Chris Albright
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher John Albright | ||
| Date of birth | January 14, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Virginia Cavaliers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | D.C. United | 56 | (4) |
| 1999 | → MLS Pro-40 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2007 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 116 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | New England Revolution | 27 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | New York Red Bulls | 26 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Philadelphia Union | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999 | United States U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | United States U23 | 6 | (2) |
| 1999–2007 | United States | 22 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 26, 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 4, 2010 |
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Christopher John Albright (born January 14, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American soccer player.
Albright attended William Penn Charter School. A forward early in his career, Albright played college soccer at the University of Virginia for two years; he was named an All-American in 1999.
Considered one of the best attacking prospects in the country, he leveraged foreign interest into getting assigned to D.C. United, despite the club being low on MLS's pecking order for Project-40 players. The league forced a trade with the Miami Fusion for future considerations, which turned out to be Roy Lassiter, but not until both Albright and Lassiter helped DC to the 1999 MLS Cup.
But Albright's club career did not live up to the lofty expectations. He struggled to find the back of the net, scoring just four goals total in his first three years in the league. D.C. dealt him to Los Angeles Galaxy for a draft pick prior to the 2002 season. Albright drifted further onto the midfield, and then found himself in the back as the Galaxy's starting right defender for the 2003 and 2004 seasons. With Los Angeles Albright became one of the league's top right backs, and was honored as an MLS Best XI selection in 2005. During his time with the Galaxy he helped the club capture two MLS Cup and one U.S. Open Cup title. He appeared in 116 league matches, scoring 7 goals.
On January 18, 2008, Albright was traded to New England Revolution in return for allocation money. During the 2008 season Albright was a fixture for New England at right back appearing in 26 league matches, however during the 2009 season he suffered a season-ending injury that limited him to only one appearance.
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