Landon Donovan is a professional soccer player who played for the United States men's national soccer team from 2000 to 2014. In his 157 appearances for the United States, he scored 57 goals, making him the country's all-time male top scorer. Since July 22, 2017, Donovan has been tied with Clint Dempsey as the all-time male top scorer.

Donovan scored in his debut for the United States, a 2–0 win over Mexico in a friendly played on October 25, 2000. His first competitive goal came on January 19, 2002, against South Korea in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. A few months later, he played in his first FIFA World Cup, scoring against Poland on June 14, 2002, and Mexico on June 17, 2002. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, Donovan scored six goals to help the United States qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he did not score.

On January 20, 2008, Donovan scored his 35th goal, against Sweden, surpassing Eric Wynalda to become the United States's all-time male top goalscorer. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Donovan scored three goals, against Slovenia and Algeria in the group stage and Ghana in the Round of 16. His goal against Algeria, which took the United States into the knockout round, was named the second most significant goal in United States history by Sports Illustrated in May 2014. Donovan scored five goals for the United States during their victory at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, sharing the top goalscorer award with American teammate Chris Wondolowski and Panamanian striker Gabriel Torres. Donovan retired from international soccer on October 10, 2014, having not participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Donovan scored three hat-tricks during his international career: against Cuba in the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup (where he scored four goals), against Ecuador in a 2007 friendly, and against Scotland in a 2012 friendly. The plurality of Donovan's goals came in friendlies, with 19 in 63 caps. He scored most of his competitive goals in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, at 18 in 34 matches, followed by FIFA World Cup qualification at 13 in 40 matches. Donovan scored five goals in 12 FIFA World Cup matches at the 2002 and 2010 editions. He also scored twice during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, including once in the final against Brazil.

International goals "Score" represents the score in the match after Donovan's goal. "Score" and "Result" list the United States' goal tally first.

+List of international goals scored by Landon Donovan Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 October 25, 2000 1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, U.S. 1–0 Friendly 2 January 19, 2002 10 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, U.S. 1–0 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup 3 March 2, 2002 16 Safeco Field, Seattle, U.S. 2–0 rowspan=2 Friendly 4 4–0 5 May 16, 2002 22 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, U.S. 4–0 6 June 14, 2002 26 Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea 1–3 2002 FIFA World Cup 7 June 17, 2002 27 Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea 2–0 8 March 29, 2003 33 Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, U.S. 2–0 Friendly 9 May 26, 2003 35 Spartan Stadium, San Jose, U.S. 1–0 10 July 6, 2003 39 Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, U.S. 1–0 11 July 19, 2003 42 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, U.S. 1–0 rowspan=4 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup 12 2–0 13 4–0 14 5–0 15 January 18, 2004 45 The Home Depot Center, Carson, U.S. 1–1 Friendly 16 June 20, 2004 51 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 17 September 4, 2004 54 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, U.S. 2–0 18 October 13, 2004 57 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. 1–0 rowspan=2 19 2–0 20 June 4, 2005 63 Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, U.S. 1–0 rowspan=2 21 2–0 22 June 8, 2005 64 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 2–0 23 July 7, 2005 65 Qwest Field, Seattle, U.S. 2–1 rowspan=2 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup 24 4–1 25 July 9, 2005 66 2–0 26 January 20, 2007 85 The Home Depot Center, Carson, U.S. 1–1 Friendly 27 February 7, 2007 86 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, U.S. 2–0 28 March 25, 2007 87 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, U.S. 1–0 rowspan=3 29 2–1 30 3–1 31 June 12, 2007 91 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, U.S. 2–0 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup 32 June 16, 2007 92 1–0 33 June 21, 2007 93 Soldier Field, Chicago, U.S. 2–0 34 June 24, 2007 94 1–1 35 January 19, 2008 97 The Home Depot Center, Carson, U.S. 2–0 Friendly 36 June 15, 2008 101 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 37 October 11, 2008 105 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. 3–1 38 June 3, 2009 109 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica 1–3 39 June 6, 2009 110 Soldier Field, Chicago, U.S. 1–1 40 June 15, 2009 111 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 1–0 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 41 June 28, 2009 115 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 2–0 42 October 10, 2009 119 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 43 June 18, 2010 125 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup 44 June 23, 2010 126 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 1–0 45 June 26, 2010 127 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa 1–1 46 June 25, 2011 136 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, U.S. 2–0 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup 47 May 26, 2012 139 EverBank Field, Jacksonville, U.S. 1–0 rowspan=3 Friendly 48 3–1 49 4–1 50 July 5, 2013 145 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, U.S. 2–0 rowspan=2 51 4–0 52 July 9, 2013 146 Jeld-Wen Field, Portland, U.S. 6–1 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup 53 July 13, 2013 147 Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, U.S. 1–1 54 July 21, 2013 149 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, U.S. 4–1 55 July 24, 2013 150 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, U.S. 2–0 rowspan=2 56 3–1 57 September 10, 2013 153 Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, U.S. 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Statistics Sources: RSSSF and US Soccer

By year Year Goals200011200180200220620031572004145200515620061102007129200893200915520108320111012012632013108201430Total15757

By competition Competition GoalsFIFA World Cup qualification4013FIFA World Cup tournaments125FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments82CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments3418Friendlies6319Total15757

See also List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals

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