This is a list of foreign players in Major League Soccer. The following players:

1. have played at least one MLS game for the respective club.
2. have not been capped for the U.S. national team on any level, independently from the birthplace
3. 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: pending transfers for the 2008 season.

[edit] Angola

• Edgar Bartolomeu – MetroStars – 2003
• Fernando Fernandes – MetroStars – 1999
• Jerson Monteiro – Chicago – 2007

[edit] 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

[edit] Armenia

• Vardan Adzemian – Los Angeles – 2008-
• Harut Karapetyan – Los Angeles, San Jose, Tampa Bay – 1996-2000
• Yura Movsisyan^[1] – Kansas City, Salt Lake – 2006-

[edit] Australia

• James Georgeff – Houston – 2008-
• Chris Sharpe – Colorado – 2008-

[edit] Austria

• Andreas Herzog – Los Angeles – 2004
• Markus Schopp – New York – 2006-07

[edit] Belarus

• Sasha Gotsmanov – Colorado – 2005

[edit] Belgium

• Nansha Kalonji – MetroStars – 1999

[edit] Bermuda

• Kilian Elkinson – Toronto – 2008-
• Khano Smith – New England – 2005-

[edit] Bolivia

• Pato Aguilera – Columbus, New England – 2000-01
• Marco Etcheverry – DC United – 1996-2003
• José Fernández – New England – 2001
• Jefferson Gottardi – Tampa Bay – 1999
• Jaime Moreno – DC United, MetroStars – 1996-
• Mauricio Ramos – Tampa Bay, New England – 1998-2000
• Maurizio Rocha – Miami – 1999-2000
• Sergio Salas – DC United – 2000
• Juan Berthy Suárez – DC United – 1996
• Joselito Vaca – Dallas, MetroStars – 2001-04

[edit] Bosnia-Herzegovina

• Said Fazlagić – DC United – 1996
• Refik Šabanadžović^[2] – Kansas City – 1998-99
• Siniša Ubiparipović – New York – 2007-

[edit] Botswana

• Dipsy Selolwane – Chicago, Salt Lake – 2002-05

[edit] Brazil

• Branco – MetroStars – 1997
• Cassio – New England – 2005
• Catê – New England – 2001
• Danilo da Silva – MetroStars – 2005
• 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^[3] – 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

[edit] Bulgaria

• Kalin Bankov – Tampa Bay – 2000-01
• Galin Ivanov – DC United – 2003
• Hristo Stoichkov – Chicago, DC United – 2000-03

[edit] Cameroon

• Samuel Ekeme – Kansas City – 1996
• Alain Nkong – Colorado – 2005-06
• Yomby William – Kansas City – 2008-

[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^[4] – Kansas City – 1999-2000
• Miguel Cañizalez^[5] – Toronto – 2007
• Adrian Cann – Colorado – 2004
• Chaka Daley – New England – 1999
• Dwayne De Rosario – San Jose/Houston – 2001-
• Srdjan Djekanovic^[6] – Toronto – 2007
• Iain Fraser^[7] – New England – 1996
• Gabe Gala^[8] – Toronto – 2007-
• Pat Harrington^[9] – Kansas City, Columbus – 1996
• Kevin Harmse^[10] – Los Angeles, Toronto – 2007-
• Tyler Hemming – Toronto – 2007-08
• Ante Jazic – Los Angeles – 2006-
• Will Johnson – Chicago – 2005
• Joey Melo – Toronto – 2007
• David Monsalve – Toronto – 2007
• Andrea Lombardo – Toronto – 2007-08
• Pat Onstad – San Jose/Houston – 2003-
• Chris Pozniak^[11] – Toronto, Chivas USA – 2007-08
• Marco Reda – Toronto – 2007
• Marco Rizi – MetroStars – 1997
• Tyler Rosenlund – Toronto – 2008-
• Adrian Serioux – Houston, Dallas – 2006-
• Kenny Stamatopoulos^[12] – Toronto – 2007
• Greg Sutton – Chicago, Toronto – 1999-2000, 2007-
• Mark Watson – Columbus, New England, DC United – 1996, 2001
• Frank Yallop^[13] – Tampa Bay – 1996-98

[edit] Cape Verde

• Paulo Dos Santos – New England – 1999
• Jair – New England, San Jose, Tampa Bay – 1998-99, 2001

