club roster 2009 season stats GP Goals Assists 25 12 6 name: Landon Donovan position: F-M height: 5-8 weight:158 Birthdate: March 04, 1982 Hometown: Redlands, CA last club: Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)

Professional

2003: Named the Earthquakes' Most Valuable Player ... Registered an assist 4/12 @ COL on game winning goal in the 22nd minute, left at halftime with flu-like symptoms ... Notched assist on game-tying goal on 4/19 vs. KC ... Scored first goal of year on penalty kick on 4/26 vs. LA ... Named MLS Player of the Month for April ... Scored goal and notched assist on 5/17 vs. CLB ... MLS Team of the Week 5/17 ... Notched assist on 5/31 vs. CHI ... DNP – 6/14 @ DAL, 6/18 @ LA, 6/21 vs. CLB while with U.S. National Team at Confederations Cup ... Returned to Earthquakes and played 100 minutes 6/28 vs. KC ... Came in as a sub in the 69th minute 7/2 @ MET, scored game-tying goal in extra time ... DNP – 7/5 vs. CHI, 7/12 vs. COL, 7/19 @ DC, 7/26 vs. DAL while with U.S. National Team at the Gold Cup ... Scored game-winning goal and received yellow card on 8/8 @ KC ... Scored two goals and registered an assist on 8/13 @ DAL ... Scored game-winning goal on 9/7 vs. NE ... Recorded first hat trick in team history on 9/20 @ KC, Named MLS Player of the Week ... Scored two goals and registered an assist 9/27 vs. DAL, becoming 15th player in MLS history to score five goals in two games ... Earned yellow card on 10/5 vs. MET ... Named MLS Player of the Month for September ... Named Los Gatos Brewing Company Earthquakes Player of the Month for September ... Won second consecutive Honda U.S. Player of the Year award on 10/7 ... Earned yellow card on 10/18 @ LA ... DNP - 10/25 vs. LA ... Playoffs: Played 90 minutes on 11/1 @ LA ... Played 96 minutes 11/9 vs. LA , scored second goal of game and registered series-winning assist ... Played 117 minutes 11/15 vs. KC, recorded assist on first goal of game and scored game-winning golden goal in 117th minute ... Scored two goals and named MLS Cup MVP on 11/23 vs. CHI ... Champions Cup: Played 90 minutes 3/16 @ CSD Municipal, registered an assist ... Played 90 minutes 3/26 vs. CSD Municipal, scored a goal in the 19th minute ... Open Cup: Entered as a sub in the 57th minute on 8/5 @ Seattle ... Exhibitions: Notched assist on 9/1 @ Vancouver.

