Designated Player Rule

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David Beckham was the league's first Designated Player, with the rule being nicknamed the "Beckham Rule".

The Designated Player Rule, nicknamed the Beckham Rule, allows Major League Soccer franchises to sign up to three players that would be considered outside their salary cap (either by offering the player higher wages or by paying a transfer fee for the player). The rule, which was adopted ahead of the 2007 MLS season, enables teams to compete for star players in the international football market. The rule is one of two mechanisms by which MLS teams may exceed their salary cap, the other being allocation money. As of December 2019, there have been 209 Designated Players in league history.

The rule is informally named after David Beckham, in anticipation of MLS teams signing lucrative deals with internationally recognized players, after Beckham entered into negotiations to join the league.[1][2] Beckham was the first player signed under this rule, signing a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 with a guaranteed annual salary of $6.5 million.[3][4]

History

The team salary cap was estimated to be around US$1.9 million in 2006,[5] was $2.1 million in 2007, and was raised to $2.3 million for the 2008 season.[6][7] As part of the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement between MLS and the MLS Players' Union, the 2010 salary cap was $2.55 million, with an automatic five percent increase each year until the expiration of the agreement at the end of the 2014 season.

Under the 2007 rule:

  • The rule expires at the end of the 2009 season, and must be renewed then or allowed to lapse.
  • For each Designated Player, $400,000[7][8] of his salary is charged to the salary cap and paid by the league, with any remaining salary being paid by the team's operator. This value was increased for the 2009 season to $415,000.
  • Prior to the 2007 season, there were three players whose salary exceeded $400,000. These players were Landon Donovan, Carlos Ruiz, and Eddie Johnson. According to the rule, these players were grandfathered in for the 2007 season, and the exemption was extended after the 2007 season, with the league planning to review the issue at a future date. It was possible that the league would be required to renegotiate these players' contracts or consider them Designated Players. However, prior to the start of the 2008 season, Johnson moved to Fulham of the Premier League,[9] while following Dwayne De Rosario's signing by Toronto FC in January 2009, Ruiz was released by the club and left MLS to play for Olimpia Asunción. This left Donovan as the lone player whose 2009 salary remained grandfathered under the exemption provision. However, there were several more players whose guaranteed salary exceeded the Designated Player amount, but whose salary cap expense was actually lower than their true salary due to the allocation rule. These players include Shalrie Joseph ($450,000), Christian Gomez ($430,000), Dwayne De Rosario ($425,750), and Taylor Twellman ($420,000).
  • Each team initially had one Designated Player spot, but could trade their Designated Spot to another team; teams were allowed a maximum of two Designated Players.
  • Only $325,000 of a team's second Designated Player counted against the salary cap, which was increased to $335,000 in 2009.[7]

The 2010 changes:[10]

  • The rule has no expiration date.
  • For each Designated Player, $335,000 of his salary is charged to the salary cap and paid by the league ($167,500 for DP players joining during the MLS summer transfer window), with any remaining salary being paid by the team's operator. This amount is halved for Designated Players signed in the middle of the season. The salary cap value of Designated Players can also be reduced using allocation money. Finally, teams whose Designated Players transfer abroad in the middle of a season can recoup part of the Designated Players' salary cap value.
  • Landon Donovan is no longer grandfathered into the rule and must be considered a Designated Player.
  • Each team is allowed two Designated Player spots, and they can no longer trade their Designated Player spots. The New York Red Bulls will receive $70,000 in allocation money in return for the nullification of their 2007 trade with Chivas USA for an additional Designated Player spot. This means that both New York and Chivas USA will have two Designated Player spots for the 2010 season.
  • Teams can pay a $250,000 "luxury tax" for the right to sign a third Designated Player. This $250,000 would be distributed equally to all MLS teams that have not signed a third Designated Player in the form of allocation money.

The 2012 changes:[11]

Starting with the 2012 season, the rule was changed with respect to younger players. MLS announced the changes in August 2011 after clubs expressed concern about signing young international players with no guarantees that they would develop into stars.

  • Designated Players over the age of 23 will carry a salary budget charge of $350,000, unless the player joins his club in the middle of the season, in which case his budget charge will be $175,000.
  • Designated Players 21–23 years old count as $200,000 against the club's salary budget.
  • Designated Players 20 years old or younger count as $150,000 against the club's salary budget.
  • The budget charge for the midseason signing of a young Designated Player (23 years old and younger) is $150,000 and this amount cannot be lowered with allocation funds.
  • Clubs will not have to buy the third DP roster slot to accommodate Designated Players 23 years old and younger.
  • Age of player is determined by year (not date) of birth.

The maximum budget charge for Designated Players over age 23 was increased to $368,750 for 2013, $387,500 in 2014, $436,250 in 2015, $457,500 in 2016, and $480,625 in 2017. The budget charge for those who join during the midseason transfer window has remained at one-half of the full-season cap charge since the inception of the rule. The budget charges for younger players have not changed since 2012.[12]

Background

The rule is informally named after David Beckham, in anticipation of MLS teams signing lucrative deals with internationally recognized players of Beckham's caliber.[1][2] Beckham was the first player to be signed under this rule, signing a lucrative contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy worth up to $250 million over five years, with direct guaranteed compensation from MLS and Galaxy at $6.5 million a year.[3]

Current Designated Players

As of May 12, 2026[13]
Year signed
as DP		 Player NationTemplate:Shyality Current club 2026 guaranteed compensation[14]
2017 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Seattle Sounders $2,685,000
2019 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon New England Revolution $4,952,083
2020 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Nashville SC $5,411,667
2020 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Nashville SC $2,343,567
2021 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon New York City FC $1,365,000
2021 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Vancouver Whitecaps $3,675,000
2022 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon New York City FC $2,262,000
2022 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Vancouver Whitecaps $1,153,333
2022 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Los Angeles FC $4,939,217
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon LA Galaxy $2,915,000
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon FC Cincinnati $4,736,411
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Columbus Crew $2,647,635
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Orlando City $1,778,200
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort". ≠ Template:Flagicon LA Galaxy $5,792,188
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Colorado Rapids $1,449,600
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Inter Miami $28,333,333
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Nashville SC $5,933,000
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Columbus Crew $3,476,827
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon New York Red Bulls $6,035,625
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Seattle Sounders $1,379,000
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon LA Galaxy $2,459,000
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon FC Dallas $2,880,000
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Chicago Fire $3,528,044
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon LA Galaxy $4,502,000
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Charlotte FC $2,648,500
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Houston Dynamo $3,000,212
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon St. Louis City SC $2,407,813
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Minnesota United $1,562,700
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Atlanta United $5,085,441
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Minnesota United $1,089,000
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon San Diego FC $9,333,333
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon FC Cincinnati $3,810,000
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon New York Red Bulls $3,530,667
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Austin FC $3,701,778
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Seattle Sounders $2,372,500
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Chicago Fire $5,581,806
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon San Diego FC $3,561,251
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Austin FC $2,305,000
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Atlanta United $7,871,000
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Sporting Kansas City $3,306,250
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Sporting Kansas City $2,425,313
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Atlanta United $3,736,000
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Orlando City $1,650,667
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Portland Timbers $3,425,000
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Philadelphia Union $847,600
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon New York City FC $3,650,000
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Columbus Crew $3,611,750
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon New England Revolution $1,942,886
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Los Angeles FC $11,152,852
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Toronto FC $2,828,204
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Portland Timbers $3,027,000
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Colorado Rapids $2,228,063
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon CF Montréal $2,111,200
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Inter Miami $9,688,320
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Vancouver Whitecaps $5,152,504
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon D.C. United $2,349,000
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon D.C. United $1,634,100
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Houston Dynamo $1,925,230
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Austin FC $4,405,000
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon San Jose Earthquakes $4,268,039
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Houston Dynamo $2,521,048
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Inter Miami $3,824,200
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon New York Red Bulls $788,528
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Real Salt Lake $2,225,500
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Toronto FC $5,265,667
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Flagicon Orlando City $n/a

