This is a list of
foreign players in
Major League Soccer. The following players:
- have played at least one MLS game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the U.S. national team on any level, independently from the birthplace
- have been born in the United States and were capped by a foreign national team. This includes players who have dual citizenship with the United States.
In italic: players signed, but yet to play a league match.
Angola
Argentina
- Franco Caraccio – Houston – 2008
- Marcelo Carrera – Columbus – 1996-98
- Eloy Colombano – Kansas City – 2007-08
- Matías Córdoba – Salt Lake – 2008
- Cristian da Silva – MetroStars – 1996-98
- Eduardo Dominguez – Los Angeles – 2008-
- Matias Donnet – DC United – 2006
- Facundo Erpen – DC United, Colorado – 2005-
- Fabian Espíndola – Salt Lake – 2007-
- Dario Fabbro – Kansas City, New England – 2002-03
- Alejandro Farias – New England – 1997
- Lucio Filomeno – DC United – 2005-06
- Juan Forchetti – MetroStars – 2003
- Marcelo Gallardo – DC United – 2008-
- José Galván – MetroStars – 2003
- Sergio Galván Rey – MetroStars – 2004-05
- Christian Gómez – DC United, Colorado – 2004-
- Mario Gori – DC United, Miami, New England, Columbus – 1996-2000
- Nicolas Hernández – Colorado, Columbus – 2006-08
- Marcelo Herrera – Miami – 1998
- Ricardo Iribarren – Columbus, Dallas – 1996, 1998, 2000
- Carlos Ledesma – MetroStars – 1998
- Claudio López – Kansas City – 2008-
- Matias Mantilla – Salt Lake – 2007-08
- Carlos Marinelli – Kansas City – 2007-
- Sergio Miguez – Columbus – 1997
- Javier Morales – Salt Lake – 2007-
- Alberto Naveda – New England – 1996-97
- Franco Niell – DC United – 2008
- Gino Padula – Columbus – 2008-
- Daniel Peinado – Dallas – 1997
- Juan Pietravallo – New York – 2008-
- Gonzalo Peralta – DC United – 2008-
- Pablo Ricchetti – Dallas – 2007-
- Silvio Rudman – Columbus – 1997
- Darío Sala – Dallas – 2005-
- Guillermo Barros Schelotto – Columbus – 2007-
- Diego Soñora – Dallas, MetroStars, DC United, Tampa Bay – 1996-99, 2001
- Leonardo Squadrone – New England – 1997
- Jorge Vazquez – New England – 2003
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
- Branco – MetroStars – 1997
- Cassio – New England – 2005
- Catê – New England – 2001
- Danilo da Silva – MetroStars – 2005
- Dejair – Chivas USA – 2008-
- Denílson – Dallas – 2007
- Luciano Emilio – DC United – 2007-
- Rodrigo Faria – MetroStars, Chicago, San Jose – 2001-03
- Gilberto Flores – MetroStars – 2004-05
- Fred – DC United – 2007-
- Gilmar – Tampa Bay, MetroStars – 1997-98, 2001
- Rafael Gomes – Colorado – 2008
- Bruno Guarda – Dallas – 2008-
- Guido – MetroStars – 1997
- João Batista – Tampa Bay – 1997
- João Luiz – MetroStars – 1997
- Francisco Lima – San Jose – 2008-
- Marquinho – Colorado – 1998
- Thiago Martins – DC United, Chivas USA, New York, Colorado – 2003, 2005-06
- Paulinho McLaren – Miami – 1998
- Bruno Menezes – Chicago – 2007
- Stefani Miglioranzi – Los Angeles, Columbus – 2006-
- Paulo Nagamura – Los Angeles, Toronto, Chivas USA – 2005-
- Naldo – Los Angeles – 2005-06
- Willian Oliveira – Chicago – 2007
- Álvaro Pires – Los Angeles – 2008-
- Roberto Gaúcho – Miami – 1999
- André Rocha – Dallas – 2008-
- Ricardinho – Dallas – 2007-
- Marcelo Saragosa – Los Angeles, Dallas – 2004-
- Thiago da Rosa Correa – Chicago – 2004-07
- Thiago de Souza – Los Angeles – 2006
- Ricardo Virtuoso – Columbus – 2006-07
- Diego Walsh – Columbus, Kansas City – 2003-05
- Welton – New England, Los Angeles, Miami – 1996-2000
- Zico – San Jose – 1997
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
Colombia
- Leonel Álvarez – Dallas, New England – 1996, 1998-2001
- Juan Pablo Ángel – New York – 2007-
- Pedro Álvarez – MetroStars – 2001
- Rafael Amaya – San Jose, Colorado – 1996-97
- Alex Comas – MetroStars – 2000-01
- Wilman Conde – Chicago – 2007-
- Antony de Ávila – MetroStars – 1996-97
- Gerson Echeverry – MetroStars – 1997
- Oscar Echeverry – New York – 2008-
- Rubén Darío Hernández – MetroStars – 1996
- Julian Gómez – MetroStars – 2000
- Gonzalo Martínez – DC United – 2008-
- Jamison Olave – Salt Lake – 2008-
- Óscar Pareja – New England, Dallas – 1998-2005
