Homegrown player rule (MLS)

Major League Soccer recruitment program

The homegrown player rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first-team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[1] every player entering Major League Soccer would have to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.

MLS roster rules allow a team to sign players to contracts similar to Generation Adidas contracts,[2] which do not count against the MLS salary budget and may earn a much higher salary than the league minimum. MLS has since removed this wording from the roster rules.[3] That means homegrown players will not count against the salary budget only if they are registered using supplemental roster slots, but will still count against the salary budget if they are registered using senior roster slots. There is, however, supplementary salary budget made by MLS only for homegrown players that are registered using senior roster slots called homegrown player funds.[4]

To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year, as well as meeting other unspecified league requirements.[5]

If a player on a team's homegrown list goes to college or U17, U20, and U23 United States men's national soccer teams, he remains eligible to sign as a homegrown player at any time as long as he is registered with the club as a homegrown player first.[6] Since the program's inception, some players have elected to skip years in college to play in MLS academies and sign with senior clubs.[7]

In 2014, Seattle's DeAndre Yedlin became the first MLS homegrown player to compete in a World Cup.[8]

## Homegrown players history[edit]

Notes

* This list only includes players who were fully eligible to be a homegrown player and officially signed a homegrown player contract with MLS. This is not a list of academy players for each respective MLS team.
* Players with their names in Bold have received a full international cap.
* Former MLS sides Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny were dissolved before the introduction of the homegrown player rule.
* The following list of players have been reported as or claimed to be homegrown players, but never officially signed a homegrown player contract identifying them as such for MLS roster rule purposes; Julián Araujo, Freddie Braun, Eduardo Cortes, Kyle Duncan, Raheem Edwards, Steven Emory, Jake LaCava, Chris Lema, Nico Lemoine, Pierre da Silva, and Zack Steffen.
* Nizar Khalfan was classified as a homegrown player, despite never been part of the Vancouver Whitecaps academy.

### Atlanta United[edit]

Atlanta United homegrown player George Bello is a 2021 MLS All-Star. Bello has earned 7 caps with the USMNT. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

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Andrew Carleton |  Las Vegas Lights | 2016
Chris Goslin | retired  | 2017
Lagos Kunga |  Union Omaha | 2017
George Bello |  LASK | 2018
Patrick Okonkwo |  | 2018
George Campbell |  CF Montréal | 2020
Jackson Conway |  Charleston Battery | 2020
Tyler Wolff |  Atlanta United | 2020
Efrain Morales |  Atlanta United | 2021
Machop Chol |  | 2021
Bryce Washington |  North Carolina FC | 2021
Justin Garces |  Atlanta United | 2022
Caleb Wiley |  Atlanta United | 2022
Ajani Fortune |  Atlanta United | 2023
Noah Cobb |  Atlanta United | 2023
Luke Brennan |  Atlanta United | 2024
Adyn Torres |  Atlanta United | 2024
Garrison Tubbs |  D.C. United | 2024

### Austin FC[edit]

Player  | Current club  | Year signed

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Owen Wolff |  Austin FC | 2021
Damian Las[CHI] |  Austin FC | 2022
Micah Burton |  Austin FC | 2024

### Charlotte FC[edit]

Player  | Current club  | Year signed

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Chris Hegardt[SEA] |  | 2022
Brian Romero |  Charlotte FC | 2022
Nimfasha Berchimas |  Charlotte FC | 2023
Brandon Cambridge[VAN] |  Charlotte FC | 2023
Jack Neeley |  Charlotte FC | 2023

### Chicago Fire[edit]

Chicago Fire homegrown Djordje Mihailovic is currently playing for AZ Alkmaar. He has earned 11 caps for the USMNT Player  | Current club  | Year signed

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Kellen Gulley | retired  | 2012
Chris Ritter | retired  | 2014
Harry Shipp | retired  | 2014
Patrick Doody | retired  | 2015
Collin Fernandez |  Spokane Velocity | 2015
Joey Calistri | retired  | 2016
Drew Conner | retired  | 2016
Djordje Mihailovic |  Colorado Rapids | 2017
Victor Pineda | retired  | 2017
Grant Lillard | retired  | 2018
Jeremiah Gutjahr | retired  | 2019
Andre Reynolds II | retired  | 2019
Gabriel Slonina |  Eupen | 2019
Nicholas Slonina | retired  | 2019
Chris Brady |  Chicago Fire | 2020
Javier Casas |  Chicago Fire | 2020
Brian Gutiérrez |  Chicago Fire | 2020
Alex Monis |  New England Revolution II | 2020
Mauricio Pineda |  Chicago Fire | 2020
Allan Rodriguez |  | 2020
Victor Bezerra |  Chicago Fire | 2021
Sergio Oregel |  Chicago Fire | 2021
Missael Rodríguez |  Chicago Fire | 2021
Justin Reynolds |  Chicago Fire | 2023