2002: Scored seven goals and registered three assists in 20 games ... Started every game for the U.S. in the FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals and leading the U.S. to the quarterfinals for the first time in history ... Named the 2002 Honda U.S. Player of the Year ... Played in All-Star game in R.F. K. Stadium in Washington, D.C ... .Scored goal @ DAL on 3/23 ... Recorded an assist vs. NE on 4/6 ... Scored a goal on 4/20 vs. COL ... Missed matches on 5/4 vs. CLB, 5/11 vs. MET, and 5/18 @ CLB, 5/26 @ CHI, 6/1 @ NE, 6/8 vs. KC and 6/15 @ CLB while with national team for World Cup duty ... Entered as a substitute in the 85th minute on 6/22 vs. COL ... Played full 90 minutes on 7/7 vs. LAG, scored game-winning goal ... Recorded a goal and an assist on 7/20 vs. DAL ... Registered the game-winning assist on 7/24 vs. CHI ... Played 90 minutes on 8/21 vs. DAL, scored a goal and received yellow card ... Playoffs: Played 90 minutes on 9/25 vs. CLB, scored goal ... Played 90 minutes on 9/28 @ CLB, registered assist ... Champions Cup: Played 90 minutes vs. Olimpia on 3/13 @ Orange Bowl ... Recorded a goal and an assist vs. Olimpia on 3/16 @ Sheldon Stadium ... Missed match on 4/17 @ Pachuca due to national team duties ... Missed match on 4/24 vs. Pachuca due to flu-like symptoms ... U.S. Open Cup: Entered as a substitute in the 65th minute on 7/17 @ SEA ... Played 101 minutes vs. LA on 8/7. 2001: Proved to be one of the brightest stars in MLS and U.S. soccer in his rookie season ... Finished as the second leading scorer on the Quakes with seven goals and 10 assists ... Named MVP of MLS All-Star game after tremendous, record-breaking four goal performance ... Scored five goals in six playoff matches, including one in the MLS Cup Final ... Entered as substitute in 73rd minute in MLS debut on 4/7 @ LA ... Had first career-start on 4/28 @ KC ... Received first MLS yellow card on 5/19 vs. MET ... Scored first MLS career goal on 5/19 vs. MET ... Recorded an assist on 5/26 @ CHI ... Recorded assist on 5/30 vs. COL ... Scored a goal on 6/2 @ COL ... Named to Soccer America’s team of the week 6/2 ... Scored two goals on 6/9 vs. LA ... Recorded an assist on 7/7 @ COL ... Recorded an assist on 7/14 vs. TB ... Named to Soccer America Team of the Week July 16 ... Recorded assist on 7/18 vs. DC ... Recorded an assist and received a yellow card on 7/21 @ CLB ... Led all midfielders with 26,151 votes in All-Star balloting ... Started for West All-Star team, scored four goals and was named MVP for 7/28 All-Star game ... Scored two goals and added two assists on 8/8 @ NE, breaking club-record for points in a game (6) ... Scored one goal and added two assists on 8/25 vs. COL ... Playoffs: Netted two goals in MLS playoff debut on 9/22 @CLB ... Scored goal and notched an assist on 9/26 vs. CLB ... Scored game-winning goal, registered an assist and received a yellow card on 10/14 vs. MIA ... Scored goal vs. LA in MLS Cup Final on 10/21 at Crew Stadium.

Other Experience

Signed a deal with German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen in Feb. 1999, becoming one of the youngest players in U.S. Soccer history to sign a professional contract overseas ... 2000-01: Named to the first-team roster at the beginning of the 2000-2001 season ... Was poised to make his professional breakthrough in 2001 with the German club, but did not see action ... 1999-2000: Played on the reserve team in 1999-2000 with fellow U.S. National Team player John Thorrington ... High School: Named to the 1999 Parade Magazine High School All-American Team ... Also earned a 1998 NSCAA Youth All-American selection ... Transferred to Redlands East Valley High School in 1998, where he tallied 16 goals ... Named the league's Most Valuable Player in 1997, scoring 17 goals.

