Jeff Cunningham
Cunningham training with the Columbus Crew in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeff Cunningham | ||
| Date of birth | August 21, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Montego Bay, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | South Florida Bulls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Columbus Crew | 182 | (62) |
| 2005 | Colorado Rapids | 26 | (12) |
| 2006–2007 | Real Salt Lake | 32 | (19) |
| 2007–2008 | Toronto FC | 32 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | FC Dallas | 66 | (33) |
| 2011 | Columbus Crew | 21 | (2) |
| 2012 | Comunicaciones | 12 | (4) |
| 2012 | San Antonio Scorpions | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 379 | (139) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999 | Jamaica | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2010 | United States | 14 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 18, 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 18, 2013 |
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Jeff Cunningham (born August 21, 1976) is an American soccer player. He is Major League Soccer's second-all-time leader in regular-season goals scored with 134, following Landon Donovan.
Cunningham was born in Jamaica, but moved to Crystal River, Florida at the age of fourteen. He played college soccer at the University of South Florida from 1994 to 1997. As a sophomore and a junior, Cunningham was named first-team All-Conference USA, and as a senior he was named Conference USA Player of the Year. He finished his career at USF with forty-one goals and thirty-six assists.
Upon graduating, Cunningham was selected ninth overall in the 1998 MLS College Draft by the Columbus Crew. As a rookie, he played in twenty-five games, mostly as a substitute, and tied the rookie record for goals (since broken by Damani Ralph) with eight. Cunningham became a starter in 1999 and held that role for several years. In 182 games for Columbus, he scored sixty-two goals and notched forty-three assists. He was named to the MLS Best XI in 2002, after scoring sixteen goals and adding five assists. After a disappointing 2004 season Cunningham was traded to Colorado Rapids for a first-round 2006 MLS SuperDraft pick. He left the Crew tied with Brian McBride for the all-time team lead in goals.
Cunningham finished the 2005 season with twelve league goals for Colorado. He scored twice against Fulham F.C. of the Premier League in the 2005 MLS All-Star Game. His showing in an all-star game against Real Madrid also earned good reviews, despite MLS's 5–0 loss. However, after the year Colorado shipped him to Real Salt Lake for Clint Mathis. Cunningham was seventh on the all-time MLS goalscoring list entering the 2006 season.
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