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Homegrown Player Rule (MLS)
Major League Soccer recruitment program
Summary
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, 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, 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. 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, a supplementary salary budget made by MLS only for homegrown players that are registered using senior roster slots called homegrown player funds.
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. The restrictions for homegrown players were modified in 2022 to allow clubs to prioritize signing rights of nine non-academy players within their territory. Non-protected players were then allowed to sign with any MLS club without requiring compensation to be paid to another team.
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. Since the program's inception, some players have elected to skip years in college to play in MLS academies and sign with senior clubs.
In 2014, Seattle's DeAndre Yedlin became the first MLS homegrown player to compete in a World Cup.
Homegrown territories
, the homegrown territories for most MLS clubs is defined as a 75 mi radius around the team's home stadium, with some exceptions when another team is nearby. Certain teams are also granted entire states or portions of adjacent states. San Diego FC is allowed to claim players from Mexico within a driving distance of 62.1 mi from their training facility.
Homegrown players history
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 FC
USMNT]].
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Andrew Carleton
retired
2016
USA Chris Goslin
retired
2017
USA Lagos Kunga
USA Portland Hearts of Pine
2017
USA George Bello
AUT LASK
2018
NGR Patrick Okonkwo
2018
USA George Campbell
ENG West Bromwich Albion
2020
USA Jackson Conway
2020
USA Tyler Wolff
USA Real Salt Lake
2020
BOL Efrain Morales
CAN CF Montréal
2021
SSD Machop Chol
2021
USA Bryce Washington
USA Birmingham Legion
2021
USA Justin Garces
retired
2022
USA Caleb Wiley
ENG Watford
(on loan from ENG Chelsea)
2022
TRI Ajani Fortune
USA Atlanta United
2023
USA Noah Cobb
USA Colorado Rapids
2023
USA Luke Brennan
USA Atlanta United
2024
USA Adyn Torres
USA Atlanta United
2024
USA Garrison Tubbs
USA D.C. United
2024
USA Matt Edwards
USA Atlanta United
2024
JAM Ashton Gordon
USA Chattanooga FC
(on loan from USA Atlanta United)
2025
USA Will Reilly
USA Atlanta United
2025
USA Dominik Chong-Qui
USA Atlanta United
2025
USA Cooper Sanchez
USA Atlanta United
2025
VEN Santiago Pita
USA Atlanta United
2026
USA Kaiden Moore
USA Philadelphia Union
(on loan fromUSA Atlanta United)
2026
Austin FC
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Owen Wolff
USA Austin FC
2021
USA Damian Las
USA Austin FC
2022
USA Micah Burton
USA Austin FC
2024
USA Ervin Torres
USA Austin FC
2026
Charlotte FC
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Chris Hegardt
USA Orange County SC
2022
USA Brian Romero
USA Charlotte FC
2022
USA Nimfasha Berchimas
USA Charlotte FC
2023
USA Brandon Cambridge
SRB Čukarički
2023
USA Jack Neeley
USA Charlotte FC
2023
Chicago Fire FC
[[Chicago Fire FC]] homegrown [[Djordje Mihailovic]] is currently playing for the [[Colorado Rapids]]. He has earned 11 caps for the [[USMNT
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Victor Pineda
retired
2010
USA Kellen Gulley
retired
2012
USA Chris Ritter
retired
2014
USA Harry Shipp
retired
2014
USA Patrick Doody
retired
2015
PER Collin Fernandez
USA Spokane Velocity
2015
USA Joey Calistri
retired
2016
USA Drew Conner
retired
2016
USA Djordje Mihailovic
CAN Toronto FC
2017
USA Grant Lillard
retired
2018
USA Jeremiah Gutjahr
retired
2019
USA Andre Reynolds II
retired
2019
USA Gabriel Slonina
ENG Chelsea
2019
USA Nicholas Slonina
retired
2019
USA Chris Brady
USA Chicago Fire
2020
USA Javier Casas
2020
USA Brian Gutiérrez
MEX Guadalajara
2020
PHI Alex Monis
USA CT United
2020
USA Mauricio Pineda
USA Chicago Fire
2020
USA Allan Rodriguez
retired
2020
USA Victor Bezerra
retired
2021
USA Sergio Oregel
USA Chicago Fire
2021
USA Missael Rodríguez
2021
USA Justin Reynolds
USA Sporting Kansas City
2023
USA Dylan Borso
USA Chicago Fire
2025
USA Robert Turdean
USA Chicago Fire
2025
USA Christopher Cupps
USA Chicago Fire
2025
USA Sam Williams
USA Chicago Fire
2025
Chivas USA (defunct)
[[Chivas USA]] homegrown [[Jorge Villafaña]] earned 21 caps with the [[USMNT]].