### Chivas USA (defunct)[edit]

Chivas USA homegrown Jorge Villafaña earned 21 caps with the USMNT. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
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Jorge Villafaña |  | 2007
Gerson Mayén |  Águila | 2008
César Zamora | retired  | 2009
Bryan de la Fuente | retired  | 2010
Chris Cortez |  | 2011
Mark Delgado |  LA Galaxy | 2012
Caleb Calvert | retired  | 2013

### FC Cincinnati[edit]

Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

Zico Bailey[LAG] |  New Mexico United | 2020
Beckham Sunderland | retired  | 2020
Arquimides Ordóñez |  FC Cincinnati | 2021
Harrison Robledo[NYC] |  | 2022
Stiven Jimenez[DC] |  FC Cincinnati | 2023
Malik Pinto |  FC Cincinnati | 2023
Paul Walters |  FC Cincinnati | 2023
Gerardo Valenzuela |  FC Cincinnati | 2023

### Colorado Rapids[edit]

Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
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Davy Armstrong | retired  | 2010
Josh Janniere[TOR] | retired  | 2011
Dillon Serna |  Colorado Rapids 2 | 2012
Shane O'Neill |  Toronto FC | 2012
Kortne Ford |  | 2017
Cole Bassett |  Colorado Rapids | 2018
Sam Vines |  Colorado Rapids | 2018
Sebastian Anderson |  Colorado Rapids | 2019
Matt Hundley | retired  | 2019
Abraham Rodriguez |  | 2019
Michael Edwards[DC] |  Colorado Rapids | 2019
Ricardo Pérez | retired  | 2019
Sam Raben | retired  | 2019
Will Vint[ATL] |  | 2020
Darren Yapi |  Colorado Rapids | 2020
Oliver Larraz |  Colorado Rapids | 2021
Dantouma Toure[RBNY] |  | 2021
Jackson Travis |  Colorado Rapids | 2022
Adam Beaudry |  Colorado Rapids | 2024

### Columbus Crew[edit]

Columbus Crew homegrown Wil Trapp is a 2016 MLS All-Star. He earned 20 caps with the USMNT. Aidan Morris is a 2023 MLS All-Star. He has earned 4 caps with the USMNT. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

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Aaron Horton | retired  | 2011
Matt Lampson | retired  | 2012
Ben Speas | retired  | 2012
Chad Barson | retired  | 2013
Kyle Hyland | retired  | 2013
Wil Trapp |  Minnesota United | 2013
Ross Friedman | retired  | 2014
Matt Walker | retired  | 2014
Matt Wiet | retired  | 2014
Ben Swanson | retired  | 2015
Alex Crognale |  Birmingham Legion | 2017
Aboubacar Keita |  Colorado Rapids | 2019
Sebastian Berhalter |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 2020
Aidan Morris |  Columbus Crew | 2020
Isaiah Parente |  | 2021
Jake Morris[SEA] |  Louisville City | 2022
Sean Zawadzki |  Columbus Crew | 2022
Will Sands[NYC] |  Columbus Crew | 2022
Jacen Russell-Rowe[TOR] |  Columbus Crew | 2022
Keegan Hughes |  Columbus Crew | 2023
Taha Habroune |  Columbus Crew | 2024

### FC Dallas[edit]

Kellyn Acosta is a 2017 MLS All-Star. He's earned 58 caps with the USMNT, being selected to the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad. Jesús Ferreira is a 2x MLS All-Star. In 2022, he was named MLS Young Player of the Year and was selected to the MLS Best XI. He has earned 23 caps with the USMNT, having been selected to the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad. In 2021, Ricardo Pepi was named an MLS All-Star and won the MLS Young Player of the Year Award. He has earned 16 caps with the USMNT. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

