:: ABOUT BRIAN MCBRIDE ::
(Sources: USA Soccer, Fulham FC, Wikipedia)

Name: Brian McBride Birth: June 19, 1972 in Arlington Heights, IL Height/Weight: 6'0"/175 lbs.

Club History:  
Fulham FC (2004-present); Columbus Crew (1996-2003); Everton (2002/loan); Preston North End (2000/loan);
Vfl Wolfsburg (1994-1995); Milwaukee Rampage (1994)

College:
St. Louis University

USA MNT Career Stats
GP: 90 – Goals: 29

World Cup Stats
GP: 7 – Goals: 3

World Cup Qualifying Stats
GP: 25 – Goals: 10

U.S. National Team: Widely considered to be the best American player ever in the air, he is one of the USA’s most accomplished forwards ... Ranks second on the all-time U.S. list for goal-scoring and points … Is the USA’s all-time leader in World Cup qualifying goals scored (10) … Played in 14 of 18 qualifiers in the run-up to Germany, tied for second most appearances with Kasey Keller … McBride's air prowess and ability to hold off defenders shone in Korea/Japan, the veteran forward turning in one of the outstanding performances of the 2002 World Cup … Scored two crucial goals in the tournament, becoming the first U.S. player to score in multiple World Cup tournaments … Has the ability to maintain possession with his back to the goal as well as distribute ... 2005: Tallied three goals in six final round qualifiers, including the game-winner against T&T on Aug. 17 in Hartford … Got on the end of Bobby Convey near-post cross, sliding to beat the Trinidad ‘keeper to the ball … Scored in back-to-back qualifiers in June, finishing off a Clint Dempsey shot in the 87th minute of the 3-0 win against Costa Rica on June 4 in Salt Lake, then providing the finish touch again four days later as his goal capped off a 3-0 win in Panama City … Wore the captain’s armband in both of those matches … Lent a hand on the second goal against Costa Rica, displaying his typical fearlessness in the box by re-directing a header on goal that was initially saved, the rebound falling to Landon Donovan for the finish … Played a total of seven matches in 2005, including six as a starter … 2004: One of only two players to appear in all eight of the U.S. World Cup qualifiers in the second and semifinal rounds … With his second goal in a 4-0 win against Honduras on June 2, he surpassed Joe-Max Moore on the USA’s all-time scoring chart behind Eric Wynalda … The two-goal output earned him Man of the Match honors … His seventh career World Cup qualifying goal was also his seventh all-time against El Salvador, having put home the game-winner in the 2-0 victory Oct. 9 in San Salvador … 2003: Despite being limited in action due to injury and club commitments, he contributed when it counted during the Gold Cup … Registered three goals and two assists in the tournament, earning Man of the Match honors in consecutive games against El Salvador and Martinique … Scored a goal and an assist in the USA’s 2-0 opening match victory against El Salvador … Was good for a pair against Martinique just two days later … His goal scoring production lifted his career international total to 23 goals, surpassing Bruce Murray for third place on the all-time U.S. list, one shy of Joe-Max Moore … Suffered a cheek injury during the USA's 2-1 loss to Brazil in the semifinal … Captained the side against Mexico on May 8 in Houston … 2002: Started all five matches for the U.S. in the World Cup, netting two goals and an assist … Scored the first goal on a beautiful diving header to give the U.S. a 3-0 lead against Portugal in the opening match, and then struck for the game-winning goal in the 2-0 second-round victory against Mexico … Had a red-hot start in 2002, tallying four goals and two assists in the first six matches … Won the Gold Boot (top scorer) and Gold Ball (MVP) at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup after finishing with four goals … Started all five games at the Gold Cup, helping the U.S. to its first title since 1991 … Recorded a hat trick against El Salvador on January 27 … Scored the USA’s second penalty kick in the shootout win against Canada to put the team into the finals … Named to the Gold Cup Best XI … Assisted on both of Clint Mathis’ goals in a 4-0 win over Honduras on March 2 … 2001: A series of health problems prevented McBride from full participation in international competition and MLS … Scored the first goal of the year for the U.S. in the 2-1 victory against China on Jan. 27 … Forced to leave the USA’s first qualifying match against Mexico after just 15 minutes when an errant elbow rendered his right eye swollen shut … Appeared in three World Cup qualifiers, starting against Mexico and Jamaica … Recurrence of a rare blood disorder sidelined McBride from August until the end of November … Returned to start in the USA’s final match of 2001, a 1-0 loss to South Korea on Dec. 9 … 2000: Finished the year tied for third in scoring with four goals and one assist for nine points despite missing considerable time through injury ... Scored the crucial game winning goal on a diving header to help the USA earn a 1 0 decision over Guatemala at RFK Stadium in the must win fourth game of the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying ... Scored the game winning goal in a 3 0 win over Mexico at Giants Stadium to help the USA win the 2000 Nike U.S. Cup title ... Scored the first goal with a powerful header in the quarterfinal Gold Cup match against Colombia ... 1999: Tied Joe-Max Moore with three goals to lead the U.S. in scoring in 1999 ... Scored two of his goals during the FIFA Confederations Cup, including one against Saudi Arabia in the third-place match ... Easily logged more minutes (856) than any other forward in 1999 ... In a year in which head coach Bruce Arena continually tweaked his line-up, he missed just two matches ... 1998: Tallied the only U.S. goal at the 1998 World Cup in France against Iran ... He had the highest goals-per-minutes played during World Cup qualifying, scoring four goals in 353 minutes (a goal every 88 minutes) ... Scored the second goal in the 3-0 victory over Austria, in Vienna ... 1997: Scored two goals in the USA’s 4-2 World Cup qualifying win over El Salvador on Nov. 16, 1997 ... 1996: Scored his first goal in the USA's 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Guatemala on Nov. 3, 1996 ... Scored his second goal in the USA's 2-1 win over Costa Rica on Dec. 14, 1996 ... 1993: Formerly a member of the U.S. National "B" Team, leading the squad in scoring in 1991, ’92 & ’93 ... Member of the U.S. Under-20 National Team while attending Buffalo Grove (Ill.) High School ... Played for the U.S. at the World University Games in Buffalo, New York in 1993 ... First Appearance: March 25, 1993, vs. Honduras ... First Goal: Nov. 3, 1996, vs. Guatemala.