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Jorge Villafaña
retired
2007
SLV Gerson Mayén
SLV Municipal Limeno
2008
USA César Zamora
retired
2009
USA Bryan de la Fuente
retired
2010
USA Chris Cortez
retired
2011
USA Mark Delgado
USA Los Angeles FC
2012
USA Caleb Calvert
retired
2013
FC Cincinnati
Player
Current club
Year signed
PHI Zico Bailey
USA New Mexico United
2020
USA Beckham Sunderland
retired
2020
GUA Arquimides Ordóñez
USA Loudoun United
2021
USA Harrison Robledo
2022
USA Stiven Jimenez
USA FC Cincinnati
2023
USA Malik Pinto
2023
USA Paul Walters
USA FC Cincinnati
2023
USA Gerardo Valenzuela
USA FC Cincinnati
2023
ROM Ștefan Chirilă
USA FC Cincinnati
2025
MEX Ademar Chávez
USA FC Cincinnati
2026
Colorado Rapids
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Davy Armstrong
retired
2010
USA Josh Janniere
retired
2011
USA Dillon Serna
retired
2012
USA Shane O'Neill
2012
USA Kortne Ford
retired
2017
USA Cole Bassett
USA Colorado Rapids
2018
USA Sam Vines
USA Colorado Rapids
2018
USA Sebastian Anderson
USA Hartford Athletic
2019
USA Matt Hundley
retired
2019
USA Abraham Rodriguez
2019
USA Michael Edwards
USA Oakland Roots
2019
MEX Ricardo Pérez
retired
2019
USA Sam Raben
retired
2019
USA Will Vint
retired
2020
USA Darren Yapi
USA Colorado Rapids
2020
USA Oliver Larraz
CAN Vancouver Whitecaps
2021
USA Dantouma Toure
2021
USA Jackson Travis
USA Colorado Rapids
2022
USA Adam Beaudry
USA Colorado Rapids
2024
USA Sam Bassett
2025
Columbus Crew
2016 MLS All-Star]]. He earned 20 caps with the [[USMNT]].
USMNT]].
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Aaron Horton
GER SV Mösbach
2011
USA Matt Lampson
retired
2012
USA Ben Speas
retired
2012
USA Chad Barson
retired
2013
USA Kyle Hyland
retired
2013
USA Wil Trapp
USA Minnesota United
2013
USA Ross Friedman
retired
2014
USA Matt Walker
retired
2014
USA Matt Wiet
retired
2014
USA Ben Swanson
retired
2015
USA Alex Crognale
USA San Antonio FC
2017
USA Aboubacar Keita
SWE Kalmar FF
2019
USA Sebastian Berhalter
CAN Vancouver Whitecaps
2020
USA Aidan Morris
ENG Middlesbrough
2020
USA Isaiah Parente
USA LA Galaxy
2021
USA Jake Morris
USA Louisville City
2022
USA Sean Zawadzki
USA Columbus Crew
2022
USA Will Sands
USA New England Revolution
2022
CAN Jacen Russell-Rowe
USA Columbus Crew
2022
USA Keegan Hughes
USA New England Revolution
2023
USA Taha Habroune
USA Columbus Crew
2024
USA Cole Mrowka
USA Columbus Crew
2024
BLR Stanislav Lapkes
USA Columbus Crew
2025
USA Tristan Brown
USA Columbus Crew
2025
USA Quinton Elliot
USA Columbus Crew
2026
USA Owen Presthus
USA Columbus Crew
2026
USA Chase Adams
USA Columbus Crew
2026
FC Dallas
squad]].
squad]].
USMNT]].
