List of international goals scored by Clint Dempsey


is an American retired professional soccer player who represented the United States in international competition. From 2004 to 2017, Dempsey appeared 141 times for the national team and scored 57 goals. He is the joint all-time male top scorer for the United States, having tied Landon Donovan and his 57 goals. He was also ranked third worldwide among active international male goalscorers in 2017, behind Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Lionel Messi of Argentina.
Dempsey made his national team debut on November 17, 2004, during a World Cup qualifier against Jamaica in Columbus, Ohio; the call-up came after his rookie season in Major League Soccer with the New England Revolution, where he recorded seven goals and one assist on the way to being named MLS Rookie of the Year. Dempsey scored his first national team goal on May 28, 2005, during a friendly match against England in Chicago. His first competitive national team goal came a month later against Cuba in Seattle during the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, a tournament the United States would go on to win.
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. 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. Dempsey's sole goal during the 2010 FIFA World Cup came in a 1–1 draw to England, making him the second American to score in multiple World Cups. During the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup against Ghana, Dempsey scored 30 seconds after kickoff, the fifth-fastest goal in World Cup history; he also became the first American to score in three consecutive World Cups. He was the top goalscorer at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring seven goals for the United States during their tournament victory and setting a record for most goals scored by an American at the Gold Cup. 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. Donovan himself called Dempsey's record "much more impressive", adding that Dempsey had scored fewer penalties and achieved the record in fewer caps. On the other hand, Donovan scored more World Cup goals and more against the US's arch-rival, Mexico.
During his national team career, Dempsey scored two hat-tricks: against Cuba in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and Honduras in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. The majority of his goals have come during FIFA World Cup qualification, followed by friendly matches and the CONCACAF Gold Cup. He has four World Cup goals in ten appearances, as well as three goals in the Confederations Cup and three goals in the Copa América.

International goals

DateCapVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1May 28, 20056Soldier Field, Chicago, United States1–21–2Friendly
2July 7, 20059Qwest Field, Seattle, United States1–14–12005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3February 10, 200617AT&T Park, San Francisco, United States2–03–2Friendly
4March 1, 200618Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany1–01–0Friendly
5May 26, 200621Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, United States2–02–0Friendly
6June 22, 200623Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany1–11–22006 FIFA World Cup
7June 2, 200727Spartan Stadium, San Jose, United States3–14–1Friendly
8June 7, 200728Home Depot Center, Carson, United States1–01–02007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
9September 8, 200734Soldier Field, Chicago, United States2–22–4Friendly
10June 15, 200842Home Depot Center, Carson, United States1–08–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
11June 15, 200842Home Depot Center, Carson, United States5–08–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
12September 6, 200844Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
13September 10, 200845Toyota Park, Bridgeview, United States2–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
14June 21, 200954Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa3–03–02009 FIFA Confederations Cup
15June 24, 200955Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa2–02–02009 FIFA Confederations Cup
16June 28, 200956Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa1–02–32009 FIFA Confederations Cup
17September 5, 200958Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States1–12–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
18May 29, 201061Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States2–12–1Friendly
19June 12, 201063Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa1–11–12010 FIFA World Cup
20June 7, 201172Ford Field, Detroit, United States2–02–02011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
21June 19, 201175Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States2–02–02011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
22June 22, 201176Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States1–01–02011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
23October 8, 201179Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States1–01–0Friendly
24November 15, 201182Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia2–13–2Friendly
25February 29, 201283Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy1–01–0Friendly
26June 8, 201286Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States2–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
27June 12, 201287Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala1–01–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
28September 7, 201288Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica1–01–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
29October 16, 201291Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, United States2–13–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
30October 16, 201291Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, United States3–13–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
31February 6, 201392Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras1–01–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
32March 22, 201393Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, United States1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
33May 29, 201395FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States2–42–4Friendly
34June 2, 201396Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States3–14–3Friendly
35June 2, 201396Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States4–14–3Friendly
36September 6, 2013100Estadio Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica1–21–32014 FIFA World Cup qualification
37June 1, 2014104Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States2–02–1Friendly
38June 16, 2014106Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil1–02–12014 FIFA World Cup
39June 22, 2014107Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil2–12–22014 FIFA World Cup
40February 8, 2015112StubHub Center, Carson, United States2–02–0Friendly
41July 3, 2015113LP Field, Nashville, United States3–04–0Friendly
42July 7, 2015114Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States1–02–12015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
43July 7, 2015114Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States2–02–12015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
44July 10, 2015115Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States1–01–02015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
45July 18, 2015117M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, United States1–06–02015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
46July 18, 2015117M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, United States5–06–02015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
47July 18, 2015117M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, United States6–06–02015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
48.July 25, 2015119PPL Park, Chester, United States1–11–12015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
49March 29, 2016122MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, United States1–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
50June 7, 2016126Soldier Field, Chicago, United States1–04–0Copa América Centenario
51June 11, 2016127Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States1–01–0Copa América Centenario
52June 16, 2016128CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States1–02–1Copa América Centenario
53March 24, 2017131Avaya Stadium, San Jose, United States3–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
54March 24, 2017131Avaya Stadium, San Jose, United States5–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
55March 24, 2017131Avaya Stadium, San Jose, United States6–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
56March 28, 2017132Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama1–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
57July 22, 2017136AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States2–02–02017 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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