- Arley Palacios – MetroStars, Miami – 1998-99
- John Wilmar Pérez – Columbus – 2000-02
- Diego Serna – Miami, MetroStars, New England, Los Angeles, Colorado – 1998-2003, 2005
- Juan Carlos Toja – Dallas – 2007-08
- John Jairo Tréllez – Dallas – 1999
- Iván Trujillo – Kansas City – 2008-
- Adolfo Valencia – MetroStars – 2000-01
- Carlos Valderrama – Tampa Bay, Miami, Colorado – 1996-2002
- Henry Zambrano – MetroStars, Colorado, DC United – 1999-2000, 2002
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
El Salvador
England
Finland
France
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
- Samuel Caballero – Chicago – 2005
- Mauricio Castro – New England – 2008-
- Arnold Cruz – DC United, San Jose – 1997
- Roger Espinoza – Kansas City – 2008-
- Iván Guerrero – Chicago, San Jose, DC United – 2005-
- Amado Guevara – MetroStars/New York, Chivas USA, Toronto – 2003-
- Saul Martínez – Miami – 1999
- Ramón Núñez – Dallas, Chivas USA – 2004-07
- Carlos Pavón – Los Angeles – 2007
- Alex Pineda Chacón – Miami, New England, Los Angeles, Columbus – 2001-03
- Milton Reyes – DC United, Dallas – 2002, 2004
Hungary
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
- Nicholas Addlery – DC United – 2007
- Alex Blake – Colorado – 2003
- Altimont Butler – San Jose, Columbus – 1996-97
- Omar Cummings – Colorado – 2007-
- Chris Dawes – Colorado – 2001
- Stephen deRoux – DC United – 2006-07
- Winston Griffiths – MetroStars, Los Angeles, New England – 2002
- Wolde Harris – Colorado, New England, Kansas City – 1997-2003, 2005
- Jermaine Hue – Kansas City – 2005-06
- Ryan Johnson – Salt Lake, Chicago, San Jose – 2006, 2008-
- Onandi Lowe – Kansas City – 2001
- Tyrone Marshall – Colorado, Miami, Los Angeles, Toronto – 1998-
- Darryl Powell – Colorado – 2003-04
- Damani Ralph – Chicago – 2003-04
- Dane Richards – New York – 2007-
- Robert Scarlett – Salt Lake – 2005
- Gregory Simmonds – Miami – 2001
- Khari Stephenson – Kansas City – 2004-05
- Fabian Taylor – MetroStars – 2004
- Roger Thomas – Miami – 1998
- Shavar Thomas – Dallas, Kansas City, Chivas USA – 2003-
- Andy Williams – Columbus, Miami, New England, MetroStars, Chicago, Salt Lake – 1998-
- Paul Young – Columbus, Tampa Bay – 1996, 1998
- Craig Ziadie – DC United, MetroStars – 2001-04
Japan
Liberia
Mali
Mexico
- José Abundis – New England – 2006
- César Alvarado – Tampa Bay – 1999
- Byron Álvarez – MetroStars – 2002
- Armando Begines – Chivas USA – 2005
- Cuauhtemoc Blanco – Chicago – 2007-
- Jorge Campos – Los Angeles, Chicago – 1996-98
- Tote Castañeda – Colorado – 1997
- Héctor Cuadros – Chivas USA – 2005
- Damian – Dallas, New England – 1997-98
- Duilio Davino – Dallas – 2008-
- Antonio de la Torre – Colorado – 2004
- César Delgado – Kansas City – 1999
- Missael Espinoza – San Jose – 1996
- Vicente Figueroa – San Jose, Kansas City – 1998-2000
- Johnny García – Chivas USA – 2006
- Juan Pablo García – Chivas USA – 2005-06
- Sergio García – Chivas USA – 2005
- Daniel Guzmán – San Jose – 1997
- Carlos Hermosillo – Los Angeles – 1998-99
- Luis Hernández – Los Angeles – 2000-01
- Diego Jiménez – New York – 2008-
- Alfonso Loera – Chivas USA – 2005
- Aaron López – Chivas USA – 2005
- Antonio Martínez – Dallas, Los Angeles, Chivas USA – 2000-03, 2005
- Francisco Mendoza – Chivas USA – 2005-
- Jesús Morales – Chivas USA – 2006
- Roberto Nurse – Chivas USA – 2008-
- Jesús Ochoa – Los Angeles, Chivas USA – 2002-03, 2005
- Daniel Osorno – Colorado – 2007
- Francisco Palencia – Chivas USA – 2005-06
- David Patiño – Colorado – 1997
- Ramón Ramírez – Chivas USA – 2005
- José Retiz – Los Angeles, Columbus – 2003, 2006
- Alberto Rizo – Colorado – 2003
- Edmundo Rodriguez – MetroStars, Kansas City – 1996-97
- Isaac Romo – Chivas USA – 2005
- Hugo Sánchez – Dallas – 1996
- Erasmo Solórzano – Chivas USA – 2007
- Claudio Suárez – Chivas USA – 2006-
- Francisco Uribe – San Jose – 1998
- José Vasquez – Los Angeles – 1996-98
- Martín Zúñiga – Chivas USA – 2005
Morocco
Mozambique
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Northern Ireland
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Scotland
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Venezuela
Wales
Zimbabwe
Notes
See also