Cindy Parlow Cone is an American soccer executive and president of the United States Soccer Federation. Cone was born in Memphis, Tennessee and she started playing soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During her time there, she was a four-time All-American and she helped the team to win the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship three times, and... read full bio
Suriname is where this Dutch football phenomenon truly got his start. As the youngest player ever to play for Ajax Amsterdam, Clarence made his professional football debut as a brilliant right-sided midfielder, setting several records. Clarence rose through the ranks of Ajax's legendary Youth Academy and went on to play a pivotal part in the winning Eredivisie squad. His peers recognized his... read full bio
Clint Dempsey is now serving as a player for Seattle Sounders FC and has previously served as the captain of the United States national team. His previous teams include New England Revolution, Fulham, and Tottenham Hotspur. He began his career at Fulham. Since he began playing soccer at an early age, he was selected to join the Dallas Texans, which... read full bio
Clint Mathis is an American former soccer player from Conyers, Georgia. He has previously played in the MLS as well as nationally with the United States. Mathis began his career playing club soccer for Rockdale Youth Soccer Association and went on to also play with AFC Lightning for a time. Mathis also played soccer in high school where he won... read full bio
Cobi Jones is an American former soccer player and analyst for the Los Angeles Galaxy on Time Warner Cable SportsNet. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in Southern California. Jones began playing soccer with AYSO and also played high school soccer. After graduating, he went on to make the UCLA soccer team where he was one of... read full bio
A versatile, aggressive, and extremely talented athlete, Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional soccer player who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team. He is a forward and serves as captain for the Portugal team; he is often considered the rival of acclaimed player Lionel Messi. By the age of 22, Ronaldo had received Ballon d'Or... read full bio
DaMarcus Beasley is a former American professional soccer player who has played as both a left winger and left wingback in the MLS and for the United States national team. Beasley was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and he began playing soccer with the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. During this time, he also played in the Under-17 World Cup... read full bio
Danny Califf is a retired American soccer player from Montclair, California. Califf began his career playing youth soccer for Canyon Hills Soccer Association and he then began playing college soccer at the University of Maryland. While there, he was named to the Soccer America All-Freshman team and was also named an NSCAA third-team All-American. Califf then signed a Project-40 contract... read full bio
Darlington Nagbe is an American soccer player who has played in the MLS as well as with the United States men’s national soccer team as a midfielder. Nagbe was born in Monrovia, Liberia, and his father is Joe Nagbe, who has been a professional soccer player as well. Nagbe and his family went on to move and settle in the... read full bio
David Beckham is one of the most iconic athletes and decorated soccer players of all time. Playing for such illustrious teams as Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, LA Galaxy, and England’s national team, Beckham had an integral role in helping these teams achieve multiple victories. Beckham was honored with the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year- Lifetime Achievement... read full bio
David Bingham is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for the LA Galaxy. Bingham was born in Castro Valley, California, and he began his career playing for the youth club, Mustang United, where he helped lead his team to the Super-Y league National Championships and was a member of the Super-Y national team two years... read full bio
David Regis is a retired professional soccer player who played as a defender for several different international teams and for the United States national team. Regis was born in La Trinite, Martinique, and he began his professional career playing for Valenciennes FC. From there, he went on to play for RC Strasbourg where he won the UEFA Intertoto Cup. After... read full bio
DeAndre Yedlin is an American professional soccer player who plays right-back as well as wing-back and wide midfielder, most recently for the Premier League club Newcastle United as well as for the United States national team. Yedlin was born in Seattle, Washington, and he began his career playing for his high school as well as for Washington Youth Soccer’s State... read full bio
Dele Alli is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and for the England national team. Alli was born in Milton Keynes, England, and he began his career playing with the Milton Keynes Dons when he was 11 years old. During his youth career he also spent time playing with the City... read full bio
Dennis Bergkamp is a Dutch former professional footballer who has also previously been the assistant manager for Ajax. Bergkamp was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and he began playing football with Ajax’s youth system when he was only 11 years old. Bergkamp went on to join Ajax as a professional and throughout his football career he also played with Inter Milan... read full bio
Didier Drogba is an Ivorian retired professional football who played with various international teams as well as the Ivory Coast national team as a striker. Drogba was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and during his youth career he played in various teams such as Tourcoing, Abbeville, Vannes, Levallois, and Le Mans. Drogba went on to turn professional with Le Mans... read full bio
Donny van de Beek is a Dutch professional footballer that plays as midfielder for the Eredivisie club AFC Ajax. Donny was born in Nijkerkerveen, Netherlands, and he began his career as a youth playing for the Veensche Boys academy as well as for Ajax. From there, he began playing professionally for Jong Ajax and then for Ajax. With Ajax, Donny... read full bio
Dries Mertens is a Belgian professional footballer that plays as a striker or winger for the Italian club Napoli as well as for the Belgium national team. Mertens began his football career as a youth playing for teams such as Stade Leuven, Anderlecht, and Gent. After two years, Mertens played professionally for Gent and played on loan with Eendracht Aalst... read full bio
Dwayne De Rosario is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as attacking midfielder or as forward for Canada’s national team and most recently for Mississauga MetroStars. Dwayne was born in Scarborough, Ontario, and during his youth, he played for Malvern Majors. Dwayne went on to begin his professional career signing with the Toronto Lynx of the A-League but halfway... read full bio
Earnie Stewart is an American retired soccer player who played as a midfielder for the U.S. national team as well as for various club teams. Stewart has most recently been the sporting director of U.S. Soccer. Stewart was born in Veghel, Netherlands, as the son of a U.S. Air Force airman. Stewart began his professional career in the Netherlands playing... read full bio
