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{{short description|American soccer player (born 1972)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brian McBride
| image = mcbride headshot.jpg
| caption = McBride in 2006
| fullname = Brian Robert McBride<ref name="PFA 386">{{cite book | last = Hugman | first = Barry J. | title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 | publisher = Queen Anne Press | year = 2005 | page = 386 | isbn = 1-85291-665-6 }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|6|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Arlington Heights, Illinois]], U.S.
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = 
| collegeyears1 = 1990–1993
| college1 = [[Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer|Saint Louis Billikens]]
| collegecaps1 = 89
| collegegoals1 = 72
| years1 = 1994
| clubs1 = [[Milwaukee Rampage]]
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 17
| years2 = 1994–1995
| clubs2 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]]
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 1996–2003
| clubs3 = [[Columbus Crew]]
| caps3 = 161
| goals3 = 62
| years4 = 2000–2001
| clubs4 = → [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] (loan)
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2003
| clubs5 = → [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (loan)
| caps5 = 8
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2004–2008
| clubs6 = [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
| caps6 = 140
| goals6 = 33
| years7 = 2008–2010
| clubs7 = [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]]
| caps7 = 59
| goals7 = 18
| years8 = 2012
| clubs8 = [[Wembley F.C.|Wembley]]
| caps8 = 0<!--THE INFOBOX SHOULD ONLY LIST LEAGUE APPEARANCES NOT THOSE IN THE FA CUP  -->
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 413
| totalgoals = 137
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national under-23 soccer team|United States Olympic]] ([[List of overage players in Olympic football|O.P.]])
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1993–2006
| nationalteam3 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| nationalcaps3 = 96
| nationalgoals3 = 30
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| youthclubs1 = Arlington Aces
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'''Brian Robert McBride''' (born June 19, 1972) is an American former [[Association football|soccer]] player who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Columbus Crew]], [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] and [[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago Fire]]. He is the sixth-highest all-time leading goalscorer for the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]].

For much of his career, he played in United States with stints in both Germany and England. During his time at Fulham, McBride became a fan favorite, as well as team [[Captain (association football)|captain]]. He was eventually voted "Player of the Season" two times.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fulhamerica: U.S. Players Who Have Passed Through Craven Cottage|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/05/06/12/05/20170506-feat-mnt-gallery-fulhamerica-usmnt-players-at-fulham|publisher=U.S. Soccer|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> After leaving the club, they renamed the sports bar at [[Craven Cottage]] ''McBride's'' in his honor.<ref name="NYP">{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/item_RUZE3JvY2J1IZL4KEC5esN |title=Fulham renames pub after Brian McBride |first=Brian |last=Lewis |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |date=June 23, 2009 |access-date=November 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021123223/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/item_RUZE3JvY2J1IZL4KEC5esN |archive-date=October 21, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Honor">{{Cite web |title=In McBride's Honor |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2009/june/17/in-mcbride-s-honour |publisher=[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham F.C]] |date=June 17, 2009 |access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Hospitality">{{cite web |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/hospitality/packages/mcbrides |title=McBride's |publisher=[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham F.C]] |access-date=November 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201084209/http://www.fulhamfc.com/hospitality/packages/mcbrides |archive-date=December 1, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Early career==

