Why did Clint Dempsey wear 2?

Clint Dempsey is a legendary soccer player who plies his trade as an attacker for the United States men’s national soccer team and a number of English and American club teams.

Why did Clint Dempsey wear 2?

Clint Dempsey wore the number 2 jersey when he made the career-threatening move from Fulham FC to Tottenham Hotspur.

When Clint Dempsey joined Tottenham Hotspur, he was to be given a jersey number but at that time his favourite jerseys were not available.

Clint Dempsey wore jersey number 8 as a player in the United States men’s national soccer team and although this is his favourite number, he could not wear it at Tottenham Hotspur since it was already allocated to another player.

Moreover, during Clint Dempsey’s time at Fulham FC, he wore jersey number 23 but could not wear it at Tottenham Hotspur s it was also already allocated to another player.

Clint Dempsey resorted to wearing jersey number 2 despite it not being a number associated with an attacker.