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|

Bryan Leyva | retired  | 2009
Rubén Luna | retired  | 2010
Moisés Hernández |  | 2010
Víctor Ulloa |  | 2011
Jonathan Top | retired  | 2011
Richard Sánchez |  | 2011
Kellyn Acosta |  Chicago Fire | 2013
Bradlee Baladez | retired  | 2013
Coy Craft | retired  | 2013
Danny Garcia | retired  | 2013
Jesse González | retired  | 2013
London Woodberry | retired  | 2013
Alejandro Zendejas |  América | 2015
Aarón Guillén |  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2016
Paxton Pomykal |  FC Dallas | 2016
Reggie Cannon |  Queens Park Rangers | 2017
Jesús Ferreira |  FC Dallas | 2017
Bryan Reynolds |  Westerlo | 2017
Jordan Cano | retired  | 2018
Kris Reaves | retired  | 2018
Thomas Roberts |  | 2018
Chris Richards |  Crystal Palace | 2018
Brandon Servania |  Toronto FC | 2018
Edwin Cerrillo |  LA Galaxy | 2019
Ricardo Pepi |  PSV | 2019
Dante Sealy |  FC Dallas | 2019
Carlos Avilez |  | 2020
Justin Che |  Brøndby | 2020
Eddie Munjoma |  Phoenix Rising | 2020
Beni Redžić |  | 2020
Tanner Tessmann |  Venezia | 2020
Kalil ElMedkhar[PHI] |  Loudoun United | 2021
Collin Smith |  New England Revolution II | 2021
Antonio Carrera |  FC Dallas | 2022
Tarik Scott |  FC Dallas | 2023
Nolan Norris |  FC Dallas | 2023
Alejandro Urzua |  FC Dallas | 2024
Malik Henry-Scott |  FC Dallas | 2024

### D.C. United[edit]

In 2014, Bill Hamid was named an MLS All-Star, named to the MLS Best XI, and won the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award. D.C. United homegrown player Andy Najar was named the 2010 MLS Rookie of the Year. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

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|

Bill Hamid |  | 2009
Conor Shanosky | retired  | 2010
Andy Najar |  | 2010
Ethan White | retired  | 2011
Michael Seaton |  Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2013
Jalen Robinson |  | 2014
Collin Martin |  North Carolina FC | 2014
Chris Durkin |  St. Louis City | 2016
Ian Harkes |  New England Revolution | 2017
Antonio Bustamante |  Aurora | 2019
Moses Nyeman |  Minnesota United | 2019
Donovan Pines |  Barnsley | 2019
Griffin Yow |  Westerlo | 2019
Kevin Paredes |  VfL Wolfsburg | 2020
Jeremy Garay |  D.C. United | 2021
Jacob Greene |  | 2021
Ted Ku-DiPietro |  D.C. United | 2022
Jackson Hopkins |  D.C. United | 2022
Kristian Fletcher |  Swansea City | 2022
Matai Akinmboni |  D.C. United | 2022

### Houston Dynamo[edit]

As of July 19, 2023, Memo Rodríguez has played over 145 MLS matches. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

Tyler Deric |  Memphis 901 | 2009
Francisco Navas | retired  | 2010
Alex Dixon |  Monterey Bay | 2011
Josue Soto | retired  | 2011
Bryan Salazar | retired  | 2009
Memo Rodríguez |  Sporting Kansas City | 2015
Bradley Bourgeois |  FC Tulsa | 2016
Christian Lucatero | retired  | 2016
Erik McCue |  Örebro SK | 2019
Marcelo Palomino |  AFC Eskilstuna | 2019
Juan Castilla |  Deportivo Cali | 2021
Danny Ríos |  | 2021
Brooklyn Raines[RSL] |  Houston Dynamo | 2022
Xavier Valdez[RBNY] |  Houston Dynamo | 2022
Mujeeb Murana |  | 2023
Kieran Sargeant |  Houston Dynamo | 2024
Sebastian Rodriguez |  Houston Dynamo | 2025

### Inter Miami[edit]

Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

Drake Callender[SJ] |  Inter Miami | 2020
Edison Azcona |  Inter Miami | 2021
Ian Fray |  Inter Miami | 2021
Felipe Valencia |  Inter Miami | 2021
Noah Allen |  Inter Miami | 2022
Benjamin Cremaschi |  Inter Miami | 2023
Shanyder Borgelin[PHI] |  Inter Miami | 2023
David Ruiz |  Inter Miami | 2023
Santiago Morales |  Inter Miami | 2023
Tyler Hall |  Inter Miami | 2024
Israel Boatwright |  Inter Miami | 2024

