Olympian soccer player and son of Haiti immigrants, Jozy Altidore is engaged to Sloane Stephens!

Publish date: 2024-06-23

Jozy Altidore is an American soccer player. He has reached another milestone in his relationship with his girlfriend Sloane Stephens who is now his fiancee.

Jozy Altidore gets engaged

The professional soccer player from the US, Jozy Altidore, 29 has got engaged. He proposed to his girlfriend Sloane Stephens, 26 in April 2019. She is an Olympian and 2017 US Open tennis champion.

On this Monday 30 April 2019, the couple announced their engagement. They put up short posts on their respective Instagram and Twitter accounts. Sloane posted a picture of the two on her Instagram for her 379k followers. She captioned it:

“Forever yes. “

This was followed by the heart emoji.

Congratulations to the couple pour in…

As soon as the couple uploaded news, about their engagement, best wishes and congratulations started pouring in from their well-wishers. Both are Olympians and hence the US Olympic Committee congratulated the couple on their Twitter handles. They then also put up a post of congratulation for the newly engaged on their Team USA Twitter handle. It read:

“FOREVER starts now for Olympians @SloaneStephens & @JozyAltidore! “

This was followed by a heart and a ring emoji. The Team USA also has, a website and on it, they wrote that the couple’s relationship began when they were children and grew up in Florida together.

The Australian Open and United States Tennis Association also congratulated the couple on this new milestone in their personal life.

About Jozy Altidore

Jozy plays forward for the United States national team and the Toronto FC. He debuted in 2006 with New York Red Bulls and he was just 16 at that time. He was transferred to Villarreal and had three loan stints there.

In 2013, he broke the record of the maximum goals by an American in a European club season. In 2013, he was with Sunderland for 1.5 seasons. He has represented the USA at several international competitions.

Jozy is the son of Haiti immigrants and the youngest of four children of his parents. His birth took place in Livingston in New Jersey but grew up in Boca Raton in Florida.

He stands tall at 6 feet and 1 inch and is in this sport since he was a boy. Jozy played for several youth club teams when young. He was with the IMG Academy situated in Bradenton.

Jozy Altidore and his game style

Jozy is an agile player and also a powerful one. He is a striker. He can score rapid goals and additionally is capable of linking up with his teammates. Jozy has excellent movement, finishing, and work rate.

His height, strength, and capability in the air also assist him and he can also hold up the ball with his back to the goal. He is good as a target forward and can also play on the with g and also as a second striker.

Short Bio on Jozy Altidore

Jozy Altidore is an American professional soccer player. Currently, Altidore plays for Toronto FC as a striker and represents the United States. He has played with the Spanish side Villarreal and was later loaned out to Hull City. Altidore joined the English club Sunderland in 2013 and played there for two seasons. More Bio…

Source: Wikipedia, CNN International