Brian McBride

Brian Robert McBride (born June 19, 1972) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward for Columbus Crew, Fulham and Chicago Fire. He is the fifth-highest all-time leading goalscorer for the United States national team.

Brian McBride
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Personal information
Full nameBrian Robert McBride[1]
Date of birth (1972-06-19) June 19, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birthArlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing positionStriker
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1993St. Louis Billikens89(72)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994Milwaukee Rampage18(17)
1994–1995VfL Wolfsburg18(2)
1996–2003Columbus Crew161(62)
2000–2001Preston North End (loan)9(1)
2003Everton (loan)8(4)
2004–2008Fulham140(33)
2008–2010Chicago Fire59(18)
2012Wembley0(0)
Total413(137)
National team
1993–2006United States95(30)
2008United States Olympic5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Wolfsburg 1994–95 2. Bundesliga 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2
Columbus Crew 1996 Major League Soccer 28 17 0 0 3 2 0 0 31 19
1997 13 6 0 0 4 1 0 0 17 7
1998 24 10 3 2 5 4 0 0 32 16
1999 25 5 2 2 5 0 0 0 32 7
2000 18 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 6
2001 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
2002 14 5 4 2 5 2 0 0 23 9
2003 24 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 12
Total 161 62 12 6 22 9 0 0 195 77
Preston North End (loan) 2000–01 First Division 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Everton (loan) 2002–03 Premier League 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4
Fulham 2003–04 Premier League 16 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 19 5
2004–05 31 6 2 0 4 3 0 0 37 9
2005–06 38 10 0 0 1 1 0 0 39 11
2006–07 38 9 4 3 0 0 0 0 42 12
2007–08 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 4
Total 140 33 9 4 5 4 0 0 154 41
Chicago Fire 2008 Major League Soccer 11 5 0 0 3 1 0 0 14 6
2009 22 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 25 7
2010 26 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 6
Total 59 18 1 0 6 1 0 0 66 19
Career total 395 120 22 10 33 14 0 0 450 144

International

Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McBride goal.
List of international goals scored by Brian McBride
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 November 3, 1996 Washington, D.C., United States   Guatemala 2–0 2–0 1998 World Cup qualification
2 December 14, 1996 Palo Alto, California, United States   Costa Rica 1–0 2–1 1998 World Cup qualification
3 November 16, 1997 Foxboro, Massachusetts, United States   El Salvador 1–0 4–2 1998 World Cup qualification
4 2–0
5 April 22, 1998 Vienna, Austria   Austria 2–0 3–0 Friendly
6 June 21, 1998 Lyon, France   Iran 1–2 1–2 1998 FIFA World Cup
7 March 11, 1999 Los Angeles, California, United States   Guatemala 2–0 3–1 1999 U.S. Cup
8 July 24, 1999 Guadalajara, Mexico   New Zealand 1–0 2–1 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
9 August 3, 1999 Guadalajara, Mexico   Saudi Arabia 2–0 2–0 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
10 February 19, 2000 Miami, Florida, United States   Colombia 1–0 2–2 (1–2PK) 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
11 June 11, 2000 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States   Mexico 1–0 3–0 2000 U.S. Cup
12 August 16, 2000 Foxboro, Massachusetts, United States   Barbados 2–0 7–0 2002 World Cup qualification
13 September 3, 2000 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States   Guatemala 1–0 1–0 2002 World Cup qualification
14 January 27, 2001 Oakland, California, United States   China PR 1–0 2–1 Friendly
15 January 21, 2002 Pasadena, California, United States   Cuba 1–0 1–0 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
16 January 27, 2002 Pasadena, California, United States   El Salvador 1–0 4–0 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
17 2–0
18 3–0
19 June 5, 2002 Suwon, South Korea   Portugal 3–0 3–2 2002 FIFA World Cup
20 June 17, 2002 Jeonju, South Korea   Mexico 1–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup
21 June 12, 2003 Foxboro, Massachusetts, United States   El Salvador 2–0 2–0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
22 June 14, 2003 Foxboro, Massachusetts, United States [[File:{{{flag alias-snake}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Martinique 1–0 2–0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
23 2–0
24 June 14, 2003 Foxboro, Massachusetts, United States [[File:{{{flag alias-1949}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Honduras 1–0 4–0 Friendly
25 2–0
26 October 9, 2004 San Salvador, El Salvador   El Salvador 1–0 2–0 2006 World Cup qualification
27 June 4, 2005 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States   Costa Rica 3–0 3–0 2006 World Cup qualification
28 July 8, 2005 Panama City, Panama   Panama 3–0 3–0 2006 World Cup qualification
29 August 17, 2005 East Hartford, Connecticut, United States   Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 1–0 2006 World Cup qualification
30 May 28, 2006 East Hartford, Connecticut, United States   Latvia 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honors

Columbus Crew

United States

Individual

Brian McBride Media

References

  1. Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 386. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. All-Star Game flashback, 1996 Archived December 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at MLSsoccer.com
  3. All-Star Game flashback, 1997 at MLSsoccer.com
  4. "1998 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. August 2, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  5. "1999 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. July 17, 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  6. "2000 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. July 29, 2000. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  7. "MLS' 50-50 club set to welcome its 19th member". MLSsoccer.com.

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