### Sporting Kansas City[edit]

Erik Palmer-Brown currently plays for Troyes in Ligue 2. He has earned 4 caps with the USMNT. Dániel Sallói is a 2021 MLS All-Star. With over 170 appearances, he has more appearances for Sporting Kansas City than any other homegrown player for their organization. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

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Jon Kempin | retired  | 2010
Kevin Ellis | retired  | 2011
Erik Palmer-Brown |  Panathinaikos | 2013
Dániel Sallói |  Sporting Kansas City | 2016
Jaylin Lindsey |  Charlotte FC | 2017
Gianluca Busio |  Venezia | 2018
Wan Kuzain |  St. Louis City SC 2 | 2018
Matt Lewis |  Detroit City | 2018
Zach Wright | retired  | 2018
Cameron Duke |  Crown Legacy | 2019
Tyler Freeman |  | 2019
Wilson Harris |  Louisville City | 2019
Felipe Hernández |  Sporting Kansas City | 2019
John Pulskamp[LAG] |  Sporting Kansas City | 2020
Grayson Barber |  | 2021
Ozzie Cisneros |  Sporting Kansas City | 2021
Jake Davis |  Sporting Kansas City | 2021
Kayden Pierre |  Sporting Kansas City | 2021
Kaveh Rad |  Hartford Athletic | 2021
Brooks Thompson |  Hartford Athletic | 2021

### LA Galaxy[edit]

A 2015 MLS All-Star, Gyasi Zardes is the only homegrown player in MLS history to join the MLS 100 goal club. He's earned 66 cap with the USMNT. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

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|

Tristan Bowen | retired  | 2009
Jack McBean | retired  | 2011
Jose Villarreal |  | 2012
Oscar Sorto | retired  | 2013
Gyasi Zardes |  Austin FC | 2013
Raúl Mendiola | retired  | 2014
Bradford Jamieson IV | retired  | 2014
Ariel Lassiter |  CF Montréal | 2015
Justin Dhillon |  El Paso Locomotive | 2017
Nathan Smith |  | 2017
Jaime Villarreal | retired  | 2017
Efraín Álvarez |  Tijuana | 2018
Hugo Arellano | retired  | 2019
Ethan Zubak |  Orange County SC | 2019
Cameron Dunbar |  Orange County SC | 2020
Eric Lopez |  | 2020
Jonathan Perez |  LA Galaxy | 2020
Marcus Ferkranus |  LA Galaxy | 2021
Jalen Neal |  LA Galaxy | 2021
Adam Saldana |  | 2021

### Los Angeles FC[edit]

Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

Shaft Brewer Jr.[DAL] |  North Carolina FC | 2018
Erik Dueñas |  Los Angeles FC | 2020
Bryce Duke[RSL] |  CF Montréal | 2020
Tony Leone |  | 2020
Christian Torres |  | 2020
Tomás Romero[PHI] |  New York City FC | 2021
Nathan Ordaz |  Los Angeles FC | 2022
Bajung Darboe[MIN] |  Los Angeles FC | 2023
Diego Rosales |  | 2023

### Minnesota United[edit]

Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

Fred Emmings |  | 2020
Patrick Weah |  Minnesota United | 2021
Aziel Jackson[RBNY] |  St. Louis City | 2021
Devin Padelford |  Minnesota United | 2022

### CF Montréal[edit]

Maxime Crépeau has earned 15 caps with the Canada Men's National Team. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

Karl Ouimette |  Atlético Ottawa | 2012
Maxime Crépeau |  Portland Timbers | 2013
Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé |  York United | 2013
Wandrille Lefèvre | retired  | 2013
Zakaria Messoudi | retired  | 2013
Maxim Tissot |  Atlético Ottawa | 2013
Louis Béland-Goyette |  | 2014
Anthony Jackson-Hamel | retired  | 2014
David Choinière |  Forge FC | 2016
Ballou Tabla |  | 2017
Jason Beaulieu | retired  | 2018
Mathieu Choinière |  CF Montréal | 2018
Thomas Meilleur-Giguère |  Pacific FC | 2018
James Pantemis |  Portland Timbers | 2018
Clément Bayiha |  York United | 2019
Karifa Yao |  Rhode Island FC | 2019
Tomas Giraldo |  HFX Wanderers | 2020
Keesean Ferdinand |  Portland Timbers 2 | 2020
Jonathan Sirois |  CF Montréal | 2021
Jean-Aniel Assi |  | 2021
Sean Rea |  | 2021
Nathan-Dylan Saliba |  CF Montréal | 2021
Rida Zouhir |  CF Montréal | 2021
Jules-Anthony Vilsaint |  CF Montréal | 2023

