Brian Dunseth

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Brian William Dunseth (born March 2, 1977 in Upland, California) is an American soccer player.

Dunseth played college soccer at Cal State-Fullerton, and was one of the first players to sign a Project-40 contract, doing so in 1997. He was assigned to the New England Revolution and spent the next four and a half seasons there, before being traded to the Miami Fusion midway through 2001. The Fusion was contracted next year, and Dunseth was taken by the Columbus Crew in the Dispersal Draft and spent a year and a half there, before a trade to the Dallas Burn.

Dunseth left MLS for 2004, playing for Bodens BK in Sweden. He then came back to the league, signing with Real Salt Lake. He played a year with the club, before a trade to Chivas USA for Douglas Sequeira and Christian Jimenez. Before the 2006 season started, Dunseth was traded again, to the Los Angeles Galaxy for a draft pick. In process, he became the first MLS player to be on the roster of seven different teams (although he never played for Chivas). He was waived by the Galaxy in May 2006. In eight years of MLS, Dunseth scored five goals and six assists. He has since announced his retirement from soccer. [1]

Along with former Cal St Fullerton teammate Ben Hooper, Dunseth created and is co-owner of Bumpy Pitch, a fashion line dedicated to their love of the game and The Original Winger, a Designated Players website that is focused on the Lifestyle of Soccer Players and Fans.

Dunseth was a member of the national squad competing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and 1997 World Youth Championship.

He is currently playing for Los Angeles-based amateur team Hollywood United, and helped them qualify for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for the first time in 2008.