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MLS: Top 5 Brazilian players in league history

By Matt Coles

ORLANDO, FL - MARCH 08: Kaka #10 of Orlando City SC celebrates after he scores the first goal in team history during an MLS soccer match between the New York City FC and the Orlando City SC at the Orlando Citrus Bowl on March 8, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. This was the first game for both teams and the final score was 1-1.(Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL - MARCH 08: Kaka #10 of Orlando City SC celebrates after he scores the first goal in team history during an MLS soccer match between the New York City FC and the Orlando City SC at the Orlando Citrus Bowl on March 8, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. This was the first game for both teams and the final score was 1-1.(Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images) /
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BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS – APRIL 12: Felipe #8 of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC controls the ball in the game against the Chicago Fire at SeatGeek Stadium on April 12, 2019 in Bridgeview, Illinois. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS – APRIL 12: Felipe #8 of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC controls the ball in the game against the Chicago Fire at SeatGeek Stadium on April 12, 2019 in Bridgeview, Illinois. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

4. Felipe

Next up is D.C. United midfielder Felipe. After spending his youth days in Brazil, Felipe made the move to MLS prior to the beginning of the 2012 campaign. He signed for the Montreal Impact and was an immediate hit, leading the club in assists in his first season in the league with ten. His first taste of silverware came a year later as the Impact lifted the Canadian Championship title. Thanks to a goal from the Brazilian in the second leg of the final a year later, Montreal retained their crown in 2014.

The Brazilian was traded to the New York Red Bulls ahead of the new season and he went on to play 100 regular-season games for the club, including helping them to lift the Supporters’ Shield in his first year with the team.

Felipe has since spent a couple of campaigns with the Vancouver Whitecaps and now currently resides in the capital, playing for D.C. United. The Brazilian now has over 250 regular-season appearances in the league across his spells at four teams, with 24 goals and 49 assists in that time.

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