Notes

  • Chart indicates when players signed their current Designated Player contract, not necessarily their first year in MLS.
  • Other players in MLS may also be paid a salary that takes them above the Designated Player threshold, but they have had their salary reduced against the salary cap using General or Targeted Allocation Money.[15]
  • Player salaries may be below the Designated Player threshold, but their transfer fee might mean the total compensation takes them above the threshold.
  • Player salaries include compensation from their MLS contract, not including any bonuses or compensation from contracts with individual teams or their affiliates.

† Player on loan at another club outside MLS
‡ Player on loan from another club inside MLS
≠ Player on season-ending injury list, so not necessarily an active Designated Player

Club DP history

As of December 19, 2025[16]

Notes

  • The below list indicates players who have had their contract assigned as a Designated Player (DP) contract during their time in MLS. Players may have not always have had a DP contract, or have later had their contract negotiated below a DP level. Similarly, some players have been in MLS whose salary has been at a DP level, but the club has opted to bring their salary below the DP threshold using General Allocation Money or Targeted Allocation Money. Their listed "Years as DP" indicates what seasons they were active as a DP for that club only. Players in bold are currently signed to a DP contract by their club.
  • Former MLS sides Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny were dissolved before the introduction of the Designated Player Rule.

Atlanta United FC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Héctor Villalba Template:Flagicon San Lorenzo 2017
Template:Flagicon Miguel Almirón Template:Flagicon Lanús 2017–2018, 2025–
Template:Flagicon Josef Martínez Template:Flagicon Torino 2017–2022
Template:Flagicon Esequiel Barco Template:Flagicon Independiente 2018–2021
Template:Flagicon Pity Martínez Template:Flagicon River Plate 2019–2020
Template:Flagicon Marcelino Moreno Template:Flagicon Lanús 2020
Template:Flagicon Alan Franco Template:Flagicon Independiente 2021
Template:Flagicon Luiz Araújo Template:Flagicon Lille 2021–2023
Template:Flagicon Thiago Almada Template:Flagicon Vélez Sarsfield 2022–2024
Template:Flagicon Giorgos Giakoumakis Template:Flagicon Celtic 2023–2024
Template:Flagicon Saba Lobzhanidze Template:Flagicon Hatayspor 2023
Template:Flagicon Stian Rode Gregersen Template:Flagicon Bordeaux 2024
Template:Flagicon Aleksei Miranchuk Template:Flagicon Atalanta 2024–
Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Latte Lath Template:Flagicon Middlesbrough 2025–

Austin FC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Cecilio Domínguez Template:Flagicon Independiente 2021–2022
Template:Flagicon Tomás Pochettino Template:Flagicon Talleres 2021
Template:Flagicon Sebastián Driussi Template:Flagicon Zenit Saint Petersburg 2021–2024
Template:Flagicon Alexander Ring Template:Flagicon New York City FC 2022–2024[17]
Template:Flagicon Emiliano Rigoni Template:Flagicon São Paulo 2022–2024
Template:Flagicon Osman Bukari Template:Flagicon Red Star Belgrade 2024–2025
Template:Flagicon Brandon Vázquez Template:Flagicon Monterrey 2025–
Template:Flagicon Myrto Uzuni Template:Flagicon Granada 2025–
Template:Flagicon Facundo Torres Template:Flagicon Palmeiras 2026–

Charlotte FC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Jordy Alcívar Template:Flagicon L.D.U. Quito 2022
Template:Flagicon Karol Świderski Template:Flagicon PAOK 2022–2023, 2024
Template:Flagicon Kamil Jóźwiak Template:Flagicon Derby County 2022–2023
Template:Flagicon Enzo Copetti Template:Flagicon Racing Club 2023–2024
Template:Flagicon Liel Abada Template:Flagicon Celtic 2024–
Template:Flagicon Pep Biel Template:Flagicon Olympiacos 2024
Template:Flagicon Wilfried Zaha Template:Flagicon Galatasaray 2025–2026

Chicago Fire FC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Cuauhtémoc Blanco Template:Flagicon América 2007–2009
Template:Flagicon Freddie Ljungberg Template:Flagicon Seattle Sounders 2010
Template:Flagicon Nery Castillo Template:Flagicon Shakhtar Donetsk 2010
Template:Flagicon Álvaro Fernández Template:Flagicon Seattle Sounders 2012–2013
Template:Flagicon Sherjill MacDonald Template:Flagicon Germinal Beerschot 2012–2013
Template:Flagicon Federico Puppo Template:Flagicon Danubio 2012–2014
Template:Flagicon Egidio Arévalo Ríos Template:Flagicon Tijuana 2013
Template:Flagicon Juan Luis Anangonó Template:Flagicon El Nacional 2013–2014
Template:Flagicon Gilberto Template:Flagicon Toronto FC 2015–2016
Template:Flagicon David Accam Template:Flagicon Helsingborg 2015–2017
Template:Flagicon Shaun Maloney Template:Flagicon Wigan Athletic 2015
Template:Flagicon Kennedy Igboananike Template:Flagicon AIK 2015–2016
Template:Flagicon Nemanja Nikolić Template:Flagicon Legia Warsaw 2017–2019
Template:Flagicon Bastian Schweinsteiger Template:Flagicon Manchester United 2017–2019
Template:Flagicon Aleksandar Katai Template:Flagicon Alavés 2019
Template:Flagicon Robert Berić Template:Flagicon Saint-Étienne 2020–2021
Template:Flagicon Ignacio Aliseda Template:Flagicon Defensa y Justicia 2020–2021
Template:Flagicon Gastón Giménez Template:Flagicon Vélez Sarsfield 2020–2022, 2024
Template:Flagicon Xherdan Shaqiri Template:Flagicon Lyon 2022–2024
Template:Flagicon Jairo Torres Template:Flagicon Atlas 2022–2023
Template:Flagicon Ousmane Doumbia Template:Flagicon Lugano 2023
Template:Flagicon Hugo Cuypers Template:Flagicon Gent 2024–
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Bamba Template:Flagicon Celta Vigo 2025–

Chivas USA (defunct)

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Ángel Template:Flagicon LA Galaxy 2011–2012
Template:Flagicon Oswaldo Minda Template:Flagicon Deportivo Quito 2012–2014
Template:Flagicon Shalrie Joseph Template:Flagicon New England Revolution 2012
Template:Flagicon Erick Torres Template:Flagicon Guadalajara 2013–2014
Template:Flagicon Mauro Rosales Template:Flagicon Seattle Sounders 2014

