), T. Keith Glennan (1905), Bob Skelton (1903), and Alice Lake (1895).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Clint Dempsey ranks 12. Before him are Tim Howard (1979), Landon Donovan (1982), Tom Florie (1897), Bruce Arena (1951), Timothy Weah (2000), and Alexi Lalas (1970). After him are Dan Calichman (1968), Ed Czerkiewicz (1913), Christian Pulisic (1998), Steve Cherundolo (1979), Faiq Bolkiah (1998), and Cobi Jones (1970).

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