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Brian McBride

He plays as a striker and he has appeared in three World Cups for the United States national team.

Brian McBride (born June 19, 1972) is a football striker who has appeared in three World Cups for the United States national team and is currently playing for the club Fulham of the English Premier League.
Before joining Fulham, McBride had previously played in England for Everton in 2002 and Preston North End in 2000. Before that, McBride played for VfL Wolfsburg of the German 2 Bundesliga and the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer, for whom he was a fan favorite. McBride was most recently named Fulham FC Player of the Season for 2005-06 by Fulham supporters.
In January 2004, English Premiership club Fulham bought McBride's rights from MLS for $1.5 million along with midfielder Alistair Bygrave who later left the English Premiership for the Korean K-league. By this time, McBride was approaching the end of his contract with MLS and the league sought to profit from his transfer as much as possible. They had retained McBride in MLS in order to maximize on his appeal to the fans, but did not want another situation similar to Joe-Max Moore who left MLS for Everton for little more than a token transfer fee. Therefore, the league settled for less than even Preston had offered in 2000 to transfer McBride to Fulham. When McBride arrived in Fulham, he scored his first goal in his debut game - against Tottenham again.
He played 18 games during the last half of the 2003-04 season, scoring a total of 5 goals. His scoring pace remained steady through the next two seasons. In 2004-05, he played 31 league games and 6 cup games, scoring 6 league and 3 cup goals. In 2005-06, he played 39 league and 1 cup games, scoring 10 league and 1 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. He has a reputation as a battler with a high work rate, a trait prized in English football.
McBride was Fulham's top scorer for their 2006-07 Premiership campaign with 12 goals to his name.
McBride was a significant player for the United States national team, earning 95 caps and scoring 30 goals for the national team. He made his international debut in 1993.
He appeared in the 1998, 2002, and 2006 World Cups, and is the only American ever to score goals in more than one World Cup, doing so in the tournaments of 1998 and 2002. Both of the goals he scored in the 2002 tournament were game-winners for the United States (versus Portugal and Mexico). McBride is second behind Bert Patenaude for the most World Cup goals for an American with three.
On May 2, 2006, McBride was named to the US roster for his 3rd consecutive World Cup. At the 2006 World Cup, McBride was severely bloodied in the Group Play match against Italy. Daniele De Rossi elbowed McBride in the face, requiring the American to get three stitches. De Rossi later apologized to McBride (who subsequently praised De Rossi as "classy" for approaching him after the match). De Rossi was banned for four matches and fined CHF 10,000.
McBride announced his retirement from international football on July 26, 2006. He is the first-ever spokesperson for the Central Ohio Diabetes Association. He donated $100 to the association for every goal and assist he tallied for the U.S. National Team.

Fulham
19 June 1972
Source: Wikipedia