### Nashville SC[edit]

Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

Nick Hinds[SEA] |  El Paso Locomotive | 2021
Ben Martino[PHI] |  Nashville SC | 2023
Adem Sipić |  Nashville SC | 2023
Isaiah Jones |  Nashville SC | 2024

### New England Revolution[edit]

Diego Fagúndez is the first ever MLS homegrown player. He is one of only 13 players in MLS history to record 60 career goals and 60 career assists. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

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Diego Fagúndez |  LA Galaxy | 2010
Scott Caldwell |  Real Salt Lake | 2013
Zachary Herivaux |  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2013
Isaac Angking |  | 2018
Nicolas Firmino |  Atlanta United | 2018
Justin Rennicks |  | 2019
Damian Rivera |  New England Revolution | 2019
Noel Buck |  New England Revolution | 2022
Esmir Bajraktarević |  New England Revolution | 2022
Jack Panayotou |  New England Revolution | 2023
Santiago Suarez |  New England Revolution | 2024
Peyton Miller |  New England Revolution | 2024
Malcolm Fry |  New England Revolution | 2024

### New York City FC[edit]

A 2021 MLS All-Star, James Sands has earned 13 caps with the UMSNT. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

James Sands |  New York City FC | 2017
Joe Scally |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2018
Justin Haak |  New York City FC | 2019
Tayvon Gray |  New York City FC | 2020
Andres Jasson |  New York City FC | 2020
Chris Gloster[RBNY] |  New Mexico United | 2021
Christian McFarlane |  New York City FC | 2021
Nico Benalcazar |  FC Cincinnati 2 | 2022
Jonathan Jiménez |  | 2022
Samuel Owusu |  | 2022
Maximo Carrizo |  New York City FC | 2022
Jonny Shore |  New York City FC | 2023
Drew Baiera |  New York City FC | 2023
Zidane Yañez |  New York City FC | 2024
Alex Rando |  New York City FC | 2024

### New York Red Bulls[edit]

A 2011 MLS All-Star, Juan Agudelo has earned 28 caps with the USMNT. Matt Miazga is a 2023 MLS All-Star. He's earned 28 caps with the USMNT. USMNT captain Tyler Adams was named the 2022 U.S. Soccer Player of the Year. He has earned 36 caps with the national team and was selected to the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad. Derrick Etienne wont he 2018 Supporters' Shield with the New York Red Bulls. He has earned 39 caps with the Haiti National Team. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

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Giorgi Chirgadze | retired  | 2010
Juan Agudelo |  San Antonio FC | 2010
Šaćir Hot | retired  | 2011
Matt Kassel | retired  | 2011
Connor Lade | retired  | 2012
Santiago Castaño | retired  | 2013
Matt Miazga |  FC Cincinnati | 2013
Amando Moreno |  El Paso Locomotive | 2013
Sean Davis |  Nashville SC | 2015
Tyler Adams |  AFC Bournemouth | 2016
Brandon Allen | retired  | 2016
Mael Corboz |  SC Verl | 2016
Derrick Etienne |  Atlanta United | 2016
Alex Muyl |  Nashville SC | 2016
Scott Thomsen | retired  | 2016
Chris Thorsheim | retired  | 2016
Arun Basuljevic |  El Paso Locomotive | 2017
Evan Louro |  FC Cincinnati | 2017
Ben Mines |  Miami FC | 2018
Kevin Politz | retired  | 2018
Omir Fernandez |  Colorado Rapids | 2019
Jean-Christophe Koffi[DC] |  | 2019
Caden Clark[MIN] |  Minnesota United | 2020
John Tolkin |  New York Red Bulls | 2020
Bento Estrela |  New York Red Bulls | 2021
Daniel Edelman |  New York Red Bulls | 2022
Zach Ryan |  Loudoun United | 2022
Serge Ngoma |  New York Red Bulls | 2022
Curtis Ofori |  New York Red Bulls | 2023
Jayden Reid |  New York Red Bulls | 2023
Peter Stroud |  New York Red Bulls | 2023
Julian Hall |  New York Red Bulls | 2023
Davi Alexandre |  New York Red Bulls | 2024
Aidan Stokes |  New York Red Bulls | 2024
Roald Mitchell |  New York Red Bulls | 2024