FC Cincinnati

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Fanendo Adi Template:Flagicon Portland Timbers 2019
Template:Flagicon Allan Cruz Template:Flagicon Herediano 2019–2020
Template:Flagicon Yuya Kubo Template:Flagicon Gent 2020, 2021–2022
Template:Flagicon Jürgen Locadia Template:Flagicon Brighton & Hove Albion 2020–2021
Template:Flagicon Brenner Template:Flagicon São Paulo 2021–2023
Template:Flagicon Luciano Acosta Template:Flagicon Atlas 2021–2024
Template:Flagicon Obinna Nwobodo Template:Flagicon Göztepe 2022–2024
Template:Flagicon Aaron Boupendza Template:Flagicon Al-Shabab 2023–2024
Template:Flagicon Kévin Denkey Template:Flagicon Cercle Brugge 2025–
Template:Flagicon Evander Template:Flagicon Portland Timbers 2025–

Colorado Rapids

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Gabriel Torres Template:Flagicon Zamora 2013–2015
Template:Flagicon Juan Ramírez Template:Flagicon Argentinos Juniors 2015–2017
Template:Flagicon Kevin Doyle Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Wanderers 2015–2016
Template:Flagicon Shkëlzen Gashi Template:Flagicon Basel 2016–2018
Template:Flagicon Tim Howard Template:Flagicon Everton 2016–2019
Template:Flagicon Younes Namli Template:Flagicon Krasnodar 2020–2021
Template:Flagicon Gyasi Zardes Template:Flagicon Columbus Crew 2022
Template:Flagicon Kévin Cabral Template:Flagicon LA Galaxy 2023–2025
Template:Flagicon Andreas Maxsø Template:Flagicon Brøndby 2023
Template:Flagicon Rafael Navarro Template:Flagicon Palmeiras 2023–
Template:Flagicon Djordje Mihailovic Template:Flagicon AZ 2023–2025
Template:Flagicon Paxten Aaronson Template:Flagicon Eintracht Frankfurt 2025–

Columbus Crew

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Guillermo Barros Schelotto Template:Flagicon Boca Juniors 2009–2010
Template:Flagicon Andrés Mendoza Template:Flagicon Diyarbakırspor 2010–2011
Template:Flagicon Federico Higuaín Template:Flagicon Colón 2012–2019
Template:Flagicon Kei Kamara Template:Flagicon Middlesbrough 2016
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Mensah Template:Flagicon Anzhi Makhachkala 2017
Template:Flagicon Pedro Santos Template:Flagicon Braga 2017–2019
Template:Flagicon Gyasi Zardes Template:Flagicon LA Galaxy 2019–2022
Template:Flagicon Darlington Nagbe Template:Flagicon Atlanta United 2020–2025
Template:Flagicon Lucas Zelarayán Template:Flagicon Tigres UANL 2020–2023
Template:Flagicon Cucho Hernández Template:Flagicon Watford 2022–2024
Template:Flagicon Diego Rossi Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe 2023–
Template:Flagicon Dániel Gazdag Template:Flagicon Philadelphia Union 2025–
Template:Flagicon Wessam Abou Ali Template:Flagicon Al Ahly 2025–

FC Dallas

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Denílson Template:Flagicon Al-Nassr 2007
Template:Flagicon David Ferreira Template:Flagicon Atlético Paranaense 2009–2013
Template:Flagicon Fabián Castillo Template:Flagicon Deportivo Cali 2011–2015
Template:Flagicon Julian de Guzman Template:Flagicon Toronto FC 2012
Template:Flagicon Eric Hassli Template:Flagicon Toronto FC 2013
Template:Flagicon Mauro Díaz Template:Flagicon River Plate 2013–2016
Template:Flagicon Andrés Escobar Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kyiv 2014
Template:Flagicon David Texeira Template:Flagicon Groningen 2014–2015
Template:Flagicon Carlos Gruezo Template:Flagicon VfB Stuttgart 2016–2018
Template:Flagicon Aníbal Chalá Template:Flagicon El Nacional 2017
Template:Flagicon Cristian Colmán Template:Flagicon Nacional Asunción 2017–2018
Template:Flagicon Santiago Mosquera Template:Flagicon Millonarios 2018–2020
Template:Flagicon Bryan Acosta Template:Flagicon Tenerife 2019–2021
Template:Flagicon Pablo Aránguiz Template:Flagicon Unión Española 2019
Template:Flagicon Franco Jara Template:Flagicon Pachuca 2020–2022
Template:Flagicon Jesús Ferreira Template:Flagicon FC Dallas Academy 2022–2024
Template:Flagicon Alan Velasco Template:Flagicon Independiente 2022–2024
Template:Flagicon Petar Musa Template:Flagicon Benfica 2024–
Template:Flagicon Luciano Acosta Template:Flagicon FC Cincinnati 2025

D.C. United

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Luciano Emílio Template:Flagicon Olimpia 2008–2009
Template:Flagicon Marcelo Gallardo Template:Flagicon Paris Saint-Germain 2008
Template:Flagicon Branko Bošković Template:Flagicon Rapid Wien 2010–2012
Template:Flagicon Dwayne De Rosario Template:Flagicon New York Red Bulls 2011–2013
Template:Flagicon Hamdi Salihi Template:Flagicon Rapid Wien 2012
Template:Flagicon Rafael Gladiador Template:Flagicon Bahia 2013
Template:Flagicon Eddie Johnson Template:Flagicon Seattle Sounders 2014–2015
Template:Flagicon Fabián Espíndola Template:Flagicon New York Red Bulls 2015–2016
Template:Flagicon Paul Arriola Template:Flagicon Tijuana 2017–2021
Template:Flagicon Wayne Rooney Template:Flagicon Everton 2018–2019
Template:Flagicon Lucas Rodríguez Template:Flagicon Estudiantes 2019
Template:Flagicon Edison Flores Template:Flagicon Morelia 2020–2022
Template:Flagicon Taxiarchis Fountas Template:Flagicon Rapid Wien 2022–2023
Template:Flagicon Victor Pálsson Template:Flagicon Schalke 04 2022
Template:Flagicon Christian Benteke Template:Flagicon Crystal Palace 2022–
Template:Flagicon Mateusz Klich Template:Flagicon Leeds United 2023–2025
Template:Flagicon Matti Peltola Template:Flagicon HJK 2024
Template:Flagicon Tai Baribo Template:Flagicon Philadelphia Union 2026–
Template:Flagicon Louis Munteanu Template:Flagicon CFR Cluj 2026–

