Date of birth | 04 March 1982 |
Place of birth | Redlands |
Nationality | American |
Weight | 66 kg |
Height | 1.74 m |
Position | Midfielder |
Donovan signed a deal straight out of high school which took him to German club Bayer Leverkusen, becoming one of the youngest players from the USA to sign professionally for an overseas team.
He failed to become a regular and returned to the USA to play for the San Jose Earthquakes for the 2000-01 season helping them win the Championship.
Donovan made his international debut in January 2000 against Armenia where he scored a debut goal.
He is quick, possesses a powerful shot and a clever passer of the ball.
Donovan scored USA's goal in the 3-1 defeat by Poland in their last Group D game at the 2002 World Cup finals then added their second in the 2-0 defeat of Mexico as the States reached the quarter finals for the first time since 1930.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Bayer Leverkusen | 01 Jul 2000 | 01 Jan 2005 | |
San Jose Earthquakes | 01 Feb 2001 | 28 Aug 2001 | L |
LA Galaxy | 01 Jan 2005 | ||
Everton | 02 Jan 2010 | 15 Mar 2010 | L |
Everton | 01 Jan 2012 | L |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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2004-05 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 1 | 6 |
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2004-05 | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 |
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2009-10 | Everton | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2009-10 | Everton | Premier League | 7 | 3 |
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2009-10 | Everton | UEFA Europa League | 2 | ||||
2011-12 | Everton | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2011-12 | Everton | Premier League | 7 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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23 Jan 2005 | Hannover 96 v Bayer Leverkusen | W | 0-3 | Bundesliga | 18 |
29 Jan 2005 | Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Bochum | W | 4-0 | Bundesliga | 19 |
05 Feb 2005 | Bayern München v Bayer Leverkusen | L | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 20 |
13 Feb 2005 | Bayer Leverkusen v 1.FSV Mainz 05 | W | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 21 |
19 Feb 2005 | 1.FC Nürnberg v Bayer Leverkusen | W | 2-4 | Bundesliga | 22 |
22 Feb 2005 | Liverpool v Bayer Leverkusen | L | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 1st leg |
27 Feb 2005 | Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 23 |
05 Mar 2005 | Hamburger SV v Bayer Leverkusen | L | 1-0 | Bundesliga | 24 |
09 Mar 2005 | Bayer Leverkusen v Liverpool | L |
1-3 Agg: 2-6 |
UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 2nd leg |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1999-00 | USA | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
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1999-00 | USA | Olympics | 2 | 2 |
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2000-01 | USA | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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2000-01 | USA | Olympics | 4 |
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2000-01 | USA | World Youth Cup | 5 | 1 |
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2000-01 | USA | World Youth Under-20 | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | USA | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 5 | 1 |
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2001-02 | USA | FIFA World Cup | 8 | 1 |
2 |
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2001-02 | USA | International Friendly | 7 | 3 |
3 |
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2002-03 | USA | FIFA Confederations Cup | 2 | 1 |
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2002-03 | USA | International Friendly | 6 | 1 |
2 |
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2003-04 | USA | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 5 | 4 |
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2003-04 | USA | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 1 |
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2003-04 | USA | International Friendly | 6 | 2 |
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2003-04 | USA | Olympics | 3 | 1 |
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2004-05 | USA | FIFA World Cup | 11 | 6 |
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2004-05 | USA | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
2005-06 | USA | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 4 | 2 |
3 |
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2005-06 | USA | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 |
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2005-06 | USA | International Friendly | 7 | 1 |
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2006-07 | USA | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 5 | 1 |
4 |
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2006-07 | USA | International Friendly | 4 | 5 |
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2007-08 | USA | FIFA World Cup | 1 | 1 |
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2007-08 | USA | International Friendly | 6 | 1 |
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2008-09 | USA | FIFA Confederations Cup | 5 | 2 |
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2008-09 | USA | FIFA World Cup | 9 | 3 |