### Orlando City[edit]

Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

Tommy Redding[†] | retired  | 2014
Harrison Heath[†] | retired  | 2015
Tyler Turner[†] | retired  | 2015
Mason Stajduhar |  Orlando City | 2016
Cameron Lindley[CHI] |  Indy Eleven | 2018
Benji Michel |  Arouca | 2019
Michael Halliday |  Orlando City | 2020
David Loera |  Lexington SC | 2020
Raul Aguilera |  | 2020
Jordan Bender |  | 2020
Wilfredo Rivera |  Orlando City | 2021
Thomas Williams |  Orlando City | 2021
Alex Freeman |  Orlando City | 2022
Favian Loyola |  Orlando City | 2023
Javier Otero |  Orlando City | 2023
Tahir Reid-Brown |  Orlando City | 2024

### Philadelphia Union[edit]

2022 MLS Best XI selection Mark McKenzie has earned 11 caps with the USMNT In 2020, Brenden Aaronson was named to the MLS Best XI. He's earned 32 caps with the USMNT and was selected to the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

Zach Pfeffer | retired  | 2011
Cristhian Hernández | retired  | 2012
Jimmy McLaughlin | retired  | 2012
Derrick Jones |  Columbus Crew | 2016
Auston Trusty |  Sheffield United | 2016
Adam Najem[RBNY] |  Bhayangkara | 2017
Anthony Fontana |  PEC Zwolle | 2018
Mark McKenzie |  Genk | 2018
Matthew Real |  Philadelphia Union | 2018
Brenden Aaronson |  Union Berlin | 2019
Matt Freese |  New York City FC | 2019
Jack de Vries |  Vis Pesaro | 2020
Cole Turner |  Loudoun United | 2020
Paxten Aaronson |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 2021
Brandan Craig |  Philadelphia Union | 2021
Nathan Harriel[ORL] |  Philadelphia Union | 2021
Jack McGlynn |  Philadelphia Union | 2021
Quinn Sullivan |  Philadelphia Union | 2021
Anton Sorenson |  | 2022
Jeremy Rafanello |  Philadelphia Union | 2022
Nelson Pierre |  Philadelphia Union | 2023
Nick Pariano |  Philadelphia Union | 2024

### Portland Timbers[edit]

Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

Brent Richards |  | 2012
Steven Evans | retired  | 2013
Bryan Gallego[RBNY] | retired  | 2014
Marco Farfan |  FC Dallas | 2017
Foster Langsdorf | retired  | 2018
Eryk Williamson[DC] |  Portland Timbers | 2018
Blake Bodily |  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2020
Hunter Sulte |  Portland Timbers | 2021
Tega Ikoba |  Portland Timbers | 2022

### Real Salt Lake[edit]

Justen Glad became the first RSL homegrown player to play in over 200 games for the team. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

Nico Muñiz | retired  | 2011
Donny Toia |  | 2011
Lalo Fernández | retired  | 2012
Benji Lopez | retired  | 2013
Carlos Salcedo |  Cruz Azul | 2013
Jordan Allen | retired  | 2014
Justen Glad |  Real Salt Lake | 2014
Sebastian Saucedo |  Juárez | 2014
Phanuel Kavita |  Birmingham Legion | 2015
Adolfo Ovalle |  Tacoma Defiance | 2015
Danilo Acosta |  | 2016
Ricardo Velazco | retired  | 2016
José Hernández |  Phoenix Rising | 2017
Corey Baird |  FC Cincinnati | 2018
Aaron Herrera |  D.C. United | 2018
Brooks Lennon |  Atlanta United | 2018
Luis Arriaga |  | 2019
Erik Holt |  Real Salt Lake | 2019
David Ochoa |  | 2019
Tate Schmitt |  Houston Dynamo | 2019
Julián Vázquez |  Real Monarchs | 2019
Christopher Garcia |  Austin FC II | 2020
Milan Iloski |  FC Nordsjælland | 2020
Andrew Brody |  Real Salt Lake | 2021
Bode Hidalgo |  Real Salt Lake | 2021
Jeff Dewsnup | retired  | 2021
Zackery Farnsworth |  Real Salt Lake | 2021
Gavin Beavers |  Real Salt Lake | 2022
Julio Benitez |  | 2022
Axel Kei |  Real Salt Lake | 2022
Jaziel Orozco |  Larne | 2022
Jude Wellings |  Real Salt Lake | 2022
Luis Rivera |  Real Salt Lake | 2023
Delentz Pierre |  Real Salt Lake | 2023
Tommy Silva |  Real Salt Lake | 2024