Houston Dynamo FC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Luis Ángel Landín Template:Flagicon Morelia 2009–2010
Template:Flagicon Boniek García Template:Flagicon Olimpia 2012–2014
Template:Flagicon Giles Barnes Template:Flagicon Doncaster Rovers 2012–2016
Template:Flagicon Alexander López Template:Flagicon Olimpia 2013–2014
Template:Flagicon DaMarcus Beasley Template:Flagicon Puebla 2014–2016
Template:Flagicon Mauro Manotas Template:Flagicon Uniautónoma 2015–2016, 2020
Template:Flagicon Erick Torres Template:Flagicon Guadalajara 2015–2017
Template:Flagicon Alberth Elis Template:Flagicon Monterrey 2017–2020
Template:Flagicon Tomás Martínez Template:Flagicon Braga 2017–2019
Template:Flagicon Darwin Quintero Template:Flagicon Minnesota United 2020–2021
Template:Flagicon Teenage Hadebe Template:Flagicon Yeni Malatyaspor 2021–2023
Template:Flagicon Sebastián Ferreira Template:Flagicon Libertad 2022–2024
Template:Flagicon Héctor Herrera Template:Flagicon Atlético Madrid 2022–2024
Template:Flagicon Ezequiel Ponce Template:Flagicon AEK Athens 2024–
Template:Flagicon Artur Template:Flagicon Columbus Crew 2025
Template:Flagicon Ondřej Lingr Template:Flagicon Slavia Prague 2025
Template:Flagicon Guilherme Template:Flagicon Santos 2026–
Template:Flagicon Mateusz Bogusz Template:Flagicon Cruz Azul 2026–

Inter Miami CF

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Matías Pellegrini Template:Flagicon Estudiantes 2020
Template:Flagicon Rodolfo Pizarro Template:Flagicon Monterrey 2020–2023
Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Higuaín Template:Flagicon Juventus 2020–2022
Template:Flagicon Blaise Matuidi Template:Flagicon Juventus 2021
Template:Flagicon Gregore Template:Flagicon Bahia 2021–2023
Template:Flagicon Alejandro Pozuelo Template:Flagicon Toronto FC 2022
Template:Flagicon Leonardo Campana Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023–2024
Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi Template:Flagicon Paris Saint-Germain 2023–
Template:Flagicon Sergio Busquets Template:Flagicon Barcelona 2023–2025
Template:Flagicon Jordi Alba Template:Flagicon Barcelona 2025
Template:Flagicon Rodrigo De Paul Template:Flagicon Atlético Madrid 2026–
Template:Flagicon Germán Berterame Template:Flagicon Monterrey 2026–

Sporting Kansas City

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Claudio López Template:Flagicon Racing Club 2008
Template:Flagicon Omar Bravo Template:Flagicon Guadalajara 2011
Template:Flagicon Jéferson Template:Flagicon Vasco da Gama 2011
Template:Flagicon Claudio Bieler Template:Flagicon L.D.U. Quito 2013–2014
Template:Flagicon Matt Besler Template:Flagicon University of Notre Dame 2014–2016
Template:Flagicon Graham Zusi Template:Flagicon University of Maryland 2014–2017
Template:Flagicon Roger Espinoza Template:Flagicon Wigan Athletic 2015–2018
Template:Flagicon Diego Rubio Template:Flagicon Valladolid 2016
Template:Flagicon Gerso Fernandes Template:Flagicon Belenenses 2017
Template:Flagicon Yohan Croizet Template:Flagicon Mechelen 2018–2019
Template:Flagicon Felipe Gutiérrez Template:Flagicon Real Betis 2018–2020
Template:Flagicon Johnny Russell Template:Flagicon Derby County 2019–2024
Template:Flagicon Alan Pulido Template:Flagicon Guadalajara 2020–2024
Template:Flagicon Gadi Kinda Template:Flagicon Beitar Jerusalem 2021–2023
Template:Flagicon Nemanja Radoja Template:Flagicon Levante 2024
Template:Flagicon Dániel Sallói Template:Flagicon Újpest 2024
Template:Flagicon Dejan Joveljić Template:Flagicon LA Galaxy 2025–
Template:Flagicon Manu García Template:Flagicon Aris 2025–

LA Galaxy

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon David Beckham Template:Flagicon Real Madrid 2007–2012
Template:Flagicon Landon Donovan Template:Flagicon Bayer Leverkusen 2010–2014
Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Ángel Template:Flagicon New York Red Bulls 2011
Template:Flagicon Robbie Keane Template:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur 2011–2016
Template:Flagicon Omar Gonzalez Template:Flagicon University of Maryland 2013–2015
Template:Flagicon Steven Gerrard Template:Flagicon Liverpool 2015–2016
Template:Flagicon Giovani dos Santos Template:Flagicon Villarreal 2015–2018
Template:Flagicon Jelle Van Damme Template:Flagicon Standard Liège 2016–2017[18]
Template:Flagicon Romain Alessandrini Template:Flagicon Marseille 2017–2019
Template:Flagicon Jonathan dos Santos Template:Flagicon Villarreal 2017–2021
Template:Flagicon Zlatan Ibrahimović Template:Flagicon Manchester United 2019
Template:Flagicon Cristian Pavón Template:Flagicon Boca Juniors 2020
Template:Flagicon Javier Hernández Template:Flagicon Sevilla 2020–2023
Template:Flagicon Kévin Cabral Template:Flagicon Valenciennes 2021–2022
Template:Flagicon Douglas Costa Template:Flagicon Juventus 2022–2023
Template:Flagicon Riqui Puig Template:Flagicon Barcelona 2023–2025
Template:Flagicon Gabriel Pec Template:Flagicon Vasco da Gama 2024–
Template:Flagicon Joseph Paintsil Template:Flagicon Genk 2024–
Template:Flagicon João Klauss Template:Flagicon St. Louis City 2026–

Los Angeles FC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Carlos Vela Template:Flagicon Real Sociedad 2018–2023
Template:Flagicon Diego Rossi Template:Flagicon Peñarol 2018–2021
Template:Flagicon André Horta Template:Flagicon Benfica 2018–2019
Template:Flagicon Brian Rodríguez Template:Flagicon Peñarol 2019–2021
Template:Flagicon Denis Bouanga Template:Flagicon Saint-Étienne 2022–
Template:Flagicon Eduard Atuesta Template:Flagicon Palmeiras 2024
Template:Flagicon Olivier Giroud Template:Flagicon AC Milan 2024–2025
Template:Flagicon Cengiz Ünder Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe 2025
Template:Flagicon Son Heung-min Template:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur 2025–

Minnesota United FC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Darwin Quintero Template:Flagicon América 2018–2019
Template:Flagicon Ángelo Rodríguez Template:Flagicon Deportes Tolima 2018–2019
Template:Flagicon Ján Greguš Template:Flagicon Copenhagen 2019–2021
Template:Flagicon Thomás Chacón Template:Flagicon Danubio 2019–2020
Template:Flagicon Emanuel Reynoso Template:Flagicon Boca Juniors 2020–2024
Template:Flagicon Adrien Hunou Template:Flagicon Rennes 2021–2022
Template:Flagicon Luis Amarilla Template:Flagicon Vélez Sarsfield 2022–2023
Template:Flagicon Ménder García Template:Flagicon Once Caldas 2022–2023
Template:Flagicon Teemu Pukki Template:Flagicon Norwich City 2023–2024
Template:Flagicon Kelvin Yeboah Template:Flagicon Genoa 2024–
Template:Flagicon Joaquín Pereyra Template:Flagicon Atlético Tucumán 2024–