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2009-10 | USA | FIFA World Cup | 9 | 4 |
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2009-10 | USA | International Friendly | 3 | ||||
2010-11 | USA | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 4 | 2 |
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2010-11 | USA | International Friendly | 3 |
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2011-12 | USA | FIFA World Cup | 2 | ||||
2011-12 | USA | International Friendly | 5 | 3 |
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2012-13 | USA | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 6 | 5 |
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2012-13 | USA | International Friendly | 2 | 2 |
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2013-14 | USA | FIFA World Cup | 3 | 1 |
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2013-14 | USA | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
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2014-15 | USA | International Friendly | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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16 Jan 2000 | USA v Armenia | W | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
28 Apr 2000 | USA v Guatemala | W | 4-0 | Olympics | North and Central America final round semi-final |
30 Apr 2000 | USA v Honduras | L | 1-2 | Olympics | North and Central America final round group D |
19 Sep 2000 | USA v Kuwait | W | 3-1 | Olympics | Finals Group C |
23 Sep 2000 | USA v Japan | W | 2-2 (5-4) | Olympics | Quarter-final |
26 Sep 2000 | Spain v USA | L | 3-1 | Olympics | Semi-final |
29 Sep 2000 | USA v Chile | L | 0-2 | Olympics | 3rd place |
25 Oct 2000 | USA v Mexico | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
27 Jan 2001 | USA v China PR | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
03 Feb 2001 | USA v Colombia | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
03 Mar 2001 | USA v Brazil | L | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
18 Mar 2001 | USA v Guatemala | W | 5-0 | World Youth Cup | Final group 1 |
20 Mar 2001 | Trinidad and Tobago v USA | W | 1-5 | World Youth Cup | Final group 1 |
17 Jun 2001 | USA v China PR | L | 0-1 | World Youth Cup | Group C |
20 Jun 2001 | Chile v USA | W | 1-4 | World Youth Cup | Group C |
23 Jun 2001 | USA v Ukraine | D | 1-1 | World Youth Cup | Group C |
27 Jun 2001 | USA v Egypt | L | 0-2 | World Youth Cup Under-20 | 2nd round |
01 Sep 2001 | USA v Honduras | L | 2-3 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
04 Sep 2001 | Costa Rica v USA | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
07 Oct 2001 | USA v Jamaica | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
10 Nov 2001 | Trinidad and Tobago v USA | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
09 Dec 2001 | Korea Republic v USA | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
19 Jan 2002 | USA v Korea Republic | W | 2-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group B |
21 Jan 2002 | USA v Cuba | W | 1-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group B |
27 Jan 2002 | USA v El Salvador | W | 4-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Quarter-final |
30 Jan 2002 | USA v Canada | W | 0-0 (4-2) | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Semi-final |
02 Feb 2002 | USA v Costa Rica | W | 2-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Final |
13 Feb 2002 | Italy v USA | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
03 Mar 2002 | USA v Honduras | W | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
10 Mar 2002 | USA v Ecuador | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
27 Mar 2002 | Germany v USA | L | 4-2 | International Friendly | |
03 Apr 2002 | USA v Mexico | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
17 Apr 2002 | Republic of Ireland v USA | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
12 May 2002 | USA v Uruguay | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
16 May 2002 | USA v Jamaica | W | 5-0 | International Friendly | |
19 May 2002 | USA v Netherlands | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
05 Jun 2002 | USA v Portugal | W | 3-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group D |
10 Jun 2002 | Korea Republic v USA | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group D |
14 Jun 2002 | Poland v USA | L | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group D |
17 Jun 2002 | Mexico v USA | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals 2nd round |
21 Jun 2002 | Germany v USA | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals quarter-final |
17 Nov 2002 | USA v El Salvador | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
18 Jan 2003 | USA v Canada | W | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
08 Feb 2003 | USA v Argentina | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
12 Feb 2003 | Jamaica v USA | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
29 Mar 2003 | USA v Venezuela | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
08 May 2003 | USA v Mexico | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
26 May 2003 | USA v Wales | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
19 Jun 2003 | USA v Turkey | L | 1-2 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group B |
21 Jun 2003 | Brazil v USA | L | 1-0 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group B |
23 Jun 2003 | USA v Cameroon | D | 0-0 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group B |
