Brian Plotkin

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Personal information
Brian Plotkin
Full name	Brian Plotkin
Date of birth	August 3, 1984 (age 22)
Place of birth	Lisle, IL, United States
Height	5'9"
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chicago Fire
Number	16
Youth clubs
2002-05	Indiana University
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003 2005 2006-	Chicago Fire Premier Indiana Invaders Chicago Fire	7 (2) 1 (0) 14 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:06, 1 November 2006 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Brian Plotkin (born August 3, 1984 in Lisle, Illinois) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.

He played club soccer for the Chicago Sockers FC from the U12 to U19 levels, and played college soccer for Indiana University from 2002 to 2005, featuring in 90 games and accumulating 21 goals and 34 assists. He was named Big 10 Player of the Year in 2005, First Team All Big Ten three consecutive years from 2003-2005, and First Team All-American in 2005. He also spent time with both Chicago Fire Premier and Indiana Invaders in the USL Premier Development League.

Brian was selected in the second round 20th overall by the Chicago Fire in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.

Chicago Fire - Current Squad
1 Mahoney \| 2 Brown \| 3 Carr \| 5 Jim Curtin \| 8 Gutierrez \| 9 Barrett \| 10 Thiago \| 12 Pause \| 13 Bedrossian \| 14 Armas \| 16 Plotkin \| 17 Rolfe \| 18 Pickens \| 19 Jeff Curtin \| 21 Mapp \| 23 Guerrero \| 25 Segares \| 27 Russolillo \| 30 Ruud \| 31 Franks \| 32 Robinson \| 33 Ughiovhe \| Coach: Sarachan