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Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore ( ; born November 6, 1989) is an American professional
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player who plays as a striker for
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club
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. Altidore made his professional debut in 2006, at the age of 16, with the
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. In the middle of his third season with New York, in 2008, he transferred to Villarreal for a fee of $10 million. During his time with Villarreal, he left on three loan stints – with Spanish
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club Xerez in February–May 2009, English
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for the entire 2009–10 season, and Turkish club
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where he went on a six-month loan. In the summer of 2011, he joined AZ in the Netherlands. On March 3, 2013, Altidore surpassed
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for most goals by an American in a European club season with his 24th goal of the 2012–13 campaign. During the 2013 summer transfer window,
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signed Altidore. He spent one-and-a-half seasons there, with a poor goal scoring record, then returned to MLS with Toronto FC. Altidore has represented the United States at various levels of international competition, featuring for the United States U-17 team at the
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, U-20 team at the
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, and the U-23 team at the
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. He made his debut for the senior national team in 2007 and has earned over 110 caps, representing them at the
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, the
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s.


Early life and education

The youngest of four children to
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an immigrants, Altidore was born in
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and raised in
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. He enjoyed playing soccer from the time he was a boy. Altidore played for various
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youth teams such as Boca Raton Juniors Soccer Club, Schulz Academy and Sunrise S.C while also spending time training with the under-17 national team at the
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. He was raised a
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.


Club career


New York Red Bulls

Altidore was taken seventeenth overall in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, with the MetroStars (now the New York Red Bulls) trading up to receive the selection. Altidore spent the majority of the 2006 season away from the team while working towards his high school diploma in Florida. Altidore made his professional debut on August 23, 2006, as a substitute in a 3–1 U.S. Open Cup loss to D.C. United. He scored his first professional goal at the age of sixteen with an 83rd minute, 28-yard shot to beat the
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1–0 on September 16, 2006. Exactly one week later, on September 23, 2006, in a 4–3 loss to D.C. United, Altidore scored again. Scoring three times in seven appearances, including a crucial goal against Chicago Fire on September 30, 2006, Altidore became a fan favorite. He scored the Red Bulls' only goal of their 2–1 aggregate loss to D.C. United in the Eastern Conference Semifinals Series when he headed in a cross in the second leg. With that goal, he became the youngest player to score in the
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playoffs at 16 years, 337 days (breaking DaMarcus Beasley's record by almost three years). Altidore was also youngest to start in a Major League Soccer playoff match on October 21 against D.C. United (16 years, 349 days). He also scored two goals in a 5–4 win over
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on August 18, 2007.


Spain

On June 4, 2008, Villarreal of
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agreed in principle with Major League Soccer and the New York Red Bulls to sign Altidore for roughly $10 million or €7.4 million. This transfer fee surpasses
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's fee for
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, which was $4 million or roughly £2 million, and was the largest fee paid for any MLS player at the time. Altidore finalized his personal contract and was unveiled by the club on June 11, 2008. On September 14, 2008, Altidore made his La Liga debut, coming on as a second-half substitute against Deportivo La Coruña. On November 1, 2008, he became the first American international to score in La Liga when he came on in the 90th minute and scored against
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. On November 30, 2008, Altidore started his first game in
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against
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. After spending a year and a half on loan, Altidore returned to Villarreal. He favored staying with Villarreal instead of another loan to try to prove to the club he was worth the investment they made two years ago. On January 30, 2009, Villarreal agreed to loan Altidore to Xerez, leader of the
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at the time of the transfer, until the end of the 2008–09 season. It was expected that the move would allow Altidore to get more playing time, and also allow him to continue the process of assimilating into the Spanish culture. On April 16, 2009, Altidore underwent minor surgery on an injured toenail that required more than a month of recovery, resulting in him never making an appearance for Xerez.


Hull City and Bursaspor

On August 5, 2009, Altidore announced on his
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page that he would be loaned to English
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club
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. He joined Hull City the next day on a season-long loan with the option for Hull City to purchase his rights at the end of the 2009–10 season for a fee believed to be £6.5 million ($11 million). On August 10, 2009, Hull City announced that they were successful in obtaining a work permit for Altidore. Altidore made his debut for Hull on August 22, 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute against
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. He provided the assist for
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to score the only goal in a 1–0 home victory at the KC Stadium. On August 25, 2009, Altidore scored his first goal for Hull in a 3–1 win over Southend United in the
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of the
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. Altidore was popular with supporters but struggled to make a lasting impact with the Tigers as his finishing was often found wanting, however he did manage to score his first and only
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goal in the 2–1 home win over
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on February 6. On April 24, in an important game for Hull City's Premier League survival, he was dismissed for violent conduct after a spat with Sunderland's Alan Hutton who was also sent off. Hull City lost 1–0 and were all but relegated from the top flight. On January 31, 2011, Altidore was loaned out to Turkish champions
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on a six-month loan. On April 8, he scored his first goal for his new club in a 3–2 home loss to Antalyaspor.


