Brian Ching

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Brian Ching
Personal information
Full name	Brian Ching
Date of birth	May 24, 1978 (age 28)
Place of birth	Haleiwa, HI, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nickname	McChing
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Houston Dynamo
Number	25
Youth clubs
1996-2000	Gonzaga University
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-99 2001 2001-02 2003-05 2006-	Spokane Shadow Los Angeles Galaxy Seattle Sounders San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo	8 (1) 31 (19) 56 (25) 21 (11)
National team2
2003–	United States	20 (4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 17 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Brian Ching (Chinese: 程拜仁, pinyin: Chéng Bàirén born May 24, 1978 in Haleiwa, Hawaii) is a U.S. soccer player, who currently plays forward for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer.

Ching played college soccer at Gonzaga University, where he scored 34 goals and had 23 assists. Between 1998 and 1999, he played for the Spokane Shadow of the USL Premier Development League where he was rookie of the year in 1998. In 2001, Ching was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy as the 16th pick in the MLS SuperDraft. That year for the Galaxy, he appeared in 8 games and scored one goal. In 2002, Brian was released by the Galaxy and signed by the Seattle Sounders of the A-League for whom he had played several games with in 2001, on loan from Los Angeles. Playing for the Sounders, he was ranked second in the A-League in scoring and was selected as a member of the A-League All-League team.

In February of 2003, Brian was acquired by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2003 MLS Supplemental Draft. When Dwayne DeRosario suffered a devastating knee injury in the 2003 pre-season, Brian was thrust into the starting forward role. Ching played solidly until August of 2003 when he ruptured his right Achilles' tendon causing him to miss the rest of the Earthquake's 2003 Championship season. In 2004, he re-gained a starting job and co-lead the league (with Eddie Johnson) in goals with 12. Brian was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year and to the league MLS Best XI for his efforts. In four years in MLS, Ching has scored 26 goals and added 12 assists in league play.

Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, Ching moved to Houston for the 2006 season. He scored four goals in Houston's first-ever game 2 April against Colorado, the seventh player in MLS history to score four goals in a single game. At MLS Cup 2006, Ching scored the tying goal in the 114th minute and scored what turned out to the be winning goal in the penalty kick shootout against New England Revolution. He was also named the Cup most valuable player. Ching's impressive September 30, 2006 bicycle kick versus DC United was voted MLS Goal of the year.

Ching earned his first cap with the US national team on May 26, 2003 against Wales and since he has been used by Bruce Arena in several US World Cup qualifiers. Ching scored the equalizing goal in the 89th minute against Jamaica in a World Cup qualifier in Kingston on August 18, 2004, and followed that performance with another goal in the team's next match. On May 2, 2006, Ching was named to the U.S. men's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Ching is also an avid surfer.

[edit] Career stats

All-Time Club Performance

Club	Season	Domestic		Domestic Cup		Playoffs		Continental		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Houston Dynamo	2007							3	2	3	2
	2006	21	11	1	0	4	3			26	14
	Total	21	11	1	0	4	3	1	0	27	14
San Jose Earthquakes	2005	16	7	0	0	2	1			18	8
	2004	25	12	3	1	2	0	2	0	32	13
	2003	15	6	1	0	0	0	2	1	18	7
	Total	56	25	4	1	4	1	4	1	68	28
Seattle Sounders (A-League)	2002	25	16	2	1	2	0			29	17
	2001	6	3							6	3
	Total	31	19	2	1	2	0			35	20
Los Angeles Galaxy	2001	8	1	0	0	2	0			10	1
	Total	8	1	0	0	2	0			10	1
Career Totals		116	56	7	2	12	4	5	1	140	63

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] External links

	United States squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Howard | 2 Albright | 3 Bocanegra | 4 Mastroeni | 5 O'Brien | 6 Cherundolo | 7 Lewis | 8 Dempsey | 9 Johnson | 10 Reyna | 11 Ching | 12 Berhalter | 13 Conrad | 14 Olsen | 15 Convey | 16 Wolff | 17 Beasley | 18 Keller | 19 Hahnemann | 20 McBride | 21 Donovan | 22 Onyewu | 23 Pope | Coach: Arena

Houston Dynamo - Current Squad
1 Wells | 2 Robinson | 3 Goldthwaite | 4 Ianni | 5 Cochrane | 6 Gray | 7 Wondolowski | 8 Dalglish | 9 Mullan | 11 Davis | 13 Clark | 14 De Rosario | 15 Moreno | 16 Waibel | 17 Chabala | 18 Onstad | 19 Hayden | 22 Holden | 23 Moloi | 24 Barrett | 25 Ching | 26 Ashe | 29 James | — Hatzke | — Sambursky | — Ustruck | Coach: Kinnear