Player
Current club
Year signed
MEX Bryan Leyva
retired
2009
MEX Rubén Luna
retired
2010
GUA Moisés Hernández
retired
2010
MEX Víctor Ulloa
retired
2011
GUA Jonathan Top
retired
2011
MEX Richard Sánchez
USA San Antonio FC
2011
USA Kellyn Acosta
POL Pogoń Szczecin
2013
USA Bradlee Baladez
retired
2013
USA Coy Craft
retired
2013
USA Danny Garcia
retired
2013
USA Jesse González
retired
2013
USA London Woodberry
retired
2013
USA Alejandro Zendejas
MEX América
2015
MEX Aarón Guillén
USA Las Vegas Lights
2016
USA Paxton Pomykal
USA FC Dallas
2016
USA Reggie Cannon
USA Colorado Rapids
2017
USA Jesús Ferreira
USA Seattle Sounders
2017
USA Bryan Reynolds
BEL Westerlo
2017
USA Jordan Cano
retired
2018
USA Kris Reaves
retired
2018
USA Thomas Roberts
2018
USA Chris Richards
ENG Crystal Palace
2018
USA Brandon Servania
USA D.C. United
2018
USA Edwin Cerrillo
USA LA Galaxy
2019
USA Ricardo Pepi
NED PSV
2019
TRI Dante Sealy
USA Colorado Rapids
2019
MEX Carlos Avilez
2020
USA Justin Che
USA New York Red Bulls
2020
USA Eddie Munjoma
USA Forward Madison
2020
BIH Beni Redžić
2020
USA Tanner Tessmann
FRA Lyon
2020
USA Kalil ElMedkhar
USA FC Tulsa
2021
USA Collin Smith
USA Phoenix Rising
2021
USA Antonio Carrera
MEX Tigres UANL
2022
JAM Tarik Scott
2023
USA Nolan Norris
USA FC Dallas
2023
USA Alejandro Urzua
2024
USA Malik Henry-Scott
USA Lexington SC
2024
USA Michael Collodi
USA FC Dallas
2025
JAM Malachi Molina
USA FC Dallas
2025
USA Diego García
USA FC Dallas
2025
MEX Anthony Ramirez
2025
POL Daniel Baran
USA FC Dallas
2025
USA Diego Pepi
2025
USA Josh Torquato
USA FC Dallas
2025
USA Caleb Swann
USA FC Dallas
2026
USA Kaka Scabin
USA FC Dallas
2026
HND Jaidyn Contreras
USA FC Dallas
2026
USA Slade Starnes
USA FC Dallas
2026
D.C. United
MLS All-Star]], named to the [[MLS Best XI]], and won the [[MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award]].
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
USA Jon Kempin
retired
2010
USA Kevin Ellis
retired
2011
USA Erik Palmer-Brown
GRE Panathinaikos
2013
HUN Dániel Sallói
USA Sporting Kansas City
2016
USA Jaylin Lindsey
USA New Mexico United
2017
USA Gianluca Busio
ITA Venezia
2018
USA Wan Kuzain
USA Sporting JAX
2018
USA Matt Lewis
retired
2018
USA Zach Wright
retired
2018
USA Cameron Duke
USA Hartford Athletic
2019
USA Tyler Freeman
USA Richmond Kickers
2019
USA Wilson Harris
ISR Maccabi Netanya
2019
USA Felipe Hernández
2019
USA John Pulskamp
USA Sporting Kansas City
2020
USA Grayson Barber
retired
2021
USA Ozzie Cisneros
2021
USA Jake Davis
USA Sporting Kansas City
2021
USA Kayden Pierre
BEL Genk
2021
USA Kaveh Rad
2021
USA Brooks Thompson
USA Lexington SC
2021
USA Ian James
USA Sporting Kansas City
2025
USA Jack Kortkamp
USA Sporting Kansas City
2025
USA Jacob Bartlett
USA Sporting Kansas City
2025
USA Cielo Tschantret
USA Sporting Kansas City
2026
LA Galaxy
USMNT]].
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Tristan Bowen
retired
2009
USA Jack McBean
retired
2011
USA Jose Villarreal
retired
2012
USA Oscar Sorto
retired
2013
USA Gyasi Zardes
2013
MEX Raúl Mendiola
2014
USA Bradford Jamieson IV
retired
2014
CRC Ariel Lassiter
USA Portland Timbers
2015
USA Justin Dhillon
2017
USA Nathan Smith
retired
2017
USA Jaime Villarreal
retired
2017
MEX Efraín Álvarez
MEX Guadalajara
2018
USA Hugo Arellano
retired
2019
USA Ethan Zubak
USA Orange County SC
2019
USA Cameron Dunbar
USA Atlanta United 2
2020
USA Eric Lopez
retired
2020
MEX Jonathan Perez
USA Nashville SC
2020
USA Marcus Ferkranus
AUS Avondale FC
2021
USA Jalen Neal
CAN CF Montréal
2021
USA Adam Saldana
2021
USA Ruben Ramos Jr
USA LA Galaxy
2025
USA Harbor Miller
USA LA Galaxy
2025
USA Riley Dalgado
USA LA Galaxy
2026
USA Vicente Garcia
USA LA Galaxy
2027
USA Pepe Magaña
USA LA Galaxy
2027
USA Owen Pratt
USA LA Galaxy
2027
Los Angeles FC
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Shaft Brewer Jr.
