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The 33 of United States.
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01
Clint Dempsey 141 caps (United States) · 57 goals · New England Revolution, FulhamNatal, 16 June 2014: twenty-nine seconds against Ghana and Dempsey had already cut inside John Boye and driven the ball in off the far post, the fastest goal an American has scored at a World Cup.
CAM2004–2017
Clint Dempsey 141 caps (United States) · 57 goals · New England Revolution, FulhamNatal, 16 June 2014: twenty-nine seconds against Ghana and Dempsey had already cut inside John Boye and driven the ball in off the far post, the fastest goal an American has scored at a World Cup.
CAM2004–2017
02
Landon Donovan 157 caps (United States) · 57 goals · Bayer Leverkusen, San Jose EarthquakesAltidore cut it back, Dempsey's shot was saved, and Donovan followed it in ninety-one minutes into the goalless match with Algeria on 23 June 2010, putting the United States through as group winners for the first time since 1930.
CAM2000–2014
Landon Donovan 157 caps (United States) · 57 goals · Bayer Leverkusen, San Jose EarthquakesAltidore cut it back, Dempsey's shot was saved, and Donovan followed it in ninety-one minutes into the goalless match with Algeria on 23 June 2010, putting the United States through as group winners for the first time since 1930.
CAM2000–2014
03
Christian Pulisic 84 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (United States) · 32 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Borussia Dortmund, ChelseaOn 29 November 2022 in Doha he forced the ball past Alireza Beiranvand from close range and took the goalkeeper's knee into his midriff, a goal that carried the United States into the last 16 and sent him to hospital at half time.
CM2016–
Christian Pulisic 84 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (United States) · 32 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Borussia Dortmund, ChelseaOn 29 November 2022 in Doha he forced the ball past Alireza Beiranvand from close range and took the goalkeeper's knee into his midriff, a goal that carried the United States into the last 16 and sent him to hospital at half time.
CM2016–
04
Claudio Reyna 112 caps (United States) · 8 goals · VfL Wolfsburg, RangersEight minutes into the Jeonju round of 16 against Mexico on 17 June 2002, he carried the ball down the right, cut it back across the six-yard box and left Brian McBride the finish that started Dos a Cero.
CM1994–2006
Claudio Reyna 112 caps (United States) · 8 goals · VfL Wolfsburg, RangersEight minutes into the Jeonju round of 16 against Mexico on 17 June 2002, he carried the ball down the right, cut it back across the six-yard box and left Brian McBride the finish that started Dos a Cero.
CM1994–2006
05
TH
Tim Howard 121 caps (United States) · New York Red Bulls, Manchester UnitedBelgium kept shooting on 1 July 2014 in Salvador and he kept saving, more than any goalkeeper in a World Cup match on record, and by full time fans had edited Wikipedia to list him as US Secretary of Defense.
GK2002–2017
06
Brad Friedel 82 caps (United States) · Brøndby, GalatasarayIn Daegu on 10 June 2002 he pushed away Lee Eul-yong's penalty, then saved another against Poland four days later, the first goalkeeper since Jan Tomaszewski in 1974 to stop two spot kicks in World Cup play.
GK1992–2004
Brad Friedel 82 caps (United States) · Brøndby, GalatasarayIn Daegu on 10 June 2002 he pushed away Lee Eul-yong's penalty, then saved another against Poland four days later, the first goalkeeper since Jan Tomaszewski in 1974 to stop two spot kicks in World Cup play.
GK1992–2004
07
Brian McBride 95 caps (United States) · 30 goals · Columbus Crew, FulhamFulham renamed the sports bar at Craven Cottage McBride's in June 2009, more than a year after he left, which tells you how the ground felt about a striker who headed everything that came into the box.
SS1993–2006
Brian McBride 95 caps (United States) · 30 goals · Columbus Crew, FulhamFulham renamed the sports bar at Craven Cottage McBride's in June 2009, more than a year after he left, which tells you how the ground felt about a striker who headed everything that came into the box.
SS1993–2006
08
EP
Eddie Pope 82 caps (United States) · D.C. United, New York Red BullsNinety-four minutes into the first MLS Cup, on a flooded Foxborough pitch on 20 October 1996, the 22-year-old rookie met Marco Etcheverry's corner with his head and won it for D.C. United after they had trailed 2-0. Two more MLS Cups followed at D.C.
CB1996–2006
09
KK
Kasey Keller 102 caps (United States) · Millwall, Leicester CityTen saves against Brazil at the Los Angeles Coliseum on 10 February 1998 gave the United States a 1-0 win, and Romário broke off mid-match to shake his hand, later calling it the best goalkeeping he had seen.
GK1990–2007
10
Michael Bradley 151 caps (United States) · SC Heerenveen, Borussia MönchengladbachTwo down at half time to Slovenia at Ellis Park on 18 June 2010, the United States were finished until he chased Jozy Altidore's knockdown into the box and lifted the ball over Samir Handanović for 2-2.
