Clint Dempsey is an American retired professional soccer player who represented the United States in international competition.
[6] His first competitive national team goal came a month later against Cuba in Seattle during the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[7] a tournament the United States would go on to win.
[5] Dempsey was named to the 2006 FIFA World Cup roster for the United States and scored the only American goal of the whole tournament, during a 2–1 loss to Ghana in the final group stage match.
[8] He scored three goals at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, one each against Egypt, Spain, and Brazil, and helped lead the United States to a finish as runners-up.
[12] On July 22, 2017, during a 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal against Costa Rica, Dempsey tied Landon Donovan's record for all-time top scorer with his 57th goal.