Brian West
Personal information
Full name	Brian West
Date of birth	June 10, 1978 (1978-06-10) (age 31)
Place of birth	LaGrange, GA, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1997-1998	University of Virginia
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2003 2004-2008	Columbus Crew Fredrikstad FK	132 (18) 053 (12)
National team
2000-2004	United States	007 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Brian West (born June 10, 1978 in LaGrange, Georgia) is a retired American soccer striker.

Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Honours 4 External links

[edit] Club career

West played two years of college soccer at the University of Virginia. He left after his sophomore year, becoming one of the first Project-40 players in Major League Soccer. West would go on to play six years for the Columbus Crew, scoring 18 league goals and 29 assists in the process.

Brian became the first Project-40 player to graduate from college, earning his degree in Information Systems from Ohio State University. He left MLS after the 2004 season for a transfer to Norway. He is now retired due to injury troubles and has settled down in Fredrikstad where he is into the stock market.

[edit] International career

West made his debut with the US national team on April 26, 2000 against Russia. At of the end of 2004, he has seven caps to his name.

[edit] Honours

• Norwegian football cup:1
  • 2006

[edit] External links

• Brian West articles on Yanks Abroad