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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,

  • If a player has been capped on international level, the national team is used; if he has been capped by more than one country, the highest level (or the most recent) team is used. These include American and Canadian players with dual citizenship.
  • If a player has not been capped on international level, his country of birth is used, except those who were born abroad from American or Canadian parents, or moved to Canada or the United States at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched his nationality to another nation.

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 ( 2023 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 Algeria

Angola Angola

Benin Benin

Botswana Botswana

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

Burundi Burundi

Cameroon Cameroon

Cape Verde Cape Verde

Central African Republic Central African Republic

DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Egypt Egypt

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea Eritrea

Ethiopia Ethiopia

Gabon Gabon

Gambia The Gambia

Ghana Ghana

Guinea Guinea

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

Kenya Kenya

Liberia Liberia

Libya Libya

Madagascar Madagascar

Mali Mali

Morocco Morocco

Mozambique Mozambique

Nigeria Nigeria

Rwanda Rwanda

Senegal Senegal

Seychelles Seychelles

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

Somalia Somalia

South Africa South Africa

South Sudan South Sudan

Tanzania Tanzania

Togo Togo

Tunisia Tunisia

Uganda Uganda

Zambia Zambia

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan Afghanistan

Australia Australia

China China

Guam Guam

Iran Iran

Indonesia Indonesia

Iraq Iraq

Japan Japan

Korea Republic South Korea

Lebanon Lebanon

Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands

Palestine State of Palestine

Philippines Philippines

Syria Syria

Thailand Thailand

Europe (UEFA)

Albania Albania

Armenia Armenia

Austria Austria

Belarus Belarus

Belgium Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Croatia Croatia

Cyprus Cyprus

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Denmark Denmark

England England

Estonia Estonia

Finland Finland

France France

Georgia Georgia (country)

Germany Germany

Greece Greece

Hungary Hungary

Iceland Iceland

Israel Israel

Italy Italy

Latvia Latvia

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein

Lithuania Lithuania

Luxembourg Luxembourg

Malta Malta

Montenegro Montenegro

Netherlands Netherlands

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

Norway Norway

Poland Poland

Portugal Portugal

Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland

Romania Romania

Russia Russia

Scotland Scotland

Serbia Serbia

Slovakia Slovakia

Slovenia Slovenia

Spain Spain

Sweden Sweden

Switzerland Switzerland

Turkey Turkey

Ukraine Ukraine

Wales Wales

North and Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda

Belize Belize

Bermuda Bermuda

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Cuba Cuba

Curaçao Curaçao

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

El Salvador El Salvador

Grenada Grenada

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe

Guatemala Guatemala

Guyana Guyana

Haiti Haiti

Honduras Honduras

Jamaica Jamaica

Martinique Martinique

Mexico Mexico

Panama Panama

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Suriname Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands

South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina Argentina

Bolivia Bolivia

Brazil Brazil

Chile Chile

Colombia Colombia

Ecuador Ecuador

Paraguay Paraguay

Peru Peru

Uruguay Uruguay

Venezuela Venezuela

Oceania (OFC)

New Zealand New Zealand

Notes

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    Born in Algeria
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    Born in Argentina
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    Born in Australia
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    Born in Austria
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    Born in Azerbaijan (then part of the Soviet Union)
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    Born in Brazil
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    Born in Canada
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    Born in Japan
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    Born in Kenya
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    Born in Kosovo (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Latvia (then part of the Soviet Union)
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    Born in Liberia
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    Born in Malaysia
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    Born in Mali
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    Born in Montenegro (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Serbia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Sudan
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    Born in Tanzania
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    Born in the United States
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    Born in Venezuela
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    Born in West Germany (now part of Germany)
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References

  1. ^ "Alberto Rizo está feliz en el Rampla Junior uruguayo, pero jugaría en Grecia". mediotiempo.com.
  2. ^ "Alberto Rizo, un mexicano en el futbol uruguayo, juega para el Rampla Junior". mediotiempo.com.

See also