CDM2006–2019
Michael Bradley 151 caps (United States) · SC Heerenveen, Borussia MönchengladbachTwo down at half time to Slovenia at Ellis Park on 18 June 2010, the United States were finished until he chased Jozy Altidore's knockdown into the box and lifted the ball over Samir Handanović for 2-2.
CDM2006–2019
11
Steve Cherundolo 87 caps (United States) · Hannover 96Fifteen seasons at Hannover 96 and 302 Bundesliga games later, fans on both sides of the Atlantic were calling him the Mayor of Hannover, and in 2010 he played all 390 of the United States' World Cup minutes at right back.
RB1999–2012
Steve Cherundolo 87 caps (United States) · Hannover 96Fifteen seasons at Hannover 96 and 302 Bundesliga games later, fans on both sides of the Atlantic were calling him the Mayor of Hannover, and in 2010 he played all 390 of the United States' World Cup minutes at right back.
RB1999–2012
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Carlos Bocanegra 110 caps (United States) · Chicago Fire, Stade RennaisOn 24 June 2009 he led the United States out against a Spain side unbeaten in 35 matches and walked off in Bloemfontein with a 2-0 win and a clean sheet, one of 64 nights he wore the armband.
CB2001–2012
Carlos Bocanegra 110 caps (United States) · Chicago Fire, Stade RennaisOn 24 June 2009 he led the United States out against a Spain side unbeaten in 35 matches and walked off in Bloemfontein with a 2-0 win and a clean sheet, one of 64 nights he wore the armband.
CB2001–2012
13
DB
DaMarcus Beasley 126 caps (United States) · Chicago Fire, PueblaTwelve Champions League nights in 2004-05 brought him four goals, and when PSV met Milan in the semi-finals that spring he became the first American to play at that stage.
LB2001–2017
14
TR
Tab Ramos 81 caps (United States) · 8 goals · UE Figueres, Tigres UANLOn 4 July 1994 at Stanford, Brazil's Leonardo caught Ramos with an elbow that fractured his skull and put him out of football for months; Leonardo was sent off and banned for four matches. Soccer's Athlete of the Year in 1990, became the first player ever signed by MLS in January 1995, and entered the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2005.
CM1988–2000
15
WM
Weston McKennie 62 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (United States) · 11 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Schalke 04, JuventusHe picked up a return pass from Cuadrado at Camp Nou on 8 December 2020 and hit a volley from the edge of the area, Juventus two up on Barcelona inside twenty minutes.
CM2017–
16
Antonee Robinson Everton, Bolton WanderersTen assists in the 2024-25 Premier League made him the most productive defender in the division and put him level with the Fulham club record Steed Malbranque set in 2003-04.
LB2018–
Antonee Robinson Everton, Bolton WanderersTen assists in the 2024-25 Premier League made him the most productive defender in the division and put him level with the Fulham club record Steed Malbranque set in 2003-04.
LB2018–
17
CJ
Cobi Jones 164 caps (United States) · 15 goals · Coventry City, CR Vasco da GamaLatin American commentators watched the bleached dreadlocks streaming down the flank and called him Escobillón, the swab, and when he played his last Galaxy match on 21 October 2007 the club retired his number 13.
LM1992–2004
18
EW
Eric Wynalda 106 caps (United States) · 34 goals · 1. FC Saarbrücken, VfL BochumOn 18 June 1994 at the Pontiac Silverdome he bent a free kick from 28 yards over the Swiss wall, the goal that saved a 1-1 draw and helped carry the hosts into the second round.
SS1990–2000
19
Jermaine Jones 3 caps (Germany) · Eintracht Frankfurt, Schalke 04A clearance dropped to him 30 yards out in Manaus on 22 June 2014, and he cut onto his right foot and bent the shot past Beto into the far corner to level the game against Portugal in the 64th minute.
CDM2008–
Jermaine Jones 3 caps (Germany) · Eintracht Frankfurt, Schalke 04A clearance dropped to him 30 yards out in Manaus on 22 June 2014, and he cut onto his right foot and bent the shot past Beto into the far corner to level the game against Portugal in the 64th minute.
CDM2008–
20
MB
Marcelo Balboa 127 caps (United States) · San Francisco Bay Blackhawks, Club LeónIn the 2-1 win over Colombia at the Rose Bowl on 22 June 1994, he turned his back to goal and somersaulted into an overhead kick that missed by inches, and Americans have been replaying it since. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 1992 and 1994, and made the Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
CB1988–2000
21
ES
Earnie Stewart 101 caps (United States) · 17 goals · VVV-Venlo, NAC BredaMLS Cup with D.C.
RM1990–2004
22
JH
John Harkes 90 caps (United States) · 6 goals · Sheffield Wednesday, Derby CountyFrom 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.
