Chris Klein

Personal information
Full name	Chris Klein
Date of birth	January 4, 1976 (1976-01-04) (age 33)
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Right Back/Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Los Angeles Galaxy
Number	7
Youth career
1994–1997	Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2005	Kansas City Wizards	200	(39)
2006–2007	Real Salt Lake	43	(8)
2007–	Los Angeles Galaxy	79	(2)
National team‡
2000–2006	United States	23	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 November, 2007

Chris Klein (born January 4, 1976 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Amateur

Klein attended De Smet Jesuit High School, and then played four years of college soccer at Indiana University from 1994 to 1997. In total, he started 88 games for the Hoosiers, registering 11 goals and 11 assists as a senior.

[edit] Professional

Upon his graduation, Klein was selected fourth overall by the Kansas City Wizards in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He received little playing time as a rookie, starting eight games and substituting into nine, and scored no points. Starting in 1999, however, Klein began to cement a place for himself as one of the league's best midfielders; in the 1999 season, Klein started 24 games for the Wizards, registering six goals and five assists. He started 26 games in 2000, scoring six goals and eight assists, helping the Wizards to an MLS Cup victory. Klein has been an equally important part of the Wizards midfield for the last four years, although his 2004 campaign was cut short by a torn ACL. He came back in 2005 and was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year for the second time in his career, his first coming in 2002. However, before the 2006 season, Klein was traded to Real Salt Lake for an allocation.

On June 21, 2007, Klein was traded to the Los Angeles Galaxy for midfielder Nathan Sturgis and forward Robbie Findley.

[edit] International

Klein has been a fringe player for the United States national team for the last several years. He received his first cap October 25, 2000 against Mexico, his debut for the men's national team at any age level. He has played in a total of 16 games for the national team, scoring three goals; his best year was 2003, when he played in seven games, and scored all three of his goals.

[edit] Personal

Klein is married with two children. He and his wife are devout evangelical Christians and Klein is active with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Klein resides in suburban Los Angeles with his family.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Los Angeles Galaxy

• Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2009

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile
• Video of goal

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