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MLS: Top 5 English players in MLS history

By Matt Coles

CARSON, CA - JULY 04: The David Beckham statue in the Galaxys Legends Plaza located outside the stadiums main entrance during the MLS match between Los Angeles Galaxy and Toronto FC at Dignity Health Sports Park on July 4, 2019 in Carson, California. (Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images)
CARSON, CA - JULY 04: The David Beckham statue in the Galaxys Legends Plaza located outside the stadiums main entrance during the MLS match between Los Angeles Galaxy and Toronto FC at Dignity Health Sports Park on July 4, 2019 in Carson, California. (Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 07: Portland Timbers Liam Ridgewell during the MLS Cup 2018 Team Training Sessions on December 7, 2018, at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 07: Portland Timbers Liam Ridgewell during the MLS Cup 2018 Team Training Sessions on December 7, 2018, at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

3. Liam Ridgewell

The first member of this top five that has never played a minute for the senior England national side is former Portland Timbers central defender Liam Ridgewell.

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In the summer of 2014, after being released by West Bromwich Albion, Ridgewell made the move to Portland, signing for the Timbers. He would go on to make the city his home for the next four and a half years.

He featured 110 times for the Timbers in that spell and was the club’s captain as they lifted the 2015 MLS Cup, beating the Columbus Crew 2-1 in the final at Providence Park. That was his best season with the side. He played 37 times, with a goal and an assist to his name, spending over 3,400 minutes on the field of play.

Ridgewell was also part of the side that made it to the MLS Cup final in 2018, but they fell short of a second title in four seasons, losing out to Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Following that defeat, the Englishman and the Timbers parted ways, with Ridgewell returning home, signing for Hull City.

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