[edit] Chile

• Carlos Farias – San Jose – 1999
• Marcos González^[14] – Columbus – 2006-07
• Victor Mella – San Jose, New England – 1996, 1998
• Raúl Palacios – Colorado – 2002
• Sebastián Rozental – Columbus – 2006
• Marcelo Vega – MetroStars – 1998

[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
• 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

[edit] Costa Rica

• Jonathan Bolaños – Chicago – 2003
• Pablo Brenes – MetroStars – 2004
• Pablo Chinchilla – Los Angeles – 2005
• Argenis Fernández – New England – 2008
• Andy Herron – Chicago, Columbus – 2004-
• Denis Hamlett – Colorado – 1996
• Kurt Morsink – Kansas City – 2007-
• Roy Myers – MetroStars, Los Angeles – 1999-2001
• Erick Scott – Columbus – 2004
• Gonzalo Segares – Chicago – 2005-
• Alejandro Sequeira – Tampa Bay, San Jose – 1999
• Douglas Sequeira – Chivas USA, Salt Lake – 2005-06
• Mauricio Solís – San Jose – 1999-2000
• Jafet Soto – Salt Lake – 2006
• William Sunsing – New England – 2000-01
• Daniel Torres – Columbus, Salt Lake – 2001-03, 2006-07
• Michael Umaña – Los Angeles – 2005
• Paulo Wanchope – Chicago – 2007
• Mauricio Wright – San Jose, New England – 1999-2001

[edit] Côte d'Ivoire

• Jean-Martial Kipre – Salt Lake – 2007
• Guy-Roland Kpene – DC United, Houston – 2007-
• Arsene Oka – New England – 2007
• Olivier Tébily – Toronto – 2008

[edit] Croatia

• Leonard Bisaku – Columbus – 2006
• Goran Hunjak – Tampa Bay, Kansas City – 1996, 1998

[edit] Cuba

• Alberto Delgado – Colorado – 2004
• Maykel Galindo – Chivas USA – 2007-
• Rey Ángel Martínez – Colorado – 2004

[edit] Czech Republic

• Jani Galik – New England – 2006
• Luboš Kubík – Chicago, Dallas – 1998-2001

[edit] Denmark

• Ronnie Ekelund – San Jose – 2001-03
• Miklos Molnar – Kansas City – 2000

[edit] Ecuador

• Ariel Graziani^[15] – New England, Dallas, San Jose – 1999-2002
• Eduardo Hurtado – Los Angeles, MetroStars, New England – 1996-2000
• Fausto Klinger – MetroStars – 2001
• Martin Klinger – MetroStars – 2001
• Roberto Miña – Dallas – 2005-06
• Wellington Sánchez – MetroStars, Los Angeles – 1998
• Petter Villegas – MetroStars, DC United – 1996, 1999-2002

[edit] El Salvador

• Ronald Cerritos – San Jose, Dallas, DC United, Houston – 1997-2006
• Mauricio Cienfuegos – Los Angeles – 1996-2003
• Raúl Díaz Arce – DC United, San Jose, Tampa Bay, Colorado – 1996-2001
• Marvin Quijano – Los Angeles, Colorado – 1999-2002
• Eliseo Quintanilla – DC United – 2002-03
• Jorge Rodríguez – Dallas – 1997-2002

[edit] England

• Stephen Armstrong – DC United, Kansas City, Columbus – 2001-03, 2005
• David Beckham – Los Angeles – 2007-
• Ian Bishop – Miami – 2001
• Ian Butterworth – Colorado – 1996
• Tony Caig – Houston – 2008-
• Terry Cooke – Colorado – 2005-
• John Cunliffe – Chivas USA, San Jose – 2007-
• Danny Dichio – Toronto – 2007-
• Andy Dorman – New England – 2004-07
• Paul Dougherty – MetroStars, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Colorado – 1998-2000
• Steve Guppy – DC United – 2005
• Aidan Heaney – New England – 1996
• Steve Howey – New England – 2004
• Darren Huckerby – San Jose – 2008-
• Andy Iro – Columbus – 2008-
• Danny Jackson – Colorado – 2002
• Rohan Ricketts – Toronto – 2008-
• Paul Rideout – Kansas City – 1998
• Richard Sharpe – Colorado – 1996
• Dan Stratford – DC United – 2008
• Andy Welsh – Toronto – 2007
• Mark Wilson – Dallas – 2005-06
• Ian Woan – Columbus, Miami – 2001
• Chris Woods – Colorado – 1996
• Paul Wright – Kansas City – 1996-99

