![]() ![]() Several parents of his teammates with the Texans offered to assist the Dempseys with expenses and travel, allowing him to rejoin the club. ĭempsey became a standout on the team at an early age but had to quit due to financial constraints as his eldest sister Jennifer was becoming a ranked youth tennis player. His older brother, Ryan, was offered a tryout for the Dallas Texans, an elite youth soccer club, and brought Dempsey, who was noticed and recruited while passing time juggling a ball on the sidelines. In his teens, Dempsey maintained these ties playing in a local Mexican-dominated adult league. For much of his childhood, Dempsey's family lived in a trailer park where he and his siblings grew up playing soccer with the complex's large population of Hispanic immigrants. Early life and career ĭempsey was born in Nacogdoches, Texas, and is of Irish ancestry on his father's side. In 2022, Dempsey was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Dempsey has represented the United States at four CONCACAF Gold Cups (winning three), helped them to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and scored in each of the three FIFA World Cups he attended. ![]() He earned more than 140 caps and scored 57 international goals, making him the nation's fourth-most capped player and tying him with Landon Donovan as the top all-time scorer with 57 goals. Dempsey returned the following season and announced his retirement from professional soccer on August 29, 2018.ĭempsey represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and made his first appearance with the senior team on November 17, 2004, against Jamaica. During the 2016 season, Dempsey was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat and missed the team's run to the MLS Cup. He was signed by the Seattle Sounders the following year and played 115 matches for the club, scoring 47 goals, and leading the club to win the 2014 Supporters' Shield. ![]() Dempsey scored 12 goals in one season with Tottenham, giving him 72 goals across all competitions for Premier League clubs-the most by an American in a top-tier European league. On August 31, 2012, Tottenham signed Dempsey for a fee of $9.6 million, then a record signing for an American. Dempsey also became the first American player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League during a 5–2 win against Newcastle United in 2012. Between 20, Dempsey played for Fulham in the Premier League, eventually becoming the club's leading Premier League goalscorer. In 2004, Dempsey was drafted by the New England Revolution, where he scored 25 goals in 71 appearances. Ī native of Nacogdoches, Texas, Dempsey spent his youth career with the Dallas Texans before joining Furman University's men's soccer team in 2001. ESPN, Fox Sports, and NBC Sports have each ranked Dempsey as the greatest men's American soccer player in history. During his career, he played in the Premier League for Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur and in Major League Soccer for New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders FC. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.*Club domestic league appearances and goalsĬlinton Drew Dempsey ( / ˈ d ɛ m p s i/ born March 9, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward and midfielder. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Correspondence Dates / Origin Date Created: 1891 Library locations Manuscripts and Archives Division Shelf locator: MssCol 504 Genres Correspondence Envelopes Type of Resource Text Languages English Identifiers NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11652262 MSS Unit ID: 504 Archives EAD ID: 31309 Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 17f11460-b0ea-0133-1331-00505686d14e Rights Statement The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. ![]()
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