Monday, March 9, 2020

Player Profile: Clint Dempsey

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Happy Birthday Clint Dempsey! (@clint_dempsey)

Born on March 9, 1983, in Nacogdoches, TX, he played 7 seasons in ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ, splitting two MLS stints.

Dempsey scored a joint-record 57 USMNT goals in 142 caps, including 3 World Cups. Here is that 1’ goal against ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ in the 2014 World Cup.

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Player Profile: Paul Caligiuri

Born on March 9, 1964, in Westminster, CA, Caligiuri played 16 pro seasons in ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ and ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช.

Caligiuri earned USMNT 110 caps, scoring 5 goals.

Here is the "shot heard round the world” against ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น on 11/19/89 - first World Cup berth since 1950.

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Player Profile: Roy Lassiter

Born on March 9, 1969, in Washington DC, the forward scored 73 goals in 115 MLS matches between 1996-99.

He made 34 USMNT caps, scoring four goals. Here is an equalizer against ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท on March 23, 1997.

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