Chad Barrett

Personal information
Full name	Chad Barrett
Date of birth	April 30, 1985 (1985-04-30) (age 24)
Place of birth	San Diego, California, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	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	42	(9)
National team‡
2008–	United States	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 April, 2009

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.

[edit] Career

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 herald 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 Bush 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 25th, 2008, in exchange for the rights to Brian McBride. Barrett signed a 4 year contract extension with Toronto FC on September 1, 2008.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Toronto FC

• Canadian Championship (1): 2009

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile