Former United States striker  Clint Dempsey has announced his immediate retirement from professional football.

Dempsey who played for Seattle Sounders Is the MLS , and Fullham and Tottenham in the English Premier League  concludes his career after 15 years, during which he also played for the New England Revolution

The 35-year-old came to England with Fulham in January 2007 and, including a later loan spell, made 232 appearances for the Craven Cottage club, scoring a total of 60 goals.

Dempsey also had a successful season with Tottenham in 2012-13, scoring seven more Premier League goals and 12 in total in his 43 appearances.

He returned to MLS in 2013 with the Sounders and continued his prolific spell of goalscoring, while also continuing a successful international career that included three trips to the World Cup finals.