United States · 1990–97John Harkes
Rating
81
Caps
90
Goals
6
Life
1967
Clubs
Sheffield Wednesday, Derby County, D.C. United
#22
Editorial rank of 33 for United States
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
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. United, and earned 90 caps. 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 |
Shared the era
United States legends whose careers overlapped Harkes's