CF Montréal

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Marco Di Vaio Template:Flagicon Bologna 2012–2014
Template:Flagicon Hernán Bernardello Template:Flagicon Almería 2013–2014
Template:Flagicon Ignacio Piatti Template:Flagicon San Lorenzo 2014–2019
Template:Flagicon Didier Drogba Template:Flagicon Chelsea 2015–2016
Template:Flagicon Lucas Ontivero Template:Flagicon Galatasaray 2016
Template:Flagicon Blerim Džemaili Template:Flagicon Bologna 2017
Template:Flagicon Saphir Taïder Template:Flagicon Bologna 2018–2020
Template:Flagicon Victor Wanyama Template:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur 2020–2024
Template:Flagicon Aljaž Struna Template:Flagicon Houston Dynamo 2021
Template:Flagicon Djordje Mihailovic Template:Flagicon Chicago Fire 2021
Template:Flagicon Giacomo Vrioni Template:Flagicon New England Revolution 2025
Template:Flagicon Iván Jaime Template:Flagicon Porto 2025–

Nashville SC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Hany Mukhtar[19] Template:Flagicon Brøndby 2020–
Template:Flagicon Randall Leal Template:Flagicon Saprissa 2020–2021
Template:Flagicon Jhonder Cádiz Template:Flagicon Benfica 2020–2021
Template:Flagicon Aké Arnaud Loba Template:Flagicon Monterrey 2021–2023
Template:Flagicon Walker Zimmerman Template:Flagicon Los Angeles FC 2022–2025
Template:Flagicon Sam Surridge Template:Flagicon Nottingham Forest 2023–
Template:Flagicon Cristian Espinoza Template:Flagicon San Jose Earthquakes 2026–

New England Revolution

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Milton Caraglio Template:Flagicon Rosario Central 2011
Template:Flagicon Shalrie Joseph Template:Flagicon New York Freedom 2012
Template:Flagicon Jerry Bengtson Template:Flagicon Motagua 2012–2014
Template:Flagicon Jermaine Jones Template:Flagicon Beşiktaş 2014–2015
Template:Flagicon José Gonçalves Template:Flagicon Sion 2016
Template:Flagicon Xavier Kouassi Template:Flagicon Sion 2016–2017
Template:Flagicon Kei Kamara Template:Flagicon Columbus Crew 2016–2017
Template:Flagicon Claude Dielna Template:Flagicon Sheffield Wednesday 2018
Template:Flagicon Carles Gil Template:Flagicon Deportivo La Coruña 2019–
Template:Flagicon Gustavo Bou Template:Flagicon Tijuana 2019–2023
Template:Flagicon Adam Buksa Template:Flagicon Pogoń Szczecin 2020–2022
Template:Flagicon Giacomo Vrioni Template:Flagicon Juventus 2022–2024
Template:Flagicon Tomás Chancalay Template:Flagicon Racing Club 2024–2025
Template:Flagicon Matt Turner Template:Flagicon Lyon 2025–

New York City FC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon David Villa Template:Flagicon Atlético Madrid 2014–2018
Template:Flagicon Frank Lampard Template:Flagicon Manchester City 2015–2016
Template:Flagicon Andrea Pirlo Template:Flagicon Juventus 2015–2017
Template:Flagicon Maximiliano Moralez Template:Flagicon León 2017–2021
Template:Flagicon Jesús Medina Template:Flagicon Libertad 2018–2021
Template:Flagicon Alexandru Mitriță Template:Flagicon Universitatea Craiova 2019–2020
Template:Flagicon Talles Magno Template:Flagicon Vasco da Gama 2021–
Template:Flagicon Thiago Martins Template:Flagicon Yokohama F. Marinos 2022–
Template:Flagicon Santiago Rodríguez Template:Flagicon Montevideo City Torque 2023–2025
Template:Flagicon Nicolás Fernández Template:Flagicon Elche 2025–

New York Red Bulls

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Claudio Reyna Template:Flagicon Manchester City 2007–2008
Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Ángel Template:Flagicon Aston Villa 2007–2010
Template:Flagicon Thierry Henry Template:Flagicon Barcelona 2010–2014
Template:Flagicon Rafael Márquez Template:Flagicon Barcelona 2010–2012
Template:Flagicon Frank Rost Template:Flagicon Hamburger SV 2011
Template:Flagicon Tim Cahill Template:Flagicon Everton 2012–2014
Template:Flagicon Bradley Wright-Phillips Template:Flagicon Charlton Athletic 2015–2016, 2017–2019
Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Verón Template:Flagicon San Lorenzo 2015–2017
Template:Flagicon Sacha Kljestan Template:Flagicon Anderlecht 2016–2017
Template:Flagicon Omer Damari Template:Flagicon RB Leipzig 2016
Template:Flagicon Kaku Template:Flagicon Huracán 2018–2021
Template:Flagicon Josh Sims Template:Flagicon Southampton 2019–2020
Template:Flagicon Dru Yearwood Template:Flagicon Brentford 2020–2021
Template:Flagicon Patryk Klimala Template:Flagicon Celtic 2021–2022
Template:Flagicon Luquinhas Template:Flagicon Legia Warsaw 2022–2023
Template:Flagicon Dante Vanzeir Template:Flagicon Union SG 2023–2024
Template:Flagicon Emil Forsberg Template:Flagicon RB Leipzig 2024–
Template:Flagicon Felipe Carballo Template:Flagicon Grêmio 2024
Template:Flagicon Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Template:Flagicon Bayern Munich 2025–
Template:Flagicon Jorge Ruvalcaba Template:Flagicon Pumas UNAM 2026–

Orlando City SC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Kaká Template:Flagicon Milan 2014–2017
Template:Flagicon Carlos Rivas Template:Flagicon Deportivo Cali 2015–2017
Template:Flagicon Bryan Róchez Template:Flagicon Real España 2015–2016
Template:Flagicon Matías Pérez García Template:Flagicon San Jose Earthquakes 2016–2017
Template:Flagicon Giles Barnes Template:Flagicon Vancouver Whitecaps 2017
Template:Flagicon Yoshimar Yotún Template:Flagicon Malmö FF 2017
Template:Flagicon Dom Dwyer Template:Flagicon Sporting Kansas City 2018–2020
Template:Flagicon Sacha Kljestan Template:Flagicon New York Red Bulls 2018
Template:Flagicon Josué Colmán Template:Flagicon Cerro Porteño 2018–2019
Template:Flagicon Nani Template:Flagicon Sporting CP 2019–2021
Template:Flagicon Mauricio Pereyra Template:Flagicon Krasnodar 2019–2022
Template:Flagicon Facundo Torres Template:Flagicon Peñarol 2022–2024
Template:Flagicon Ercan Kara Template:Flagicon Rapid Wien 2022–2023
Template:Flagicon Martín Ojeda Template:Flagicon Godoy Cruz 2023–
Template:Flagicon Luis Muriel Template:Flagicon Atalanta 2024–2025
Template:Flagicon Marco Pašalić Template:Flagicon HNK Rijeka 2025–
Template:Flagicon Antoine Griezmann Template:Flagicon Atlético Madrid 2026–

