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MLS Best XI
Best players of each MLS season
Best players of each MLS season
The MLS Best XI is an annual acknowledgment of the best eleven players in Major League Soccer. The selection is determined by a collection of media, players, and MLS club technical staffs.
Winners
| Year | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | ||||
| USA Mark Dodd, Dallas | COL Leonel Álvarez, Dallas | |||
| USA John Doyle, San Jose | ||||
| USA Robin Fraser, LA Galaxy | SLV Mauricio Cienfuegos, LA Galaxy | |||
| ITA Roberto Donadoni, MetroStars | ||||
| BOL Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United | ||||
| USA Preki, Kansas City | ||||
| COL Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay | ECU Eduardo Hurtado, LA Galaxy | |||
| USA Roy Lassiter, Tampa Bay | ||||
| 1997 | ||||
| USA Brad Friedel, Columbus | USA Jeff Agoos, D.C. United | |||
| USA Thomas Dooley, Columbus | ||||
| SCO Richard Gough, Kansas City | ||||
| USA Eddie Pope, D.C. United | USA Mark Chung, Kansas City | |||
| BOL Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United (2) | ||||
| USA Preki, Kansas City (2) | ||||
| COL Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay (2) | SLV Ronald Cerritos, San Jose | |||
| BOL Jaime Moreno, D.C. United | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| USA Zach Thornton, Chicago | USA Thomas Dooley, Columbus (2) | |||
| USA Robin Fraser, LA Galaxy (2) | ||||
| CZE Luboš Kubík, Chicago | ||||
| USA Eddie Pope, D.C. United (2) | USA Chris Armas, Chicago | |||
| SLV Mauricio Cienfuegos, LA Galaxy (2) | ||||
| BOL Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United (3) | ||||
| POL Piotr Nowak, Chicago | TRI Stern John, Columbus | |||
| USA Cobi Jones, LA Galaxy | ||||
| 1999 | ||||
| USA Kevin Hartman, LA Galaxy | USA Jeff Agoos, D.C. United (2) | |||
| CZE Luboš Kubík, Chicago (2) | ||||
| USA Robin Fraser, LA Galaxy (3) | USA Chris Armas, Chicago (2) | |||
| SLV Mauricio Cienfuegos, LA Galaxy (3) | ||||
| BOL Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United (4) | ||||
| USA Eddie Lewis, San Jose | ||||
| USA Steve Ralston, Tampa Bay | USA Jason Kreis, Dallas | |||
| BOL Jaime Moreno, D.C. United (2) | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| USA Tony Meola, Kansas City | USA Robin Fraser, LA Galaxy (4) | |||
| USA Greg Vanney, LA Galaxy | ||||
| USA Peter Vermes, Kansas City | USA Chris Armas, Chicago (3) | |||
| POL Piotr Nowak, Chicago (2) | ||||
| USA Steve Ralston, Tampa Bay (2) | ||||
| BUL Hristo Stoichkov, Chicago | ||||
| COL Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay (3) | SEN Mamadou Diallo, Tampa Bay | |||
| USA Clint Mathis, MetroStars | ||||
| 2001 | ||||
| USA Tim Howard, MetroStars | USA Jeff Agoos, San Jose (3) | |||
| USA Carlos Llamosa, Miami | ||||
| USA Pablo Mastroeni, Miami | ||||
| USA Greg Vanney, LA Galaxy (2) | USA Chris Armas, Chicago (4) | |||
| POL Piotr Nowak, Chicago (3) | ||||
| USA Preki, Miami (3) | HON Alex Pineda Chacón, Miami | |||
| COL Diego Serna, Miami | ||||
| SCO John Spencer, Colorado | ||||
| 2002 | ||||
| USA Tim Howard, MetroStars (2) | USA Wade Barrett, San Jose | |||
| USA Carlos Bocanegra, Chicago | ||||
| USA Alexi Lalas, LA Galaxy | USA Mark Chung, Colorado (2) | |||
| DEN Ronnie Ekelund, San Jose | ||||
| COL Óscar Pareja, Dallas | ||||
| USA Steve Ralston, New England (3) | USA Jeff Cunningham, Columbus | |||
| GUA Carlos Ruiz, LA Galaxy | ||||
| USA Taylor Twellman, New England | ||||
| 2003 | ||||
| CAN Pat Onstad, San Jose | USA Carlos Bocanegra, Chicago (2) | |||
