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.

Ricardo Clark (born February 10, 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfielder for the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Clark played high school soccer at St. Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta, Georgia, and college soccer at Furman University in 2001 and 2002, and was named a first-team All-American in his second season. After his sophomore year, he signed a Project-40 contract with MLS, …

Dwayne De Rosario (also spelt de Rosario and commonly shortened to D-Ro by fans; born on May 15, 1978 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player, who currently plays as a midfielder and forward for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer.

Stuart Holden (born August 1, 1985 in Aberdeen, Scotland) is an American soccer player who currently plays midfielder for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer. After playing two years at Clemson University, Holden signed with English club Sunderland in March 2005. Shortly after, Holden suffered a brutal attack in which his left eye socket was fractured outside a bar in Newcastle March 12, 2005.

Richard Mulrooney (born November 3, 1976 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfielder for the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Mulrooney played four years of college soccer at Creighton University, where he recorded 51 assists from 1995 to 1998. While there, he helped lead the team to the NCAA Final Four in 1996, and was named an NCAA All-American as a senior.

Craig Waibel (born August 21, 1975 in Portland, Oregon) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Waibel played college soccer at University of Washington along with fellow Earthquakes Ian Russell and Wes Hart. Upon graduating, Waibel was not selected in the 1999 MLS College Draft. He was, however, picked by the Seattle Sounders 17th in the 1999 A-League draft.

Eddie Robinson (born June 19, 1978 in Orlando, Florida) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Eddie played college soccer at University of North Carolina from 1996 to 2000, finishing his career with four goals and eight assists in 73 games. After graduating, he was selected 20th overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes.

Bradley Joseph (Brad) Davis (born November 8, 1981 in St. Charles, Missouri) is an American soccer player, who currently plays left midfield for the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Davis attended high school at Chaminade College Preparatory School (Missouri), and Davis joined Saint Louis University in 2000, and played for the school for two seasons before leaving college soccer for the professional ranks.

Joseph Ngwenya (born March 30, 1981 in Plumtree, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean soccer player who currently plays forward for the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Ngwenya was drafted third overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft out of Coastal Carolina University, where he led the NCAA in scoring with 21 goals and 14 assists and was named a First Team All-American in 2003.

Wade Barrett (born June 23, 1976 in Virginia Beach, Virginia) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Barrett played college soccer at William & Mary in his native Virginia from 1994 to 1997, where he scored 38 goals and 26 assists, and was voted an NSCAA All-American in his senior season. Subsequently, Barrett was drafted 12th overall in the 1998 MLS College Draft by the then-San Jose Clash.

Patrick Ianni (born April 15, 1985 in Lodi, California) is an American soccer defender / defensive midfielder, who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo of the Major League Soccer. After completing his junior season at UCLA and playing in the USL Premier Development League with the Southern California Seahorses, Ianni entered the 2006 MLS SuperDraft he was chosen by Houston as the 8th overall pick. Patrick's performance with the Bruins led to his Hermann Award nomination.

Brian Mullan (born April 23, 1978 in Mineola, New York) is an American soccer player, who currently plays right midfield for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Mullan played his college soccer at Creighton University from 1997 to 2000, where he was named a second team All-American as a senior. While at Creighton, Brian played with former Earthquakes teammate Richard Mulrooney.

Ryan Cochrane (born August 8, 1983 in Portland, Oregon) is an American football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Cochrane attended La Salle High School near Portland, Oregon and played three years of college soccer at Santa Clara University, from 2001 to 2003. In his final year, Cochrane was named a second-team All American, and was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist.

Patrick Onstad (born January 13, 1968 in Vancouver) is a professional Canadian soccer goalkeeper. He is an active member of the Canadian national soccer team, and currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Onstad began his lengthy soccer career tending goal at the University of British Columbia, who he led to three CIAU National Championships. After graduating, Onstad joined the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League in 1987.

Kelly Lawrence Kirmil Gray (born April 7, 1981 in Palo Alto, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Los Angeles of Major League Soccer. Gray played forward and midfielder at the University of Portland from 1999 to 2001. He scored a total of 32 goals and 12 assists in his three years for the Pilots and was voted a second-team All-American and first-team All-WCC as a junior. After his junior season, Gray signed a Project-40 contract with MLS, …

Mike Chabala (born Michael Shaun Chabala on May 24, 1984) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Chabala was drafted by Houston during the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. Prior to entering the professional ranks, Chabala played for the University of Washington, and for both Yakima Reds and Fresno Fuego in the USL Premier Development League.

Kevin Goldthwaite (born December 9, 1982 in Sacramento, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Goldthwaite played college soccer at Notre Dame from 2001-2004. He was named second-team all-Big East a a junior in 2003 and first-team all-Big East in 2004. Goldthwaite was also a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy in 2004.

Zach Wells (born Zachary Stephen Wells on February 26, 1981 in Costa Mesa, California) is an American soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Wells played college soccer at UCLA from 1999 to 2003, where he helped the school to an NCAA Championship as a junior, and was named first-team All-Pac 10 as a senior. Upon graduating, Wells was selected 21st overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the MetroStars.