===Youth and high school ===
Born in [[Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]], [[Illinois]], McBride played youth soccer for the Arlington Aces,<ref>{{Cite web|title=The life of Brian|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2008/11/23/the-life-of-brian/|website=Chicago Tribune|date=2008-11-23|access-date=2025-11-29|language=en-US|url-access=subscription}}</ref> as well as [[Varsity team|varsity]] soccer at [[Buffalo Grove High School]], under coach John Erfort, where he led the Bison to the Illinois state championship in 1988, his junior year. During a playoff game against [[Fremd]], McBride broke his nose in the first half, but came back into the game to score the game-winning goal. In his four years in high school, he scored 80 goals, 33 as a senior despite playing his senior season as a defender.<ref name="US Soccer Bio">{{cite news|title=Biography |publisher=US Soccer |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/bio/index.jsp_78450.html |access-date=July 19, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015041/http://www.ussoccer.com/bio/index.jsp_78450.html |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the regional final, during McBride's senior season, against [[Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, Illinois)|Stevenson High School]], he played goalkeeper. In the final, McBride stopped four of eight penalty kicks taken against him, and he scored the fifth, and winning, goal on a counterattack in extra time after the game ended tied at regulation.<ref>{{cite news | title = McBride sets standard as Player of Year | newspaper = Chicago Sun-Times | date = November 4, 1989}}</ref> McBride was also named an All-American by Parade Magazine.<ref name="US Soccer Bio"/> Later, as a professional, he signed a contract with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] with the condition that the boys' varsity soccer team receive new uniforms every two years.

=== College ===
McBride had an illustrious career with [[Saint Louis University (United States)|Saint Louis University]], from which he graduated in 1993. In his four seasons with the Billikens, he played (and started) in 89 games, and set career records for goals (72), assists (40) and total points (184).<ref name="US Soccer Bio"/> While at school, McBride was a 1992 second team and a 1993 [[Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)|first-team All-American]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1992 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927085616/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1992 |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |title=1992 All Americans |publisher= NSCAA |access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1993 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615001837/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1993 |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |title=1993 All Americans |publisher= NSCAA |access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref> He also was named [[Most Valuable Player]] of the [[Great Midwest Conference]] three years straight, as well as being named to the All-Conference first-team during this stretch. He trained at the world-famous Magna Fitness Center.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} After being such a versatile player in his amateur career, McBride decided to become a striker at the professional level. [[Craig Burley]] warned McBride that he should expect to get clattered playing that position.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.espnfc.us/video/espn-fc-tv/86/video/2486316/ask-the-ref-sporting-kcs-penalty| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150613004947/http://www.espnfc.us/video/espn-fc-tv/86/video/2486316/ask-the-ref-sporting-kcs-penalty| archive-date = 2015-06-13| title = Ask the Ref: Sporting KC's penalty - ESPN FC}}</ref>

McBride is one of 22 college players to be part of the 40-40 club, having both 40 goals and 40 assists in their college career.<ref>{{cite book |title=Division I Men's Soccer Records |date=August 10, 2018 |publisher=[[NCAA]] |location=[[Indianapolis]] |pages=7–8 |edition=19th |access-date=December 28, 2018 |language=en |chapter=Players With 40 Goals and 40 Assists |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2018/D1.pdf}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Milwaukee Rampage ===
McBride briefly played for the minor league [[Milwaukee Rampage]]. In 18 games, he scored 17 goals and assisted another 18. That year also saw [[Tony Sanneh]] playing with the Rampage. Both Sanneh and McBride played professionally in Germany, in MLS and on the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States men's national team]].

They linked up for a historic goal at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. In a game against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], Sanneh, playing right back, played a cross into the box which McBride put into the top corner. After the game, McBride mentioned, "We joked about it in the locker room, it is a play we have done a thousand times [while teammates with the Milwaukee Rampage]. "I took a step in at the far post and lost my marker. He delivered a beautiful cross and I knocked it home."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores102/102155/20020605WCS--PORTUGAL--0.htm | title=USA vs. Portugal Game Story | newspaper=USA Today | date=June 5, 2002 | access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref>

===VfL Wolfsburg===
In 1994, McBride left the United States to ply his trade in Germany.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brian McBride on Past, Present and Future|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2008/january/25/past-present-future|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=January 25, 2008|access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref> At the time, [[VfL Wolfsburg]] played in the [[2. Bundesliga|German Second Division]] and provided several aspiring American players an opportunity to play soccer in Europe. These included [[Chad Deering]], [[Claudio Reyna]] and [[Mike Lapper]], as well as McBride. McBride struggled to find playing time with the club and also had difficulty scoring. However, one of his two goals came in a 2–1 victory over [[FC Bayern Munich II|Bayern Munich's reserve team]] in the [[DFB-Pokal]] quarterfinals – Wolfsburg went on to reach the final, although McBride did not feature. At the end of the season, McBride gained a release from Wolfsburg and when MLS was created, chose to return to play in the United States.