MLT Valletta
2018
USA Erik Dueñas
MEX Querétaro
2020
USA Bryce Duke
2020
MEX Tony Leone
MEX Pumas
2020
MEX Christian Torres
USA Loudoun United
(on loan from MEX Tapatio)
2020
SLV Tomás Romero
USA New York City FC
2021
SLV Nathan Ordaz
USA Los Angeles FC
2022
USA Bajung Darboe
GER Bayern Munich II
2023
MEX Diego Rosales
MEX Guadalajara
2023
USA Luca Bombino
USA San Diego FC
2024
IDN Adrian Wibowo
USA Los Angeles FC
2024
USA Jude Terry
USA Los Angeles FC
2025
GUA Matt Evans
USA Los Angeles FC
2026
USA Cabral Carter
USA Los Angeles FC
2026
Inter Miami CF
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Drake Callender
USA Charlotte FC
2020
DOM Edison Azcona
USA Las Vegas Lights
2021
JAM Ian Fray
USA Inter Miami
2021
USA Felipe Valencia
2021
GRE Noah Allen
USA Inter Miami
2022
USA Benjamin Cremaschi
ITA Parma
(on loan from USA Inter Miami)
2023
HAI Shanyder Borgelin
IDN Bhayangkara Presisi
2023
HND David Ruiz
USA Inter Miami
2023
USA Santiago Morales
USA Inter Miami
2023
USA Tyler Hall
USA Inter Miami
2024
DOM Israel Boatwright
USA Inter Miami
2024
USA Dániel Pintér
USA Inter Miami
2026
Minnesota United FC
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Fred Emmings
retired
2020
LBR Patrick Weah
USA Atlanta United 2
2021
USA Aziel Jackson
CAN Vancouver Whitecaps
(on loan from POL Jagiellonia Białystok)
2021
USA Devin Padelford
USA Minnesota United
2022
LBR Darius Randell
USA Minnesota United
2025
USA Kayne Rizvanovich
USA Minnesota United
2026
CF Montréal
Canada Men's National Team]].
Player
Current club
Year signed
CAN Karl Ouimette
retired
2012
CAN Maxime Crépeau
USA Orlando City
2013
CAN Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé
2013
CAN Wandrille Lefèvre
CAN AS Blainville
2013
CAN Zakaria Messoudi
retired
2013
CAN Maxim Tissot
retired
2013
CAN Louis Béland-Goyette
retired
2014
CAN Anthony Jackson-Hamel
retired
2014
CAN David Choinière
CAN FC Supra du Québec
2016
CAN Ballou Tabla
CAN Atlético Ottawa
2017
CAN Jason Beaulieu
retired
2018
CAN Mathieu Choinière
USA Los Angeles FC
2018
CAN Thomas Meilleur-Giguère
CAN HFX Wanderers
2018
CAN James Pantemis
USA Portland Timbers
2018
CAN Clément Bayiha
CAN FC Supra du Québec
2019
CAN Karifa Yao
USA Rhode Island FC
2019
CAN Tomas Giraldo
2020
CAN Keesean Ferdinand
CAN FC Supra du Québec
2020
CAN Jonathan Sirois
CAN CF Montréal
2021
CAN Jean-Aniel Assi
CAN Atlético Ottawa
2021
CAN Sean Rea
CAN FC Supra du Québec
2021
CAN Nathan Saliba
BEL Anderlecht
2021
CAN Rida Zouhir
2021
CAN Alessandro Biello
CAN FC Supra du Québec
2024
CAN Owen Graham-Roache
CAN CF Montréal
2025
CAN Aleksandr Guboglo
CAN CF Montréal
2025
GUA Olger Escobar
CAN CF Montréal
2025
CAN Félix Samson
CAN CF Montréal
2026
CAN Josh-Duc Nteziryayo
CAN CF Montréal
2026
Nashville SC
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Nick Hinds
2021
USA Ben Martino
2023
USA Adem Sipić
USA Nashville SC
2023
SLE Isaiah Jones
USA Chattanooga FC
(on loan from USA Nashville SC)
2024
USA Chris Applewhite
USA Nashville SC
2025
New England Revolution
[[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
URU Diego Fagúndez
2010
USA Scott Caldwell
retired
2013
HAI Zachary Herivaux
USA Tampa Bay Rowdies
2013
PUR Isaac Angking
2018
BRA Nicolas Firmino
USA Lexington SC
2018
USA Justin Rennicks
USA New Mexico United
2019
GTM Damian Rivera
USA Phoenix Rising
2019
ENG Noel Buck
USA San Jose Earthquakes
2022
BIH Esmir Bajraktarević
NED PSV
2022
USA Jack Panayotou
USA New England Revolution
2023
USA Santiago Suarez
USA New England Revolution
2024
USA Peyton Miller
USA New England Revolution
2024
USA Malcolm Fry
USA New England Revolution
2024
USA Damario McIntosh
USA New England Revolution
2025
USA Eric Klein
USA New England Revolution
2025
USA Cristiano Oliveira
USA New England Revolution
2026
New York City FC
UMSNT]].