Philadelphia Union

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Freddy Adu Template:Flagicon Benfica 2011–2012
Template:Flagicon José Kléberson Template:Flagicon Bahia 2013
Template:Flagicon Cristian Maidana Template:Flagicon Rangers de Talca 2014–2015
Template:Flagicon Maurice Edu Template:Flagicon Stoke City 2014–2017
Template:Flagicon Fernando Aristeguieta Template:Flagicon Nantes 2015
Template:Flagicon Alejandro Bedoya Template:Flagicon Nantes 2016–2019
Template:Flagicon Bořek Dočkal Template:Flagicon Henan Jianye 2018
Template:Flagicon Marco Fabián Template:Flagicon Eintracht Frankfurt 2019
Template:Flagicon Jamiro Monteiro Template:Flagicon Metz 2020–2021
Template:Flagicon Julián Carranza Template:Flagicon Inter Miami 2022–2024
Template:Flagicon Mikael Uhre Template:Flagicon Brøndby 2022–2025
Template:Flagicon Dániel Gazdag Template:Flagicon Budapest Honvéd 2023–2025
Template:Flagicon Bruno Damiani Template:Flagicon Nacional 2025–

Portland Timbers

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Diego Chará Template:Flagicon Deportes Tolima 2011–2013
Template:Flagicon Kris Boyd Template:Flagicon Eskişehirspor 2012
Template:Flagicon Diego Valeri Template:Flagicon Lanús 2013–2019
Template:Flagicon Fanendo Adi Template:Flagicon Copenhagen 2014–2015, 2016–2018
Template:Flagicon Liam Ridgewell Template:Flagicon West Bromwich Albion 2014–2016
Template:Flagicon Lucas Melano Template:Flagicon Lanús 2015–2016, 2019
Template:Flagicon Sebastián Blanco Template:Flagicon San Lorenzo 2017–2023
Template:Flagicon Brian Fernández Template:Flagicon Necaxa 2019
Template:Flagicon Yimmi Chará Template:Flagicon Atlético Mineiro 2020–2023
Template:Flagicon Jarosław Niezgoda Template:Flagicon Legia Warsaw 2020–2023
Template:Flagicon Evander Template:Flagicon Midtjylland 2023–2024
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Rodríguez Template:Flagicon América 2024–2025
Template:Flagicon David da Costa Template:Flagicon Lens 2025–
Template:Flagicon Kristoffer Velde Template:Flagicon Olympiacos 2025–
Template:Flagicon Felipe Carballo Template:Flagicon Grêmio 2025

Real Salt Lake

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Álvaro Saborío Template:Flagicon Sion 2011–2015
Template:Flagicon Javier Morales Template:Flagicon Vecindario 2011–2015
Template:Flagicon Kyle Beckerman Template:Flagicon Colorado Rapids 2015
Template:Flagicon Joao Plata Template:Flagicon Toronto FC 2015–2016
Template:Flagicon Sebastián Jaime Template:Flagicon Unión Española 2014–2015
Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Martínez Template:Flagicon Boca Juniors 2015–2016
Template:Flagicon Yura Movsisyan Template:Flagicon Spartak Moscow 2016–2017
Template:Flagicon Albert Rusnák Template:Flagicon Groningen 2017–2021
Template:Flagicon Jefferson Savarino Template:Flagicon Zulia
Template:Flagicon Atlético Mineiro 		2017–2019
2022–2023
Template:Flagicon Sam Johnson Template:Flagicon Vålerenga 2019–2020
Template:Flagicon Jeizon Ramírez Template:Flagicon Deportivo Táchira 2020–2021
Template:Flagicon Damir Kreilach Template:Flagicon Union Berlin 2020–2023
Template:Flagicon Cristian Arango Template:Flagicon Pachuca 2023–2024
Template:Flagicon Diogo Gonçalves Template:Flagicon Copenhagen 2024–2025
Template:Flagicon Rwan Cruz Template:Flagicon Botafogo 2025
Template:Flagicon Morgan Guilavogui Template:Flagicon Lens 2026–

St. Louis City SC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon João Klauss Template:Flagicon TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2023–2025
Template:Flagicon Eduard Löwen Template:Flagicon Hertha BSC 2023–2024
Template:Flagicon Marcel Hartel Template:Flagicon FC St. Pauli 2024–
Template:Flagicon Roman Bürki Template:Flagicon Borussia Dortmund 2026–
Template:Flagicon Sergio Córdova Template:Flagicon Young Boys 2026–

San Diego FC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Hirving Lozano Template:Flagicon PSV Eindhoven 2025–
Template:Flagicon Anders Dreyer Template:Flagicon Anderlecht 2025–

San Jose Earthquakes

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Geovanni Template:Flagicon Hull City 2010
Template:Flagicon Chris Wondolowski Template:Flagicon Houston Dynamo 2013–2019
Template:Flagicon Matías Pérez García Template:Flagicon Tigre 2014–2016
Template:Flagicon Innocent Emeghara Template:Flagicon Qarabağ 2015–2016
Template:Flagicon Simon Dawkins Template:Flagicon Derby County 2016–2017
Template:Flagicon Valeri Qazaishvili Template:Flagicon Vitesse 2017–2020
Template:Flagicon Magnus Eriksson Template:Flagicon Djurgårdens IF 2018
Template:Flagicon Cristian Espinoza Template:Flagicon Villarreal 2020–2025
Template:Flagicon Javier Eduardo López Template:Flagicon Guadalajara 2021–2022
Template:Flagicon Jamiro Monteiro Template:Flagicon Philadelphia Union 2022–2023
Template:Flagicon Carlos Gruezo Template:Flagicon FC Augsburg 2023–2025
Template:Flagicon Hernán López Template:Flagicon Godoy Cruz 2024–2025
Template:Flagicon Cristian Arango Template:Flagicon Real Salt Lake 2025
Template:Flagicon Timo Werner Template:Flagicon RB Leipzig 2026–

Seattle Sounders FC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Freddie Ljungberg Template:Flagicon West Ham United 2009–2010
Template:Flagicon Álvaro Fernández Template:Flagicon Nacional 2010–2012
Template:Flagicon Blaise Nkufo Template:Flagicon Twente 2010
Template:Flagicon Fredy Montero Template:Flagicon Deportivo Cali 2011-2012
Template:Flagicon Mauro Rosales Template:Flagicon River Plate 2011–2013
Template:Flagicon Christian Tiffert Template:Flagicon Kaiserslautern 2012–2013
Template:Flagicon Shalrie Joseph Template:Flagicon Chivas USA 2013
Template:Flagicon Obafemi Martins Template:Flagicon Levante 2013–2015
Template:Flagicon Clint Dempsey Template:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur 2013–2018
Template:Flagicon Osvaldo Alonso Template:Flagicon Charleston Battery 2014–2018
Template:Flagicon Nelson Valdez Template:Flagicon Eintracht Frankfurt 2015–2016
Template:Flagicon Nicolás Lodeiro Template:Flagicon Boca Juniors 2016–2023
Template:Flagicon Raúl Ruidíaz Template:Flagicon Morelia 2018–2024
Template:Flagicon Víctor Rodríguez Template:Flagicon Sporting Gijón 2019
Template:Flagicon Xavier Arreaga Template:Flagicon Barcelona S.C. 2019
Template:Flagicon João Paulo Template:Flagicon Botafogo 2020–2021
Template:Flagicon Albert Rusnák Template:Flagicon Real Salt Lake 2022–
Template:Flagicon Pedro de la Vega Template:Flagicon Lanús 2024–
Template:Flagicon Jordan Morris Template:Flagicon Seattle Sounders Academy 2025–

