Jozy Altidore
Jozy Altidore, the American forward, made 29 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 3 times, averaging 0.1 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 2013-14, with 2 goals. He also set up 3 goals for team-mates in our match data. In our match data he features from 2013 to 2015. More of his recorded appearances came under Gus Poyet than any other manager — 29 in all. Among the bigger results he featured in was a 4-0 win over Cardiff City at home in 2014. He lined up alongside John O'Shea more than any other team-mate in our data, the two starting 25 games together.
Josmer Volmy " Jozy " Altidore ( / ˈ dʒ oʊ z i ˈ æ l t ɪ d ɔːr / JOH -zee AL -ti-dor ; [ 5 ] [ 6 ] born November 6, 1989) [ 3 ] is an American former professional soccer player who played as a striker . 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 transferred to top-tier Spanish side 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 joined 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 goal scoring record, then returned to MLS with Toronto FC . Altidore had represented the United States at 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 , and the U-23 team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics . He made his debut for the senior national team in 2007 and had since earned over 110 caps , representing them at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup , the 2011 , 2015 , 2017 and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cups , and the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups . — Wikipedia
- Position
- FW
- Nationality
- United States
- Birthplace
- Livingston
- Born
- 6 Nov 1989
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
On July 5, 2013, AZ agreed to sell Altidore's contract to English Premier League club Sunderland , [ 47 ] with whom he signed a four-year contract. [ 48 ] It was eventually reported that Sunderland paid AZ a $13 million transfer fee. [ 49 ] Altidore's first goal for Sunderland came on August 27, 2013, spurring a dramatic late comeback in the League Cup , defeating MK Dons 4–2. [ 50 ] 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 Tottenham Hotspur on April 7, 2014. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] 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. [ 53 ] Altidore left Sunderland in January 2015 for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer . He finished his stay with three goals in 52 appearances in all competitions and one goal in 42 league games. [ 54 ] — Wikipedia
By Season
Appearances counted as matches started or come on as substitute.
Goals scored in
Stoke City23 Sept 20142013-14Sunderland3–4
Chelsea4 Dec 20132013-14Sunderland4–2
Milton Keynes Dons27 Aug 2013Appearances
Manchester City1 Jan 20152014-15Sub0–0
Aston Villa28 Dec 20142014-15Sub1–3
Hull City26 Dec 20142014-15Sub1–0
Newcastle21 Dec 20142014-15Start1–1
West Ham United13 Dec 20142014-15Start0–0
Liverpool6 Dec 20142014-15Sub1–4Manchester City3 Dec 20142014-15Sub0–0Chelsea29 Nov 20142014-15Sub0–0
Leicester22 Nov 20142014-15Sub1–1
Everton9 Nov 20142014-15Sub3–1
Crystal Palace3 Nov 20142014-15Sub0–2
Arsenal25 Oct 20142014-15Sub3–1Stoke City4 Oct 20142014-15Sub0–0
Swansea Town27 Sept 20142014-15Start1–2Stoke City23 Sept 20142014-15Sub0–0
Burnley20 Sept 20142014-15Sub2–2
Tottenham Hotspur13 Sept 20142014-15Sub0–1
QPR30 Aug 20142014-15Start3–0
Birmingham City27 Aug 20142014-15Sub1–1
Manchester United24 Aug 20142014-15Sub2–2
West Brom16 Aug 20142013-14Sub1–3Swansea Town11 May 20142013-14Sub2–0West Brom7 May 20142013-14Sub1–0Manchester United3 May 20142013-14Sub4–0
Cardiff City27 Apr 20142013-14Sub2–1Chelsea19 Apr 20142013-14Sub2–2Manchester City16 Apr 20142013-14Sub1–2West Ham United31 Mar 20142013-14Start1–2Liverpool26 Mar 20142013-14Start0–2
Norwich City22 Mar 20142013-14Sub0–0Crystal Palace15 Mar 20142013-14Start1–4Arsenal22 Feb 20142013-14Start0–2Hull City8 Feb 20142013-14Start3–0Newcastle1 Feb 20142013-14Start1–0Stoke City29 Jan 20142013-14Start1–0
Kidderminster Harriers25 Jan 20142013-14Sub1–3Manchester United22 Jan 20142013-14Start2–2
Southampton18 Jan 20142013-14Sub4–1
Fulham11 Jan 20142013-14Sub2–1Manchester United7 Jan 20142013-14Start3–1
Carlisle United5 Jan 20142013-14Sub0–1Aston Villa1 Jan 20142013-14Start2–2Cardiff City28 Dec 20132013-14Sub1–0Everton26 Dec 20132013-14Start0–0Norwich City21 Dec 20132013-14Start2–1Chelsea17 Dec 20132013-14Start0–0West Ham United14 Dec 20132013-14Start1–2Tottenham Hotspur7 Dec 20132013-14Start3–4Chelsea4 Dec 20132013-14Sub0–0Aston Villa30 Nov 20132013-14Sub0–2Stoke City23 Nov 20132013-14Sub1–0Manchester City10 Nov 20132013-14Start2–1Southampton6 Nov 20132013-14Start0–1Hull City2 Nov 20132013-14Start2–1Newcastle27 Oct 20132013-14Sub0–4Swansea Town19 Oct 20132013-14Start1–2Manchester United5 Oct 20132013-14Start1–3Liverpool29 Sept 20132013-14Start2–0
Peterborough United24 Sept 20132013-14Sub0–3West Brom21 Sept 20132013-14Start1–3Arsenal14 Sept 20132013-14Start4–2Milton Keynes Dons27 Aug 20132013-14Start1–1Southampton24 Aug 20132013-14Start0–1Fulham17 Aug 2013Similar Players
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