| NZL Ryan Nelsen, D.C. United | ||||
| USA Eddie Pope, MetroStars (3) | USA Chris Armas, Chicago (5) | |||
| USA DaMarcus Beasley, Chicago | ||||
| USA Mark Chung, Colorado (3) | ||||
| USA Landon Donovan, San Jose | ||||
| USA Preki, Kansas City (4) | USA Ante Razov, Chicago | |||
| SCO John Spencer, Colorado (2) | ||||
| 2004 | ||||
| USA Joe Cannon, Colorado | USA Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City | |||
| USA Robin Fraser, Columbus (5) | ||||
| NZL Ryan Nelsen, D.C. United (2) | ||||
| USA Eddie Pope, MetroStars (4) | USA Eddie Gaven, MetroStars | |||
| HON Amado Guevara, MetroStars | ||||
| IRE Ronnie O'Brien, Dallas | ||||
| USA Kerry Zavagnin, Kansas City | USA Brian Ching, San Jose | |||
| BOL Jaime Moreno, D.C. United (3) | ||||
| 2005 | ||||
| CAN Pat Onstad, San Jose (2) | USA Chris Albright, LA Galaxy | |||
| USA Danny Califf, San Jose | ||||
| USA Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City (2) | USA Clint Dempsey, New England | |||
| CAN Dwayne De Rosario, San Jose | ||||
| ARG Christian Gómez, D.C. United | ||||
| GRN Shalrie Joseph, New England | ||||
| IRE Ronnie O'Brien, Dallas (2) | BOL Jaime Moreno, D.C. United (4) | |||
| USA Taylor Twellman, New England (2) | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
| USA Troy Perkins, D.C. United | USA Bobby Boswell, D.C. United | |||
| USA José Burciaga Jr., Kansas City | ||||
| USA Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City (3) | USA Ricardo Clark, Houston | |||
| USA Clint Dempsey, New England (2) | ||||
| CAN Dwayne De Rosario, Houston (2) | ||||
| ARG Christian Gómez, D.C. United (2) | ||||
| USA Justin Mapp, Chicago | USA Jeff Cunningham, Salt Lake (2) | |||
| BOL Jaime Moreno, D.C. United (5) | ||||
| 2007 | ||||
| USA Brad Guzan, Chivas USA | USA Jonathan Bornstein, Chivas USA | |||
| USA Michael Parkhurst, New England | ||||
| USA Eddie Robinson, Houston | ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Columbus | |||
| CAN Dwayne De Rosario, Houston (3) | ||||
| ARG Christian Gómez, D.C. United (3) | ||||
| GRN Shalrie Joseph, New England (2) | ||||
| USA Ben Olsen, D.C. United | COL Juan Pablo Angel, Red Bulls | |||
| BRA Luciano Emílio, D.C. United | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| USA Jon Busch, Chicago | USA Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City (4) | |||
| USA Chad Marshall, Columbus | ||||
| MLI Bakary Soumaré, Chicago | MEX Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Chicago | |||
| GRN Shalrie Joseph, New England (3) | ||||
| USA Sacha Kljestan, Chivas USA | ||||
| USA Robbie Rogers, Columbus | ||||
| ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Columbus (2) | USA Kenny Cooper, Dallas | |||
| USA Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy (2) | ||||
| 2009 | ||||
| USA Zach Thornton, Chivas USA (2) | USA Geoff Cameron, Houston | |||
| COL Wilman Conde, Chicago | ||||
| USA Chad Marshall, Columbus (2) | CAN Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto (4) | |||
| USA Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy (3) | ||||
| USA Stuart Holden, Houston | ||||
| GRN Shalrie Joseph, New England (4) | ||||
| SWE Freddie Ljungberg, Seattle | USA Conor Casey, Colorado | |||
| USA Jeff Cunningham, Dallas (3) | ||||
| 2010 | ||||
| JAM Donovan Ricketts, LA Galaxy | USA Nat Borchers, Salt Lake | |||
| USA Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy | ||||
| COL Jámison Olave, Salt Lake | CAN Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto (5) | |||
| USA Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy (4) | ||||
