Jozy Altidore Goals: U.S. Striker Leads Europe In Domestic League Goals With AZ Alkmaar (VIDEO)

U-S-A! American Leads Europe In Goals
AZ Alkmaar's Jozy Altidore, of the United States, celebrates at the end of the Europa League, round of 16, second leg soccer match between Udinese and AZ Alkmaar, at the Udine Friuli stadium, Italy, Thursday, March 15, 2012. The Dutch team lost 2 - 1, but advances to the next round on a 3 - 2 aggregate score. (AP Photo/Paolo Giovannini)
AZ Alkmaar's Jozy Altidore, of the United States, celebrates at the end of the Europa League, round of 16, second leg soccer match between Udinese and AZ Alkmaar, at the Udine Friuli stadium, Italy, Thursday, March 15, 2012. The Dutch team lost 2 - 1, but advances to the next round on a 3 - 2 aggregate score. (AP Photo/Paolo Giovannini)

By Mike Slane, Goal.com

No one has scored more goals in their European domestic league so far this season than American forward Jozy Altidore.

The U.S. international increased his Dutch league-leading goal total to eight, scoring in the 24th minute for AZ Alkmaar in a 3-3 tie against Waalwijk on Sunday.

Altidore has a total of nine goals in nine games throughout all competitions for AZ, including one in the Dutch Cup.

Tied with Altidore on the UEFA scoring list is Yura Movsisyan, the Armenia international who currently stars on Russian side Krasnodar. He has eight goals in nine games, which is two matches more than Altidore has played in the league to this point.

Movsisyan, a former MLS player, spent some of his childhood living in California and recently told Goal.com that he had a chance to play for the U.S. national team before losing patience awaiting citizenship.

Europe's scoring leaders as of 10/1/12:

WATCH: Top 10 UEFA Scorers (10/1/12)

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