AZ

On July 15, 2011, Altidore agreed to terms with
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side AZ. ;2011–12 On August 7, Altidore made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute against
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. Altidore scored in the 80th minute, helping his new side to a 3–1 opening day win. Altidore was again used as a sub in the club's next Eredivisie game as AZ fell 2–0 to
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. Altidore made his first start in the league for AZ on August 21, when they played host to
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at the
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. After a goalless first-half, Altidore opened the scoring in the 54th minute, pouncing on the rebound after NEC goalkeeper
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saved his header. Altidore scored again nineteen minutes later after some nice passing with Adam Maher and AZ ran out 4–0 winners. On August 25, Altidore started in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League final qualifying match against Aalesunds FK from Norway. Before being substituted in the 63rd minute by Charlison Benschop, Altidore scored twice. His first goal in the 23rd minute gave AZ a 2–0 lead and his second goal in the 59th minute brought the score to 4–0 in a game AZ eventually won by 6–0. Altidore added to his Europa League account when he opened the scoring in the 21st minute of his side's first group match against
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on September 15. After a long wait Altidore returned to the score sheet for AZ, netting in the 83rd minute of a 3–0 victory over
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on November 6 that also secured his side's 10th victory of the Eredivisie campaign. On December 4, Altidore scored his side's only goal in a 5–1 loss to Heerenveen. Altidore had to wait until February 8, 2012, to score his next league goal, grabbing a brace in a 6–0 win over ADO Den Haag. The result put AZ level on points with PSV at the top of the table. Altidore headed in the winning goal against
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on Sunday April 22 to keep AZ second in the table and their title hopes still alive. Altidore led the team in scoring in his first campaign with 22 goals across all competitions. He finished tied for seventh in the Eredivisie in goals scored. Altidore credits his successful campaign to his new coach, manager Gertjan Verbeek. ;2012–13 In the opening game of the new
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campaign, Altidore scored a quick brace as AZ drew 2–2 with reigning champions
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on August 12, 2012. Altidore continued his impressive start to the league campaign, netting another brace in the club's 3–1 victory over
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on the second weekend of the season. Following the international break, Altidore scored the first
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of his club career on September 16, helping AZ to a 4–0 defeat of Roda JC. Altidore powered his team to just their fourth victory in 17 games, and their first since October 28, netting a brace in a 2–1 defeat of
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on December 15. In the first game of 2013, Altidore hammered home 3 for the hat-trick against
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. On April 14, Altidore netted his third hat-trick of the season in a 6–0 victory over
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. On May 9, he scored the winning goal against PSV in the
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final, helping AZ to lift the Dutch Cup for the first time in 31 years. Subsequently, Altidore became the first-ever American to be named in
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's "Team of the Season" after finishing with 23 goals in the Eredivisie and 8 in the KNVB Cup.


Sunderland

On July 5, 2013, AZ agreed to sell Altidore's contract to English
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club
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, with whom he signed a four-year contract. It was eventually reported that Sunderland paid AZ a $13 million transfer fee. Altidore's first goal for Sunderland came on August 27, 2013, spurring a dramatic late comeback in the
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, defeating MK Dons 4–2. In Altidore's first Tyne-Wear derby, he put in a man of the match performance in a 2–1 win. On December 4, 2013, Altidore scored his first league goal for Sunderland to give them a 1–0 lead against Chelsea, a game which eventually finished 3–4. After failing to find the net again for Sunderland, Altidore was dropped to the Sunderland Under 21s instead of playing against
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on April 7, 2014. Altidore ended the 2013–14 season with two goals in 37 appearances, and by October 2014, he had made just six appearances and scored one goal. Altidore told reporters, "If it doesn't turn around then in January I'll be looking to start elsewhere" to stay in the United States national team picture. Altidore left Sunderland in January 2015 for
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of
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. He finished his stay with three goals in 52 appearances in all competitions and one goal in 42 league games.