===Columbus Crew===
McBride returned to America in 1996 for the inaugural season of [[Major League Soccer]], for whom he was the first overall pick of the [[1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft|MLS Inaugural Draft]]. McBride played eight years with the Columbus Crew, scoring 62 goals (no longer tied for the club record with [[Jeff Cunningham]]) and 45 assists in 161 league games, before his move to England. In 2005, he was named to the [[MLS All-Time Best XI]].

In 2011, the Crew honored McBride by naming him the inaugural member of its Circle of Honor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=McBride reveals highlights, lowlights of Crew career {{!}} MLSSoccer.com|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mcbride-reveals-highlights-lowlights-crew-career|website=mlssoccer|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en|last=}}</ref>

===Loan spells===
Whilst playing for Columbus, McBride had two loan spells in England. The first came in 2000 when McBride played for [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], then managed by [[David Moyes]]. While McBride played well for the club, he sat out several games after having a blood clot surgically removed from his arm, which consisted of having a [[rib]] removed.<ref name="Carlisle">{{Cite web |last=Carlisle |first=Jeff |title= An American Trailblazer |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/5527911/brian-mcbride-calls-quits |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=September 3, 2010 |access-date=September 4, 2010}}</ref> The clot came as a result of a hard collision McBride had suffered during his first game with Preston. As McBride's loan spell came to an end, Preston attempted to purchase his contract from MLS for $1.8 million. MLS rejected it, considering McBride to be worth twice that amount.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/2001/mar08.htm | title=McBride's swan song for Preston North End to come Wednesday against Wolverhampton | publisher=Soccer Times | date=March 8, 2001 | access-date=January 11, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160723/http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/2001/mar08.htm | archive-date=September 30, 2007 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Two years later, [[Premier League]] club [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] were beginning to slide down the table. David Moyes, by then with Everton, remembered McBride's success with Preston and sought the forward's services. During McBride's three months with the club, he did not disappoint Moyes, scoring four goals in eight games, including his first game with the club, a 4–3 defeat to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. He made close friends during the short time with players such as [[Leon Osman]] (with whom he still plays soccer) and [[Richard Wright (footballer)|Richard Wright]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.4thegame.com/club/efc/news/123397/Christmas+Hangover+Carries+Into+New+Year.html |title=Christmas hangover carries into new year |publisher=4thegame.com |date=February 2, 2003 |access-date=November 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040418051121/http://www.4thegame.com/club/efc/news/123397/Christmas%2BHangover%2BCarries%2BInto%2BNew%2BYear.html |archive-date=April 18, 2004}}</ref>
Everton, unlike Preston, merely sought to extend McBride's loan period, but MLS rejected it, preferring a transfer over an extended loan for McBride.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/2868197.stm | title=McBride to leave Everton | publisher=BBC | date=March 20, 2003 | access-date=January 11, 2008}}</ref>

===Fulham===
[[File:Brian mcbride ffc 2005.jpg|thumb|McBride playing for Fulham in 2005]]
In January 2004, [[Premier League]] club [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] bought McBride's rights from MLS for $1.5 million. He played 18 games during the last half of the 2003–04 season, scoring a total of five goals. In 2004–05, he played 31 league games and six cup games, scoring six league and three cup goals. In 2005–06, he played 38 league games and one cup game, scoring ten league goals and one cup goal. McBride's original contract with Fulham continued only through the 2005–06 season. However, on March 10, 2006, he signed a one-year extension which took him through the end of the 2006–07 season. On February 2, 2007, he signed yet another one-year extension, taking him through the 2007–2008 season.

