2022 Major League Soccer International Player Guide: USMNT, Canada, and Beyond

Mark-Anthony Kaye is heading to the Colorado Rapids. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Mark-Anthony Kaye is heading to the Colorado Rapids. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports /
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A good sign of the progress of Major League Soccer is how many international players, including outside of Canada and the United States, are present in the league.

When the 2022 Major League Soccer Season opens this weekend, you will see nations all over the globe represented by this league’s players. In order to help you keep track of them and to provide some additional reasoning to watch other clubs players other than your own, here’s a guide that provides that information for you.

All players listed have either been called up in the latest squad or in one of the latest squads, or are otherwise considered to be on their respective national team’s radar.

Only players currently on their active rosters appear on this list, not in a reserve team or out on loan.

A complete list of international players in Major League Soccer’s 2022 season

Western Conference

Austin FC

Costa Rica: Julio Cascante

Norway: Ruben Gabrielsen

Colorado Rapids

Canada: Mark-Anthony Kaye

Honduras: Bryan Acosta

United States: Jonathan Lewis

FC Dallas

Guinea-Bissau: Nanu

Hungary: Szabolcs Schön

United States: Paul Arriola, Jesús Ferreira, Paxton Pomykal

Venezuela: Freddy Vargas

Houston Dynamo

Canada: Tyler Pasher

El Salvador: Darwin Cerén, Danny Ríos

Panama: Adalberto Carrasquilla

Paraguay: Sebastián Ferreira

Puerto Rico: Zarek Valentin

United States: Corey Baird, Memo Rodríguez

Zimbabwe: Teenage Hadebe

Los Angeles FC

Canada: Maxime Crépeau, Doneil Henry

Colombia: Cristian Arango

Ecuador: José Cifuentes, Diego Palacios

El Salvador: Tomas Romero

South Korea: Kim Moon-hwan

United States: Kellyn Acosta

Uruguay: Brian Rodríguez

Los Angeles Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy forward Chicharito controls the ball against the San Jose Earthquakes during the first half at Dignity Health Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Los Angeles Galaxy forward Chicharito controls the ball against the San Jose Earthquakes during the first half at Dignity Health Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

Madagascar: Rayan Raveloson

Mexico: Efrain Álvarez, Julián Araujo, Javier Hernández

Panama: Carlos Harvey

Suriname: Kelvin Leerdam

Minnesota United

Canada: Dayne St. Clair

Finland: Robin Lod

Honduras: Kervin Arriaga

Jamaica: Oniel Fisher

Madagascar: Romain Métanire

New Zealand: Michael Boxall

Paraguay: Luis Amarilla

South Africa: Bongokuhle Hlongwane

United States: Hassani Dotson, Chase Gasper

Nashville SC

Costa Rica: Randall Leal

Panama: Anibal Godoy

United States: Walker Zimmerman

Portland Timbers

Colombia: Yimmi Chará

New Zealand: Bill Tuiloma

Paraguay: Cristhian Paredes

United States: Eryk Williamson

Venezuela: Pablo Bonilla

Real Salt Lake

Mexico: David Ochoa

United States: Aaron Herrera, Rubio Rubin

Venezuela: Sergio Córdova

San Jose Earthquakes

Cameroon: Jeremy Ebobisse

Cape Verde: Jamiro Monteiro

Costa Rica: Francisco Calvo

Peru: Marcos López

Slovakia: Ján Greguš

United States: Cade Cowell, Jackson Yueill

Seattle Sounders

FRISCO, TX – AUGUST 18: Raúl Ruidíaz #9 of Seattle Sounders FC celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during the MLS game between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC at at Toyota Stadium on August 18, 2021 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images)
FRISCO, TX – AUGUST 18: Raúl Ruidíaz #9 of Seattle Sounders FC celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during the MLS game between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC at at Toyota Stadium on August 18, 2021 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images) /

Cameroon: Nouhou Tolo

Colombia: Yeimar Gómez

Ecuador: Xavier Arreaga

El Salvador: Alex Roldan

Peru: Raúl Ruidíaz

Slovakia: Albert Rusnák

United States: Jordan Morris, Cristian Roldan

Sporting Kansas City

Cyprus: Marinos Tzionis

Hungary: Daniel Sallói

Israel: Gadi Kinda

Mexico: Alan Pulido

Montenegro: Nikola Vujnović

United States: Tim Melia, John Pulskamp

Vancouver Whitecaps

Canada: Michael Baldisimo, Lucas Cavallini, Marcus Godinho, Cristian Gutierrez, Thomas Hasal, Ryan Raposo, Russell Teibert