| COL David Ferreira, Dallas | ||||
| FRA Sébastien Le Toux, Philadelphia | ||||
| ARG Javier Morales, Salt Lake | USA Edson Buddle, LA Galaxy | |||
| USA Chris Wondolowski, San Jose | ||||
| 2011 | ||||
| USA Kasey Keller, Seattle | USA Todd Dunivant, LA Galaxy | |||
| USA Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy (2) | ||||
| COL Jámison Olave, Salt Lake (2) | ENG David Beckham, LA Galaxy | |||
| USA Brad Davis, Houston | ||||
| CAN Dwayne De Rosario, D.C. United (6) | ||||
| USA Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy (5) | ||||
| USA Brek Shea, Dallas | FRA Thierry Henry, Red Bulls | |||
| USA Chris Wondolowski, San Jose (2) | ||||
| 2012 | ||||
| DEN Jimmy Nielsen, Sporting KC | HON Víctor Bernárdez, San Jose | |||
| USA Matt Besler, Sporting KC | ||||
| FRA Aurélien Collin, Sporting KC | CUB Osvaldo Alonso, Seattle | |||
| USA Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy (6) | ||||
| USA Chris Pontius, D.C. United | ||||
| USA Graham Zusi, Sporting KC | FRA Thierry Henry, Red Bulls (2) | |||
| IRE Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy | ||||
| USA Chris Wondolowski, San Jose (3) | ||||
| 2013 | ||||
| JAM Donovan Ricketts, Portland (2) | USA Matt Besler, Sporting KC (2) | |||
| POR José Gonçalves, New England | ||||
| USA Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy (3) | AUS Tim Cahill, Red Bulls | |||
| CAN Will Johnson, Portland | ||||
| ARG Diego Valeri, Portland | ||||
| USA Graham Zusi, Sporting KC (2) | ITA Marco Di Vaio, Montreal | |||
| IRE Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy (2) | ||||
| USA Mike Magee, Chicago | ||||
| 2014 | ||||
| USA Bill Hamid, D.C. United | USA Bobby Boswell, D.C. United (2) | |||
| USA Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy (4) | ||||
| USA Chad Marshall, Seattle (3) | USA Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy (7) | |||
| FRA Thierry Henry, Red Bulls (3) | ||||
| USA Lee Nguyen, New England | ||||
| ARG Diego Valeri, Portland (2) | IRE Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy (3) | |||
| NGR Obafemi Martins, Seattle | ||||
| ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips, Red Bulls | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
| USA Luis Robles, Red Bulls | BEL Laurent Ciman, Montreal | |||
| USA Matt Hedges, Dallas | ||||
| CRC Kendall Waston, Vancouver | COL Fabián Castillo, Dallas | |||
| USA Benny Feilhaber, Sporting KC | ||||
| USA Ethan Finlay, Columbus | ||||
| USA Dax McCarty, Red Bulls | ITA Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto | |||
| SLE Kei Kamara, Columbus | ||||
| IRE Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy (4) | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| JAM Andre Blake, Philadelphia | USA Matt Hedges, Dallas (2) | |||
| SWE Axel Sjöberg, Colorado | ||||
| BEL Jelle Van Damme, LA Galaxy | ARG Mauro Díaz, Dallas | |||
| MEX Giovani dos Santos, LA Galaxy | ||||
| USA Sacha Kljestan, Red Bulls (2) | ||||
| ARG Ignacio Piatti, Montreal | ITA Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto (2) | |||
| ESP David Villa, New York City | ||||
| ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips, Red Bulls (2) | ||||
| 2017 | ||||
| USA Tim Melia, Sporting KC | USA Justin Morrow, Toronto | |||
| USA Ike Opara, Sporting KC | ||||
| CRC Kendall Waston, Vancouver (2) | PAR Miguel Almirón, Atlanta | |||
| ITA Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto (3) | ||||
| ARG Diego Valeri, Portland (3) | ||||
| ESP Víctor Vázquez, Toronto | VEN Josef Martínez, Atlanta | |||
| HUN Nemanja Nikolić, Chicago | ||||
| ESP David Villa, New York City (2) | ||||
