Chase Michael Hilgenbrinck McDonald is a former American soccer defender. He's most notable for walking away from his professional career to become a Catholic priest. His parents, Mike and Kim, raised their children as Catholics. They brought him and his older brother, Blaise, to church each and every Sunday, where both sons served as altar boys at Holy Trinity Church in Bloomington, Ill. Chase made the United States Under-17 national team, before moving on to play for Clemson University, where he was a three-year starter, playing on the same defensive line as future U.S. senior national team fixture Oguchi Onyewu. After graduating in 2004, Chase was undrafted by MLS after a decent college career. Claudio Arias, the Chilean soccer coach at nearby Southern Wesleyan University, suggested going to Chile where he thought he could help Chase get a contract. Hilgenbrinck signed with Huachipato of Chile's top division, but was loaned out to lower division club Deportes Naval. He eventually moved on to second-division club �ublense and helped them to achieve promotion to Chile's top flight. 

April 2nd, 1982 in Quincy (Age 42)