McBride was Fulham's top scorer for their 2006–07 Premier League campaign with twelve goals to his name. He was given Fulham's captaincy in August 2007.<ref name="Club Captain">{{cite news | title = Club Captain | url = http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2007/august/08/club-captain | publisher = Fulham F.C | date = August 8, 2007 | access-date =November 27, 2013}}</ref>

When scoring the opening goal in a home match against [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on August 18, 2007, McBride dislocated his kneecap. He did not make his return to action until a friendly against [[Cardiff City]] in late January 2008, and resumed his Premier League duties as a substitute against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] on February 3, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Match Stats |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/premierleague/matchStats?gameId=2008020310214 |work=[[Fox Sports (USA)|Fox Sports]] |date=February 3, 2008 |access-date=February 4, 2008}}</ref> McBride scored his first goal since his injury against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] at [[Craven Cottage]] on March 16, 2008, in a 1–0 victory for Fulham.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Aimee |title=Fulham 1–0 Everton |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7284977.stm |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=March 16, 2008 |access-date=March 16, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Edwards|first1=Ian|title=EPL Extra Time: McBride leading Fulham down the comeback trail|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/epl-extra-time-mcbride-leading-003000818--sow.html|work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|access-date=June 12, 2015|date=March 16, 2008}}</ref> The then-Fulham manager [[Chris Coleman (footballer)|Chris Coleman]] commented it was such a shame that McBride had not been 'discovered' earlier in his career, and played more in England.

After scoring twelve goals in 2006–07 season which helped Fulham retain their Premier League status, on May 14, 2007, McBride won the club's Player of the Year award. He won it again in 2008, and became such a popular figure that the club renamed a bar inside Craven Cottage "McBride's" in June 2009.<ref name="NYP" /><ref name="Honor" /><ref name="Hospitality" />

On May 28, 2008, McBride announced that he would be leaving Fulham to return to the United States to play in MLS.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulham hit by McBride blow as striker goes home |url=http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=540354&campaign=rss&source=soccernet&cc=5739 |publisher= [[ESPN]] |date=May 28, 2008 |access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref>

===Chicago Fire===
[[File:Mcbridechi.jpg|thumb|left|140px|McBride playing for Chicago in 2010]]
Following the end of his one-year contract extension, McBride decided to return to the United States to end his career in MLS. He expressed his desire to play for Chicago, his hometown. However, [[Toronto FC]] held the top spot in the allocation order, the process by which U.S. National Team players returning to MLS find teams in the league.

On July 30, 2008, the top spot in the allocation order was traded to the [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] for [[Chad Barrett]], a first round pick in the MLS SuperDraft and conditional future considerations. The Fire used the top spot to obtain McBride. He made his Fire debut on August 16, 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute against [[D.C. United]].
McBride scored his first goal against Houston Dynamo. McBride scored the first goal in the MLS Playoff Eastern Conference Championship against the Columbus Crew, his former club. However, Chicago lost that game 2–1 and was kept from being in the MLS Cup final.

McBride scored nine goals during the 2009 season, including two goals in the three [[North American SuperLiga|SuperLiga]] games in which he played.

On September 3, 2010, McBride announced that he would retire following the [[2010 Major League Soccer season|2010 MLS season]]. McBride scored his 80th career MLS goal during his final match before being substituted off to a standing ovation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ljungberg steals show in McBride, Brown farewell |url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/10/ljungberg-steals-show-mcbride-brown-farewell |publisher=chicago-fire.com |date=October 24, 2010 |access-date=October 24, 2010 }}</ref>