| 2018 | ||||
| USA Zack Steffen, Columbus | JAM Kemar Lawrence, Red Bulls | |||
| USA Aaron Long, Red Bulls | ||||
| USA Chad Marshall, Seattle (4) | ARG Luciano Acosta, D.C. United | |||
| PAR Miguel Almirón, Atlanta (2) | ||||
| ARG Ignacio Piatti, Montreal (2) | ||||
| MEX Carlos Vela, LAFC | SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović, LA Galaxy | |||
| VEN Josef Martínez, Atlanta (2) | ||||
| ENG Wayne Rooney, D.C. United | ||||
| 2019 | ||||
| ITA Vito Mannone, Minnesota | USA Ike Opara, Minnesota (2) | |||
| USA Miles Robinson, Atlanta | ||||
| USA Walker Zimmerman, LAFC | COL Eduard Atuesta, LAFC | |||
| ESP Carles Gil, New England | ||||
| ARG Maximiliano Moralez, New York City | ||||
| ESP Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto | SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović, LA Galaxy (2) | |||
| VEN Josef Martínez, Atlanta (3) | ||||
| MEX Carlos Vela, LAFC (2) | ||||
| 2020 | ||||
| JAM Andre Blake, Philadelphia (2) | USA Mark McKenzie, Philadelphia | |||
| GHA Jonathan Mensah, Columbus | ||||
| USA Walker Zimmerman, Nashville (2) | USA Brenden Aaronson, Philadelphia | |||
| COL Diego Chará, Portland | ||||
| URU Nicolás Lodeiro, Seattle | ||||
| ESP Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto (2) | USA Jordan Morris, Seattle | |||
| URU Diego Rossi, LAFC | ||||
| PER Raúl Ruidíaz, Seattle | ||||
| 2021 | ||||
| USA Matt Turner, New England | COL Yeimar Gómez, Seattle | |||
| USA Miles Robinson, Atlanta (2) | ||||
| USA Walker Zimmerman, Nashville (3) | CAN Tajon Buchanan, New England | |||
| ESP Carles Gil, New England (2) | ||||
| GER Hany Mukhtar, Nashville | ||||
| BRA João Paulo, Seattle | ARG Gustavo Bou, New England | |||
| ARG Taty Castellanos, New York City | ||||
| PER Raúl Ruidíaz, Seattle (2) | ||||
| 2022 | ||||
| JAM Andre Blake, Philadelphia (3) | NOR Jakob Glesnes, Philadelphia | |||
| GER Kai Wagner, Philadelphia | ||||
| USA Walker Zimmerman, Nashville (4) | ARG Luciano Acosta, Cincinnati (2) | |||
| ARG Sebastián Driussi, Austin | ||||
| HUN Dániel Gazdag, Philadelphia | ||||
| GER Hany Mukhtar, Nashville (2) | USA Jesús Ferreira, Dallas | |||
| USA Brandon Vázquez, Cincinnati | ||||
| MEX Carlos Vela, LAFC (3) | ||||
| 2023 | ||||
| SUI Roman Bürki, St. Louis | USA Matt Miazga, Cincinnati | |||
| USA Tim Parker, St. Louis | ||||
| USA Walker Zimmerman, Nashville (5) | ARG Luciano Acosta, Cincinnati (3) | |||
| ARG Thiago Almada, Atlanta | ||||
| MEX Héctor Herrera, Houston | ||||
| GER Hany Mukhtar, Nashville (3) | GAB Denis Bouanga, LAFC | |||
| GRE Giorgos Giakoumakis, Atlanta | ||||
| COL Cucho Hernández, Columbus | ||||
| 2024 | ||||
| CRO Kristijan Kahlina, Charlotte | ESP Jordi Alba, Miami | |||
| COL Yeimar Gómez, Seattle (2) | ||||
| CPV Steven Moreira, Columbus | ARG Luciano Acosta, Cincinnati (4) | |||
| BRA Evander, Portland | ||||
| ESP Riqui Puig, LA Galaxy | BEL Christian Benteke, D.C. | |||
| GAB Denis Bouanga, LAFC (2) | ||||
| COL Cucho Hernández, Columbus (2) | ||||
| ARG Lionel Messi, Miami | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| CAN Dayne St. Clair, Minnesota | USA Tristan Blackmon, Vancouver | |||
| USA Alex Freeman, Orlando | ||||
| NOR Jakob Glesnes, Philadelphia (2) | ||||
| GER Kai Wagner, Philadelphia (2) | USA Sebastian Berhalter, Vancouver | |||
| BRA Evander, Cincinnati (2) | ||||
| USA Cristian Roldan, Seattle | GAB Denis Bouanga, LAFC (3) | |||
| DEN Anders Dreyer, San Diego | ||||
| ARG Lionel Messi, Miami (2) |
Appearances by player
The following players have appeared in the MLS Best XI two or more times.
