50 players to watch at the World Cup - No 12 Landon Donovan

We continue our countdown to the World Cup with a look at a player who will be lining up against England in their Group C opener on June 12th. Name: Landon Donovan Age: 28 Club: Los Angeles Galaxy Country: United States International caps: 121 International goals: 42 Donovan began his senior career at Bayer Leverkusen in 2001, but was soon sent out on loan to San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS. He helped the Earthquakes to championship successes in 2001 and 2003, and was named US Player of the Year for 2003 and 2004 (an award he'd win again in 2009). Donovan joined LA Galaxy in 2005 and was part of the side that welcomed David Beckham to the MLS in 2007.     In 2009 a strong season saw him named MLS MVP and prompted Everton to bring Donovan to Goodison Park on loan in January 2010. A veteran of 121 international caps, Donovan will be appearing at his third World Cup Finals in South Africa, and was part of the US side that advanced to the quarter-finals in 2002. THE STORY SO FAR. No 13: Steven Pienaar No 14: Michael Essien No 15: Theo Walcott No 16: Sergio Aguero No 17: Samuel Eto'o No 18: Nani No 19: Robinho No: 20 David Villa No 21: Giorgio Chiellini No 22: Carlos Vela No 23: Diego Forlan No 24: Marek Hamsik No 25: Wilson Palacios No 26: Alexis Sanchez No 27: Tim Cahill No 28: Gonzalo Higuain No 29: John Terry No 30: Andres Iniesta No 31: Maicon No 32: Victor Obinna No 33: Klaas Jan Huntelaar No 34: Ryan Nelsen No 35: Tranquilo Barnetta No 36: Jozy Altidore No 37: Robert Koren No 38: Teko Modise No 39: Simon Kjaer No 40: Jong Tae-Se No 41: Nadir Belhadj No 42: Roque Santa Cruz No 43: Park Ji-Sung No 44: Nikola Zigic No 45: Yaya Toure No 46: Angelos Charisteas No 47: Keisuke Honda No 48: Hugo Lloris No 49: Mario Gomez No 50: Guiseppe Rossi

Source: DSG