Jamaica: Javain Brown

Eastern Conference

Atlanta United

South Sudan: Machop Chol

United States: Brad Guzan, Brooks Lennon, Miles Robinson

Venezuela: Ronald Hernández, Josef Martínez

Charlotte FC

Costa Rica: Joseph Mora

Ecuador: Jordy Alcívar, Alan Franco

Poland: Karol Świderski

Venezuela: Christian Makoun

Chicago Fire

Bulgaria: Stanislav Ivanov

Paraguay: Gastón Giménez

Slovakia: Boris Sekulić

Switzerland: Xherdan Shaqiri

United States: Gabriel Slonina

Venezuela: Miguel Navarro

CF Montreal

Canada: Zorhan Bassong, Zachary Brault-Guillard, Mathieu Choinière, Alistair Johnson, Kamal Miller, James Pantemis, Samuel Piette, Joel Waterman

Finland: Lassi Lappalainen

Honduras: Romell Quioto

Sierra Leone: Kei Kamara

United States: Djordje Mihailović, Mason Toye

Columbus Crew

Lucas Zelarayan of the Columbus Crew. (Photo by Ira L. Black – Corbis/Getty Images)
Lucas Zelarayan of the Columbus Crew. (Photo by Ira L. Black – Corbis/Getty Images) /

Armenia: Lucas Zelarayán

Australia: Miloš Degenek

Costa Rica: Luis Díaz, Waylon Francis

Ghana: Jonathan Mensah, Yaw Yeboah

Haiti: Derrick Etienne

Trinidad and Tobago: Kevin Molino

United States: Gyasi Zardes

DC United

Australia: Brad Smith

Ecuador: Michael Estrada

El Salvador: Jeremy Garay

Peru: Edison Flores

United States: Bill Hamid, Moses Nyeman, Donovan Pines

Venezuela: Júnior Moreno (Reported to be traded to FC Cincinnati but not finalized at the time of writing)

FC Cincinnati

Costa Rica: Allan Cruz, Rónald Matarrita

Ecuador: Gustavo Vallecilla

Jamaica: Alvas Powell

Inter Miami

Bolivia: Jairo Quinteros

Costa Rica: Ariel Lassiter

Dominican Republic: Edison Azcona

Ecuador: Leonardo Campana

Finland: Robert Taylor

Jamaica: Damian Lowe

Trinidad and Tobago: Joevin Jones

United States: Robbie Robinson, DeAndre Yedlin

New England Revolution

Iceland: Arnór Ingvi Traustason

Poland: Adam Buksa

United States: Jozy Altidore, DeJuan Jones, Henry Kessler, Sebastian Lletget, Matt Turner (will go to Arsenal on July 1)

New York City FC

Luxembourg: Maxime Chanot

Peru: Alexander Callens

United States: Sean Johnson

Uruguay: Santiago Rodríguez

New York Red Bulls

United States: Frankie Amaya, Caden Clark, Aaron Long

Venezuela: Wikelman Carmona, Cristian Cásseres Jr.

Orlando City

Austria: Ercan Kara

Canada: Tesho Akindele

Ecuador: Sebas Méndez

Peru: Pedro Gallese

Puerto Rico: Wilfredo Rivera

United States: Andrés Perea

Uruguay: César Araújo, Facundo Torres

Philadelphia Union

Cameroon: Olivier Mbaizo

Hungary: Dániel Gazdag

Jamaica: Andre Blake, Corey Burke

United States: Leon Flach

Venezuela: José Martínez

Toronto FC

Shaq Moore, USMNT, Kemar Lawrence, Jamaica
Shaq Moore, USMNT, Kemar Lawrence, Jamaica (Photo by John Dorton/ISI Photos/Getty Images) /

Canada: Ayo Akinola, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Jayden Nelson, Noble Okello, Jonathan Osorio, Ralph Priso, Jacob Shaffelburg

Congo DR: Chris Mavinga

Jamaica: Kemar Lawrence

Mexico: Carlos Salcedo

Trinidad and Tobago: Greg Ranjitsingh, Luke Singh

There you have it! Which players from your club do you hope will make a leap for their country as well as domestically? Let me know on Twitter @IvanOrnelas2