Is Clint Dempsey still playing soccer?
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Asked by: Hector Agon
During the season Dempsey tallied 12 goals in 29 regular season appearances and was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year for 2017. He announced his retirement from soccer on August 29, 2018.
What does Clint Dempsey do now?
Today after more than two years of his retirement, Dempsey can enjoy two passions that before as a footballer he could not do so often. Between fishing, his family and solidarity, Clin Dempsey spends his time after retirement as a soccer player.
Does Clint Dempsey still play?
Dempsey was in a cycle of recovering from two non-life-threatening heart surgeries and minor injuries when he decided in the midst of the 2018 MLS season to retire. He made an Instagram post on Aug. 29 that read “Thank you it’s been real” with the peace sign emoji, symbolizing Dempsey’s self-given nickname “Deuce.”
What does the name Dempsey mean?
proud
Dempsey is an anglicised form of Ó Díomasaigh, ‘descendant of Díomasach’; this personal name is the Irish adjective díomasach ‘proud’. The family originated in the Kingdom of Uí Failghe. According to John Grenham: In the original Irish Dempsey is Ó Diomasaigh, from diomasach, meaning “proud” or “arrogant”.
