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{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1980)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Chris Carrieri
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| full_name = Christopher Michael Carrieri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|4|28}}
| birth_place = [[San Antonio, Texas]], United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}(150 pounds)
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| collegeyears1 = 1998–2000
| college1 = [[North Carolina Tar Heels]]
| collegecaps1 = 63
| collegegoals1 = 50
| years1 = 2000
| clubs1 = New Brunswick Brigade
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2001
| clubs2 = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2001–2003
| clubs3 = [[Colorado Rapids]]
| caps3 = 84
| goals3 = 20
| years4 = 2004
| clubs4 = [[Rochester Raging Rhinos]]
| caps4 = 27
| goals4 = 8
| years5 = 2004
| clubs5 = [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2005–2006
| clubs6 = [[Richmond Kickers]]
| caps6 = 52
| goals6 = 7
| years7 = 2007
| clubs7 = [[Carolina RailHawks]]
| caps7 = 28
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2009–2010
| clubs8 = [[Richmond Kickers]]
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 1
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'''Chris Carrieri''' (born April 28, 1980) is a former professional Major League Soccer striker from the United States. He now works in the IT industry and is the founder and owner of AOT Soccer, a finishing and striking academy (www.aotsoccer.com). 

Chris is an All-American high school soccer player from Stafford, VA that played soccer at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.  
* NCAA D1 Golden Boat winner in 2001 with 25 goals and 14 assists
* Completed three soccer seasons at UNC with 50 goals, 2nd all-time
* Records consist of most goals in a season (25), most points in a season (64), and longest consecutive games with a goal (11)           
* All-American and left school early as a Junior to enter the 2001 MLS SuperDraft
* Selected #1 by the San Jose Earthquakes but then traded to Colorado Rapids in 2001
* Major League Soccer career stats - 20 Goals and 20 Assists (2001-2003)
* Called into the Men’s US National Team camp in December, 2003 (not selected)
* Holds the Major League Soccer Colorado Rapids Rookie Scoring Record (half season in 2001) - 5 goals, 4 assists
* 2-Time Major League Soccer Player of the Week
* After MLS, played for Rochester Rhinos (United Soccer Leagues 2004), Richmond Kickers (United Soccer Leagues 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009,) and the Carolina Railhawks (United Soccer Leagues 2007)
* Holds a USSF "B" coaching license (obtained in 2009) and was named one of the top coaches in the class, giving him the ability to obtain an "A" license after a 1-year holding period of a B" license, not the standard 3-year hold restriction
* Experience stems from 20+ years of high-level coaching with academies, clubs, high schools, private training, and group clinics and camps
==Career==

===College===
Carrieri was born in [[San Antonio, Texas]]. After a successful high school career at [[North Stafford High School]] in [[Stafford, Virginia]], Carrieri played [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]], where he was hugely successful. In his rookie year, he scored 13 goals and 3 assists, and was named the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|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 [[Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)|NCAA first-team All-American]]. He also played club soccer for the Prince William Cardinals.

===Professional===
In 2000, Carrieri played two games, scoring three goals, with the New Brunswick Brigade in the [[Premier Development League]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://a-league.com/news/2001/news,2001,0031.shtml |title=Numerous USL Players Selected In 2001 MLS SuperDraft |access-date=2009-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707071923/http://a-league.com/news/2001/news,2001,0031.shtml |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  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 12 goals and 5 assists for the Rapids, including a [http://www.coloradorapids.com/post/2015/07/01/1996-2014-colorado-rapids-4th-july-capsules 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.

Carrieri signed before the 2004 season with the [[Rochester Raging Rhinos]] of the [[USL First Division|A-League]]. He had a solid season with the team, finishing the year with 8 goals and 8 assists in 27 games. After the end of the season, he played one game with the [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]], after being called up as an injury replacement. Carrieri also briefly played [[indoor soccer|indoor]] for the Chicago Storm of the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)|MISL]]. In 2005, with coach [[Tim Hankinson]] no longer at the helm, the Rapids brought back Carrieri for tryouts, but did not offer him a contract after pre-season. He then signed with [[Richmond Kickers]] of the then [[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]. In 2006, Richmond went down to [[USL-2]]. Still under contract with the Kickers, Carrieri stayed with the newly demoted club and helped lead them to the 2006 [[USL Second Division]] Championship, where he scored the championship winning goal for the Kickers. In 2007, he became one of the first players to sign with the expansion [[USL First Division]] club [[Carolina RailHawks]]. He played in twenty-eight games, most as a starter, before announcing his retirement from professional soccer on March 18, 2008.<ref>[http://www.carynews.com/sports/story/8487.html Carrieri calls it quits] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511222149/http://www.carynews.com/sports/story/8487.html |date=May 11, 2008 }}</ref>

After spending 2008 coaching with the [[Capital Area Soccer League]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], Carrieri was coaxed out of retirement in 2009 by the [[Richmond Kickers]], and he subsequently played 5 games and scored 1 goal for the team on the way to winning the 2009 USL2 championship.<ref>[http://usl2.uslsoccer.com/home/360743.html Kickers claim USL-2 Championship] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911195325/http://usl2.uslsoccer.com/home/360743.html |date=2009-09-11 }}</ref> On January 14, 2010, Richmond announced the re-signing of Carrieri for the 2010 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usl2.uslsoccer.com/home/393280.html |title=Richmond re-signs four |accessdate=2010-02-05 |work=USLsoccer.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120715081040/http://usl2.uslsoccer.com/home/393280.html |archivedate=2012-07-15 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610203338/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/13380711/22375-13380778/6328909.html Richmond Kickers bio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110119120336/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/carrieri_chris00.html North Carolina bio]

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