List of foreign MLS players explained

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

  1. Have played at least one MLS regular season game. Players who were signed by MLS clubs, but only played in playoff games, U.S. Open Cup games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Canada or the United States determined by the following:

A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national team of Canada or the United States.More specifically,

Up to now, 135 different nations have been represented in MLS. Equatorial Guinea was the most recent nation to be represented when Carlos Akapo made his MLS debut playing for San Jose Earthquakes.

In bold: players who have played at least one MLS game in the most recent season (2024 Major League Soccer season), and are still at the clubs for which they have played. This does not include current players of a MLS club who have not played a MLS game in the current season.

Africa (CAF)

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

DR Congo

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Mali

Morocco

Mozambique

Nigeria

Rwanda

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan

Australia

China

Guam

Iran

Iraq

Japan

Korea Republic

Lebanon

Northern Mariana Islands

Palestine

Philippines

Syria

Thailand

Europe (UEFA)

Albania

Armenia

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

England

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Israel

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Montenegro

Netherlands

Northern Ireland

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Republic of Ireland

Romania

Russia

Scotland

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

Wales

North and Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Antigua and Barbuda

Belize

Bermuda

Costa Rica

Cuba

Curaçao

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Grenada

Guadeloupe

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Martinique

Mexico

Panama

Puerto Rico

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos Islands

South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

Oceania (OFC)

New Zealand

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alberto Rizo está feliz en el Rampla Junior uruguayo, pero jugaría en Grecia. July 20, 2006 . mediotiempo.com.
  2. Web site: Alberto Rizo, un mexicano en el futbol uruguayo, juega para el Rampla Junior. February 21, 2006 . mediotiempo.com.