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List of foreign MLS players

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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, 137 different nations have been represented in MLS. Indonesia was the most recent nation to be represented when Maarten Paes declared and made his international debut for the national team.

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)

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Algeria Algeria

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Angola Angola

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Benin Benin

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Botswana Botswana

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Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

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Burundi Burundi

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Cameroon Cameroon

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Cape Verde Cape Verde

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Central African Republic Central African Republic

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DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Egypt Egypt

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Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea

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Eritrea Eritrea

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Ethiopia Ethiopia

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Gabon Gabon

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Gambia The Gambia

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Ghana Ghana

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Guinea Guinea

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Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau

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Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

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Kenya Kenya

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Liberia Liberia

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Libya Libya

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Madagascar Madagascar

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Mali Mali

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Morocco Morocco

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Mozambique Mozambique

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Nigeria Nigeria

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Rwanda Rwanda

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Senegal Senegal

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Seychelles Seychelles

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Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

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Somalia Somalia

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South Africa South Africa

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South Sudan South Sudan

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Tanzania Tanzania

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Togo Togo

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Tunisia Tunisia

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Uganda Uganda

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Zambia Zambia

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Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

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Asia (AFC)

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Afghanistan Afghanistan

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Australia Australia

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China China

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Guam Guam

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Indonesia Indonesia

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Iran Iran

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Iraq Iraq

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Japan Japan

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Korea Republic South Korea

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Lebanon Lebanon

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Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands

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Palestine State of Palestine

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Philippines Philippines

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Syria Syria

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Thailand Thailand

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Europe (UEFA)

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Albania Albania

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Armenia Armenia

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Austria Austria

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Belarus Belarus

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Belgium Belgium

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bulgaria Bulgaria

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Croatia Croatia

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Cyprus Cyprus

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Czech Republic Czech Republic

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Denmark Denmark

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England England

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Estonia Estonia

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Finland Finland

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France France

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Georgia Georgia (country)

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Germany Germany

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Greece Greece

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Hungary Hungary

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Iceland Iceland

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Israel Israel

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Italy Italy

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Latvia Latvia

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Liechtenstein Liechtenstein

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Lithuania Lithuania

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Luxembourg Luxembourg

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Malta Malta

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Montenegro Montenegro

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Netherlands Netherlands

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Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

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Norway Norway

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Poland Poland

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Portugal Portugal

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Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland

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Romania Romania

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Russia Russia

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Scotland Scotland

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Serbia Serbia

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Slovakia Slovakia

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Slovenia Slovenia

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Spain Spain

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Sweden Sweden

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Switzerland Switzerland

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Turkey Turkey

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Ukraine Ukraine

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Wales Wales

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North and Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF)

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Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda

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Belize Belize

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Bermuda Bermuda

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Costa Rica Costa Rica

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Cuba Cuba

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Curaçao Curaçao

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Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

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El Salvador El Salvador

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Grenada Grenada

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Guadeloupe Guadeloupe

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Guatemala Guatemala

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Guyana Guyana

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Haiti Haiti

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Honduras Honduras

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Jamaica Jamaica

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Martinique Martinique

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Mexico Mexico

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Panama Panama

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Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

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Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Suriname Suriname

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Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

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Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands

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South America (CONMEBOL)

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Argentina Argentina

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Bolivia Bolivia

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Brazil Brazil

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Chile Chile

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Colombia Colombia

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Ecuador Ecuador

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Paraguay Paraguay

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Peru Peru

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Uruguay Uruguay

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Venezuela Venezuela

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Oceania (OFC)

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New Zealand New Zealand

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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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References

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

See also

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