25 Facts About Calen Carr

Calen Carr was born on October 4,1982 and is an American former professional soccer player.

Calen Carr played in Major League Soccer for the Chicago Fire and Houston Dynamo as a forward and winger.

Calen Carr played college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley, where he finished with 22 goals and 15 assists in 75 matches.

In 2019, Calen Carr was inducted into the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame.

Calen Carr 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.

Calen Carr was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the Chicago Fire in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.

Calen Carr ended the regular season with 1 goal and 1 assist from 22 appearances, however just 3 of them were starts.

Calen Carr appeared off the bench in both legs of Chicago's playoff matchup with New England, with the Revolution advancing on penalties.

Calen Carr finished the regular season with 27 appearances, 10 of them starts, 3 goals and 2 assists, helping the Fire qualify for the playoffs.

Calen Carr missed the rest of the season due to the injury, having made just 9 appearances up to that point in the regular season.

Calen Carr would make 10 appearances in 2009, all of them off the bench.

Calen Carr did not play in any of the three playoff games for Chicago.

On February 8,2010, Calen Carr signed a new contract with Chicago.

Calen Carr missed the first 4 months of the season due to a quadriceps injury suffered during preseason.

Calen Carr ended the season with 3 goals from 14 appearances, 4 of them being starts.

On March 23,2011, Calen Carr was traded to the Houston Dynamo in exchange for Dominic Oduro.

Calen Carr ended the regular season with 1 goal from 9 appearances, 4 of them being starts.

Calen Carr underwent surgery on his left knee ahead of the 2012 season.

Calen Carr ended the regular season with 4 goals and 2 assists from 27 appearances.

Calen Carr returned from his hamstring injury to start MLS Cup 2012.

Calen 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.

Since 2016, Calen Carr has worked as a host for various shows on MLS's website and YouTube channel, including "The Movement" documentary series and the "Extratime" podcast.

Calen Carr was born in Oakland, California and raised in nearby Berkeley, but spent significant time traveling around the world with mother, Claudia Calen Carr, who was a professor at University of California, Berkeley.

Calen Carr's mom is white from Indianapolis, Indiana while his dad is Aboriginal Australian from Alice Springs, Northern Territory.

Calen Carr founded a clothing company called Future Collective with two friends.