The US captain Clint Dempsey has stepped up his planning for life after football, recording a 13-track rap album under his stage name “Deuce”.

The 31-year-old former Fulham and Spurs forward, who scored against Ghana after 31 seconds on Monday, spent two weeks before the tournament in Los Angeles recording the album, The Redux, with the Texas rapper XO, who also collaborated with him on his 2006 World Cup track Don’t Tread.

Dempsey, now with the Seattle Sounders, raps on the new album about his journey from rags to riches, about being “Captain America” and about scoring goals – “banging Gs”.

He told The Wall Street Journal: “We just were having fun with it and it ended up being an album.”

Fellow rapper and friend Mike Chehadé told the paper the track could make the US side more intimidating. “We’re not known as a soccer powerhouse – we’re almost known for being soft. But Clint has this edge.

“He’ll just call you sometimes and start freestyling – he doesn’t even say hello … I’m not saying he’s Eminem, but he’s definitely qualified.”

In March Ronaldinho also starred in a rap collaboration, Let’s Drink featuring DJ Dennis, with the chorus: “Boot the glass up high, let’s drink / We will enjoy life, we drink / I’m full of money, let’s drink.”