John Souza-Benavides (July 12, 1920 – March 11, 2012)[1] known as John "Clarkie" Souza,[2] was an American soccer player who earned 14 caps and scored 2 goals for the United States men's national soccer team,[3] and played in the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
He was selected for a World Cup All-Star team by the Brazilian sports newspaper Mundo Esportivo, and remained the only American player ever selected to a World Cup All-Star team until Claudio Reyna in 2002.
Souza was a member of the U.S. team for both the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics,[6] and played for the U.S. against Scotland at Hampden Park in 1952.
He was a World War II veteran, having served in the Navy as a Morse code operator on a supply ship in the South Pacific.
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