===Wembley===
In June 2012, he was one of several former professional players who agreed to join [[Wembley F.C.|Wembley]] to play in their FA Cup campaign for the new season. McBride and fellow former internationals [[Ray Parlour]], [[Martin Keown]], [[Claudio Caniggia]], [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]], [[Danny Dichio]] and [[Graeme Le Saux]], plus [[David Seaman]] (goalkeeping coach) and former England manager [[Terry Venables]] (technical advisor), came out of retirement to play for Wembley.<ref>{{cite news|title=Terry Venables' Wembley FC recruit former stars for FA Cup|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18534739|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=June 22, 2012|date=June 21, 2012}}</ref> They were knocked out in a replay by [[Uxbridge F.C.|Uxbridge]] after initially setting up the tie by knocking [[Langford F.C.|Langford]] out in the previous round.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/News/2012/Aug/wembley-uxbridge-report-300812.aspx | title = VIDEO: Wembley Cup dream over | publisher = thefa.com | date = August 30, 2012 | access-date = July 17, 2013}}</ref>

==International career==
McBride was a significant player for the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]], earning 96 [[cap (sport)|caps]] and scoring 30 goals in his senior international career. He made his national team debut in 1993, though he was not a member of the squad for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="US Soccer Bio"/> He is the first-ever spokesperson for the Central Ohio Diabetes Association and donated $100 to the association for every goal and assist he tallied for the U.S. National Team.<ref name="US Soccer Bio"/>

He was part of the U.S. team that played at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], and [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]s. He scored at the 1998 and 2002 tournaments and in doing so, became the first American player to score at two World Cups. (Fellow [[Landon Donovan]] and [[Clint Dempsey]] have since equaled this feat, the latter surpassing them with three.)  He was the only American player that scored in the 1998 tournament, which was in a 2–1 defeat to Iran. Overall McBride is fourth behind [[Bert Patenaude]], Dempsey and Donovan for the most World Cup goals for an American with three.

On May 2, 2006, McBride was named to the U.S. roster for his third consecutive [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]. At the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], McBride was severely bloodied in a group stage match against Italy after being elbowed in the face by [[Daniele De Rossi]]. He needed three stitches. As punishment, De Rossi was banned for four matches and fined [[Swiss franc|CHF]] 10,000.<ref>{{cite news | title = Italy's De Rossi gets four-match ban from FIFA | publisher = ESPN | date = June 23, 2006 | url = http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=372274&cc=5739 | access-date =November 27, 2013 }}</ref> Following the end of the tournament, McBride announced his retirement from international duty on July 26, 2006.<ref>{{cite news | title = McBride, second leading scorer in U.S. history, retires | publisher = ESPN | date = July 26, 2006 | url = http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=374442&cc=5739 | access-date =November 27, 2013}}</ref>

In 2008 McBride briefly came out of international retirement after being named as one of the three overage players on the U.S. team for the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]] and served as [[Captain (association football)|captain]] as the team finished in third place in the group stage for their group.<ref>{{cite news |title=McBride to lead US football Beijing Olympic challenge | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/mcbride-returns-for-usa/2008/07/18/1216163092612.html |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=July 18, 2008 |access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Men's Olympic Team Ties Ivory Coast 0–0 in Hong Kong in Warm-Up Match |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/News/U-23-MNT/2008/07/U-S-Mens-Olympic-Team-Ties-Ivory-Coast-0-0-In-Hong-Kong-In-Warm-Up-Match.aspx |publisher=[[United States Soccer Federation]] |date=July 30, 2008 |access-date=November 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216110115/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/U-23-MNT/2008/07/U-S-Mens-Olympic-Team-Ties-Ivory-Coast-0-0-In-Hong-Kong-In-Warm-Up-Match.aspx |archive-date=December 16, 2009}}</ref>

==Coaching==
McBride established the Brian McBride Soccer Academy which is based in Lake Zurich, Illinois.

