Landon Donovan

Landon Donovan retired in 2014 as the leading scorer in the history of both MLS and the United States national team, with six MLS Cup titles between San Jose and the LA Galaxy. He came back for the Galaxy in 2016 and, briefly, for León in Mexico in 2018.

5'8", 155 lbs born March 4, 1982 (age 44), Ontario, CA

games
576
starts
528
minutes
48,336
goals
242
assists
218

first recorded game Oct. 25, 2000 · last recorded game Nov. 6, 2016

Career totals and dates are as recorded here.

Honors

Career totals by team

team gp gs min g a sh
LA Galaxy 308 287 26414 140 126 593
United States 158 143 12844 58 56 —
San Jose Earthquakes 109 98 9045 43 35 226
LA Galaxy Reserves 1 — 33 1 1 —

Career totals by competition

competition gp gs min g a sh
MLS 340 315 28898 145 136 709
MLSp 44 44 4077 25 13 110
USOC 18 12 1203 7 6 —
CCL 10 9 831 2 2 —
SL 5 5 450 4 4 —
MLSr 1 — 33 1 1 —
IF 62 55 4910 19 17 —
WCq 41 39 3471 13 21 —
GC 35 30 2733 19 16 —
WC 12 12 1065 5 — —
CC 8 7 665 2 2 —

Goals by season

top flight cup continental international 0 5 10 15 20 25 2000, international: 1 goal 1 2000 2001, top flight: 12 goals 12 2002, top flight: 8 goals 2002, international: 6 goals 14 2002 2003, top flight: 16 goals 2003, international: 7 goals 23 2004, top flight: 6 goals 2004, cup: 1 goal 2004, international: 1 goal 8 2004 2005, top flight: 16 goals 2005, cup: 2 goals 2005, international: 3 goals 21 2006, top flight: 12 goals 2006, cup: 3 goals 2006, international: 7 goals 22 2006 2007, top flight: 8 goals 2007, cup: 1 goal 2007, continental: 4 goals 2007, international: 9 goals 22 2008, top flight: 20 goals 2008, international: 1 goal 21 2008 2009, top flight: 15 goals 2009, international: 2 goals 17 2010, top flight: 7 goals 2010, international: 8 goals 15 2010 0 2011, top flight: 15 goals 2011, international: 2 goals 17 2011 2011-2012, continental: 2 goals 2 2012, top flight: 11 goals 2012, international: 3 goals 14 2012 2013, top flight: 10 goals 2013, international: 7 goals 17 2014, top flight: 13 goals 2014, international: 1 goal 14 2014 2016, top flight: 1 goal 1

Season by season, clubs

team competition season gp gs min g a sh
San Jose Earthquakes MLS 2001 22 17 1666 7 10 46
San Jose Earthquakes MLSp 2001 6 6 535 5 2 17
San Jose Earthquakes USOC 2001 2 2 136 0 — —
San Jose Earthquakes MLS 2002 20 18 1681 7 3 42
San Jose Earthquakes MLSp 2002 2 2 180 1 1 —
San Jose Earthquakes USOC 2002 2 1 115 0 — —
San Jose Earthquakes MLS 2003 22 21 1882 12 6 53
San Jose Earthquakes MLSp 2003 4 4 393 4 2 15
San Jose Earthquakes USOC 2003 1 — 33 0 — —
San Jose Earthquakes MLS 2004 23 22 2018 6 10 51
San Jose Earthquakes MLSp 2004 2 2 180 0 1 2
San Jose Earthquakes USOC 2004 3 3 226 1 — —
LA Galaxy MLS 2005 22 20 1886 12 10 49
LA Galaxy MLSp 2005 4 4 390 4 1 12
LA Galaxy USOC 2005 3 2 224 2 2 —
LA Galaxy MLS 2006 24 24 2147 12 8 44
LA Galaxy USOC 2006 3 2 233 3 1 —
LA Galaxy MLS 2007 25 24 2191 8 13 44
LA Galaxy SL 2007 5 5 450 4 4 —
LA Galaxy USOC 2007 3 1 161 1 3 —
LA Galaxy MLS 2008 25 23 2136 20 9 65
LA Galaxy MLS 2009 25 23 2152 12 6 56
LA Galaxy MLSp 2009 4 4 420 3 1 18
LA Galaxy MLS 2010 24 24 2141 7 16 44
LA Galaxy MLSp 2010 3 3 270 0 0 6
LA Galaxy CCL 2010-2011 2 2 180 0 — —
LA Galaxy MLS 2011 23 21 1915 12 3 42
LA Galaxy MLSp 2011 4 4 360 3 1 11
LA Galaxy USOC 2011 1 1 75 0 — —
LA Galaxy CCL 2011-2012 8 7 651 2 2 —
LA Galaxy MLS 2012 26 25 2256 9 14 65
LA Galaxy MLSp 2012 5 5 444 2 3 12
LA Galaxy Reserves MLSr 2012 1 — 33 1 1 —
LA Galaxy MLS 2013 22 21 1874 10 9 38
LA Galaxy MLSp 2013 2 2 210 0 0 7
LA Galaxy MLS 2014 31 30 2720 10 19 66
LA Galaxy MLSp 2014 5 5 473 3 1 10
LA Galaxy MLS 2016 6 2 233 1 0 4
LA Galaxy MLSp 2016 3 3 222 0 0 0

