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MLS: Top 5 Spanish players in league history

By Matt Coles

Spain's forward David Villa runs during the World Cup 2018 qualifier football match Spain vs Italy at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on September 2, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)
Spain's forward David Villa runs during the World Cup 2018 qualifier football match Spain vs Italy at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on September 2, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 10: Victor Rodriguez #8 of the Seattle Sounders celebrates after scoring a goal in the second half to give the Seattle Sounders a 2-0 lead against Toronto FC during the 2019 MLS Cup at CenturyLink Field on November 10, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 10: Victor Rodriguez #8 of the Seattle Sounders celebrates after scoring a goal in the second half to give the Seattle Sounders a 2-0 lead against Toronto FC during the 2019 MLS Cup at CenturyLink Field on November 10, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

4. Victor Rodriguez

The second MLS Cup winner is Victor Rodriguez, who plied his trade with Seattle Sounders for three seasons.

At the end of the 2016/17 campaign, he made the move to Seattle. He had an instant impact after signing for the Rave Green, scoring twice in his first five starts for the club as they went on to reach the MLS Cup final that year.

He then scored five goals and recorded six assists in his second season with the team, despite suffering from a couple of injuries. The Spaniard bounced back in 2019 and was awarded MLS Cup MVP for his performance in the final as Seattle downed Toronto 3-1. Rodriguez scored the second goal in the final, as the Sounders won the MLS Cup for the second time in four seasons.

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