Soccer as they call it in America is world's most played and watched sport. And the most famous soccer player from this part of the world is Landon Timothy Donovan.
The American soccer player Donovan was born on 4th March, 1982 in Ontario, California, United States of America.
Club Career: At the age of 6 Donovan joined organized league and scored 7 goals on his debut which showed the bright signs of a great player to many around him. As a youth he joined IMG Academy in 1999 and in the very same year joined Bayern Leverkusen II from where he was loaned to San Jose Earthquakes till 2004 when he joined Bayern Leverkusen. In 2005 he came back to his homeland and played for Los Angeles Galaxy scoring 99 goals for the club. The natural goal scorer was then loaned to Bayern Munich in 2009 while the next year he saw himself playing for Everton still on loan.
International Career: The talented American soccer player represented his national side in Under 17, Under 20 and Under 23 after which he represented for the senior national side, USA, scoring 56 goals in 151 appearances.
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