United. He scored his first professional goal at the age of sixteen with an 83rd minute, 28-yard shot to beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on September 16, 2006. Exactly one week later, on September 23, 2006, in a 4-3 loss to D.C. Altidore made his professional debut on August 23, 2006, as a substitute in a 3-1 U.S. Altidore spent the majority of the 2006 season away from the team while working towards his high school diploma in Florida.
