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| DOB : 03/09/1983 |
Position : Midfielder |
| Height :
6'1"
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Weight : 170 |
| Team : U.S. Men |
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MNT Career Stats
GP: 19 – Goals: 4
World Cup Stats
GP: 0 – Goals: 0
World Cup Qualifying Stats
GP: 7 – Goals: 0
U. S. National Team: A versatile player with good technical ability and confidence going at defenders … Came on strong in 2005 to continually earn call-ups to the national team … Was part of the U-20s, but made his impression on the MNT coaching staff with a spectacular rookie season with the New England Revolution in which he scored seven goals… 2005: Appeared in 13 games in 2005, including six qualifying games … Tied for the second-most appearances for the year alongside Kasey Keller … Tallied his first-ever national team goal in the 2-1 loss to England on May 28 in Chicago, finishing off a rebound from a Carlos Bocanegra shot … Played in four CONCACAF Gold Cup matches to help U.S. win third title … Got the championship run kick-started by scoring the USA’s first goal of the tournament, perfectly timing a run to beat the Cuban defense just before the halftime whistle en route to a 4-1 win July 7 in Seattle … Put his name on the scoresheet in the June 4 qualifying win against Costa Rica, his deflected shot falling at the feet of Brian McBride to set up the USA’s third goal in the 3-0 shutout victory in Salt Lake … 2004: Made his first appearance for the MNT in the final game of the semifinal round of 2006 World Cup qualifying on Nov. 17 against Jamaica at Columbus Crew Stadium, coming on as a reserve for Ramiro Corrales in the 65th minute … Under-20s: Named to the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship roster, he made one appearance in the United Arab Emirates as a substitute against South Korea in the team’s final group match … Was named to the roster for two international tournaments in Houston, Texas and Spain … Scored his first goal with the U-20s against Canada in a 2-1 win at the USASA Festival in Houston … Had a total of 12 appearances with the U.S., including nine internationals in 2003 … Played in four games with the U-20s in 2002, getting two starts … First Appearance: Nov. 17, 2004, vs. Jamaica … First Goal: May 28, 2005, vs. England.
Professional: Improving upon his impressive rookie campaign, he was handed a free reign to attack through the center of the Revs’ 3-5-2 formation … Taken eighth overall in the first round by New England in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft, he rewarded the Revolution with a stellar first-year performance to earn MLS Rookie of the Year honors … 2005: Posted 10 goals and nine assists in 26 games, good for second best on the team scoring charts … His fourth-minute goal against Chicago in the Eastern Conference championship sent the Revolution to their second MLS Cup final … Collected a host of honors from MLS, including being named to the MLS Best XI and starting the 2005 MLS All-Star game … Chosen as the MLS Player of the Month of April after scoring four goals and adding three assists in five games … 2004: Played in 24 of 30 games, finishing tied for third on the team with seven goals scored and fifth in points with 15 … Helped the Revolution advance to the Eastern Conference Finals before falling to D.C. United 4-3 on penalty kicks … Earned his first appearance as a substitute in the 83rd minute on April 3 against L.A. … Started the first game of his MLS career, playing 90 minutes on April 17 vs. San Jose … Scored the first goal of his MLS career in the 12th minute against the MetroStars on April 25.
College: As a three-year star at Furman at midfield and forward he was in the top four on the team in scoring in each of his three years for the Paladins, finishing with 17 goals and 19 assists for 53 points in 62 games … During his time at Furman, he helped lead his team to a pair of Southern Conference titles and two NCAA Tournament appearances, including a berth in the third round in 2002 and a top 10 National ranking … He was selected to the NSCAA Second Team All-America squad in 2002 and was an All-Southern Conference selection all three years, along with being a two-time NSCAA All-South region choice.
High School / Club: Is a 2001 graduate of Nacogdoches High School ... Led Nacogdoches to a combined 54-2-3 record over his last three seasons, which included three district championships ... Scored 55 goals and recorded 23 assists over his career at Nacogdoches ... Selected as team MVP and district MVP, to the Academic All District team, the all-state team, and was nominated as an All American as a senior ... Also earned all-district and academic all-district honors as a sophomore and a junior and all-state as a junior ... A member of the Dallas Texans club soccer program ... Led the Texans as their leading scorer and captain.
Personal: Full name is Clinton Drew Dempsey ... Born March 9, 1983, in Nacogdoches, Texas ... Son of Aubrey and Debbie Dempsey ... Is an accomplished free-style rapper, and has a music video produced by Nike called ‘’Don’t Tread” … Was a Health and Exercise Science major at Furman. |
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