Professional: In his third stint in England he has proven himself a reliable contributor in one of the top leagues in the world … Has established himself as a regular in the Fulham attack … After years of near moves and loans, he was officially transferred from MLS on Jan. 20, 2004, to Fulham of the English Premier League … Was a five-time MLS All-Star forward for the Columbus Crew … Scored some of the greatest goals in the young history of MLS, including the 1998 MLS Goal of the Year ... Is the all-time leading goal scorer in Columbus history … Still one of the most popular players in Crew history ... 2005-06: Played in all 20 of Fulham’s league games to open the 2005-06 campaign, starting 18 … Scored eight goals in all competitions, including two multiple-goal efforts …Voted Player of the Month for December 2005, scoring three goals in six games … Got his first tally of the month in the West London Derby against Chelsea on Boxing Day, scoring the first of Fulham’s two goals after receiving six stitches … Scored twice in a 3-3 home draw with Aston Villa three days later … Netted a pair against Bolton to give the Cottagers a 2-1 win on Nov. 27 at Craven Cottage … 2004-05: Capped off the 2004-05 campaign with eight consecutive starts, scoring six goals that included a pair against Norwich on the final matchday … Finished the 2004-05 season with 31 appearances and 15 starts … 2003-04: Saw action in 17 of 20 league games to open the first half of the 2004-05 season … Had three goals in the first half of the year, all in League Cup action … Tasted success in his first game for Fulham at the expense of fellow U.S. international Kasey Keller, scoring the game-winner in the 2-1 victory Jan. 31 … After flip-flopping between starter and reserve, he finished in style by potting both goals in the season ending victory against Bolton … 2003: Among the league’s best in goals scored and total points, he tallied 12 goals and three assists in 27 appearances for the Crew … Earned the Crew scoring title for the second time in his career … Underwent shoulder surgery after the 2003 MLS season … 2002-03: Loaned to Everton of the English Premier League for the first three months of 2003, reuniting with his former manager at Preston North End (where he played in the English First Division following the 2000 MLS season) … Scored four goals in eight appearances at Everton … Started his first two matches, scoring just 10 minutes into his first EPL game on Jan. 12 against Tottenham … Followed that performance with two second-half goals in a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Sunderland on Jan. 18 … 2002: Led Columbus to their first championship in collecting the 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title … Made 14 league appearances for the Crew in 2002, netting five goals … 2001: Missed much of the season with a variety of injuries, playing in only 15 matches … Tallied one goal and six assists … His six assists were good for third on the team … 2000-01: Loaned to Preston North End following the 2000 MLS season, where he quickly became a starter … Named “Man of the Match” following his debut against Stockport … Missed most of the season due to injury … Played in 11 matches (starting 10), including two Cup matches … His only goal was a game-winner against QPR on Feb. 10, 2001 … 2000: Finished the 2000 MLS season with six goals and five assists, despite missing time due to a fractured cheekbone ... Named a 2000 MLS All Star for the fifth consecutive time ... 1999: Had another strong year, scoring five goals and 10 assists in leading the Crew to the Eastern Conference Finals ... 1998: Finished second in points with the Crew (27), tallying 10 goals and seven assists... 1997: Ankle injury limited him to just 13 games, but still tallied 18 points on six goals and six assists ... 1996: The first overall selection in the inaugural MLS draft on Feb. 6, 1996 ... Finished the 1996 MLS regular season as the league's fifth leading scorer, tallying 17 goals and three assists in 27 matches ... One of three finalists for the MLS Goal of the Year ... 1994-95: Spent the 1994-95 season with VfL Wolfsburg in the German second division, where he was a fan favorite.

College: Set St. Louis University career records for goals (72), assists (40) and points (184) ... A two-time All-American at SLU ... Was one of three finalists for the Hermann Award, and runner-up for the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year ... Named the Great Midwest Conference Most Valuable Player and first-team All-Conference for three consecutive years (1991-1993).

High School: Named a Parade Magazine All-American... Led Buffalo Grove to a 1988 Illinois State Championship ... Scored 33 goals during his senior season and 80 in his four-year career.

Personal: Nickname is “Bake” ... Goal against Portugal voted “Goal of the Year” in the 2002 “Best of U.S. Soccer” Series on ussoccer.com … Elected to the Milwaukee Rampage Hall of Fame in 2002 … Favorite non soccer team is the Chicago Blackhawks ... Is the first-ever spokesperson for the Central Ohio Diabetes Association ... Donated $100 for every goal and assist he tallied for the Crew and the U.S. National Team in 2000, as well as $100 for every Crew and National Team win ... His sky-diving exploits were featured on ESPN’s “Worldwide Soccer” ... Was featured in a fashion photo shoot in the March 1999 issue of Esquire Magazine along with Crew teammates Juergen Sommer and Mike Clark ... Wife Dina and daughter Ashley welcomed new baby sister Ella on June 3, 2003.

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