Updated as of the conclusion of the 2025 MLS season.
| *Year | |
|---|---|
| (italicized text)* | Indicates the player won the MLS Defender of the Year Award |
| Player | Apps | Pos | Years | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landon Donovan† | 7 | M/F | 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 | San Jose Earthquakes (1), LA Galaxy (6) |
| Dwayne De Rosario | 6 | M | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 | San Jose Earthquakes (1), Houston Dynamo (2), Toronto FC (2), D.C. United (1) |
| Chris Armas | 5 | M | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 | Chicago Fire (5) |
| Robin Fraser | 5 | D | 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004 | LA Galaxy (4), Columbus Crew (1) |
| Jaime Moreno† | 5 | F | 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 | D.C. United (5) |
| Walker Zimmerman^ | 5 | D | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | LAFC (1), Nashville SC (4) |
| Jimmy Conrad | 4 | D | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 | Kansas City Wizards (4) |
| Marco Etcheverry† | 4 | M | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 | D.C. United (4) |
| Omar Gonzalez^ | 4 | D | 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 | LA Galaxy (4) |
| Shalrie Joseph | 4 | M | 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 | New England Revolution (4) |
| Robbie Keane | 4 | F | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | LA Galaxy (4) |
| Chad Marshall | 4 | D | 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018 | Columbus Crew (2), Seattle Sounders FC (2) |
| Eddie Pope† | 4 | D | 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004 | D.C. United (2), MetroStars (2) |
| Preki† | 4 | M | 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003 | Kansas City Wizards (3), Miami Fusion (1) |
| Luciano Acosta | 4 | M | 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 | D.C. United (1) FC Cincinnati (3) |
| Jeff Agoos† | 3 | D | 1997, 1999, 2001 | D.C. United (2), San Jose Earthquakes (1) |
| Andre Blake^ | 3 | GK | 2016, 2020, 2022 | Philadelphia Union (3) |
| Mark Chung | 3 | M | 1997, 2002, 2003 | Colorado Rapids (3) |
| Mauricio Cienfuegos | 3 | M | 1996, 1998, 1999 | LA Galaxy (3) |
| Jeff Cunningham | 3 | F | 2002, 2006, 2009 | Columbus Crew (1), Real Salt Lake (1), |
| FC Dallas (1) | ||||
| Sebastian Giovinco | 3 | F | 2015, 2016, 2017 | Toronto FC (3) |
| Christian Gómez | 3 | M | 2005, 2006, 2007 | D.C. United (3) |
| Thierry Henry | 3 | F | 2011, 2012, 2014 | N.Y. Red Bulls (3) |
| Josef Martínez^ | 3 | F | 2017, 2018, 2019 | Atlanta United FC (3) |
| Hany Mukhtar^ | 3 | M | 2021, 2022, 2023 | Nashville SC (3) |
| Piotr Nowak | 3 | M | 1998, 2000, 2001 | Chicago Fire (3) |
| Steve Ralston | 3 | M | 1999, 2000, 2002 | Tampa Bay Mutiny (2), New England Revolution (1) |
| Carlos Valderrama | 3 | M | 1996, 1997, 2000 | Tampa Bay Mutiny (3) |
| Diego Valeri | 3 | M | 2013, 2014, 2017 | Portland Timbers (3) |
| Carlos Vela | 3 | M/F | 2018, 2019, 2022 | LAFC (3) |
| Chris Wondolowski | 3 | M | 2010, 2011, 2012 | San Jose Earthquakes (3) |
| Denis Bouanga^ | 3 | F | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Los Angeles FC (3) |
| Miguel Almirón^ | 2 | M | 2017, 2018 | Atlanta United (2) |
| Guillermo Barros Schelotto | 2 | M | 2007, 2008 | Columbus Crew (2) |
| Matt Besler | 2 | D | 2012, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City (2) |
| Carlos Bocanegra† | 2 | D | 2002, 2003 | Chicago Fires SC (2) |
| Bobby Boswell | 2 | D | 2006, 2014 | D.C. United (2) |
| Clint Dempsey† | 2 | M | 2005, 2006 | New England Revolution (2) |
| Thomas Dooley† | 2 | D | 1997, 1998 | Columbus Crew (2) |
| Carles Gil^ | 2 | M | 2019, 2022 | New England Revolution (2) |
| Matt Hedges^ | 2 | D | 2015, 2016 | FC Dallas (2) |
