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 outside the United States OR 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. [edit] Angola  [edit] Argentina  - Guillermo Barros Schelotto – Columbus – 2007-
- 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
- Facundo Diz - Colorado Rapids - 2009-
- Eduardo Dominguez – Los Angeles – 2008
- Matias Donnet – DC United – 2006
- Facundo Erpen – DC United, Colorado – 2005-08
- Fabian Espíndola – Salt Lake – 2007-08
- Darío 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
- Walter Garcia - New York - 2009-
- Christian Gómez – DC United, Colorado – 2004-
- Nelson González - Salt Lake 2009-
- Mario Gori – DC United, Miami, New England, Columbus – 1996-2000
- Nicolas Hernández – Colorado, Columbus – 2006-08
- Marcelo Herrera – Miami – 1998
- Santiago Hirsig – Kansas City – 2009-
- 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 – 2007-08
- 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 – 2008-09
- Gonzalo Peralta – DC United – 2008
- Pablo Ricchetti – Dallas – 2007-
- Silvio Rudman – Columbus – 1997
- Darío Sala – Dallas – 2005-
- Diego Soñora – Dallas, MetroStars, DC United, Tampa Bay – 1996-99, 2001
- Leonardo Squadrone – New England – 1997
- Jorge Vazquez – New England – 2003
- Pablo Vitti – Toronto – 2009-
[edit] Armenia  [edit] Austria  [edit] Belarus  [edit] Belgium  [edit] Bermuda  [edit] Bolivia  [edit] Bosnia-Herzegovina  [edit] Botswana  [edit] Burundi  [edit] Brazil  - Branco – MetroStars – 1997
- Pablo Campos – San Jose, Salt Lake – 2009-
- 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[4] – Tampa Bay – 1997
- João Luiz – MetroStars – 1997
- Francisco Lima – San Jose – 2008
- André Luiz Moreira - San Jose - 2009-
- Maicon - Chivas USA - 2009-
- 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-
- Thiago da Rosa Correa – Chicago – 2004-07
- Ricardinho – Dallas – 2007-08
- Marcelo Saragosa – Los Angeles, Dallas, Chivas USA – 2004-
- 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
[edit] Bulgaria  [edit] Cameroon  [edit] Canada  - Nana Attakora-Gyan – Toronto – 2008-
- Geoff Aunger – New England, DC United, Colorado – 1996, 1998-2001
- Jason Bent – Colorado – 1998-2000
- Adam Braz – Toronto – 2007
- Jim Brennan – Toronto – 2007-
- Felix Brillant – New England – 2004
- Alex Bunbury[5] – Kansas City – 1999-2000
- Miguel Cañizalez[6] – Toronto – 2007
- Adrian Cann – Colorado – 2004
- Chaka Daley – New England – 1999
- Dwayne De Rosario – San Jose/Houston, Toronto – 2001-
- Srdjan Djekanovic[7] – Toronto – 2007
- Iain Fraser[8] – New England – 1996
- Gabe Gala[9] – Toronto – 2007-
- Derek Gaudet – Toronto – 2008
- Ali Gerba - Toronto - 2009-
- Julian de Guzman - Toronto - 2009-
- Andrew Hainault - Houston - 2009-
- Kevin Harmse[10] – Los Angeles, Toronto – 2007-
- Pat Harrington[1] – Kansas City, Columbus – 1996
- Tyler Hemming – Toronto – 2007-08
- Dejan Jakovic[7] – DC United – 2009-
- Ante Jazic – Los Angeles, Chivas USA – 2006-
- Will Johnson – Chicago, Salt Lake – 2005, 2008-
- Diaz Kambere[11] – Toronto – 2008
- Andrea Lombardo – Toronto – 2007-08
- Joey Melo – Toronto – 2007
- David Monsalve – Toronto – 2007
- Pat Onstad – San Jose/Houston – 2003-
- Chris Pozniak[12] – Toronto, Chivas USA – 2007-08
- Marco Reda – Toronto – 2007
- Marco Rizi – MetroStars – 1997
- António Ribeiro - San Jose - 2009-
- Tyler Rosenlund – Toronto – 2008
- Adrian Serioux – Houston, Dallas, Toronto – 2006-
- Kenny Stamatopoulos[13] – Toronto – 2007
- Greg Sutton – Chicago, Toronto – 1999-2000, 2007-
- Mark Watson – Columbus, New England, DC United – 1996, 2001
- O'Brian White[14] – Toronto – 2009-
- Frank Yallop[15] – Tampa Bay – 1996-98
[edit] Cape Verde  [edit] 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
- Jair Benitez - Dallas - 2009-
- Alex Comas – MetroStars – 2000-01
- Wilman Conde – Chicago – 2007-
- Yamith Cuesta - Chivas USA - 2009-
- Antony de Ávila – MetroStars – 1996-97
- Gerson Echeverry – MetroStars – 1997
- Oscar Echeverry – New York – 2008
- David Ferreira – Dallas – 2009-
- Rubén Darío Hernández – MetroStars – 1996
- Jhon Kennedy Hurtado – Seattle – 2009-
- Julian Gómez – MetroStars – 2000
- Gonzalo Martínez – DC United – 2008-