Toronto FC

In January 2015, Toronto acquired Altidore and an undisclosed fee from
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in exchange for striker
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. They signed him to a Designated Player contract. His former MLS side, the
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, were the league's preferred destination for Altidore, but Toronto was unwilling to accept the cash settlement required to complete the move. Altidore later said that his
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teammate Michael Bradley, who had joined the club the previous season, was an influence in his move to
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. The two were seen on camera talking about the club during the
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.


2015 season

On March 7, he marked his competitive debut with a brace in a 3–1 victory at the
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and was named the MLS Week 1 Player of the Week. Although a four-match defeated run away from home followed, a further two goals from Altidore marked Toronto's second victory of the season in a 2–0 win at Orlando City. He added another on his home debut in a 2–1 defeat to the
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. Altidore came close to his first piece of silverware with Toronto in May, scoring the opening goal in a 3–2 victory against the Montreal Impact in the second leg of the Canadian Championship semifinals. However, Toronto narrowly missed out on advancing to the final, losing the
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on
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after having lost 1–0 in the first leg. On July 25, Altidore converted an 89th-minute penalty to earn a point at
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in a 3–3 draw. A week later, he was dismissed in the 39th minute of a defeat at the
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after kicking out at Jose Goncalves. Two late goals in the space of three minutes followed in a 5–0 victory against nine-men Orlando City, and another the following week against the 10-men Montreal Impact. In the closing weeks of the season, he scored back-to-back goals at the
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in wins against the Chicago Fire and the
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before picking up his second red card of the year a week later. Despite not starting in the 2–1 win against the
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, Altidore was dismissed as a substitute after directing foul and abusive language at a fourth official. Helping Toronto advance to the
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, Altidore played 90 minutes but failed to register a shot as his side fell 3–0 at the Montreal Impact. He concluded his debut season with 14 goals in 27 appearances, and finished 10th in the overall MLS goalscoring charts. He finished second in his team only to
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, the 2015
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winner.


2016 season

Altidore was unable to carry his form into the start of the 2016 season and failed to score in the fixture 20 MLS fixtures. After a missing a penalty in a 4–3 defeat to the
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in May, he finally broke his deadlock with an 87th-minute strike in a 3–0 win over
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on July 31. He added his second of the season a week later with a 93rd-minute goal to complete a 4–1 victory against the
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, and added his first away goal of the campaign in the following outing at the
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. Goals in victories at Philadelphia Union and Orlando City meant Altidore scored in four consecutive games for the first time in his career. He was named in the Week 24 and Week 27 MLS Team of the Week. Altidore's form continued to pick up towards the latter stages of the season, and just one game after his scoring run he added another five goals in six games. His 68th and 86th-minute goals secured a point against the New York Red Bulls after being 3–1 down inside 48 minutes. He lifted his first trophy with Toronto after clinching the
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, but couldn't register a goal during his club's cup campaign. Sending Toronto to the
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, he struck his side's third and final goal in a victory against the
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to progress to the Eastern Conference semi-finals. With Toronto putting seven past
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across two legs, Altidore scored one in each game to reach the Eastern Conference final. Another seven goals were scored with a 7–5 aggregate victory against the Montreal Impact, and Altidore again added two to the tally. Toronto reached the MLS Cup Final for the first time in their history, but lost to the
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on penalties after a goalless game. Altidore scored his team's first penalty, but a miss from
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allowed the Sounders to lift the cup. With 15 goals in 29 games, he once again finished second in goals to Giovinco, but also in assists with nine throughout the season.


