Clint Dempsey Biography

An American soccer player, Clinton Drew Clint Dempsey, known as Clint Dempsey, was born in the year 1983 on March 9 in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. He is the Captain of the United States Men’s National Soccer Team. He is 31 years old, measures 181 cm and weighs 77 kg. He was born and raised in the United States. He made his professional debut in the year 2004. According to 2013 salary statistics, his salary is reported to be 8 million US dollars. The current net worth of him is 7 million euros. James Grant Sports Management is the name of his agent. He is a married man. Bethany Keegan Dempsey is the name of his wife. He is the proud father of three children, two daughters and a son named Elyse, Sophia and Jackson. He is a Christian by faith.

Clint Dempsey spent much of his childhood with his family living in a trailer park where he and his brothers would often play football with the local chaperones or whoever was interested. Clint began his youth career by joining the Dallas Texans in the year 1998. He stayed with the team until 2001 and moved on to the Furman Paladins. In his youth, he developed his skills by playing and coaching at these clubs, which ultimately led to his professional career debut in 2004 with English team New England Revolution Football Club. He spent two years at this club appearing in 71 games bagging 25 goals. In 2007, Clint Dempsey was transferred to Fulham by the New England Revolution signing a 5-year contract. He has appeared in 184 team games with 50 outstanding goals.

After finishing his contract with Fulham, he joined Tottenham Hotspur. He spent one season with this club appearing in 29 games with 7 goals. In 2013, Clint Dempsey signed the four-year contract with Seattle Sounders FC. He is on the current Seattle Sounders squad as the Number 2 Team Forward. He has appeared in 16 games with 9 goals for the team so far. In 2014, Dempsey was loaned out to Fulham for a brief time in which he appeared in 5 games. Clint Dempsey has been playing on the United States Men’s National Soccer Team first team since 2004 continuously. He has appeared in 105 international matches for this team with 37 goals. He is playing as a Forward of the team with the number 8 jersey. He is the Captain of the Team.

Clint Dempsey is a versatile and talented soccer player who prefers his right foot while playing on the soccer field, but also performs well on his weak foot. He is very strong and energetic. He deals very powerful blows. He has the ability to score from long range. He is an expert in marking. He is known for his toughness and stamina. He has good ball control with perfect dribbling techniques, but often finds himself fouled when opponents try to tackle the ball. He has earned a reputation for his fierce game that on several occasions led to violent behavior. He is good at aerial duels. He is an expert in headers with precision. He likes to play short passes and long shots. However, diving into tackles is not his cake. He has good positioning and vision.