- Fredy Montero – Seattle – 2009-
- 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
[edit] Congo DR  [edit] Costa Rica  [edit] Côte d'Ivoire  [edit] Croatia  [edit] Czech Republic  [edit] Denmark  [edit] Ecuador  [edit] El Salvador  [edit] England  [edit] Finland  [edit] France  [edit] Gambia  [edit] Georgia  [edit] Germany  [edit] Grenada  [edit] Guatemala  [edit] Guyana  [edit] Honduras  - Samuel Caballero – Chicago – 2005
- Mauricio Castro – New England – 2008-
- Marvin Chavez - Dallas - 2009-
- Arnold Cruz – DC United, San Jose – 1997
- Roger Espinoza – Kansas City – 2008-
- Iván Guerrero – Chicago, San Jose, DC United, – 2005-09
- 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
[edit] Hungary  [edit] Ireland  [edit] Israel  [edit] 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, Seattle – 1998-
- Darryl Powell[15] – Colorado – 2003-04
- Damani Ralph – Chicago – 2003-04
- Donovan Ricketts – Los Angeles – 2009-
- 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[18] – Columbus, Miami, New England, MetroStars, Chicago, Salt Lake – 1998-
- Paul Young – Columbus, Tampa Bay – 1996, 1998
- Craig Ziadie[1] – DC United, MetroStars – 2001-04
[edit] Liberia  [edit] Lithuania  [edit] 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
- Luis Ángel Landín - Houston - 2009-
- Eduardo Lillingston – Chivas USA – 2009-
- Alfonso Loera – Chivas USA – 2005
- Aaron López – Chivas USA – 2005
- Antonio Martínez – Dallas, Los Angeles, Chivas USA – 2000-03, 2005
- Francisco Mendoza – Chivas USA – 2005-08
- Jesús Morales – Chivas USA – 2006
- Roberto Nurse – Chivas USA – 2008
- Jesús Ochoa – Los Angeles, Chivas USA – 2002-03, 2005
- Daniel Osorno – Colorado – 2007
- Jesus Padilla - Chivas USA - 2009-
- 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-
- Mariano Trujillo – Chivas USA – 2009-
- Francisco Uribe – San Jose – 1998
- José Vasquez – Los Angeles – 1996-98
- Martín Zúñiga – Chivas USA – 2005
[edit] Morocco  [edit] Mozambique  [edit] Netherlands  [edit] New Zealand  [edit] Nigeria  [edit] Northern Ireland  [edit] Palestine  [edit] Panama  [edit] Paraguay  [edit] Poland  [edit] Portugal  [edit] Puerto Rico  [edit] Romania  [edit] Russia  [edit] Saint Kitts and Nevis  [edit] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  [edit] Scotland  [edit] Senegal  [edit] Serbia  [edit] Sierra Leone  [edit] Slovakia  [edit] South Africa  [edit] South Korea  [edit] Sweden  [edit] Switzerland  [edit] Trinidad and Tobago  - Kevin Adams – Columbus – 2001
- Chris Birchall - Los Angeles - 2009-
- Craig Demmin – Tampa Bay – 2001
- Ansil Elcock – Columbus – 1997-2001
- Leslie Fitzpatrick – Salt Lake – 2005
- Gary Glasgow – Kansas City – 2000-02
- Cornell Glen – MetroStars, Columbus, Colorado, Los Angeles, San Jose – 2004-06, 2009-
- Brian Haynes – Dallas – 1996-2000
- Shaka Hislop[15] – Dallas – 2006-07
- Julius James – Toronto, Houston – 2008-
- Avery John – New England, D.C. United – 2004-07, 2009-
- Stern John – Columbus – 1998-99
- Darin Lewis – MetroStars – 2002
- Yohance Marshall – Los Angeles – 2009-
- Travis Mulraine – San Jose – 2000
- David Nakhid – New England – 1998
- Marlon Rojas – Salt Lake – 2005
- Collin Samuel – Toronto – 2007-08
- Scott Sealy – Kansas City, San Jose – 2005-08
- Barry Swift – MetroStars – 1998
- Osei Telesford – Chicago Fire – 2007
- Keyeno Thomas – Colorado – 2000
- Sheldon Thomas – Los Angeles – 2000
- Rick Titus[18] – Colorado, Toronto – 2002, 2008
- Mickey Trotman – Dallas, Miami – 1998-99
- Evans Wise – Tampa Bay, New England – 1996-98
[edit] Turks and Caicos  [edit] Uganda  [edit] Ukraine  [edit] Uruguay  [edit] Venezuela  [edit] Zimbabwe  - ^ a b c d e f g born in the United States
- ^ born in Azerbaijan
- ^ born in Montenegro
- ^ a b born in Sweden
- ^ born in Guyana
- ^ born in El Salvador
- ^ a b born in Serbia
- ^ born in Scotland
- ^ born in Nigeria
- ^ born in South Africa
- ^ born in Uganda
- ^ born in Poland
- ^ born in Greece
- ^ born in Jamaica
- ^ a b c d e f born in England
- ^ born in Brazil
- ^ born in Argentina
- ^ a b c born in Canada
- ^ born in Mozambique
- ^ born in Ecuador
- ^ born in Germany
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