2017 season

Ahead of the 2017 MLS season, the arrival of Spanish playmaker Victor Vázquez, and Coach
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's switch in tactics from a 4–4–2
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to a 3–5–2 formation, benefitted Giovinco's and Altidore's attacking partnership, as it allowed them to play closer together; with Vázquez supporting them as the team's main creator, the attacking duo began to demonstrate a deeper understanding and an increased awareness of each other's movements, which improved their link-up play, and saw an increase in Altidore's goalscoring output throughout the season. On March 4, Altidore scored from the penalty spot for his club's first goal of the
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in their second league match – a 2–2 draw at the
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. He added his second of the campaign a week later in a 2–0 win at the
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. Three goals in April – including a brace against the
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– placed Toronto in good stead in the league standings, but Altidore only managed a single goal from the penalty spot the following month. He was named in the Week 9 MLS Team of the Week for his performance against Houston. He added another in a 2–0 victory over D.C. United on June 17, and struck early in a 3–1 win at Orlando City. Altidore scored his third penalty of the season during a 4–0 win over
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. After the third goal in a 3–0 win against the
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, Altidore scored in back-to-back-to-back fixtures – including a double in a 4–0 win against the
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. With Toronto retaining their
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, Altidore added a single goal to equalise in the first leg of the final. The game finished 1–1 at the Montreal Impact, before Toronto recorded a 2–1 win at home to lift the cup. Altidore also scored in the final two league fixtures, against the Montreal Impact and
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, as Toronto clinched the 2017 Supporter's Shield with a record-breaking 69 points. He was named in the Week 27 and Week 30 MLS Team of the Week, and as the Week 27 MLS Player of the Week. Progressing to the
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for a third consecutive season, Altidore was involved in two controversial incidents against former club the
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in the Eastern Conference semi-final second leg. After a foul on
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by teammate Giovinco in the first half, Altidore confronted Adams with an argument ensuing. He was subsequently shoved by New York's captain,
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, and fell to the ground in an exaggerated manner; both players were cautioned by referee Chris Penso for their behaviour. During the half-time break, an altercation broke out between both teams in the tunnel, and while circumstances were unclear, Kljestan and Altidore were believed to be at the center of the incident. As a result, both players were sent off for violent conduct and Altidore went on to miss the Conference Final first leg with Toronto progressing on away goals. Toronto coach Vanney hinted that the club would file a protest with the league to overturn the suspension, but the appeal was later denied. Returning for the Eastern Conference Final second leg against the
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, Altidore scored the decisive goal on the hour mark. Despite carrying an injury sustained earlier in the game, which eventually forced him off, he sent Toronto through to the MLS Cup Final – a repeat of the previous year's final with the
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also progressing – with a 1–0 aggregate win. On December 9, Altidore struck the opening goal of the MLS Cup Final in the 67th minute; Toronto went on to win the match 2–0 at BMO Field and Altidore was named the MLS Cup MVP. He finished his season with 18 goals from 33 games, finishing behind Giovinco for a third consecutive season in the club's goalscoring charts. He finished 10th in the overall league goalscoring charts with 15 league goals, only one less than the highest scoring American
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.


2018 season

On March 7, 2018, in the first leg of the
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quarter-finals, Altidore scored in a 2–1 home win against Mexican side Tigres UANL. In the second leg, held on March 13, Altidore helped create an own goal in an eventual 3–2 away defeat; the result enabled Toronto to progress to the semi-finals of the competition for only the second time in their history, on away goals, following a 4–4 draw on aggregate. Altidore scored a brace on March 30, in a 3–1 home win against
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, which included his 50th goal for Toronto FC. On April 3, Altidore scored in a 3–1 home win over
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in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League semi-final. He suffered an injury in the seventh minute of the second leg, on April 10, at the
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, and was replaced by Tosaint Ricketts; the match ended in a 1–1 away draw, which saw Toronto advance 4–2 on aggregate to the finals. He made his 100th appearance for Toronto FC on April 25, in the second away leg of the
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against
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, although he was later forced off with an injury; Toronto won the match 2–1 to tie the score on aggregate, resulting in a penalty shoot-out, which Toronto lost 4–2. Altidore later underwent surgery to remove bone fragments from his foot, and it was announced that he would be sidelined for four to six weeks. He returned to action on July 21, in a 2–1 away win against Chicago Fire. On August 12, he was sent off after only 11 minutes in a 3–2 home defeat against New York City FC, after allegedly kicking defender
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in the back of the leg. On August 15, in the second leg of the 2018 Canadian Championship Final, Altidore scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 home win over Vancouver Whitecaps to seal the title for Toronto with a 7–4 victory on aggregate.


2019 season

On November 10, 2019, Altidore, having recently recovered from a quadriceps strain, came off the bench and scored an injury-time header in a 3–1 away defeat to Seattle Sounders in the 2019 MLS Cup Final.


2020 season

On September 23, 2020, Altidore made his 150th appearance for Toronto FC in all competitions in a 1–0 away win against New York City FC.


New England Revolution

On February 14, 2022, Altidore was acquired by
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via free agency after Toronto exercised their option to buyout Altidore's contract.


Puebla (loan)

On July 28, 2022, Altidore was acquired by
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side
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on a six-month loan.


