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Clint Dempsey

Clint Dempsey

  • Class
  • Induction
    2008
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Soccer
Nacogdoches, Texas
 
Midfielder
Three-Year Letterwinner – 2001-03
All-American – 2002
All-Freshman - 2001 (Soccer America & College Soccer News)
All-South Region – 2002 & ‘03
All-Southern Conference – 2001, ’02, & ‘03
Southern Conference Regular Season Champion – 2001 (17-5, 8-0 SoCon) & ‘02 (19-3, 8-0 SoCon)
Southern Conference Tournament Champion – 2001
NCAA Tournament – 2001 & ‘02
NCAA Sweet Sixteen – 2002
Three-Year Furman Record – 42-17-5, 19-2-2 SoCon
3-2 Win Over Notre Dame – 2001
4-0 Win Over Michigan – 2001
1-0 Win Over South Carolina – 2002
2-0 Win Over Loyola, Md. – 2002 (NCAA Tournament)
0-0 Win (PKs) Over VCU – 2002 (NCAA Tournament)
Helped Paladins to NCAA-Record 11 Consecutive Shutouts – 2002
Contributed to NCAA Record 46 Consecutive Conference Matches Without Loss (44-0-2) – 1999-03
Career Goals – 17 
Career Assists - 19
Career Total Points – 53
MLS Draft – 2004 (8th overall pick, New England Revolution)
New England Revolution – 2004-06
Seattle Sounders – 2013-18
MLS Rookie of the Year - 2004
MLS Best XI – 2005, ‘06
MLS All-Star – 2005, ’14, ’15, & ‘16
MLS Comeback Player of the Year - 2017
U.S. Open Cup Champion - 2014
MLS Champion – 2016 (Seattle Sounders)
MLS Goals - 79
USA National Team – 2004-17
Matches – 141
Goals – 57 (USNT All-Time Leader)
English Premier League
Fulham FC – 2007-12, ‘14
Matches – 194
Goals – 50
Tottenham Hotspur – 2012-13
Matches – 29
Goals - 7
UEFA Europa League Finals - 2010
FIFA World Cup – 2006, ’10, & ‘14 (Team Captain)
First American to Score in Three World Cups
CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions – 2005, ’07, & ‘17
CONCACAF TEAM of the Decade – 2020
CONCACAF All-Time Team - 2021
United States Soccer Athlete of the Year – 2007, ’11, & ‘12
United States Player of the Year – 2006, ’11, & ‘12
U.S. Men’s National Team All-Time Best XI - 2013
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame – 2008
Southern Conference Hall of Fame - 2014
Southern Conference 100th Anniversary Team – 2021
United States Soccer Hall of Fame – 2022
South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame – 2025

Page updated by Jordan Caskey (6/15/25)
 
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