Clint Dempsey: career, achievements, interesting facts

Clint Dempsey is a football player, the only player in the history of the US team, who managed to score goals scored at three world championships in a row. The main part of the career was in the English Premier League. Today defends the colors of the club "Seattle Sounders". Despite the honorable age, he continues to remain the unchallenged leader and main playmaker of the American team.

Clint Dempsey - Biography

Clinton was born Drew Dempsey in the small Texas town of Nakadoches 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.

The first steps in football Clint Dempsey did, throwing a ball in the yard with local Mexican kids. Seeing the craving for a child to go in for sports, his parents wrote him to the football academy. After reviewing the player, the coaches decided to give him a chance by sending him to a children's team called "Dallas Texons".

Initially, the parents of the talented guy had a hard time, because the road to the away games of the youth football club had to pay for the family. The lack of funds could have sadly ended for Clint's career. However, the parents of other children entered the position of the Dempsey family and began to jointly form a budget for guest fights.

University years have passed for the young football player with performances for a command of the Texas college "Farman Palladins". Then followed the annual draft pick for the club clubs MLS, where he decided to run his candidacy young Clint Dempsey. As a result of the selection, the player was in the club "New England Evolution". It was with this team that Dempsey signed his first professional contract.

From the first fights young talent began to progress on the field. As a result of the season, Clint received the symbolic award "The Best Newcomer of the Season" of the highest American league. Very soon, Dempsey received an invitation to the National Team of the United States.

The most successful for a young player was the 2005/2006 season. Upon his completion, Clint Dempsey received the title of "Player of the Year", which is the highest personal award in the MLS.

Speeches 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 was $ 4 million.

Debbie'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 stay in the Premier League was decided.

The season 2008/2009 became more successful for the football player. Clint Dempsey not only entrenched in the main team, but also scored 8 goals in 40 fights and 5 assisted partners in scoring situations during the year. Largely due to the successful game of Clint, the team was at the top of the standings and got the right to play in the Europa League.

In the season 2011/2012, Dempsey set a personal record of effectiveness, having recorded 23 goals in his own tournament. Of these, 17 goals were scored in the English championship, which made the player one of the best scorers in the championship.

In the same 2012, Clint Dempsey moved to Tottenham Hotspur. The club management paid for a talented midfielder 7.5 million euros. Quite soon the player became the leader of the new team and helped the team to be in fifth place in the standings for 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 concluded an agreement with the club "Seattle Sounders". During the season, Clint 9 times went on the field, marking one goal scored.

In December, the midfielder went on loan to his first English club, Fulham. Here the player stayed only for two months. With the start of the 2014/2015 season, Clint was once again part of the Saunders. Already in the second league match Dempsey signed three goals scored in the gate, "Portland Timbers." In the following, the player's performance declined markedly. At the end of the season, he scored only 8 goals.

Career in the US team

The main player of the United States national team Dempsey became in 2007. To consolidate the basis of the national team player allowed a successful game in the tournament CONCACAF.

In 2009, Clint went with his teammates to the Confederations Cup, which was held in South Africa. The result of the team's performances was the silver medals of the championship. Dempsey himself 3 times struck the opponent's gate during the tournament, which allowed him to become the best scorer of the team.

In 2013, the midfielder once again received an invitation to the national team to participate in the draw of the same cup CONCACAF. The result of the performances 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 football player remained on the field with a broken jaw. Only after the end of the fight did the doctors manage to notice the damage.

Another serious hobby of Clint, in addition to football, is hip-hop. In musical circles, Dempsey is known under the pseudonym Deuce. The track of the performer was once used in a commercial by Nike company in order to activate the support of the US team at the upcoming World Cup in 2006.