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22 / United States · 1987–2000John Harkes
From 35 yards at the Baseball Ground on 12 December 1990 he beat Peter Shilton, and the strike that put Derby County out of the League Cup was voted England's goal of the season. Wednesday won that cup at Wembley in April 1991, with Harkes the first American in a major final there, and he later scored in the 1993 League Cup final, took MLS Cup in 1996 and 1997 with D.C. Career record: 90 caps and 6 goals for United States; club career at Sheffield Wednesday, Derby County, D.C. United.
Career record
| 1989–1989 | Albany Capitals |
| 1990–1993 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1993–1995 | Derby County |
| 1995–1996 | West Ham United |
| 1996–1998 | D.C. United |
| 1999–2001 | New England Revolution |
| 1999–1999 | Nottingham Forest |
| 2001–2002 | Columbus Crew |
| United States | 90 caps, 6 goals |
Sources
- Senior international years checked 4 October 2026
- Caps · United States checked 4 October 2026
- Goals · United States checked 4 October 2026
Shared the era
United States legends whose careers overlapped Harkes's
Around Harkes in the almanac
One rank above: Earnie Stewart at #21.
One rank below: Oguchi Onyewu at #23.
United States's editorial top five: Clint Dempsey · Landon Donovan · Christian Pulisic · Claudio Reyna · Tim Howard.