### San Jose Earthquakes[edit]

Tommy Thompson is currently 4th all-time in games played for the Earthquakes at over 200 appearances. Nick Lima has played over 175 games in MLS and earned 9 caps with the USMNT. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
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Tommy Thompson |  San Jose Earthquakes | 2014
Nick Lima |  New England Revolution | 2017
Jacob Akanyirige |  New England Revolution II | 2018
Gilbert Fuentes |  | 2018
JT Marcinkowski |  San Jose Earthquakes | 2018
Cade Cowell |  Guadalajara | 2019
Casey Walls |  San Jose Earthquakes | 2020
Emi Ochoa |  San Jose Earthquakes | 2021
Will Richmond |  San Jose Earthquakes | 2022
Niko Tsakiris |  San Jose Earthquakes | 2022
Cruz Medina |  San Jose Earthquakes | 2022
Cam Cilley |  St. Louis City 2 | 2023
Keegan Tingey |  Loudoun United | 2023
Chance Cowell |  San Jose Earthquakes | 2023
Edwyn Mendoza |  San Jose Earthquakes | 2023
Oscar Verhoeven |  San Jose Earthquakes | 2023

### Seattle Sounders[edit]

DeAndre Yedlin is a 3x MLS All-Star. He's earned 81 caps with the USMNT and was selected to the 2014 and 2022 FIFA World Cup squads. A 2x MLS All-Star, and 2020 MLS Best XI selection, Jordan Morris has earned 55 USMNT caps and was selected to the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

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DeAndre Yedlin |  Inter Miami | 2012
Aaron Kovar | retired  | 2014
Sean Okoli |  | 2014
Darwin Jones | retired  | 2015
Victor Mansaray |  PSM Makassar | 2015
Jordan Morris |  Seattle Sounders | 2016
Jordan Schweitzer | retired  | 2016
Seyi Adekoya | retired  | 2017
Henry Wingo |  Ferencváros | 2017
Handwalla Bwana |  | 2018
Danny Leyva |  Seattle Sounders | 2019
Trey Muse |  Portland Timbers | 2019
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez |  Austin FC | 2019
Josh Atencio |  Seattle Sounders | 2020
Ethan Dobbelaere |  D.C. United | 2020
Shandon Hopeau | retired  | 2020
Reed Baker-Whiting |  Seattle Sounders | 2021
Obed Vargas |  Seattle Sounders | 2021
Dylan Teves |  Seattle Sounders | 2022
Sota Kitahara |  Seattle Sounders | 2023
Jacob Castro |  Seattle Sounders | 2023
Cody Baker |  Seattle Sounders | 2023
Stuart Hawkins |  Seattle Sounders | 2023

### St. Louis City SC[edit]

Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

Caden Glover |  St. Louis City | 2023
Miguel Perez |  St. Louis City | 2023
Tyson Pearce |  St. Louis City | 2024

### Toronto FC[edit]

Doneil Henry has earned 44 caps with the Canada men's national soccer team. He was selected to the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but sustained an injury that ruled him out of the tournament. Ashtone Morgan is Toronto FC's first homegrown player to appear in over 100 games. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

|
|

Nicholas Lindsay | retired  | 2010
Doneil Henry |  HFX Wanderers | 2010
Keith Makubuya | retired  | 2011
Oscar Cordon | retired  | 2011
Matt Stinson | retired  | 2011
Ashtone Morgan |  | 2011
Quillan Roberts |  Western Suburbs FC | 2012
Manny Aparicio |  Pacific FC | 2013
Jordan Hamilton |  Forge FC | 2014
Chris Mannella |  | 2014
Jay Chapman |  Hartford Athletic | 2015
Molham Babouli |  York United | 2016
Ben Spencer[RSL] | retired  | 2017
Aidan Daniels |  HFX Wanderers | 2018
Julian Dunn |  | 2018
Sergio Camargo |  Cavalry FC | 2020
Ayo Akinola |  Toronto FC | 2018
Liam Fraser |  FC Dallas | 2018
Noble Okello |  Atlanta United 2 | 2019
Jacob Shaffelburg |  Nashville SC | 2019
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty |  Toronto FC | 2020
Jayden Nelson |  Rosenborg | 2020
Ralph Priso |  Colorado Rapids | 2020
Rocco Romeo |  Vancouver FC | 2020
Jordan Perruzza |  Toronto FC | 2021
Luke Singh |  Atlético Ottawa | 2021
Luca Petrasso |  Orlando City | 2022
Deandre Kerr |  Toronto FC | 2022
Kosi Thompson |  Lillestrøm | 2022
Themi Antonoglou |  | 2022
Hugo Mbongue |  Toronto FC | 2022
Kobe Franklin |  Toronto FC | 2023

