Jozy Altidore

Jozy Altidore

Altidore in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Josmer Volmy Altidore
Date of birth	(1989-11-06) November 6, 1989 (age 27)
Place of birth	Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Toronto FC
Number	17
Youth career
2004–2006	IMG Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	New York Red Bulls	37	(15)
2008–2011	Villarreal	9	(1)
2009	→ Xerez (loan)	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ Hull City (loan)	28	(1)
2011	→ Bursaspor (loan)	12	(1)
2011–2013	AZ	67	(39)
2013–2015	Sunderland	42	(1)
2015–	Toronto FC	48	(23)
National team‡
2005	United States U17	2	(0)
2007	United States U20	5	(4)
2008	United States U23	3	(1)
2007–	United States	99	(37)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 17, 2016

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2016.

Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore /ˈæltidɔər/ (born November 6, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Toronto FC and the United States national team.

Altidore made his professional debut in 2006 at the age of 16 with the New York Red Bulls. In the middle of his third season with New York, in 2008, he made a transfer to Villarreal for a fee of $10 million. During his time with Villarreal, he left on three loan stints – with Spanish Segunda División club Xerez in February–May 2009, English Premier League club Hull City for the entire 2009–10 season, and Turkish club Bursaspor where he went on a six-month loan. In the summer of 2011, he made a switch to AZ in the Netherlands. On March 3, 2013, Altidore surpassed Clint Dempsey 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, Sunderland signed Altidore. He spent one-and-a-half seasons there, with a poor goalscoring record, then returned to MLS with Toronto.

Altidore has represented the United States on various levels of international competition, featuring for the United States U-17 team at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, U-20 team at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the U-23 team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the senior national team at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.