National Team

2003: Led the United States in scoring, netting seven goals and registering five assists ... Led team with 19 points ... Played in 15 games, starting 13 ... Scored four goals in single game on July 19 in 5-0 Gold Cup win over Cuba ... Became only player to win two consecutive Honda United States Player of the Year awards ... Named U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year ... 2002: Started every match for the U.S. in the FIFA 2002 World Cup in Korea/Japan. Scored two goals for U.S. team that advanced to the quarterfinals, the best finish for a U.S. team in over 50 years ... Only player to appear in all 20 matches in 2002 ... Named the youngest ever winner of the Honda United States Player of the Year Award ... Started in every match for the United States to help it win their second Gold Cup Championship ... Named to Gold Cup Best XI team ... Scored first goal of tournament for U.S. in Gold Cup in 2-1 win over South Korea on 1/19, helping him earn “Man of the Match” ... Named “Man of the Match” against Canada in semifinal shootout victory ... Played mostly in midfield for U.S. in tournament ... Started at forward in 1-0 loss to Italy on 2/13...2001: Called in for training camp for the majority of the USA’s World Cup qualifying matches ... Made qualifying debut on 9/1 against Honduras at RFK Stadium in 3-2 loss, starting the match ... Came off the bench as a sub in match against Costa Rica on 9/5 in 2-0 loss ... Drew penalty that led to winning goal in 2-1 victory over Jamaica on 10/7 that qualified the U.S. for the 2002 World Cup ... Started in final qualifying match against Trinidad & Tobago, a 0-0 draw ... Notched assist on 1/27 vs. China at Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland ... 2000: Became just the sixth player since 1985 to score a goal in his first appearance with the full U.S. Men’s National Team when he tallied in the USA’s 2-0 win over Mexico in Los Angeles on Oct. 25 ...Also set up a goal in his first full international match and was named “Man of the Match” ...Was called in for the U.S. Men’s National Team game vs. Argentina on June 13, 1999, but did not make an appearance in the game...Under-23 National Team: Donovan played in four matches at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, scoring a goal in his first appearance against Kuwait ... Scored two clinching goals in the crucial 4-0 win over Guatemala to earn a berth in Sydney in Olympic qualifying...Also notched a clincher in a 3-1 win over the Armenia Men’s National Team on Jan. 16, 2000...Helped the U-23 team to a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games by appearing in all six matches, starting four ... His first U-23 goal was the game-winner to beat Canada 2-1 in the bronze medal game on August 6, 1999 ... Made his U-23 debut in a 7-0 rout at the hands of a very experienced Brazil team in Brasilia on April 7, 1999...Under-20 National Team 2001: Donovan played in all four matches at the U-20 World Championships in Argentina, helping the U.S. to the second round ... Spent most time at midfield in the tournament....2000: Appeared in 15 of 20 overall games for the Under-20s in 2000, starting six...Had a whopping nine goals and one assist in those 15 games, including four goals in eight internationals...Under-17s: Finished his U-17 career with 35 goals and 16 assists in 41 international appearances, including 12 goals and three assists in just 14 caps in 1999...Earned the Gold Ball as the tournament’s most valuable player after leading the U-17s to fourth place at the 1999 FIFA U-17 Youth World Championship in New Zealand ... Scored three goals in the tournament, including the game-winning goal in the opening 2-1 win over host New Zealand (Nov. 10), the game-tying goal in a 1-1 tie with Poland (Nov. 13) and the opening goal in a 2-2 semifinal draw with Australia (Nov. 24)...Led all goal-scorers with four goals at the ‘99 CONCACAF Group B Qualifying Tournament in Montego Bay, Jamaica...Found the back of the net twice in the USA’s historic 4-3 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires on Feb. 4, 1999...The USA’s most potent finisher, he led the U-17s in goals (23), assists (13) and international appearances (27) in ‘98...Scored his first international goal in his international debut with the U-17s on Feb. 13, 1998 2-1 loss to Mexico...First Appearance: Oct. 25, 2000 vs. Mexico...First Goal: Oct. 25, 2000 vs. Mexico.

Personal

Was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated in June, 2002 and ESPN The Magazine in May, 2002...In post-World Cup publicity tour was featured on the The Late Show with David Letterman, MTV’s Total Request Live!, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Last Call with Carson Daly, Regis & Kelly, and CNN Tonight with Connie Chung ... Featured in W Magazine and South Bay Accent magazine, on the cover of the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine ... Extremely close with twin sister Tristan ... Father, Tim, played semi-pro hockey...Sports video games enthusiast, on the cover of EA Sports FIFA 2003 Video Game... Favorite foreign city is Buenos Aires, Argentina ... Featured on Football Mundial ... Brother Josh joined the United States Army ... Has older half-brother Tim and older half-sister Sheri, who is involved in Canadian soccer ... Huge L.A. sports fan ... Enjoys watching NFL games ... Boys II Men is favorite musical group ... One of four Earthquakes players with his own Bobblehead Doll ... Featured in Nike commercial and appears in Nike magazine ads ... Speaks Spanish and German ... Was a paperboy for first job ... Featured in commercial for EA Sports ... Enjoys playing Championship Manager on the road.