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA James Sands
GER FC St. Pauli
(on loan from USA New York City FC)
2017
USA Joe Scally
GER Borussia Mönchengladbach
2018
USA Justin Haak
USA LA Galaxy
2019
JAM Tayvon Gray
USA New York City FC
2020
USA Andres Jasson
DEN AaB
2020
USA Chris Gloster
USA New Mexico United
2021
ENG Christian McFarlane
ENG Manchester City
2021
USA Nico Benalcazar
USA Orange County SC
2022
MEX Jonathan Jiménez
2022
GHA Samuel Owusu
USA New York City FC II
2022
USA Maximo Carrizo
USA New York City FC
2022
USA Jonny Shore
USA New York City FC
2023
USA Drew Baiera
USA New York City FC
2023
CHI Zidane Yañez
USA New York City FC
2024
USA Alex Rando
2024
USA Prince Amponsah
2025
USA Jacob Arroyave
USA New York City FC
2025
JAM Seymour Reid
USA New York City FC
2025
USA Cooper Flax
USA New York City FC
2026
USA Kamran Acito
USA New York City FC
2026
New York Red Bulls
2011 MLS All-Star]], [[Juan Agudelo]] has earned 28 caps with the [[USMNT]].
2023 MLS All-Star]]. He's earned 28 caps with the [[USMNT]].
squad]].
Haiti National Team]].
Player
Current club
Year signed
GEO Giorgi Chirgadze
retired
2010
USA Juan Agudelo
retired
2010
USA Šaćir Hot
retired
2011
USA Matt Kassel
retired
2011
USA Connor Lade
retired
2012
USA Santiago Castaño
retired
2013
USA Matt Miazga
USA FC Cincinnati
2013
SLV Amando Moreno
USA El Paso Locomotive
2013
USA Sean Davis
2015
USA Tyler Adams
ENG AFC Bournemouth
2016
USA Brandon Allen
retired
2016
USA Mael Corboz
GER Arminia Bielefeld
2016
HAI Derrick Etienne
CAN Toronto FC
2016
USA Alex Muyl
USA Nashville SC
2016
USA Scott Thomsen
retired
2016
USA Chris Thorsheim
retired
2016
USA Arun Basuljevic
retired
2017
USA Evan Louro
USA FC Cincinnati
2017
USA Ben Mines
USA Las Vegas Lights
2018
USA Kevin Politz
retired
2018
USA Omir Fernandez
USA Portland Timbers
2019
CIV Jean-Christophe Koffi
PUR Ponce FC
2019
USA Caden Clark
USA D.C. United
2020
USA John Tolkin
GER Holstein Kiel
2020
POR Bento Estrela
POR Sporting CP
2021
USA Daniel Edelman
USA St. Louis City
2022
USA Zach Ryan
retired
2022
USA Serge Ngoma
USA New York Red Bulls
2022
USA Curtis Ofori
2023
USA Jayden Reid
USA St. Louis City
2023
USA Peter Stroud
USA Minnesota United
2023
USA Julian Hall
USA New York Red Bulls
2023
USA Davi Alexandre
2024
ENG Aidan Stokes
USA New York Red Bulls
2024
TRI Roald Mitchell
USA New York Red Bulls
2024
USA Adri Mehmeti
USA New York Red Bulls
2025
ATG Aiden Jarvis
USA New York Red Bulls
2025
USA Tobias Szewczyk
USA New York Red Bulls
2026
Orlando City SC
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Tommy Redding
retired
2014
ENG Harrison Heath
retired
2015
USA Tyler Turner
retired
2015
USA Mason Stajduhar
USA Real Salt Lake
2016
USA Cameron Lindley
USA Indy Eleven
2018
USA Benji Michel
FIN HJK
2019
USA Michael Halliday
2020
USA David Loera
2020
USA Raul Aguilera
retired
2020
USA Jordan Bender
SWE AFC Eskilstuna
2020
PUR Wilfredo Rivera
ARG Barracas Central
2021
USA Thomas Williams
USA Nashville SC
2021
USA Alex Freeman
ESP Villarreal
2022
CHI Favian Loyola
2023
VEN Javier Otero
USA Orlando City
2023
USA Tahir Reid-Brown
USA Orlando City
2024
USA Colin Guske
USA Orlando City
2025
VEN Gustavo Caraballo
USA Orlando City
2025
USA Zakaria Taifi
USA Orlando City
2025
Philadelphia Union
Mark McKenzie]] has earned 11 caps with the [[USMNT
squad]].
