Calen Carr

Calen Carr (born October 4, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player. He played in Major League Soccer for the Chicago Fire and Houston Dynamo as a forward and winger. He currently works for MLS as a match analyst for MLS Season Pass broadcasts on Apple TV and a host on the league's website.

Career

High School and College Born in Oakland, California, Carr attended The Branson School in Ross, California until 2001, where he was the team Offensive Player of the Year three times. During this time, Carr trained at the Zico Academy in Brazil.

Carr played college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley, where he finished with 22 goals and 15 assists in 75 matches. He was redshirted in 2003 due to injury. In 2019, Carr was inducted into the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame.

He also played with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League for two seasons, and in the summer of 2005, trained with Arsenal in England.

Professional

Chicago Fire Carr was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the Chicago Fire in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. He made his Fire debut in the opening match of April 1, 2006, coming on as substitute in a 3–2 loss to FC Dallas. Carr scored his first professional goal on June 11 in the stoppage time against the New England Revolution, however the Revs would score twice soon after, with the game ending 3–3. On June 25, he recorded the first assist of his career in a 2–0 win over the New York Red Bulls. The next match saw him Carr get his first career start, as he helped the Fire to a 2–1 win over Real Salt Lake. He ended the regular season with 1 goal and 1 assist from 22 appearances, however just 3 of them were starts.

Carr scored his first goal of the 2008 season on May 17 in a 2–1 loss to the Houston Dynamo. On July 1, Carr scored once in a 4–1 win over the Cleveland City Stars in the U.S. Open Cup. He found the back of the net in Chicago's next match to help the Fire to a 2–2 draw with the Columbus Crew. On July 8, Carr tore his right ACL during a 2–1 loss to D.C. United in the Open Cup quarterfinals. He missed the rest of the season due to the injury, having made just 9 appearances up to that point in the regular season.

On February 8, 2010, Carr signed a new contract with Chicago. He missed the first 4 months of the season due to a quadriceps injury suffered during preseason. On August 18, Carr made his first appearance of the season, coming on as a substitute and scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 win over the New England Revolution. In Chicago's next match, Carr scored as a sub again, however this time the Fire lost 4–3 to Houston. Carr ended the season with 3 goals from 14 appearances, 4 of them being starts.

While playing for the Chicago Fire, Carr participated in an off-season friendly playing for Chivas USA against their sister club, C.D. Guadalajara. Carr drew a penalty as the two sides drew 1-1.

During the 2011 preseason Carr suffered a serious concussion.

Houston Dynamo On March 23, 2011, Carr was traded to the Houston Dynamo in exchange for Dominic Oduro. He made his Dynamo debut on August 17, 2011, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with the New England Revolution. During the game, Carr wore a protective helmet for the first time, something he would do throughout the rest of his career. On September 14, he came off the bench and scored in the 86th minute to give Houston a 2–2 draw with the Columbus Crew. Houston opened the 2012 season on March 11 with a 1–0 win over Chivas USA, with Carr coming off the bench in the game. On June 16, he suffered a left hamstring strain during a 2–1 win over FC Dallas, forcing him to miss 5 games. He returned from the injury on July 15, making a substitute appearance in a 4–0 win over D.C. United. In Houston's next match, Carr scored twice to give the Dynamo a 2–1 win over Sporting Kansas City, On July 21, he picked up his first assist of the season in a 3–0 win over the Montreal Impact. On July 28, he scored in a 2–0 win against Toronto FC. Carr found the back of the net again in Houston's next game, a 2–0 win over the New York Red Bulls. He ended the regular season with 4 goals and 2 assists from 27 appearances.

Carr did not make any first team appearances in 2013 as a result of the injury, but he did make an appearance with the Dynamo reserves, scoring in the game. He retired after the 2013 season. He founded a clothing company called Future Collective with two friends.

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Honors Chicago Fire U.S. Open Cup: 2006

Houston Dynamo MLS Eastern Conference: 2011, 2012

Individual Pac-10 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year: 2005