[edit] Finland

• Antti Sumiala – Kansas City – 2005
• Simo Valakari – Dallas – 2004-06

[edit] France

• Pascal Bedrossian – Chicago – 2006-07
• Youri Djorkaeff – MetroStars/New York – 2005-06
• Elie Ikangu – New York – 2006-07
• Laurent Merlin – Chivas USA – 2007
• Laurent Robert – Toronto – 2008

[edit] Gambia

• Abdoulie Mansally – New England – 2007-
• Sainey Nyassi – New England – 2007-

[edit] Germany

• Lothar Matthäus – MetroStars – 2000
• Mandi Urbas – Dallas – 2003
• Josh Wicks – Los Angeles – 2008-

[edit] Ghana

• Joe Addo – Tampa Bay, MetroStars – 1999-2004
• Junior Agogo – Chicago, Colorado, San Jose – 2000-01
• Sumed Ibrahim – Chicago – 2004
• Louis Ken-Kwofie – MetroStars – 1996
• Nana Kuffour – DC United – 2004-05
• Patrick Nyarko – Chicago – 2008-
• Dominic Oduro – Dallas – 2006-

[edit] Grenada

• Shalrie Joseph – New England – 2003-

[edit] Guatemala

• Gustavo Cabrera – Salt Lake – 2005-06
• Fredy García – Columbus – 2002-03
• Martín Machón – Los Angeles, Miami – 1997-98, 2000
• Marco Pappa – Chicago – 2008-
• Guillermo Ramírez – Los Angeles – 2005
• Jorge Rodas – San Jose – 1996
• Mario Rodríguez – Columbus – 2005
• Carlos Ruiz – Los Angeles, Dallas, Toronto – 2002-
• Willie Sims – New England – 2006

[edit] Haiti

• Alexandre Boucicaut – Chicago – 2004
• Peguero Jean Philippe – Colorado, New York, San Jose – 2004-06, 2008
• Jerrod Laventure^[16] – New York – 2006-07
• Josué Mayard^[17] – Dallas – 2001
• Fabrice Noël – Colorado – 2005-06
• Ricardo Pierre-Louis – Columbus – 2008-
• Patrick Tardieu – New England – 1996
• Sebastien Vorbe – Los Angeles – 2000

[edit] 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

[edit] Hungary

• Istvan Urbanyi – San Jose – 1997

[edit] Iran

• Khodadad Azizi – San Jose – 2000
• Mohammad Khakpour – MetroStars – 1999-2000
• Arash Noamouz – Los Angeles – 1996

[edit] Ireland

• Richie Baker – New England – 2004
• Bryan Byrne – New England – 2007
• Ian Hennessy – MetroStars – 1996
• Paul Keegan – New England – 1996-2000
• Ronnie O'Brien – Dallas, Toronto, San Jose – 2002-

[edit] Israel

• David Ben Dayan – Colorado – 2005-06
• Guy Melamed – Colorado – 2005

[edit] Italy

• Nicola Caricola – MetroStars – 1996
• Roberto Donadoni – MetroStars – 1996-97
• Giuseppe Galderisi – New England, Tampa Bay – 1996-97
• Walter Zenga – New England – 1997, 1999

[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 – 1998-
• Darryl Powell^[18] – 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^[19] – Columbus, Miami, New England, MetroStars, Chicago, Salt Lake – 1998-
• Paul Young – Columbus, Tampa Bay – 1996, 1998
• Craig Ziadie^[20] – DC United, MetroStars – 2001-04

[edit] Japan

• Kosuke Kimura – Colorado – 2007-

[edit] Liberia

• Michael Butler – MetroStars – 2001
• Louis Crayton – DC United – 2008-
• Francis Doe – New York, DC United – 2007-
• Sam Forko – MetroStars – 2002
• Willis Forko – Salt Lake – 2006-07
• Chris Gbandi – Dallas – 2003-07
• Zizi Roberts – Colorado – 2003-04
• Musa Shannon – Tampa Bay, Colorado – 1997-99, 2002
• Adam Smarte – San Jose – 2008-
• Melvin Tarley – Salt Lake, Colorado – 2005-06

[edit] Mali

• Daouda Kanté – New England – 2002-04
• Ibrahim Kanté – New England – 2003
• Bakary Soumare – Chicago – 2007-

[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-
• 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

[edit] Morocco