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Zach Pfeffer
retired
2011
MEX Cristhian Hernández
retired
2012
USA Jimmy McLaughlin
retired
2012
USA Derrick Jones
2016
USA Auston Trusty
SCO Celtic
2016
AFG Adam Najem
retired
2017
USA Anthony Fontana
USA Colorado Springs Switchbacks
2018
USA Mark McKenzie
FRA Toulouse
2018
USA Matthew Real
USA Hartford Athletic
2018
USA Brenden Aaronson
ENG Leeds United
2019
USA Matt Freese
USA New York City FC
2019
USA Jack de Vries
NED Den Bosch
2020
USA Cole Turner
2020
USA Paxten Aaronson
USA Colorado Rapids
2021
USA Brandan Craig
CAN CF Montréal
2021
USA Nathan Harriel
USA Philadelphia Union
2021
USA Jack McGlynn
USA Houston Dynamo
2021
USA Quinn Sullivan
USA Philadelphia Union
2021
USA Anton Sorenson
USA Charlotte Independence
2022
USA Jeremy Rafanello
USA Philadelphia Union
2022
HAI Nelson Pierre
CAN Vancouver Whitecaps
2023
USA Nick Pariano
2024
USA David Vazquez
USA San Diego FC
2024
USA Andrew Rick
USA Philadelphia Union
2024
USA Cavan Sullivan
USA Philadelphia Union
2024
USA CJ Olney
USA Philadelphia Union
2024
USA Neil Pierre
DEN Lyngby
(on loan from USA Philadelphia Union)
2025
USA Frankie Westfield
USA Philadelphia Union
2025
USA Eddy Davis III
USA Philadelphia Union
2025
MEX Sal Olivas
USA Philadelphia Union
2025
Portland Timbers
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Brent Richards
retired
2012
USA Steven Evans
retired
2013
USA Bryan Gallego
retired
2014
USA Marco Farfan
MEX Tigres UANL
2017
USA Foster Langsdorf
retired
2018
USA Eryk Williamson
2018
USA Blake Bodily
USA Athletic Club Boise
2020
USA Hunter Sulte
2021
USA Tega Ikoba
USA FC Cincinnati 2
2022
USA Sawyer Jura
USA Portland Timbers
2026
Real Salt Lake
RSL]] homegrown player to play in over 200 games for the team.