LM1987–2000
23
Oguchi Onyewu 69 caps (United States) · R.A.A. Louviéroise, Standard LiègeA header in extra time against Honduras carried the United States into the 2005 Gold Cup final, the first international goal from a centre back who at 6ft 4in remains the second-tallest outfield player the country has capped. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2006.
CB2004–2014
Oguchi Onyewu 69 caps (United States) · R.A.A. Louviéroise, Standard LiègeA header in extra time against Honduras carried the United States into the 2005 Gold Cup final, the first international goal from a centre back who at 6ft 4in remains the second-tallest outfield player the country has capped. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2006.
CB2004–2014
24
AL
Alexi Lalas 96 caps (United States) · Calcio Padova, New England RevolutionPadova signed him straight out of the 1994 World Cup and he played 33 Serie A games that season as the first American in the Italian league, scoring from set pieces against both Milan and Internazionale.
CB1991–1998
25
GC
Geoff Cameron Rhode Island Stingrays, Houston DynamoStoke signed him in 2012 as a centre-back and Tony Pulis put him at right-back, where he played in all 38 Premier League matches of his first season in England.
CB2010–2017
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Jozy Altidore 110 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (United States) · 41 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · New York Red Bulls, Hull City A.F.C.Bloemfontein, 24 June 2009: Clint Dempsey slid him the ball and he scored the goal that broke Spain's 35-match unbeaten run at the Confederations Cup, aged nineteen.
ST2007–
Jozy Altidore 110 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (United States) · 41 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · New York Red Bulls, Hull City A.F.C.Bloemfontein, 24 June 2009: Clint Dempsey slid him the ball and he scored the goal that broke Spain's 35-match unbeaten run at the Confederations Cup, aged nineteen.
ST2007–
28
JM
Joe-Max Moore 100 caps (United States) · 24 goals · 1. FC Nürnberg, New England RevolutionOn 7 October 2001 at Foxboro, with a World Cup place on the line, Moore scored both goals against Jamaica to send the United States to Korea and Japan.
ST1992–2002
29
Pablo Mastroeni 65 caps (United States) · Miami Fusion, Colorado RapidsColorado retired the number 25 in 2021, the first shirt the club ever took out of circulation, for a midfielder who spent a decade breaking up play in front of their back four.
CDM2001–2009
Pablo Mastroeni 65 caps (United States) · Miami Fusion, Colorado RapidsColorado retired the number 25 in 2021, the first shirt the club ever took out of circulation, for a midfielder who spent a decade breaking up play in front of their back four.
CDM2001–2009
30
DeAndre Yedlin Sound, Tottenham HotspurKlinsmann sent him on in the 72nd minute against Portugal in Manaus on 22 June 2014, a 20-year-old with one MLS season behind him, and by the Belgium tie he was starting.
RB2014–
DeAndre Yedlin Sound, Tottenham HotspurKlinsmann sent him on in the 72nd minute against Portugal in Manaus on 22 June 2014, a 20-year-old with one MLS season behind him, and by the Belgium tie he was starting.
RB2014–
31
Gio Reyna Borussia Dortmund, Nottingham ForestTwenty-six passes and seventy seconds after Paraguay lost the ball, Reyna curled Alex Freeman's pass in with the outside of his right boot, eight minutes into stoppage time on 12 June 2026, for 4-1 in the United States' opening game of the home World Cup.
CAM2020–
Gio Reyna Borussia Dortmund, Nottingham ForestTwenty-six passes and seventy seconds after Paraguay lost the ball, Reyna curled Alex Freeman's pass in with the outside of his right boot, eight minutes into stoppage time on 12 June 2026, for 4-1 in the United States' opening game of the home World Cup.
CAM2020–
32
PC
Paul Caligiuri 110 caps (United States) · 5 goals · SV Meppen, Columbus CrewOn 19 November 1989 in Port of Spain, half an hour into a qualifier the United States had to win, he took Bruce Murray's bouncing pass, cut inside a defender and looped a left-footed shot over Michael Maurice from outside the box.
RM1984–1997
33
JS
Josh Sargent SV Werder Bremen, Norwich CityHis first touch in the Bundesliga was a goal: on 7 December 2018 he came on for Werder Bremen against Düsseldorf and hit the net inside two minutes, six months after doing the same on his United States debut.
ST2018–
About this XI
The collection opens with Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan and Christian Pulisic. The 33 covers 3 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 14 midfielders and 6 forwards, with sourced senior international careers spanning the 1980s to the 2020s. Pick a formation, drag your eleven onto the pitch, then explore the careers and settle the duels below. Your votes reorder the people's ranking of these 33 in real time.
Who is the greatest United States footballer of all time?
The editorial collection starts with Clint Dempsey. Its first five careers: Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Christian Pulisic, Claudio Reyna, Tim Howard. The people's ranking on this page moves with every duel vote and can disagree.
How were these 33 United States players chosen?
The collection covers every position across United States's football history. Honours, international records and career achievements inform the editorial order. Each entry opens a career note and its sources. Fan votes in the duels build a separate ranking.
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