Biography
Clint Dempsey is an American soccer (football) player that currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League, and as the captain of the United States men's national soccer team.
Dempsey, better known for his footballing career than his music career, began playing the sport in Northeastern Texas, initially playing pickup games in his hometown, Nacogdoches, Texas, before moving on to play for the premier youth soccer club, Dallas Texans. His success with the Texans led to a short collegiate soccer career at powerhouse, Furman University. Dempsey was subsequently drafted by the Major League Soccer outfit New England Revolution in 2004. In Dempsey's debutant seasons in MLS, he earned Rookie of the Year honors, and was an integral part of the team through 2006, when EPL side, Fulham, purchased Dempsey from New England for roughly $4M.
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Dempsey soon became an integral part of Fulham's first XI and his success with the team, and the improvement Fulham experienced in the late 2000s led to Dempsey playing for a season at Tottenham Hotspur. In his lone season with Tottenham, Dempsey netted seven league goals in 27 league appereances, third on the club.
Dempsey returned stateside in 2013, when the Seattle Sounders bought Dempsey's contract from Tottenham for $10M, the largest transfer sum an MLS team has disclosed.
Musically, Dempsey is an hip-hop artist who is known for his song "Don't Tread" that was part of U.S. Soccer's 2006 World Cup promotional marketing.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.