International career

In the
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held in Canada, Altidore finished tied third in overall scoring with four goals. He scored three in the first round, one vs. Poland in Montreal and two vs. Brazil in Ottawa, and added a fourth goal vs. Austria in the quarterfinals in Toronto. Altidore made his full international debut on November 17, 2007, in a friendly game away to
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. On February 7, 2008, he scored his first international goal by heading home a cross from Drew Moor in a friendly match against
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in
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,
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. On March 28, 2009, Altidore scored his first away goal in World Cup Qualifying in the 2–2 draw with
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. On April 1, 2009, Altidore scored three goals in a 3–0 victory over
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, making Altidore the youngest American to score a
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in an international game. On June 24, 2009, Altidore scored in the semi-final of the
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against
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, turning club teammate Joan Capdevilla to get a clear shot on Iker Casillas' goal. The U.S. went on to defeat the Spanish team, 2–0. Altidore started at striker in all four of the United States' games in the
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, garnering only one assist with no goals scored. Altidore suffered a hamstring injury at the
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. On June 2, 2013, Altidore ended an almost two-year scoring drought by sinking the first goal in an international friendly against Germany. He subsequently scored in his next two international games against
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and
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, marking the first time that he has scored in three consecutive international games. Altidore then went on to score in a fourth consecutive game against Honduras in a World Cup Qualification match on June 18. Scoring in four consecutive matches tied Altidore all-time for most consecutive games with a goal by any USMNT player, joining a select group of players that includes Landon Donovan, Eddie Johnson, Erik Wynalda, and William Lubbe. On August 14, 2013, Altidore scored a hat-trick in the United States' 4–3 comeback win over
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, notably scoring from a free kick just outside the box with a curling effort. Altidore's three goals and an assist stretched his consecutive game scoring streak to 5 games, the most in U.S. national team history. On June 7, 2014, Altidore broke his goal-scoring drought with two goals against
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, the defending
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champions. On June 16, 2014, in the United States' opening
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match against
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, Altidore injured a hamstring and had to be carried from the field. On March 31, 2015, Altidore received his first international red card for verbally abusing referee Luca Banti in an eventual 1–1 friendly draw against
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in
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. Altidore became the 17th American to reach 100 international caps on January 29, 2017, when he started in a goalless draw against
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. Only
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had reached the milestone at a younger age than his 27 years.


Style of play

A quick and physically powerful striker, Altidore is both capable of scoring goals and linking up with his teammates, due to his movement, finishing, and work-rate. His height, strength, and ability in the air also enable him to hold up the ball with his back to goal and act as a target forward; he is also capable of playing on the
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, or as a second striker.


Personal life

In 2007, Altidore was a candidate for
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's Next Award and is one of the stars featured in
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' " Impossible is Nothing" advertisements. Altidore is featured on the cover of the North American version of '' FIFA 08'' by
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, alongside
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and
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. Following the
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, Altidore joined the relief effort by asking people to donate to
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. He appeared on CNN to discuss his family members still living in
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and to encourage people to give money. In honor of the 26 victims of the
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a week earlier, Altidore wrote their names on the boots he wore in the game against
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on December 21, 2012. In April 2019, he proposed to his girlfriend, American tennis player and Grand Slam champion,
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. They wed on January 1, 2022.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Altidore goal.''


Honors

AZ *
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: 2012–13 Sunderland *
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runner-up: 2013–14 Toronto FC *
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:
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; runner-up:
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Supporters' Shield The Supporters' Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system. The Supporters' Shield has been annually awarded at the MLS Supporters' Summit since ...
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Canadian Championship The Canadian Championship (french: Championnat canadien) is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's berth in the CONCACAF Champions League. It is contes ...
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CONCACAF Champions League The CONCACAF Champions League, known officially as the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF. The tournament is contested by clubs from North Ameri ...
runner-up:
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Campeones Cup The Campeones Cup is an annual North American association football match contested between the winners of the previous MLS Cup from Major League Soccer and the winners of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX. The competition was established by ...
runner-up:
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United States *
CONCACAF Gold Cup The CONCACAF Gold Cup ( es, Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF, french: Coupe D'or CONCACAF) is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North Ameri ...
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FIFA Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, ...
runner-up:
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Individual * U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year: 2006 *
U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year The U.S. Soccer Player of the Year is given by the United States Soccer Federation to the American soccer players judged best in the calendar year. It is considered the highest accolade for American soccer players. The U.S. Soccer Male Player o ...
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MLS All-Star The Major League Soccer All-Star Game is an annual soccer game held by Major League Soccer featuring selected players from the league against an international club or selected players from Liga MX. MLS initially adopted a traditional all-star ...
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* MLS Cup MVP Award:
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CONCACAF Gold Cup The CONCACAF Gold Cup ( es, Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF, french: Coupe D'or CONCACAF) is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North Ameri ...
Best XI:
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See also

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List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps In men's association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official match appearance for their national team. In total, over 600 players have played in 100 or more international matches. The r ...


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