Player
Current club
Year signed
SLV Nico Muñiz
retired
2011
USA Donny Toia
retired
2011
MEX Lalo Fernández
retired
2012
USA Benji Lopez
retired
2013
MEX Carlos Salcedo
MEX Monterrey
2013
USA Jordan Allen
retired
2014
USA Justen Glad
USA Real Salt Lake
2014
USA Sebastian Saucedo
USA Birmingham Legion
2014
Rwanda Phanuel Kavita
USA Birmingham Legion
2015
CHI Adolfo Ovalle
retired
2015
HND Danilo Acosta
retired
2016
USA Ricardo Velazco
retired
2016
MEX José Hernández
2017
USA Corey Baird
USA San Diego FC
2018
Guatemala Aaron Herrera
USA D.C. United
2018
USA Brooks Lennon
2018
USA Luis Arriaga
retired
2019
USA Erik Holt
retired
2019
MEX David Ochoa
2019
USA Tate Schmitt
2019
MEX Julián Vázquez
retired
2019
USA Christopher Garcia
USA Forward Madison
2020
USA Milan Iloski
USA Philadelphia Union
2020
USA Andrew Brody
2021
USA Bode Hidalgo
CAN CF Montréal
2021
USA Jeff Dewsnup
retired
2021
USA Zackery Farnsworth
2021
USA Gavin Beavers
DEN Brøndby
2022
USA Julio Benitez
2022
CIV Axel Kei
2022
MEX Jaziel Orozco
USA St. Louis City
2022
USA Jude Wellings
2022
USA Luis Rivera
USA Real Salt Lake
2023
HAI Delentz Pierre
USA FC Tulsa
2023
USA Tommy Silva
USA Detroit City
2024
USA Owen Anderson
USA Real Salt Lake
2025
USA Aiden Hezarkhani
USA Real Salt Lake
2025
USA Omar Marquez
USA Real Salt Lake
2025
USA Juan Gio Villa
USA Real Salt Lake
2025
MEX Diego Rocío
USA Real Salt Lake
2026
USA Griffin Dillon
USA Real Salt Lake
2026
CHI Anonio Riquelme
USA Real Salt Lake
2026
San Diego FC
Player
Current club
Year signed
TUN Anisse Saidi
USA San Diego FC
2025
San Jose Earthquakes
Earthquakes]] at over 200 appearances.
USMNT]].
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Tommy Thompson
2014
USA Nick Lima
retired
2017
USA Jacob Akanyirige
2018
USA Gilbert Fuentes
retired
2018
USA JT Marcinkowski
USA LA Galaxy
2018
USA Cade Cowell
USA New York Red Bulls
(on loan from MEX Guadalajara)
2019
USA Casey Walls
2020
MEX Emi Ochoa
MEX Cruz Azul
2021
USA Will Richmond
2022
USA Niko Tsakiris
USA San Jose Earthquakes
2022
USA Cruz Medina
MEX Guadalajara
(on loan from USA San Jose Earthquakes)
2022
USA Cam Cilley
USA St. Louis City 2
2023
USA Keegan Tingey
USA Oakland Roots
2023
USA Chance Cowell
USA Real Salt Lake
2023
USA Edwyn Mendoza
USA San Jose Earthquakes
2023
USA Oscar Verhoeven
USA San Diego FC
2023
USA Wilson Eisner
USA San Diego FC
2025
USA Kaedren Spivey
USA San Jose Earthquakes
2025
USA Rohan Rajagopal
USA San Jose Earthquakes
2026
USA Tomo Allen
USA San Jose Earthquakes
2026
Seattle Sounders FC
2022]] [[FIFA World Cup]] squads.
squad]].
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA DeAndre Yedlin
USA FC Cincinnati
2012
USA Aaron Kovar
retired
2014
USA Sean Okoli
retired
2014
USA Darwin Jones
retired
2015
USA Victor Mansaray
2015
USA Jordan Morris
USA Seattle Sounders
2016
CAN Jordan Schweitzer
retired
2016
USA Seyi Adekoya
retired
2017
USA Henry Wingo
CAN Toronto FC
2017
SOM Handwalla Bwana
USA South Georgia Tormenta
2018
USA Danny Leyva
MEX Necaxa
2019
USA Trey Muse
USA Portland Timbers
2019
USA Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
retired
2019
USA Josh Atencio
USA Colorado Rapids
2020
USA Ethan Dobbelaere
retired
2020
USA Shandon Hopeau
retired
2020
USA Reed Baker-Whiting
USA Seattle Sounders
2021
MEX Obed Vargas
USA Seattle Sounders
2021
USA Dylan Teves
2022
USA Sota Kitahara
2023
USA Jacob Castro
USA Rhode Island FC
2023
USA Cody Baker
USA Seattle Sounders
2023
USA Stuart Hawkins
USA Seattle Sounders
2023
USA Leo Burney
2025
USA Snyder Brunell
USA Seattle Sounders
2025
USA Sebastian Gomez
USA Seattle Sounders
2026
St. Louis City SC