In January 2020, McBride was named general manager of the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States men's national team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BRIAN MCBRIDE NAMED GENERAL MANAGER OF U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM | url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/01/brian-mcbride-named-general-manager-of-us-mens-national-team |website=ussoccer.com |date=January 10, 2020 |access-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref>

In October 2025, McBride was named general manager of Brooklyn FC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brian McBride Named Brooklyn FC General Manager | url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/brian-mcbride-named-brooklyn-fc-general-manager-41837232 |website=onefootball.com |date=October 21, 2025 |access-date=November 3, 2025}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[U.S. Open Cup]], [[FA Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[MLS Cup Playoffs]], [[Football League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[VfL Wolfsburg]]
|[[1994–95 2. Bundesliga|1994–95]]
|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|18||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||18||2
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[[1996 Major League Soccer season|1996]]
|rowspan="8"|[[Major League Soccer]]
|28||17||0||0||3||2||31||19
|-
|[[1997 Major League Soccer season|1997]]
|13||6||0||0||4||1||17||7
|-
|[[1998 Major League Soccer season|1998]]
|24||10||3||2||5||4||32||16
|-
|[[1999 Major League Soccer season|1999]]
|25||5||2||2||5||0||32||7
|-
|[[2000 Major League Soccer season|2000]]
|18||6||1||0||0||0||19||6
|-
|[[2001 Major League Soccer season|2001]]
|15||1||2||0||0||0||17||1
|-
|[[2002 Major League Soccer season|2002]]
|14||5||4||2||5||2||23||9
|-
|[[2003 Major League Soccer season|2003]]
|24||12||0||0||0||0||24||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!161!!62!!12!!6!!22!!9!!195!!77
|-
|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] (loan)
|[[2000–01 Preston North End F.C. season|2000–01]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|9||1||0||0||0||0||9||1
|-
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (loan)
|[[2002–03 Everton F.C. season|2002–03]]
|[[Premier League]]
|8||4||0||0||0||0||8||4
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|[[2003–04 Fulham F.C. season|2003–04]]
|rowspan="5"|Premier League
|16||4||3||1||0||0||19||5
|-
|[[2004–05 Fulham F.C. season|2004–05]]
|31||6||2||0||4||3||37||9
|-
|[[2005–06 Fulham F.C. season|2005–06]]
|38||10||0||0||1||1||39||11
|-
|[[2006–07 Fulham F.C. season|2006–07]]
|38||9||4||3||0||0||42||12
|-
|[[2007–08 Fulham F.C. season|2007–08]]
|17||4||0||0||0||0||17||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!140!!33!!9!!4!!5!!4!!154!!41
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]]
|[[2008 Chicago Fire season|2008]]
|rowspan="3"|Major League Soccer
|11||5||0||0||3||1||14||6
|-
|[[2009 Chicago Fire season|2009]]
|22||7||0||0||3||0||25||7
|-
|[[2010 Chicago Fire season|2010]]
|26||6||1||0||0||0||27||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!59!!18!!1!!0!!6!!1!!66!!19
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!395!!120!!22!!10!!33!!14!!450!!144
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
:''Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McBride goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Brian McBride
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || November 3, 1996 || [[Washington, D.C.]], United States || {{fb|GUA}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1998 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || December 14, 1996 || [[Palo Alto, California]], United States || {{fb|CRC}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || 1998 World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|3 || rowspan="2"|November 16, 1997 || rowspan="2"|[[Foxboro, Massachusetts]], United States || rowspan="2"|{{fb|SLV}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–2 || rowspan="2"|1998 World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|5 || April 22, 1998 || [[Vienna]], Austria || {{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|6 || June 21, 1998 || [[Lyon]], France || {{fb|IRN}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|[[1998 FIFA World Cup Group F#United States vs Iran|1–2]] || [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|7 || March 11, 1999 || [[Los Angeles, California]], United States || {{fb|GUA}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1 || [[1999 U.S. Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|8 || July 24, 1999 || [[Guadalajara]], Mexico || {{fb|NZL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|9 || August 3, 1999 || Guadalajara, Mexico || {{fb|SAU}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
|-
| align="center"|10 || February 19, 2000 || [[Miami, Florida]], United States || {{fb|COL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 (1–2PK) || [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|11 || June 11, 2000 || [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]], United States || {{fb|MEX}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[2000 U.S. Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|12 || August 16, 2000 || Foxboro, Massachusetts, United States || {{fb|BAR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|7–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF semi-finals|2002 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|13 || September 3, 2000 || East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States || {{fb|GUA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || 2002 World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|14 || January 27, 2001 || [[Oakland, California]], United States || {{fb|CHN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|15 || January 21, 2002 || [[Pasadena, California]], United States || {{fb|CUB}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || [[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|16 || rowspan="3"|January 27, 2002 || rowspan="3"|Pasadena, California, United States || rowspan="3"|{{fb|SLV}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="3"| 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| align="center"|17 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|18 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|19 || June 5, 2002 || [[Suwon]], South Korea || {{fb|POR}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|[[2002 FIFA World Cup Group D#USA vs Portugal|3–2]] || [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|20 || June 17, 2002 || [[Jeonju]], South Korea || {{fb|MEX}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|[[2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Mexico vs USA|2–0]] || 2002 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align="center"|21 || June 12, 2003 || [[Foxboro, Massachusetts]], United States || {{fb|SLV}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|22 || rowspan="2"|June 14, 2003 || rowspan="2"|Foxboro, Massachusetts, United States || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MTQ|snake}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"| 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| align="center"|23 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|24 || rowspan="2"|June 14, 2003 || rowspan="2"|Foxboro, Massachusetts, United States || rowspan="2"|{{fb|HON|1949}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|25 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|26 || October 9, 2004 || [[San Salvador]], El Salvador || {{fb|SLV}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|2006 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|27 || June 4, 2005 || [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], United States || {{fb|CRC}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round|2006 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|28 || July 8, 2005 || [[Panama City]], Panama || {{fb|PAN}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || 2006 World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|29 || August 17, 2005 || [[East Hartford, Connecticut]], United States || {{fb|TRI}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || 2006 World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|30 || May 28, 2006 || East Hartford, Connecticut, United States || {{fb|LAT}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || Friendly
|}