06 Jul 2003 | USA v Paraguay | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
12 Jul 2003 | USA v El Salvador | W | 2-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group C |
14 Jul 2003 | USA v Martinique | W | 2-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group C |
19 Jul 2003 | USA v Cuba | W | 5-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Quarter-final |
23 Jul 2003 | USA v Brazil | L | 1-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Semi-final |
26 Jul 2003 | USA v Costa Rica | W | 3-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals 3rd place |
18 Jan 2004 | USA v Denmark | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
03 Feb 2004 | Panama v USA | W | 3-4 | Olympics | CONCACAF group B |
05 Feb 2004 | Canada v USA | W | 0-2 | Olympics | CONCACAF group B |
10 Feb 2004 | USA v Mexico | L | 0-4 | Olympics | CONCACAF semi-final |
18 Feb 2004 | Netherlands v USA | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
13 Mar 2004 | USA v Haiti | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
29 Apr 2004 | USA v Mexico | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
02 Jun 2004 | USA v Honduras | W | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
13 Jun 2004 | USA v Grenada | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF group 1 |
20 Jun 2004 | Grenada v USA | W | 2-3 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF group 1 |
11 Jul 2004 | USA v Poland | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
18 Aug 2004 | Jamaica v USA | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 1 |
04 Sep 2004 | USA v El Salvador | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 1 |
08 Sep 2004 | Panama v USA | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 1 |
09 Oct 2004 | El Salvador v USA | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 1 |
13 Oct 2004 | USA v Panama | W | 6-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 1 |
17 Nov 2004 | USA v Jamaica | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 1 |
09 Feb 2005 | Trinidad and Tobago v USA | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
27 Mar 2005 | Mexico v USA | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
30 Mar 2005 | USA v Guatemala | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
28 May 2005 | USA v England | L | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
04 Jun 2005 | USA v Costa Rica | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
08 Jun 2005 | Panama v USA | W | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
07 Jul 2005 | Cuba v USA | W | 1-4 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group B |
09 Jul 2005 | USA v Canada | W | 2-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group B |
12 Jul 2005 | USA v Costa Rica | D | 0-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group B |
16 Jul 2005 | USA v Jamaica | W | 3-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Quarter-final |
21 Jul 2005 | Honduras v USA | W | 1-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Semi-final |
24 Jul 2005 | USA v Panama | W | 0-0 (3-1) | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Final |
17 Aug 2005 | USA v Trinidad and Tobago | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
03 Sep 2005 | USA v Mexico | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
07 Sep 2005 | Guatemala v USA | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
22 Jan 2006 | USA v Canada | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
29 Jan 2006 | USA v Norway | W | 5-0 | International Friendly | |
10 Feb 2006 | USA v Japan | W | 3-2 | International Friendly | |
01 Mar 2006 | USA v Poland | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
11 Apr 2006 | USA v Jamaica | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
23 May 2006 | USA v Morocco | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
26 May 2006 | USA v Venezuela | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
28 May 2006 | USA v Latvia | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
12 Jun 2006 | USA v Czech Republic | L | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group E |
17 Jun 2006 | Italy v USA | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group E |
22 Jun 2006 | Ghana v USA | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group E |
20 Jan 2007 | USA v Denmark League XI | W | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
07 Feb 2007 | USA v Mexico | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
25 Mar 2007 | USA v Ecuador | W | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
29 Mar 2007 | USA v Guatemala | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
07 Jun 2007 | USA v Guatemala | W | 1-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group B |
09 Jun 2007 | USA v Trinidad and Tobago | W | 2-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group B |
12 Jun 2007 | USA v El Salvador | W | 4-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group B |
16 Jun 2007 | USA v Panama | W | 2-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Quarter-final |
21 Jun 2007 | USA v Canada | W | 2-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Semi-final |
24 Jun 2007 | USA v Mexico | W | 2-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Final |
22 Aug 2007 | Sweden v USA | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
09 Sep 2007 | USA v Brazil | L | 2-4 | International Friendly | |