Player
Current club
Year signed
USA Caden Glover
USA St. Louis City
2023
USA Miguel Perez
USA St. Louis City
2023
USA Tyson Pearce
USA St. Louis City
2024
USA Mykhi Joyner
USA St. Louis City
2024
Toronto FC
[[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
CAN Nicholas Lindsay
retired
2010
CAN Doneil Henry
retired
2010
CAN Keith Makubuya
retired
2011
CAN Oscar Cordon
retired
2011
CAN Matt Stinson
retired
2011
CAN Ashtone Morgan
retired
2011
GUY Quillan Roberts
NZL Western Suburbs
2012
CAN Manny Aparicio
CAN Atlético Ottawa
2013
CAN Jordan Hamilton
MYA Shan United
2014
CAN Chris Mannella
retired
2014
CAN Jay Chapman
2015
SYR Molham Babouli
CAN Forge FC
2016
USA Ben Spencer
retired
2017
CAN Aidan Daniels
CAN Pacific FC
2018
CAN Julian Dunn
2018
CAN Sergio Camargo
CAN Cavalry FC
2020
CAN Ayo Akinola
LIE Vaduz
2018
CAN Liam Fraser
ENG Reading
2018
CAN Noble Okello
USA Indy Eleven
2019
CAN Jacob Shaffelburg
USA Los Angeles FC
2019
CAN Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
CAN CF Montréal
2020
CAN Jayden Nelson
USA Austin FC
2020
CAN Ralph Priso
CAN Vancouver Whitecaps
2020
CAN Rocco Romeo
2020
CAN Jordan Perruzza
2021
TRI Luke Singh
CAN Inter Toronto
2021
CAN Luca Petrasso
CAN CF Montréal
2022
CAN Deandre Kerr
CAN Toronto FC
2022
CAN Kosi Thompson
CAN Toronto FC
2022
CAN Themi Antonoglou
2022
CAN Hugo Mbongue
2022
CAN Kobe Franklin
CAN Toronto FC
2023
CAN Adam Pearlman
CAN Toronto FC
2024
USA Adisa De Rosario
CAN Toronto FC
2025
CAN Markus Cimermancic
CAN Toronto FC
2025
CAN Lazar Stefanovic
CAN Toronto FC
2025
CAN Malik Henry
CAN Toronto FC
2025
CAN Stefan Kapor
CAN Toronto FC
2026
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
squad]].
Player
Current club
Year signed
CAN Philippe Davies
retired
2011
TAN Nizar Khalfan
retired
2011
HAI Brian Sylvestre
retired
2011
CAN Russell Teibert
retired
2011
CAN Bryce Alderson
retired
2012
CAN Caleb Clarke
retired
2012
CAN Sam Adekugbe
CAN Vancouver Whitecaps
2013
CAN Marco Carducci
CAN HFX Wanderers
2014
CAN Kianz Froese
IDN Semen Padang
2014
RSA Ethen Sampson
retired
2014
CAN Marco Bustos
CAN Pacific FC
2015
CAN Alphonso Davies
GER Bayern Munich
2016
PHI Michael Baldisimo
CAN Cavalry FC
2018
CAN Simon Colyn
DEN Lyngby
2018
CAN Ben McKendry
retired
2018
CAN Sean Melvin
CAN Pacific FC
2018
CAN David Norman Jr.
CAN Vancouver FC
2018
CAN Theo Bair
SUI Lausanne-Sport
(on loan from FRA Auxerre)
2019
CAN Thomas Hasal
USA Los Angeles FC
2019
CAN Georges Mukumbilwa
CAN Pacific FC
2019
CAN Patrick Metcalfe
NOR Fredrikstad
2020
CAN Isaac Boehmer
CAN Vancouver Whitecaps
2020
CAN Gianfranco Facchineri
IRL Galway United
2020
CAN Damiano Pecile
2020
CAN Matteo Campagna
CAN Vancouver FC
2021
CAN Kamron Habibullah
SWE Sandviken
2021
CAN Ali Ahmed
ENG Norwich City
2022
CAN Max Anchor
USA Seattle Sounders
2023
CAN Jeevan Badwal
CAN Vancouver Whitecaps
2024
CAN Liam Mackenzie
CAN Vancouver Whitecaps
2025
CAN Rayan Elloumi
CAN Vancouver Whitecaps
2025
Moldova Mihail Gherasimencov
CAN Vancouver Whitecaps
2026
Notes
Records
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.
[http://seattletimes.com/html/worldcup/2023956614_bakersoccer30xml.html "Soccer in America: Plenty of growth, plenty more to go"], The Seattle Times, June 29, 2014.
[http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/09/08/hes-arrived-gyasi-zardes-breaks-diego-fagundezs-single-season-goalscoring-re "He's Arrived: Gyasi Zardes breaks Diego Fagundez's single season homegrown player goalscoring record"] {{Webarchive. link. (January 2, 2015 , MLS Soccer, September 8, 2013.)
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