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| DOB : 05/24/1978 |
Position : Forward |
| Height :
6'1"
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Weight : 195 |
| Team : U.S. Men |
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MNT Career Stats
GP: 17 – Goals: 3
World Cup Stats
GP: 0 – Goals: 0
World Cup Qualifying Stats
GP: 6 – Goals: 2
U.S. National Team: Has an excellent work rate and is a strong finisher … Is the first Hawaiian to play for the United States, earning his first cap against Wales on May 26, 2003 … A hamstring injury kept Ching out of the USA’s qualifiers in June of 2005, and a subsequent surgery ruled him out of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup … Made his pro debut in 2001 with the Galaxy before making a name for himself with the Seattle Sounders of the United Soccer Leagues in 2002 … Worked his way back to MLS in 2003 to eventually stake his claim as one of the most dangerous strikers in the league … Named to the MLS Best XI and MLS Comeback Player of the Year in 2004, a year after rupturing his right Achilles tendon midway through the 2003 season … 2005: Appeared in three final round qualifiers, starting two … Partnered with Eddie Johnson for the USA’s 2-0 win against Guatemala on March 30 in Birmingham, Ala. … Played the last two qualifiers, starting in the 3-0 loss away to Costa Rica before replacing Taylor Twellman in the 2-0 win against Panama four days later … A hamstring injury kept Ching out of the June qualifiers, and a subsequent surgery ruled him out of the Gold Cup … Played in six games total, the most of his MNT career … 2004: Made a total of four appearances for the MNT, starting two games … Came up with two clutch goals in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying, scoring in back-to-back qualifiers … Buried a Landon Donovan pass from close range to pull out a dramatic 1-1 draw against Jamaica and leave Kingston with an important point to open the semifinal round of qualifying … Headed home the game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory against El Salvador in Foxboro … Played in his third straight qualifying match when he started against Panama in Panama City … Got his first cap of the year when he came on as a substitute in the 65th minute against Poland in Chicago … 2003: Ching made his first appearance for the U.S. National Team on May 26 against Wales at Spartan Stadium, entering as a substitute in the 75th minute … First Appearance: May 26, 2003, vs. Wales … First Goal: August 18, 2004, vs. Jamaica.
Professional: Played in MLS before moving to the A-League and working his way back to lay claim as one of the most dangerous strikers in the MLS … Named to the MLS Best XI and MLS Comeback Player of the Year in 2004 … 2005: Had seven goals and five assists in only 16 regular season matches for the San Jose Earthquakes, still good for third best on the team … His game-tying goal in the 1-1 draw against FC Dallas on Sept. 25 clinched the top the spot in the Western Conference for San Jose … Scored the lone goal in San Jose’s 1-1 draw against Los Angeles on Oct. 30 in San Jose in the second leg of the semifinal playoff series … 2004: Played in 25 matches, starting 21 … Led the team in scoring and goals scored with 28 points on 12 goals and four assists … Tied for first in the league for goals scored with Eddie Johnson … Was second in the league in scoring … 2003: Started the season on a hot streak with six goals and two assists in 15 games before getting injured and sitting out the rest of the year … Scored his first goal with the Earthquakes in his first start with the team on April 12 against Colorado, striking just 53 seconds into the match … Ruptured his right Achilles tendon on August 16 against New England and underwent surgery three days later forcing him to miss the rest of the season ... Made his official Earthquakes debut in April against CSD Municipal, playing 90 minutes and scoring his first goal … 2002: Played the entire 2002 season with the Seattle Sounders of the A-League, earning All-League honors ... Selected to the A-League Team of the Week four times ... Scored 16 goals and registered eight assists for Seattle ... Ranked second in the A-League in scoring, fourth in assists and third in shots … 2001: Played eight games for the Galaxy, starting one ... Scored one goal and one assist ... Made two appearances in the 2001 MLS Cup Playoffs.
College / High School / Club: Finished Gonzaga career with 34 goals, third-most in school history ... Holds the Gonzaga all-time record with 23 assists ... Tied for second on Gonzaga's all-time points list with 91 when he left the school ... First Team All-WCC and All-Far West Region in 2000 ... First Team All-WCC in 1999 ... Missed entire 1998 season after surgery to repair injured meniscus in his right knee ... Second Team All-WCC in 1997 ... Scored three goals and six assists in 1996 ... Helped Gonzaga win two WCC Championships during his career … USL Premier Rookie of the Year in 1997 as a member of the Spokane Shadow … Starred at Kamehameha High School in Honolulu, Hawaii ... Played for the Bulls club team and traveled to tournaments on the mainland, where he was noticed by Gonzaga’s coaches.
Personal: First Hawaiian native ever drafted by an MLS team ... Started playing soccer at age seven, and his mother was his first coach ... Enjoys surfing and golfing ... Lists Superman as favorite superhero ... Was an accounting major at Gonzaga. |
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