Maisonneuve, Brian

Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 06/28/1973
Height: 5' 11"   Weight: 170 lbs
College Experience: Indiana
Caps: 13

Biography:

Brian Maisonneuve has emerged as one of the top holding midfielders in MLS despite having forced to overcome several injuries. He is a mainstay in the Columbus Crew midfield after missing the entire 2000 season with an ankle injury.

 

Maisonneuve has the experience of three World Cup matches under his belt and is working to reintegrate himself back into the national team after having had to sit out a year with injury and spend an MLS season getting back to top fitness and form.

 

National team highlights:
2002 - Returned to the National Team to  play three games, starting one against Honduras in March.
1998 - Played in  all three games of France ¿98, starting in two of them.
1996 - Played in  three games for the U.S. in the 1996 Olympic Games, scoring two of the team¿s  four goals.
1995 - Played in four out of five games for the U.S. during the  World University Games in 1995.

 

Professional highlights:
2004 - Saw limited action throughout the  year before announcing his retirement at the end of the season.
2003 - Played  23 games, starting 20; scored one goal in over 1,700 minutes in the heart of  Columbus' midfield.
2002 - Helped lead the Crew to their first Lamar Hunt  U.S. Open Cup trophy.
2002 - Scored a goal and had six assists in 26  games.
2001 - Helped the Crew to a second-place finish in the Central Division in 2001, his first year back from injury, earning Player of the Month honors in August.
1997 - Became one of only a few MLS players to garner an assist in five consecutive games, registering a total of nine assists and three goals on the season.
1996 - Allocated to the Columbus Crew in inaugural year  of MLS

 

Youth and College: Was a Parade All-American as a senior at De La Salle High School in Warren, Mich. Attended Indiana University "because of the reputation of both the soccer program and the business school."

 

Maissoneuve won the 1994 Hermann Trophy as top collegiate soccer player as a senior at Indiana, also finished third in the balloting for the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year Award. A two-time All-American and Big Ten MVP, a three-time first-team All-Big Ten selection, Maissoneuve finished at IU as the all-time leading goal scorer in Big Ten history with 44.

 

College: Maisonneuve, nicknamed Maze, won the Herman Trophy at  Indiana University as a senior in 1994.