==Honors==
'''Columbus Crew'''
* [[U.S. Open Cup]]: [[2002 U.S. Open Cup|2002]]

'''United States'''
* [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]: [[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2002]]

'''Individual'''
* [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[1996 MLS All-Star Game|1996]],<ref>[http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event All-Star Game flashback, 1996] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228152403/http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event |date=December 28, 2014 }} at MLSsoccer.com
</ref> [[1997 MLS All-Star Game|1997]],<ref>[https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/all-star-game-flashback-1997-valderrama-named-mvp-again All-Star Game flashback, 1997] at MLSsoccer.com</ref> [[1998 MLS All-Star Game|1998]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/1998-mls-all-star-game-373141|title=1998 MLS All-Star Game|work=MLSsoccer.com|date=August 2, 1998| access-date= July 27, 2023}}</ref> [[1999 Major League Soccer All-Star Game|1999]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 1999 |title=1999 MLS All-Star Game |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/1999-mls-all-star-game-373142 |work=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> [[2000 MLS All-Star Game|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2000 |title=2000 MLS All-Star Game |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2000-mls-all-star-game-373143 |work=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref>
* MLS 50/50 Club<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-50-50-club-set-welcome-its-19th-member|title=MLS' 50-50 club set to welcome its 19th member|work=MLSsoccer.com}}</ref>
* [[MLS Goal of the Year Award]]: 1998
* CONCACAF Gold Cup MVP: [[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2002]]
* CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Shoe: 2002
* [[MLS Fair Play Award]]: 2003
*[[MLS All-Time Best XI|MLS 10th Anniversary Team]]
* Fulham Player of the Year: 2005, 2006
* Chicago Fire Team Player of the Year: 2009
* Chicago Fire Golden Boot: 2009
* [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]]: 2014<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brian McBride - 2014 Inductee {{!}} National Soccer Hall of Fame |url=http://www.nationalsoccerhof.com/players/brian-mcbride.html |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Brian McBride - 2014 Inductee {{!}} National Soccer Hall of Fame |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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