Toronto FC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Julian de Guzman Template:Flagicon Deportivo La Coruña 2009–2012
Template:Flagicon Mista Template:Flagicon Deportivo La Coruña 2010
Template:Flagicon Danny Koevermans Template:Flagicon PSV Eindhoven 2011–2013
Template:Flagicon Torsten Frings Template:Flagicon Werder Bremen 2011–2012
Template:Flagicon Eric Hassli Template:Flagicon Vancouver Whitecaps 2012
Template:Flagicon Matías Laba Template:Flagicon Argentinos Juniors 2013
Template:Flagicon Gilberto Template:Flagicon Internacional 2014
Template:Flagicon Michael Bradley Template:Flagicon Roma 2014–2019
Template:Flagicon Jermain Defoe Template:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur 2014–2015
Template:Flagicon Sebastian Giovinco Template:Flagicon Juventus 2015–2018
Template:Flagicon Jozy Altidore Template:Flagicon Sunderland 2015–2021
Template:Flagicon Alejandro Pozuelo Template:Flagicon Genk 2019–2022
Template:Flagicon Pablo Piatti Template:Flagicon Espanyol 2020
Template:Flagicon Yeferson Soteldo Template:Flagicon Santos 2021
Template:Flagicon Carlos Salcedo Template:Flagicon Tigres UANL 2022
Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Insigne Template:Flagicon Napoli 2022–2025
Template:Flagicon Federico Bernardeschi Template:Flagicon Juventus 2022–2025
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Osorio Template:Flagicon SC Toronto 2023–2024
Template:Flagicon Richie Laryea Template:Flagicon Nottingham Forest 2024
Template:Flagicon Djordje Mihailovic Template:Flagicon Colorado Rapids 2025–
Template:Flagicon Josh Sargent Template:Flagicon Norwich City 2026–

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Player Previous club Years as DP
Template:Flagicon Eric Hassli Template:Flagicon Zürich 2011–2012
Template:Flagicon Mustapha Jarju Template:Flagicon Mons 2011
Template:Flagicon Barry Robson Template:Flagicon Middlesbrough 2012
Template:Flagicon Kenny Miller Template:Flagicon Cardiff City 2012–2014
Template:Flagicon Matías Laba Template:Flagicon Toronto FC 2014–2017
Template:Flagicon Mauro Rosales Template:Flagicon Chivas USA 2014
Template:Flagicon Pedro Morales Template:Flagicon Málaga 2014–2016
Template:Flagicon Octavio Rivero Template:Flagicon O'Higgins 2015–2016
Template:Flagicon Fredy Montero Template:Flagicon Tianjin TEDA
Template:Flagicon Sporting CP 		2017
2019
Template:Flagicon Brek Shea Template:Flagicon Orlando City 2017–2018
Template:Flagicon Kendall Waston Template:Flagicon Saprissa 2018
Template:Flagicon Hwang In-beom Template:Flagicon Daejeon Citizen 2019–2020
Template:Flagicon Joaquín Ardaiz Template:Flagicon Chiasso 2019
Template:Flagicon Ali Adnan Kadhim Template:Flagicon Udinese 2019–2021
Template:Flagicon Lucas Cavallini Template:Flagicon Puebla 2020–2022
Template:Flagicon Ryan Gauld Template:Flagicon Farense 2021–
Template:Flagicon Andrés Cubas Template:Flagicon Nîmes 2022–
Template:Flagicon Sergio Córdova Template:Flagicon FC Augsburg 2023
Template:Flagicon Stuart Armstrong Template:Flagicon Southampton 2024
Template:Flagicon Thomas Müller Template:Flagicon Bayern Munich 2026–

