Landon Donovan
Landon Donovan is an American soccer player and the captain of the Los
Angeles Galaxy. For the United States national team, Donovan is the
all-time leader in scoring and assists, and has the most caps of all
active players. Donovan is the highest scoring American player in World
Cup history and a six-time winner of the Honda Player of the Year
award. Donovan's playoff goals make him MLS all-time leading scorer in
the playoffs.
In 2011 Landon led the Los Angeles Galaxy to win the MLS CUP. He scored
the title-clinching goal in the 72nd minute over the Houston Dynamo,
securing his 4th MLS Cup title. Donovan was named the MLS Cup MVP.
Landon is the official endorser of The Wild Soccer Bunch. Each book in
series features a special message from Landon.
Landon started to play soccer when he was 5 years old. He scored seven
goals in his first game.