Landon Donovan isn’t exactly looking behind him. But Major League Soccer’s all-time leading scorer expects his record to fall to the Earthquakes’ Chris Wondolowski.

Not this season. But soon.

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San Jose’s captain got his 10th goal last weekend to join Donovan as the only players to have eight double-digit scoring seasons. Wondo, as teammates and fans call him, is the only player to do it eight years in a row.

“I’ve assumed he was going to break this for a long time,” Donovan said this week. “And I think he will.”

Wondolowski is 14 goals shy of the all-time mark of 145. But he’s only three goals behind No. 3 Jaime Moreno and four short of No. 2 Jeff Cunningham. With eight games left in 2017, the Danville native has a chance to move up the table before season’s end, starting Sunday in a California Clasico in Carson.

“Does my ego want it to happen, of course not,” Donovan said. “But when you look at what Chris has done, and the ability he has to consistently put himself on the field, in a position to score, and to score goals, it’s really incredible. He deserves it and anytime someone breaks the record like that they’ve earned it.”

Despite Wondolowski’s goal-scoring prowess he is one of America’s most underrated soccer players. He has derisively been called a “poacher,” suggesting he has been more lucky than talented.

Donovan rejects such talk.

“A number of players come into this league and score a bunch of goals but can’t sustain it,” he said. “The fact he has done it year after year after year is remarkable.”

Wondolowski, 34, has been overlooked while playing much of his career in small-market San Jose. It also has not helped the De La Salle High graduate to peak at a time Bay Area teams are winning World Series and NBA championships.

Donovan said the unassuming Wondo has embraced his status.

“Part of his demeanor is to play with a chip on his shoulder … it probably suited him just fine,” the former U.S. captain said. “No matter what path he took or what you want to say about him it is incredible he has gotten to this place.”

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Los Angeles is about to get another big-time MLS team next year — Los Angeles FC — providing the perfect geographic rivalry for the Galaxy. But the California Clasico won’t lose its status in the short term according to the man who has played in some of the biggest rivalry games wearing jerseys from each side.

“You can’t manufacture rivalries that aren’t developed yet,” said Donovan, best associated with the Galaxy after a start in San Jose. “Yes, LAFC-Galaxy presumably will be great … ”

But Donovan is as excited as ever about the Clasico after helping turn it into one of the country’s leading soccer rivalries.

“The thing that differentiates the Galaxy and the Earthquakes are just the incredible games that have happened between those two teams,” he said.

Los Angeles FC makes its debut next season with former national team coach Bob Bradley leading the club. LAFC owners are building 22,000-seat Banc of California Stadium next to the L.A. Memorial Coliseum and have signed Mexican star Carlos Vela as their first designated player.

But the Los Angeles Derby will remain in the background while the expansion team establishes itself.

At least for San Jose fans, nothing will change as their dislike of all things L.A. never waver.

The Galaxy enjoys a 34-25-21 record over San Jose heading into the final Clasico before Los Angeles FC’s debut. The teams will kick off at 4 p.m. Sunday in Carson with an MLS Cup playoff berth in the mix.

“If the Galaxy loses this game it’s pretty likely they’re not going to make the playoffs,” Donovan said. “You are going to see a pretty desperate team.”

The Quakes (9-13-6, 33 points) are in seventh place in the Western Conference and have lost six consecutive road games. They have been outscored 15-1 in the past four.

Donovan expects another intense Clasico on Sunday because the Galaxy (6-13-5, 23 points) is on the verge of elimination for the postseason. The Earthquakes need points against the league’s worst home team because they play next at Toronto FC against MLS’ top overall team.

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Donovan has been an interested bystander like many as the Quakes undergo a seismic shift under new general manager Jesse Fioranelli, who fired respected coach Dominic Kinnear in June.

“On the surface, I thought it was a little unfair where they were in the table or how they were doing,” Donovan said. “But nobody knows but a few people what is really going on behind the scenes.”

While Donovan feels bad for Kinnear, he is optimistic about the remodel in San Jose. He praised management for some of the international talent it has recruited, such as Jahmir Hyka and Danny Hoesen.

“They are a team that should be competing for the playoffs every year like they are now,” Donovan said.