Ronald Cerritos (born January 3, 1975 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran football (soccer) forward, who last played for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Cerritos has spent the bulk of his career playing in MLS -- he was signed by the league March 21, 1997, and allocated to the San Jose Clash. Cerritos had his most successful years with the Clash and, subsequently, the rechristened Earthquakes; he was named to the MLS Best XI in his first year with the club.

Alejandro Moreno (born July 8, 1979 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan soccer player, who currently plays striker for Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Moreno played four years of college soccer at UNC Greensboro. He finished his career their fourth on the team's all-time scoring lists, with 65 goals and 25 assists, and having been named first team NSCAA All-South all four years with the team.

Paul Dalglish (born 18 February 1977 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo. Dalglish, son of former Scotland international Kenny Dalglish, started his career as a youth player with Celtic before joining Liverpool, but made no appearances for either of his father's former clubs. Dalglish was then signed by his father for Newcastle United, he made 14 appearances, scoring one goal.

Chris Aloisi (born February 21, 1981) is an American soccer player, who last played defender for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer. Aloisi was drafted 57th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Los Angeles Galaxy, after playing for years of college soccer at Syracuse University, and being named third-team All-Big East twice. Aloisi has struggled to get much playing time in a deep 2004 Galaxy defense.

Corey Ashe (born March 14, 1986) is an American soccer midfielder who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Ashe was drafted by the Dynamo in the second round of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft, 26th overall. Ashe was a standout in the United States' under-17 national team as co-captain of the team from 2001-03. He played in the 2003 U-17 World Championship. He matriculated at the University of North Carolina in 2003 and played four years for the Tarheels, …

James Twellman (born December 24, 1982) is an American professional soccer player and brother of New England Revolution striker, Taylor Twellman. Twellman currently plays defender in Major League Soccer for Houston Dynamo. Twellman graduated from Stanford University in 2005.

John Michael Hayden (born April 27, 1984 is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. A two-time Parade Magazine All-American at Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, Hayden matriculated at Indiana University in 2002. After redshirting his freshman season, Hayden began to see regular time with the Hoosiers in 2003 as they won back-to-back NCAA titles in 2003 and 2004.

Erik Ustruck (born January 4, 1985) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer. Ustruck played four years at Santa Clara University, scoring eight goals during his collegiate career and fighting back from a knee injury during his junior year. He was noted for his versatility and work ethic.

Chris Wondolowski (born January 28, 1983) is an American soccer player, who currently plays midfielder for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer. Wondolowski was drafted 41st overall in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft by the San Jose Earthquakes after a standout college career at Chico State. He also led the Chico Rooks of the then Men's Premier Soccer League with 17 goals in the 2004 season. Although he made only two MLS appearances for San Jose in 2005, …

Aaron Lanes (born November 17, 1982 in Mill Valley, California is an American soccer defensive midfielder, who last played for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Lanes captained UC-Santa Cruz to a 22-2 record and a second-place finish in the NCAA Division III tournament as a senior in 2004, also earning first-team all-Independent Division III and NSCAA second-team all-West Region honors along the way.

Martin Hutton (born January 21, 1982 in Spring, Texas) is an American soccer player, who last played for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Hutton began his collegiate soccer career at Clemson University from in 2000. He redshirted his first season and played in 5 matches the next year before transferring to Saint Louis University after the 2001 season. He spent the next 3 years in Saint Louis where he started 50 of 54 games accumulating 205 saves, 14 shutouts, …

Adrian Serioux (born May 12, 1979 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian international soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer. After playing college soccer for the University of New Haven, Serioux started his pro career with the Toronto Lynx in the A-League. He then moved to England and Millwall. Serioux is known to have one of the longest throws in the sport, once setting up a goal against Leicester City, …

Tighe Dombrowski (born March 3, 1982) is an American soccer player, who currently plays full back and winger for IK Sirius of the Swedish Superettan. He is currently the only American on the team's roster, and is starting at left back. Dombrowski played four years of college soccer for the Milwaukee Panthers of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 2000-2003, during which he was named first team All-Horizon League three times.

Mpho Moloi (born May 20, 1983 in Soweto, South Africa) is a soccer midfielder who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Moloi attended the well-known soccer power St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, New Jersey for his junior and senior years of high school, helping the Grey Bees to consecutive NJISAA prep championships and a mythical national championship. He played college soccer at UConn, where he was a regular for four years and captain for three years.

Marcus Storey (born November 9, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American soccer forward, who last played for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Storey played college soccer at the University of North Carolina, where he was a dominant forward. Following being named the ACC Rookie of the Year in 2001, Storey was named to the All-ACC first team as a junior and a senior. He finished his career with the Tar Heels with 29 goals and 21 assists in 86 games.

Julian Nash (born March 1, 1983) is an American soccer player, who currently plays forward for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.