MNT Career Stats
GP: 78 – Goals: 8

World Cup Stats
GP: 7 – Goals: 0

World Cup Qualifying Stats
GP: 31 – Goals: 3

U.S. National Team: A perennial anchor of the U.S. defense when healthy … With starts in half of the USA’s qualifying run to the 2006 World Cup, Pope is tied with Kasey Keller and Claudio Reyna for the most appearances in World Cup qualifying in U.S. history with 31 matches played … One of just a handful of players to be a part of three USA World Cup teams, he was also a starter on the 1996 Olympic squad … With his height and vertical leap, he is very dangerous in the air on set pieces … Has had a knack for scoring big goals in big games … Scored goals in consecutive friendlies early in 2006, against Norway and Japan … 2005: Won his first Gold Cup championship medal with the U.S., having been forced to sit out the United States victorious 2002 Gold Cup due to injury ... Raised his career cap total to 73, starting all seven matches in which he played ... Three of those seven were clean sheets ... Started in consecutive World Cup qualifying shutouts, against Costa Rica in front of his home fans in Salt Lake and Panama four days later … 2004: Played in five of eight World Cup qualifiers, tied for the most starts of any defender … His nine appearances were the second most of his nine-year international career …Wore the captain’s armband for the first time in a 1-0 victory against Mexico on April 28, finishing off a Taylor Twellman header to provide the game-winner … 2003: Made two starts for the U.S., marshalling the backline in a victory against Venezuela on March 29 and in a 0-0 draw against Mexico on May 8 in Houston … A fractured patella suffered in a league match on May 31 denied him a sure roster spot for the Conferedations Cup and Gold Cup … 2002: Started all five matches in central defense in Korea/Japan, constantly thwarting the opponent’s most dangerous attackers … Started 11 matches in 2002, his most since 1998 … Scored the only U.S. goal in a 2-1 loss to Ireland, heading home a John O’Brien corner kick … Earned Man of the Match honors for his performance in that game … Earned his 50th cap for the U.S. in the final match before the World Cup against Holland on May 19 in Foxboro … Sidelined for the Gold Cup while recovering from injury … Started and played all 90 minutes against Honduras (March 2), Germany (March 24), Mexico (April 3) and Ireland (April 17) … 2001: Started six of 10 final round qualifiers, including the 2-0 win against Mexico on Feb. 28 … 2000: Battled through a variety of injuries to start six games for the U.S. in 2000 ... Started three World Cup qualifiers, including shutouts over Guatemala and Barbados ... Opened the scoring in the USA’s 7-0 thrashing of Barbados with his fourth international goal ... 1999: Injury kept him out of the squad for most of the season, but he did manage to play in three matches ... 1998: Scored against Costa Rica in the CONCACAF Gold Cup ... Played full 90 minutes in historical defeat of Brazil, 1-0, advancing to the finals of Gold Cup ... Started two World Cup games ... 1997: Started 13 of 16 1998 World Cup qualifiers for the U.S., scoring two goals and ranking second in minutes played ... Scored his biggest international goal in the USA’s 2-2 World Cup qualifying tie with Mexico April 20, 1997 ... Scored a goal in the USA’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Canada March 16, 1997 ... 1996: Debuted with the U.S. National Team in a World Cup qualifier, a 2-0 U.S. win over Trinidad and Tobago ... Started all three games at the 1996 Olympics and was a regular for the U-23s from 1994-1996 ... First Appearance: Nov. 10, 1996, vs. Trinidad & Tobago ... First Goal: March 16, 1997, vs. Canada.

Professional: After two seasons with the MetroStars, the veteran defender moved to expansion Real Salt Lake in 2005 …Traded to the MetroStars in December 2002 after seven seasons with D.C. United … Considered the top defender in MLS history … Finalist for MLS Defender of the Year in 2003 & 2004 … Greatest professional moment came when he scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give D.C. United the inaugural MLS Cup title ... Voted to the MLS All-Star game in each of his ten seasons, he has earned four MLS Best XI selections and won three MLS championships with D.C. … 2005: Received the honor of being named to the league’s all-time MLS Best XI … Eclipsed the 200 career games played mark, putting him seventh on the all-time list for defenders with 205... 2004: The MetroStars captain was voted to the MLS Best XI for the second-consecutive season … Started and played 22 regular season matches … 2003: In his first season with the MetroStars, his presence at center back provided a settling influence as captain of a revamped squad … MetroStars allowed more than a goal on just three of 20 occasions in which he was in the lineup … 2002: Played 17 matches for D.C. United, starting 16 … Hampered by nagging injuries both to start and end the MLS season … Scored the game-winning goal against San Jose on June 29, ending a 10-match winless run for United … Had minor arthroscopic knee surgery in October … 2001: Played 19 matches for a D.C. United team rebuilding with youth, recording two assists … An MLS All-Star for the fifth straight season … Missed a number of matches due to injury and National Team commitments … 2000: Earned a fourth consecutive MLS All-Star berth in 2000 despite his battles with injury ... Started 21 games and collected two assists for United ... 1999: Appeared in 19 games for United, scoring once ... 1998: Knack for scoring in big games surfaced again with a goal in the Interamerican Cup, clinching victory for D.C. United in December ... Appeared in 20 games during the regular season, scoring once, as D.C. lost its hold on the Rothenberg Trophy ... 1997: Named MLS Defender of the Year at age 23 ... 1996: All three goals in ’96 came off headers from Marco Etcheverry corner kicks ... Second overall pick in the MLS college draft.

College: Started every collegiate game of his career at the University of North Carolina ... Named to the 1994 first-team NCAA All-America, All-Atlantic Coast Conference and All-South Region teams ... Named second team All-ACC in 1993 ... Played two seasons with U.S. National Team teammate Gregg Berhalter ... As a freshman he practiced with the Tar Heel football team as a place kicker.

High School: Played four years of soccer, three years of football as a place kicker and one year of baseball at Southwest Guilford High School ... Longest field goal in high school was 48 yards ... First athlete in North Carolina to be invited to both the soccer and football high school all-star games.

Personal: Successfully attended classes at UNC while playing with D.C. United and the U.S. National Team, commuting to and from Chapel Hill and Washington, D.C. in the fall of 1996 ... Nearly left out of the national team pool after turning down his first invite in the fall of 1996 to pursue his education ... Started the Eddie Pope Soccer Leagues in Washington, D.C. and Wilmington, N.C., in order to assist disadvantaged youth … Married in January 2000 to Corina, the couple are the proud parents of Emilio (born June, 2001) and Viviana (born Dec., 2005).