| Tim Howard | 2 | GK | 2001, 2002 | MetroStars (2) |
| Zlatan Ibrahimović | 2 | F | 2018, 2019 | LA Galaxy (2) |
| Sacha Kljestan | 2 | M | 2008, 2016 | Chivas USA (1), New York Red Bulls (1) |
| Luboš Kubík | 2 | D | 1998, 1999 | Chicago Fire SC (2) |
| Ryan Nelsen | 2 | D | 2003, 2004 | D.C. United (2) |
| Ronnie O'Brien | 2 | M | 2004, 2005 | Dallas Burn\FC Dallas (2) |
| Jámison Olave | 2 | D | 2010, 2011 | Real Salt Lake (2) |
| Pat Onstad | 2 | GK | 2003, 2005 | San Jose Earthquakes (2) |
| Ike Opara | 2 | D | 2017, 2019 | Sporting Kansas City (1), Minnesota United FC (1) |
| Ignacio Piatti | 2 | M | 2016, 2018 | Montréal Impact (2) |
| Alejandro Pozuelo* | 2 | M | 2019, 2020 | Toronto FC (2) |
| Donovan Ricketts | 2 | GK | 2010, 2013 | LA Galaxy (1), Portland Timbers (1) |
| Miles Robinson^ | 2 | D | 2019, 2021 | Atlanta United (2) |
| Raúl Ruidíaz* | 2 | F | 2020, 2021 | Seattle Sounders FC (2) |
| John Spencer | 2 | F | 2001, 2003 | Colorado Rapids (2) |
| Zach Thornton | 2 | GK | 1998, 2009 | Chicago Fire SC (1), Chivas USA (1) |
| Taylor Twellman | 2 | F | 2002, 2005 | New England Revolution (2) |
| Greg Vanney | 2 | D | 2000, 2001 | LA Galaxy (2) |
| David Villa | 2 | F | 2016, 2017 | New York City FC (2) |
| Kendall Waston* | 2 | D | 2015, 2017 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2) |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 2 | F | 2014, 2016 | New York Red Bulls (2) |
| Graham Zusi^ | 2 | M | 2012, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City (2) |
| Cucho Hernández* | 2 | F | 2023, 2024 | Columbus Crew |
| Yeimar Gómez^ | 2 | D | 2021, 2024 | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Jakob Glesnes^ | 2 | D | 2022, 2025 | Philadelphia Union (2) |
| Evander^ | 2 | M | 2024, 2025 | Portland Timbers (1), FC Cincinnati (1) |
| Lionel Messi^ | 2 | F | 2024, 2025 | Inter Miami CF (2) |
| Kai Wagner^ | 2 | D | 2022, 2025 | Philadelphia Union (2) |
Appearances by team
Updated as of the conclusion of the 2025 MLS season.
| Club | Apps |
|---|---|
| LA Galaxy | 38 |
| D.C. United | 29 |
| Chicago Fire | 23 |
| Kansas City Wiz/Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City | 22 |
| NY/NJ MetroStars/MetroStars/New York Red Bulls | 20 |
| Columbus Crew | 18 |
| New England Revolution | 17 |
| San Jose Clash/Earthquakes | 16 |
| Dallas Burn/FC Dallas | 15 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 14 |
| Philadelphia Union | 11 |
| Los Angeles FC | 9 |
| Toronto FC | 9 |
| Atlanta United FC | 8 |
| Houston Dynamo | 8 |
| Colorado Rapids | 7 |
| Nashville SC | 7 |
| Portland Timbers | 7 |
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 7 |
| FC Cincinnati | 6 |
| Miami Fusion | 5 |
| Real Salt Lake | 5 |
| Chivas USA | 4 |
| Montreal Impact/CF Montréal | 4 |
| New York City FC | 4 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 |
| Inter Miami CF | 3 |
| Minnesota United FC | 3 |
| St. Louis City SC | 2 |
| Charlotte FC | 1 |
| Orlando City SC | 1 |
| San Diego FC | 1 |
Appearances by nationality
Updated as of the conclusion of the 2025 MLS season.
| Nationality | Apps |
|---|---|
| 153 | |
| 23 | |
| 18 | |
| 11 | |
| 9 | |
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References
References
- (November 2, 2022). "2022 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire".
- "MLS Fact and Record Book".
- (November 17, 2007). "MLS announces 2007 Best XI".
- (December 2, 2021). "Major League Soccer's 2021 Best XI Announced".
- (November 2, 2022). "2022 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire".
- (November 28, 2023). "2023 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire".
- (December 3, 2024). "2024 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire". Major League Soccer.
- (November 5, 2025). "2025 MLS Best XI".
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