Past and present Designated Players by country

Number Country Players
58 Template:Flagicon Argentina Luciano Acosta, Ignacio Aliseda, Thiago Almada, Esequiel Barco, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Hernán Bernardello, Claudio Bieler, Sebastián Blanco, Gustavo Bou, Milton Caraglio, Julián Carranza, Tomás Chancalay, Enzo Copetti, Pedro de la Vega, Rodrigo De Paul, Mauro Díaz, Sebastián Driussi, Fabián Espíndola, Cristian Espinoza, Brian Fernández, Nicolás Fernández, Alan Franco, Marcelo Gallardo, Federico Higuaín, Gonzalo Higuaín, Sebastián Jaime, Franco Jara, Matías Laba, Claudio López, Hernán López, Cristian Maidana, Juan Manuel Martínez, Pity Martínez, Tomás Martínez, Lucas Melano, Lionel Messi, Javier Morales, Maximiliano Moralez, Marcelino Moreno, Martín Ojeda, Lucas Ontivero, Cristian Pavón, Matías Pellegrini, Joaquín Pereyra, Matías Pérez García, Ignacio Piatti, Pablo Piatti, Tomás Pochettino, Ezequiel Ponce, Juan Edgardo Ramírez, Emanuel Reynoso, Emiliano Rigoni, Lucas Rodríguez, Mauro Rosales, Diego Valeri, Gonzalo Verón, Milton Valenzuela, Alan Velasco
30 Template:Flagicon United States Paxten Aaronson, Freddy Adu, Jozy Altidore, Paul Arriola, DaMarcus Beasley, Kyle Beckerman, Alejandro Bedoya, Matt Besler, Michael Bradley, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Dom Dwyer, Maurice Edu, Jesús Ferreira, Omar Gonzalez, Tim Howard, Eddie Johnson, Jermaine Jones, Djordje Mihailovic, Jordan Morris, Darlington Nagbe, Claudio Reyna, Josh Sargent, Brek Shea, Matt Turner, Brandon Vázquez, Chris Wondolowski, Gyasi Zardes, Walker Zimmerman, Graham Zusi
22 Template:Flagicon Brazil Luiz Araújo, Artur, Brenner, Douglas Costa, Rwan Cruz, Denílson, Luciano Emílio, Evander, Geovanni, Gilberto, Rafael Gladiador, Guilherme, Jéferson, Kaká, João Klauss, José Kléberson, Luquinhas, Talles Magno, Thiago Martins, Rafael Navarro, João Paulo, Gabriel Pec
20 Template:Flagicon Mexico Germán Berterame, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Omar Bravo, Nery Castillo, Marco Fabián, Javier Hernández, Héctor Herrera, Luis Ángel Landín, Javier Eduardo López, Hirving Lozano, Rafael Márquez, Rodolfo Pizarro, Alan Pulido, Jorge Ruvalcaba, Carlos Salcedo, Giovani dos Santos, Jonathan dos Santos, Erick Torres, Jairo Torres, Carlos Vela
16 Template:Flagicon Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel, Cristian Arango, Eduard Atuesta, Fabián Castillo, Diego Chará, Yimmi Chará, Andrés Ramiro Escobar, David Ferreira, Ménder García, Cucho Hernández, Mauro Manotas, Fredy Montero, Santiago Mosquera, Luis Muriel, Darwin Quintero, Ángelo Rodríguez
16 Template:Flagicon Uruguay Joaquín Ardaiz, Felipe Carballo, Thomás Chacón, Bruno Damiani, Álvaro Fernández, Nicolás Lodeiro, Mauricio Pereyra, Federico Puppo, Egidio Arévalo Rios, Octavio Rivero, Brian Rodríguez, Jonathan Rodríguez, Santiago Rodríguez, Diego Rossi, David Texeira, Facundo Torres
12 Template:Flagicon Paraguay Miguel Almirón, Luis Amarilla, Cristian Colmán, Josué Colmán, Andrés Cubas, Cecilio Domínguez, Sebastián Ferreira, Gastón Giménez, Kaku, Jesús Medina, Nelson Valdez, Héctor Villalba
11 Template:Flagicon Spain Jordi Alba, Pep Biel, Sergio Busquets, Manu García, Carles Gil, Iván Jaime, Mista, Alejandro Pozuelo, Riqui Puig, Víctor Rodríguez, David Villa
10 Template:Flagicon England David Beckham, Jermain Defoe, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Liam Ridgewell, Wayne Rooney, Josh Sims, Sam Surridge, Bradley Wright-Phillips, Dru Yearwood
10 Template:Flagicon France Romain Alessandrini, Kévin Cabral, Yohan Croizet, Claude Dielna, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Eric Hassli, Thierry Henry, Adrien Hunou, Blaise Matuidi
9 Template:Flagicon Germany Torsten Frings, Marcel Hartel, Eduard Löwen, Hany Mukhtar, Thomas Müller, Frank Rost, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Christian Tiffert, Timo Werner
8 Template:Flagicon Ecuador Jordy Alcívar, Juan Luis Anangonó, Xavier Arreaga, Leonardo Campana, Aníbal Chalá, Carlos Gruezo, Oswaldo Minda, Joao Plata
7 Template:Flagicon Honduras Bryan Acosta, Jerry Bengtson, Alberth Elis, Roger Espinoza, Boniek García, Alexander López, Bryan Róchez
7 Template:Flagicon Ivory Coast Jonathan Bamba, Ousmane Doumbia, Didier Drogba, Xavier Kouassi, Emmanuel Latte Lath, Aké Arnaud Loba, Wilfried Zaha
7 Template:Flagicon Poland Mateusz Bogusz, Adam Buksa, Kamil Jóźwiak, Mateusz Klich, Patryk Klimala, Jarosław Niezgoda, Karol Świderski
7 Template:Flagicon Scotland Stuart Armstrong, Kris Boyd, Ryan Gauld, Shaun Maloney, Kenny Miller, Barry Robson, Johnny Russell
7 Template:Flagicon Venezuela Fernando Aristeguieta, Jhonder Cádiz, Sergio Córdova, Josef Martínez, Jeizon Ramírez, Jefferson Savarino, Yeferson Soteldo
6 Template:Flagicon Italy Federico Bernardeschi, Marco Di Vaio, Sebastian Giovinco, Lorenzo Insigne, Andrea Pirlo, Kelvin Yeboah
6 Template:Flagicon Portugal David da Costa, Diogo Gonçalves, José Gonçalves, André Horta, Nani, Pedro Santos
5 Template:Flagicon Canada Lucas Cavallini, Julian de Guzman, Dwayne De Rosario, Richie Laryea, Jonathan Osorio
5 Template:Flagicon Costa Rica Allan Cruz, Luis Díaz, Randall Leal, Álvaro Saborío, Kendall Waston
4 Template:Flagicon Albania Shkëlzen Gashi, Hamdi Salihi, Myrto Uzuni, Giacomo Vrioni
4 Template:Flagicon Belgium Christian Benteke, Hugo Cuypers, Jelle Van Damme, Dante Vanzeir
4 Template:Flagicon Chile Pablo Aránguiz, Felipe Gutiérrez, Pedro Morales, Diego Rubio
4 Template:Flagicon Denmark Anders Dreyer, Andreas Maxsø, Younes Namli, Mikael Uhre
4 Template:Flagicon Ghana David Accam, Osman Bukari, Jonathan Mensah, Joseph Paintsil
4 Template:Flagicon Israel Liel Abada, Tai Baribo, Omer Damari, Gadi Kinda
4 Template:Flagicon Nigeria Fanendo Adi, Kennedy Igboananike, Obafemi Martins, Obinna Nwobodo
4 Template:Flagicon Peru Edison Flores, Andrés Mendoza, Raúl Ruidíaz, Yoshimar Yotún
4 Template:Flagicon Sweden Magnus Eriksson, Emil Forsberg, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Freddie Ljungberg
4 Template:Flagicon Switzerland Blerim Džemaili, Innocent Emeghara, Blaise Nkufo, Xherdan Shaqiri
3 Template:Flagicon Croatia Damir Kreilach, Petar Musa, Marco Pašalić
3 Template:Flagicon Finland Matti Peltola, Teemu Pukki, Alexander Ring
3 Template:Flagicon Hungary Dániel Gazdag, Nemanja Nikolić, Dániel Sallói
3 Template:Flagicon Serbia Dejan Joveljić, Aleksandar Katai, Nemanja Radoja
2 Template:Flagicon Armenia Yura Movsisyan, Lucas Zelarayán
2 Template:Flagicon Czechia Bořek Dočkal, Ondřej Lingr
2 Template:Flagicon Gabon Denis Bouanga, Aaron Boupendza
2 Template:Flagicon Georgia Saba Lobzhanidze, Valeri Qazaishvili
2 Template:Flagicon Greece Taxiarchis Fountas, Giorgos Giakoumakis
2 Template:Flagicon Ireland Kevin Doyle, Robbie Keane
2 Template:Flagicon Jamaica Giles Barnes, Simon Dawkins
2 Template:Flagicon Netherlands Danny Koevermans, Sherjill MacDonald
2 Template:Flagicon Norway Stian Rode Gregersen, Kristoffer Velde
2 Template:Flagicon Romania Alexandru Mitriță, Louis Munteanu
2 Template:Flagicon Slovakia Ján Greguš, Albert Rusnák
2 Template:Flagicon Slovenia Robert Berić, Aljaž Struna
2 Template:Flagicon South Korea Hwang In-beom, Son Heung-min
1 Template:Flagicon Algeria Saphir Taïder
1 Template:Flagicon Australia Tim Cahill
1 Template:Flagicon Austria Ercan Kara
1 Template:Flagicon Cameroon Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
1 Template:Flagicon Cape Verde Jamiro Monteiro
1 Template:Flagicon Cuba Osvaldo Alonso
1 Template:Flagicon Curaçao Jürgen Locadia
1 Template:Flagicon Gambia Mustapha Jarju
1 Template:Flagicon Grenada Shalrie Joseph
1 Template:Flagicon Guinea Morgan Guilavogui
1 Template:Flagicon Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes
1 Template:Flagicon Iceland Victor Pálsson
1 Template:Flagicon Iraq Ali Adnan Kadhim
1 Template:Flagicon Japan Yuya Kubo
1 Template:Flagicon Kenya Victor Wanyama
1 Template:Flagicon Liberia Sam Johnson
1 Template:Flagicon Montenegro Branko Bošković
1 Template:Flagicon Palestine Wessam Abou Ali
1 Template:Flagicon Panama Gabriel Torres
1 Template:Flagicon Russia Aleksei Miranchuk
1 Template:Flagicon Sierra Leone Kei Kamara
1 Template:Flagicon Togo Kévin Denkey
1 Template:Flagicon Turkey Cengiz Ünder
1 Template:Flagicon Zimbabwe Teenage Hadebe

See also

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