Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.
51 Facts About Jozy Altidore
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Jozy Altidore spent one-and-a-half seasons there, with a poor goal scoring record, then returned to MLS with Toronto FC.
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Jozy Altidore has 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.
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Jozy Altidore made his debut for the senior national team in 2007 and has 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.
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The youngest of four children to Haitian immigrants, Jozy Altidore was born in Livingston, New Jersey and raised in Boca Raton, Florida.
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Jozy Altidore enjoyed playing soccer from the time he was a boy.
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Jozy Altidore was taken seventeenth overall in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, with the MetroStars trading up to receive the selection.
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Jozy Altidore spent the majority of the 2006 season away from the team while working towards his high school diploma in Florida.
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Jozy Altidore finalized his personal contract and was unveiled by the club on June 11,2008.
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On September 14,2008, Jozy Altidore made his La Liga debut, coming on as a second-half substitute against Deportivo La Coruna.
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On November 30,2008, Jozy Altidore started his first game in La Liga against Recreativo Huelva.
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Jozy Altidore 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.
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Jozy Altidore made his debut for Hull on August 22,2009, coming on as a second-half substitute against Bolton.
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On January 31,2011, Jozy Altidore was loaned out to Turkish champions Bursaspor on a six-month loan.
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On July 15,2011, Jozy Altidore agreed to terms with Dutch side AZ.
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Jozy Altidore led the team in scoring in his first campaign with 22 goals across all competitions.
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Jozy Altidore finished tied for seventh in the Eredivisie in goals scored.
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Subsequently, Jozy Altidore became the first-ever American to be named in De Telegraaf's "Team of the Season" after finishing with 23 goals in the Eredivisie and 8 in the KNVB Cup.
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Jozy Altidore left Sunderland in January 2015 for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer.
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Jozy Altidore finished his stay with three goals in 52 appearances in all competitions and one goal in 42 league games.
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Jozy Altidore later said that his United States teammate Michael Bradley, who had joined the club the previous season, was an influence in his move to Canada.
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Jozy Altidore concluded his debut season with 14 goals in 27 appearances, and finished 10th in the overall MLS goalscoring charts.
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Jozy Altidore finished second in his team only to Sebastian Giovinco, the 2015 MLS Golden Boot winner.
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Jozy Altidore was unable to carry his form into the start of the 2016 season and failed to score in the fixture 20 MLS fixtures.
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Goals in victories at Philadelphia Union and Orlando City meant Jozy Altidore scored in four consecutive games for the first time in his career.
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Jozy Altidore was named in the Week 24 and Week 27 MLS Team of the Week.
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Jozy 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.
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Jozy Altidore lifted his first trophy with Toronto after clinching the 2016 Canadian Championship, but couldn't register a goal during his club's cup campaign.
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Jozy Altidore scored his team's first penalty, but a miss from Justin Morrow allowed the Sounders to lift the cup.
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Jozy Altidore was named in the Week 9 MLS Team of the Week for his performance against Houston.
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Jozy Altidore scored in the final two league fixtures, against the Montreal Impact and Atlanta United, as Toronto clinched the 2017 Supporter's Shield with a record-breaking 69 points.
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Jozy Altidore was named in the Week 27 and Week 30 MLS Team of the Week, and as the Week 27 MLS Player of the Week.
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Jozy Altidore was shoved by New York's captain, Sacha Kljestan, and fell to the ground in an exaggerated manner; both players were cautioned by referee Chris Penso for their behaviour.
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Jozy Altidore finished his season with 18 goals from 33 games, finishing behind Giovinco for a third consecutive season in the club's goalscoring charts.
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Jozy 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.
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On February 14,2022, Jozy Altidore was acquired by New England Revolution via free agency after Toronto exercised their option to buyout Jozy Altidore's contract.
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On July 28,2022, Jozy Altidore was acquired by Liga MX side Puebla on a six-month loan.
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Jozy Altidore 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.
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Jozy Altidore made his full international debut on November 17,2007, in a friendly game away to South Africa.
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On June 24,2009, Jozy Altidore scored in the semi-final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup against Spain, turning club teammate Joan Capdevilla to get a clear shot on Iker Casillas' goal.
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Jozy Altidore started at striker in all four of the United States' games in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, garnering only one assist with no goals scored.
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Jozy Altidore suffered a hamstring injury at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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On June 2,2013, Jozy Altidore ended an almost two-year scoring drought by sinking the first goal in an international friendly against Germany.
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Jozy Altidore subsequently scored in his next two international games against Jamaica and Panama, marking the first time that he has scored in three consecutive international games.
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On June 7,2014, Jozy Altidore broke his goal-scoring drought with two goals against Nigeria, the defending Africa Cup of Nations champions.
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On June 16,2014, in the United States' opening 2014 FIFA World Cup match against Ghana, Jozy Altidore injured a hamstring and had to be carried from the field.
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Jozy Altidore became the 17th American to reach 100 international caps on January 29,2017, when he started in a goalless draw against Serbia.
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In 2007, Jozy Altidore was a candidate for ESPN's Next Award and is one of the stars featured in Adidas' "Impossible is Nothing" advertisements.
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Jozy Altidore is featured on the cover of the North American version of FIFA 08 by EA Sports, alongside Ronaldinho and Guillermo Ochoa.
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Jozy Altidore appeared on CNN to discuss his family members still living in Haiti and to encourage people to give money.
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In honor of the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a week earlier, Jozy Altidore wrote their names on the boots he wore in the game against FC Twente on December 21,2012.