Chris Carrieri
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Michael Carrieri | ||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | San Antonio, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | New Brunswick Brigade | 2 | (3) |
| 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Colorado Rapids | 69 | (19) |
| 2004 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 27 | (8) |
| 2004 | Chicago Fire | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Richmond Kickers | 52 | (7) |
| 2007 | Carolina RailHawks | 28 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Richmond Kickers | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 20, 2010. |
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Chris Carrieri (born April 28, 1980 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American soccer player who most recently played for Richmond Kickers in the USL Second Division.
After a successful high school career at North Stafford High School in Stafford, Virginia, Carrieri played college soccer at the University of North Carolina, where he was hugely successful. In his rookie year, he scored 13 goals and 3 assists, and was named the ACC Rookie of the Year. He did just as well his second year, finishing with 12 goals and 5 assists, and was named a third team NCAA All-American. In his junior season, he led the nation by scoring 25 goals, and added an astonishing 14 assists, and was named an NCAA first-team All-American. He also played club soccer for the Prince William Cardinals.
In 2000, Carrieri played two games, scoring three goals, with the New Brunswick Brigade in the Premier Development League. Following his junior season, Carrieri signed a Project-40 contract with MLS. He was drafted first overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes, and immediately vowed to lead the team to a championship. Although the Earthquakes won the MLS Cup that year, Carrieri was not there to see it - shortly into the season he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for Junior Agogo. Carrieri had a relatively impressive rookie campaign with the Rapids, registering 5 goals and 4 assists in only 14 games with the team. In his second year with the team, Carrieri established his reputation as a quality American forward in scoring 11 goals and 5 assists for the Rapids, including a remarkable 2nd half hat trick on July 4 (the second in club history) in front of 61,213 fans at Invesco Field at Mile High. In his third year, Carrieri's production slowed, partially because of a contested (and temporary) move to right midfield, and he finished the year with 3 goals and 8 assists. Following the season, Carrieri was not re-signed by the Rapids, apparently partially because of conflicts with the coach Tim Hankinson, and partially because of salary cap concerns.
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