### Vancouver Whitecaps[edit]

In 2020, as a member of Bayern Munich, Alphonso Davies became the first MLS homegrown player to be named to the FIFPRO World XI and first homegrown player to win the UEFA Champions League. He's earned 41 caps with the Canada men's national soccer team and was selected to the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad. Player  | Current club  | Year signed

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|

Philippe Davies | retired  | 2011
Nizar Khalfan[†] | retired  | 2011
Brian Sylvestre | retired  | 2011
Russell Teibert |  | 2011
Bryce Alderson | retired  | 2012
Caleb Clarke | retired  | 2012
Sam Adekugbe |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 2013
Marco Carducci |  Cavalry FC | 2014
Kianz Froese |  SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 2014
Ethen Sampson |  | 2014
Marco Bustos |  IFK Värnamo | 2015
Alphonso Davies |  Bayern Munich | 2016
Michael Baldisimo |  San Jose Earthquakes | 2018
Simon Colyn |  De Graafschap | 2018
Ben McKendry |  | 2018
Sean Melvin |  Atlético Ottawa | 2018
David Norman Jr. |  St Patrick's Athletic | 2018
Theo Bair |  Motherwell | 2019
Thomas Hasal |  | 2019
Georges Mukumbilwa |  Pacific FC | 2019
Isaac Boehmer |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 2020
Gianfranco Facchineri |  Windsor City | 2020
Damiano Pecile |  Venezia | 2020
Matteo Campagna |  | 2021
Kamron Habibullah |  | 2021
Max Anchor |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 2023

Notes

1. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from another team.

2. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from Atlanta United

3. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from the Chicago Fire

4. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from Dallas

5. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from D.C. United

6. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from the LA Galaxy

7. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from Minnesota United

8. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from New York City

9. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from the Philadelphia Union

10. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from the New York Red Bulls

11. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from Real Salt Lake

12. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from the Seattle Sounders

13. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from the San Jose Earthquakes

14. ^

Homegrown rights acquired from Toronto

## Records[edit]

The following table shows the leading home grown player goal scorer by season. It also shows which club the player was with in that season, as well as the player's age at the end of that season.

Year | Player (Club) | Goals | Age | Transfer notes

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2010[9] |  Andy Najar (D.C. United) | 5 | 17 | Transferred to Anderlecht (Belgium) in January 2013.
2011[9] |  Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls) | 6 | 18 |
2012[9] |  Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls) | 3 | 19 | Transferred to Stoke City (England) in January 2014.
2013[9] |  Diego Fagúndez (New England Revolution) | 13 | 18 |
2014[9] |  Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy) | 14 | 23 |
2015 |  Diego Fagúndez (New England Revolution) | 6 | 20 |
2016 |  Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders) | 12 | 21 |
2017 |  Anthony Jackson-Hamel (Montreal Impact) | 9 | 24 |
2018 |  Gyasi Zardes^ (Columbus Crew) | 19 | 27 | Traded to Columbus Crew in January 2018
2019 |  Gyasi Zardes^ (Columbus Crew) | 13 | 28 |
2020 |  Gyasi Zardes^ (Columbus Crew) | 12 | 29 |
2021 |  Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) | 16 | 25 |
2022 |  Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) | 18 | 21 |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "MLS Draft 2013: Homegrown player initiative rises as draft declines". Sporting News.
2. ^ "MLS 2012 Roster Rules". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012.
3. ^ "MLS 2015 Roster Rules".
4. ^ "MLS announces $37 million investment in Targeted Allocation Money, Homegrown Player funds for 2016-17".
5. ^ "MLS 2012 Roster Rules". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012.
6. ^ "MLS Homegrown Player Policy".
7. ^ Lepper, Geoff (February 1, 2019). "MLS Homegrown players gaining larger role with US national team". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
8. ^ "Soccer in America: Plenty of growth, plenty more to go", The Seattle Times, June 29, 2014.
9. ^ a b c d e "He's Arrived: Gyasi Zardes breaks Diego Fagundez's single season homegrown player goalscoring record", MLS Soccer, September 8, 2013.

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