Chad Barrett
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chad Barrett | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Chicago Fire | 82 | (18) |
| 2008– | Toronto FC | 48 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | United States U-20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2008– | United States | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 8, 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 4, 2010 | |||
Chad Barrett (born April 30, 1985 in San Diego, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
Career
College
Barrett played two seasons of college soccer at UCLA, and led the team in assists his second year. He chose to forgo the rest of his college career, signing a Generation adidas contract with MLS.
Professional
Chicago Fire drafted Barrett with the third overall pick of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, and he quickly established himself as a starter for the Fire during the 2007 season, scoring seven goals. He scored a key goal in the Fire's win at D.C. United in the first round of the playoffs.
Barrett is known for his workman-like play. In his three seasons with Chicago, he led the team in goals two years, and was second the other. Not known for a great first touch, his industrious play resulted in eighteen league goals in his time in Chicago where the often more heralded Calen Carr failed to impress.[1]
On April 12, 2008, Barrett lead the Chicago Fire over the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 in front of 20,038 fans at the Earthquakes home opener at McAfee Coliseum. Barrett tallied the game-winning goal in the ninth minute,[2] while Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch recorded eight saves in his second shutout of the season.
He, along with a 1st-round SuperDraft pick and allocation money, was traded to Toronto FC on July 25, 2008, in exchange for the rights to Brian McBride. Barrett signed a 4 year contract extension with Toronto FC on September 1, 2008.
On April 28, 2010, Barrett scored his first goal of the 2010 Toronto FC season, the second goal in a 2-0 win over the Montreal Impact during the opening game of the 2010 Canadian Championship [3]
International
Barrett has played for various youth United States national teams. He was a key player on the Under-20 team at the 2005 World Youth Championship and was named to the U-23 men's national team for 2008 Olympic qualifying.
He made his debut for the United States men's national soccer team on June 22, 2008, coming on as a second half substitute in a World Cup qualifier against Barbados.
Honours
Toronto FC
See also
References
- ^ http://purofutbolonline.com/news.php?nid=2546
- ^ http://purofutbolonline.com/news.php?nid=2508
- ^ Mallet, Peter (28 April 2010). "Toronto Still Unbeaten Against Montreal". Retrieved 11 May 2010.
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External links
- American expatriate soccer people in Canada
- American expatriate soccer players
- American expatriates in the United Kingdom
- American soccer players
- Chicago Fire players
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Association football forwards
- People from San Diego, California
- Soccer players from California
- Toronto FC players
- UCLA Bruins soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- 1985 births
- Living people
- American expatriates in Canada