18 Jan 2008 | USA v Sweden | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
06 Feb 2008 | USA v Mexico | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
26 Mar 2008 | Poland v USA | W | 0-3 | International Friendly | |
08 Jun 2008 | USA v Argentina | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
15 Jun 2008 | USA v Barbados | W | 8-0 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America 2nd round 1st leg |
20 Aug 2008 | Guatemala v USA | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group A |
06 Sep 2008 | Cuba v USA | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group A |
10 Sep 2008 | USA v Trinidad and Tobago | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group A |
11 Oct 2008 | USA v Cuba | W | 6-1 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group A |
11 Feb 2009 | USA v Mexico | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
28 Mar 2009 | El Salvador v USA | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
01 Apr 2009 | USA v Trinidad and Tobago | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
03 Jun 2009 | Costa Rica v USA | L | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
06 Jun 2009 | USA v Honduras | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
15 Jun 2009 | USA v Italy | L | 1-3 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group B |
18 Jun 2009 | USA v Brazil | L | 0-3 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group B |
21 Jun 2009 | USA v Egypt | W | 3-0 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group B |
24 Jun 2009 | USA v Spain | W | 2-0 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Semi-final |
28 Jun 2009 | USA v Brazil | L | 2-3 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Final |
12 Aug 2009 | Mexico v USA | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
05 Sep 2009 | USA v El Salvador | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
09 Sep 2009 | Trinidad and Tobago v USA | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
10 Oct 2009 | Honduras v USA | W | 2-3 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
14 Oct 2009 | USA v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
03 Mar 2010 | Netherlands v USA | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
29 May 2010 | USA v Turkey | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
05 Jun 2010 | USA v Australia | W | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
12 Jun 2010 | England v USA | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group C |
18 Jun 2010 | Slovenia v USA | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group C |
23 Jun 2010 | USA v Algeria | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group C |
26 Jun 2010 | USA v Ghana | L | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals - Round of 16 |
10 Aug 2010 | USA v Brazil | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
26 Mar 2011 | USA v Argentina | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
29 Mar 2011 | USA v Paraguay | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
07 Jun 2011 | USA v Canada | W | 2-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group C |
11 Jun 2011 | USA v Panama | L | 1-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group C |
14 Jun 2011 | Guadeloupe v USA | W | 0-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group C |
19 Jun 2011 | Jamaica v USA | W | 0-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Quarter-final |
22 Jun 2011 | USA v Panama | W | 1-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Semi-final |
25 Jun 2011 | USA v Mexico | L | 2-4 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Final |
10 Aug 2011 | USA v Mexico | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
02 Sep 2011 | USA v Costa Rica | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
26 May 2012 | USA v Scotland | W | 5-1 | International Friendly | |
30 May 2012 | USA v Brazil | L | 1-4 | International Friendly | |
03 Jun 2012 | Canada v USA | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
08 Jun 2012 | USA v Antigua and Barbuda | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd Round Group A |
12 Jun 2012 | Guatemala v USA | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd Round Group A |
15 Aug 2012 | Mexico v USA | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
05 Jul 2013 | USA v Guatemala | W | 6-0 | International Friendly | |
09 Jul 2013 | Belize v USA | W | 1-6 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group C |
13 Jul 2013 | USA v Cuba | W | 4-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group C |
16 Jul 2013 | USA v Costa Rica | W | 1-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group C |
21 Jul 2013 | USA v El Salvador | W | 5-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Quarter-final |
24 Jul 2013 | USA v Honduras | W | 3-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Semi-final |
28 Jul 2013 | USA v Panama | W | 1-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Final |
06 Sep 2013 | Costa Rica v USA | L | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
10 Sep 2013 | USA v Mexico | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
11 Oct 2013 | USA v Jamaica | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
01 Feb 2014 | USA v Korea Republic | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
02 Apr 2014 | USA v Mexico | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
10 Oct 2014 | USA v Ecuador | D | 1-1 | International Friendly |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.