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Interview With Landon: Courtesy of SOCCERTIMES
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(1) Describe how it feels to play for your country? So good I can not describe it.
(2) What professional soccer player do you admire the most? Maradona.
(3) What do you know about the World Championship? Best teams in the world to
determine the best.
(4) What has been the biggest sacrifice in your life? Moving away from home.
(5) Most memorable soccer moment? Scoring game-winning goal against Jamaica.
(6) Person you admire the most? The Pope.
(7) Aspirations in soccer? Play professional overseas play in World Cup 2006.
(8) Strongest trait? Being an individual.
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Height: 5-9
Weight: 145 lbs.
Born: March 4, 1982,
Redlands, CA
Personal
Information: Signed a deal with German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen in
February 1999, becoming one of the youngest players in U.S. Soccer history to
sign a professional contract overseas ... Father, Tim, played semi-professional
hockey ... Sports video games enthusiast ... Has a twin sister, Trista ....
Learned to play soccer with the help of his older brother, Josh ... Full name
is Landon Timothy Donovan.
Career
Club
n/a
National Team
Made his first appearance with the U.S. National Team
October 25, 2000 against Mexico...Scored his first National team goal,
which was also the game-winner, the same day he made his debut...At the age of 17 he was the third youngest player to ever be called into
a U.S. Men's National Team training camp for the USA-Argentina match on June 13, 1999.
U-23
Scored his only goal in the Olympic
September 19, 2000 against Kuwait...Part of Clive Charles team in
Olympic qualifying... Scored two goals against Guatemala that helped the U.S. clinched berth in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games...Made his first appearance with the U.S. Under-23
National Team on April 7, 1999 against Brazil in Brasilia, Brazil ... Scored his
first U-23 international goal, which was also the game-winner, against Canada
on August 6, 1999 at the Pan Am Games giving the U.S. team a bronze medal.
NZ'99
Awarded the Golden Ball at the 1999 World Youth Championships in New Zealand. The award is given to the MVP of the tournament... Part of nine players to scored three or more goals in the
tournament.
U-17
Awarded the Golden Ball at the 1999 World Youth Championships in New Zealand. The award is given to the MVP of the tournament... Led all goal scorers
with four goals at the '99 CONCACAF Group A Qualifying Tournament in Montego
Bay, Jamaica ... Has scored nine goals in eight international matches so
far in '99 ... Has had three games out of four in '99 where he has scored two or more
goals ... The USA's most potent finisher, he led the U-17s in goals scored (23),
assists (13) and appearances (27) in '98 ... Scored his first international goal on his
debut with the U-17s on February 13, 1998 against Mexico ... Found the back of the net
twice in the USA's historic 4-3 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires on February 4, 1999 ...
The U-17s are 10-0-2 when he scores two or more goals in a match ... Finished first in
the beep test while training with the U-20s and U-23s in January '99.
High School
Named to the 1999 Parade Magazine High School All-American Team ...
1998 NSCAA Youth All-American selection ... Transferred to Redlands
(Calif.) East Valley High School in 1998, tallying 16 goals ...
League Most Valuable Player in 1997 scoring 17 goals.
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