This is Part Six in a list of players that will be joining the Los Angeles Galaxy this season.

From one side of the border to the other, and back again.

The continuing adventures of well-traveled forward Chad Barrett have seen him make a statement with the Chicago Fire and the Toronto Football Club.

And now, in his seventh season in Major League Soccer, Barrett looks to finally strike gold as he returns home to Southern California, and the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Hope that passport isn't expired while you're at it, Chad.

Chad Barrett was born on April 30, 1985 in San Diego, California. San Diego has a strong soccer tradition, with the San Diego Toreros and San Diego State Aztecs performing and holding their own in the West Coast and Pac 10 conferences, respectively.

One can witness the occasional international club or country friendly at Qualcomm Stadium, while at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in Solana Beach, fans can get a taste of the indoor game via PASL-PRO side San Diego Sockers.

Barrett first came into the limelight as a member of the UCLA Bruins, currently managed by Jorge Salcedo. In 2003, his freshman year, Barrett was named the Pac 10 Co-Freshman/Newcomer of the Year and was a second team All-Pac 10 selection. He was second on the team in goals with 10, assists with eight and points with 28, the latter being the most by a Bruin freshman since Joe-Max Moore's 32 points in 1990.

In 2004, Barrett was again named to the All-Pac 10 second team, racking up a team-high 10 assists, six goals, including three game-winning goals, and 22 points. All in all, Barrett left Westwood with a 34-6-3 record and 50 points, 16 goals and 18 assists to his credit.

As a youth player, Barrett played with the USA Men's Under-20 national team, scoring once in four appearances at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.

The work Barrett put in as a college and youth international player saw him drafted as the third overall pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire. He made his MLS debut on April 2, 2005 against FC Dallas, and his first MLS goal came on May 28 against Real Salt Lake.

Barrett finished his rookie year with one goal and four assists in 20 appearances and four starts.

It was a difficult year for Barrett in 2006, as injuries limited his playing time to nine starts in 16 appearances.

However, he recorded five goals and an assist while leading the Fire to the 2006 U.S. Open Cup, before undergoing season-ending surgery on September 15.

In 2007, with a renewed vigor, Barrett led the Fire in with seven goals while adding two assists. He was the only Chicago player to play in all 30 contests—25 of them being starts—to go with 1,983 minutes of action.

Midway through the 2008 MLS season, Barrett would be traded to Toronto FC, but not before recording 17 goals in 82 appearances. With his new club, he recorded a team-high nine goals.

In 2009, Barrett started 27 of 29 games for TFC, recording 2,069 minutes of action. Although he managed only five goals and three assists, Barrett was instrumental in securing Toronto the 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship, scoring a goal in the Reds' wild 6-1 victory over future MLS side Montreal Impact.

Last season, Barrett continued to add pain to the Impact's misery, opening his account in a 2-0 win over Montreal in the 2010 Canadian Championship.

What goes around seemed to come around for the San Diego native, as his first MLS goals of the year came in the form of a brace against his former club, the Fire, as part of Toronto's 4-1 win.

And in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round tie against C.D. Motagua, Barrett was instrumental, scoring one goal in each leg of TFC's 3-2 aggregate victory.

But it seemed that Toronto FC was going to be in for another disappointing season and, meanwhile, the absence of Edson Buddle meant that the Los Angeles Galaxy were short on attacking forwards.

So to patch up the hole, the Galaxy acquired Chad Barrett in exchange for allocation money on Jan. 13, 2011.

Whether or not he ends up becoming the quick fix the Galaxy desperately need in their attempt to gain back their firepower remains to be seen.

But with a U.S. Open Cup and two Canadian Championships under his belt, Chad Barrett has already proved to many naysayers that he can deliver in the clutch when needed, and he will look to add an MLS Cup with the Galaxy to his resume of accomplishments.

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