Season by season, international

team competition season gp gs min g a
United States IF 2000 1 — 58 1 —
United States IF 2001 3 3 270 0 —
United States WC 2002 5 5 435 2 —
United States WCq 2002 5 4 363 0 —
United States GC 2002 5 5 386 1 1
United States IF 2002 10 7 714 3 1
United States CC 2003 3 2 215 0 1
United States GC 2003 5 5 450 4 2
United States IF 2003 7 6 549 3 2
United States IF 2004 6 6 524 1 1
United States GC 2005 6 4 408 3 2
United States IF 2005 1 1 90 0 —
United States WC 2006 3 3 270 0 —
United States WCq 2006 16 15 1361 7 9
United States IF 2006 8 7 654 0 3
United States GC 2007 6 5 449 4 2
United States IF 2007 6 6 515 5 2
United States IF 2008 4 4 325 1 3
United States CC 2009 5 5 450 2 1
United States WC 2010 4 4 360 3 —
United States WCq 2010 15 15 1341 5 11
United States IF 2010 4 4 318 0 3
United States GC 2011 7 5 518 2 2
United States IF 2011 4 4 360 0 —
United States IF 2012 4 4 298 3 1
United States GC 2013 6 6 522 5 7
United States IF 2013 1 1 73 2 —
United States WCq 2014 5 5 406 1 1
United States IF 2014 3 2 162 0 1

Most recent games

cmp date team r score vs g a minutes venue
MLSp Nov. 6, 2016 LA Galaxy   1 - 0 Colorado Rapids 0 — 46 Dick's Sporting Goods Park
MLSp Oct. 30, 2016 LA Galaxy   0 - 1 Colorado Rapids 0 — 90 StubHub Center
MLSp Oct. 26, 2016 LA Galaxy   3 - 1 Real Salt Lake 0 1 87 StubHub Center
MLS Oct. 23, 2016 LA Galaxy   0 - 0 FC Dallas 0 — 90 StubHub Center
MLS Oct. 16, 2016 LA Galaxy   0 - 1 Houston Dynamo 0 — 63 BBVA Compass Stadium
MLS Oct. 1, 2016 LA Galaxy   1 - 0 FC Dallas 0 — 33 Toyota Stadium
MLS Sept. 18, 2016 LA Galaxy   2 - 2 Sporting Kansas City 1 — 16 Children's Mercy Park
MLS Sept. 11, 2016 LA Galaxy   4 - 2 Orlando City SC 0 — 7 StubHub Center
MLSp Dec. 7, 2014 LA Galaxy   2 - 1 New England Revolution 0 — 90 StubHub Center
MLSp Nov. 30, 2014 LA Galaxy   1 - 2 Seattle Sounders 0 1 90 CenturyLink Field
game log: 551 of 576 recorded games →

Most often alongside

Players who appeared in the most games alongside Landon Donovan
player together share
Todd Dunivant 178 32%
Omar Gonzalez 128 23%
Cobi Jones 126 23%
Jeff Agoos 124 23%
Alan Gordon 123 22%
Richard Mulrooney 121 22%
A.J. DeLaGarza 117 21%
Chris Klein 111 20%
Ramiro Corrales 111 20%
Peter Vagenas 108 20%
Jovan Kirovski 105 19%
Edson Buddle 100 18%

The 12 most frequent, of the 551 games Landon Donovan has an appearance on record for. Two players count as teammates in a game when both have an appearance in it for the same club, so this is drawn from lineups rather than from rosters — and it is only as complete as the lineups are. Whole leagues here recorded none.

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