Landon Donovan

American soccer player

Landon Donovan (born 4 March 1982) is a former American soccer player. He played for the Los Angeles Galaxy and United States national team, and was the captain for both of them. He is the former captain of The Los Angeles Galaxy and the men's national team.

Landon Donovan
Personal information
Full name Landon Timothy Donovan
Date of birth (1982-03-04) 4 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Ontario, California, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Youth career
1999 IMG Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Bayer Leverkusen II 28 (9)
2000–2005 Bayer Leverkusen 7 (0)
2001–2004San Jose Earthquakes (loan) 87 (32)
2005–2014 LA Galaxy 247 (112)
2009Bayern Munich (loan) 6 (0)
2010Everton (loan) 10 (2)
2012Everton (loan) 7 (0)
2016 LA Galaxy 6 (1)
2018 León 6 (0)
2018–2019 San Diego Sockers 10 (5)
Total 416 (161)
National team
1998–1999 United States U17 41 (35)
2001 United States U20 4 (0)
2000–2004 United States U23 15 (9)
2000–2014 United States 157 (57)
2019 United States (arena) 1 (0)
Teams managed
2020–2022 San Diego Loyal
Honours
Representing  United States
Men's soccer
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2009 South Africa
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2002 United States
Third place 2003 United States–Mexico
Winner 2005 United States
Winner 2007 United States
Runner-up 2011 United States
Winner 2013 United States
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Donovan has more assists than any other male player, and is the leader of assists for the United States men's national team, and also the second place for most appearances.

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayer Leverkusen 1999–2000 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 2[a] 0 9 0
Total 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
Bayer Leverkusen II 1999–2000 Regionalliga Nord 20 6 20 6
2000–01 Oberliga 8 3 1 0 9 3
Total 28 9 1 0 29 9
San Jose Earthquakes (loan) 2001 Major League Soccer 22 7 2 0 6[b] 5 30 12
2002 Major League Soccer 20 7 2 0 2[c] 1 2[b] 1 24 8
2003 Major League Soccer 22 12 1 0 2[c] 1 4[b] 4 27 16
2004 Major League Soccer 23 6 3 1 1[c] 0 2[b] 0 28 7
Total 87 32 8 1 5 2 14 10 114 45
LA Galaxy 2005 Major League Soccer 22 12 3 2 4[b] 4 29 18
2006 Major League Soccer 24 12 3 3 2[c] 1 29 16
2007 Major League Soccer 25 8 3 1 5[d] 4 33 13
2008 Major League Soccer 25 20 0 0 25 20
2009 Major League Soccer 25 12 0 0 4[b] 3 29 15
2010 Major League Soccer 24 7 0 0 2[e] 0 3[b] 0 29 7
2011 Major League Soccer 23 12 1 0 8[e] 2 4[b] 3 36 17
2012 Major League Soccer 26 9 0 0 3[e] 0 5[b] 2 34 11
2013 Major League Soccer 22 10 0 0 3[e] 0 2[b] 0 27 10
2014 Major League Soccer 31 10 1 0 5[b] 3 37 13
2016[f] Major League Soccer 6 1 0 0 3[b] 0 9 1
Total 253 113 11 6 18 3 35 19 317 141
Bayern Munich (loan) 2008–09 Bundesliga 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Everton (loan)[g] 2009–10 Premier League 10 2 1 0 2[h] 0 13 2
Everton (loan)[g] 2011–12 Premier League 7 0 2 0 9 0
León 2017–18 Liga MX 6 0 2 0 8 0
San Diego Sockers (indoor) 2018–19 Major Arena Soccer League 8 5 2[i] 0 10 5
Career total 412 161 26 7 27 5 51 29 511 200
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Appearances in the MLS Cup playoffs
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  4. Appearances in the North American SuperLiga
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
  6. This is his second spell with LA Galaxy. He returned to LA Galaxy after retirement
  7. 7.0 7.1 He had two different loan spells with Everton
  8. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  9. Appearances in the Ron Newman Cup playoffs

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2000 1 1
2001 8 0
2002 20 6
2003 15 7
2004 14 5
2005 15 6
2006 11 0
2007 12 9
2008 9 3
2009 15 5
2010 8 3
2011 10 1
2012 6 3
2013 10 8
2014 3 0
Total 157 57

Coaching statistics change

As of match played October 24, 2022[2]
Coaching record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
San Diego Loyal March 7, 2020 December 2, 2022 85 39 17 29 138 120 +18 045.88
Total 85 39 17 29 138 120 +18 045.88

International career statistics change

[3]

United States national team
YearAppsGoals
2000 1 1
2001 8 0
2002 20 6
2003 15 7
2004 14 5
2005 15 6
2006 11 0
2007 12 9
2008 9 3
2009 15 5
2010 8 3
2011 10 1
2012 6 3
2013 10 8
2014 3 0
Total 157 57

References change

  1. "Landon Donovan – National Football Teams profile". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  2. "San Diego Loyal 2020 Team Stats". uslchampionship.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. "Landon Timothy Donovan - Century of International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.