Chad Barrett

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Chad Barrett
Personal information
Full name Chad Barrett
Date of birth April 30, 1985 (age 21)
Place of birth    Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Height ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Nickname Rooney
Playing position forward
Club information
Current club Chicago Fire
Number 9
Youth clubs
2003-04
UCLA
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005-
Chicago Fire 31 (5)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 28 July 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 28 July 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Chad Barrett (born April 30, 1985 in San Diego, California) is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.

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. Chicago drafted Barrett with the third overall pick of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.

Barrett has played for various youth United States national teams, and was a key player on the Under-20 team at the 2005 World Youth Championship. After the tournament, Barrett was the subject of a bid by legendary Spanish club, Real Madrid, but this bid was rejected by the Fire and MLS.He is known for his current imagery of Wayne Rooney .

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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