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U.S. U21s in MLS

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2024
Complete list of United States eligible players that are either currently on first team deal or are signed to future deals with MLS clubs.

Numbers at a glance

122
U.S. eligible U21s in MLS
4.69
Average amount of U.S. eligible U21s per U.S. MLS club
8
New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union and Real Salt Lake have the most U.S. U21s in MLS
1
Portland Timbers have the fewest U.S. U21s in MLS

Atlanta United (6)

AM, Tyler Wolff (2003)
LB, Caleb Wiley (2004)
CB, Efrain Morales (2004)
CB, Noah Cobb (2005)
WING, Luke Brennan (2005)
CM, Adyn Torres (2007)

Austin FC (3)

CM, Owen Wolff (2004)
WING, C.J. Fodrey (2004)
AM, Micah Burton (2006)

Charlotte FC (3)

RCB, Jack Neeley (2005)
AM/WING, Brian Romero (2006)
WING, Nimfasha Berchimas (2008)

Chicago Fire (5)

AM, Brian Gutierrez (2003)
WING, Missael Rodriguez (2003)
GK, Chris Brady (2004)
RB, Justin Reynolds (2004)
CM, Sergio Oregel Jr (2005)

Cincinnati FC (5)

CF, Quimi Ordonez (2003)
LB, Isaiah Foster (2003)
GK, Paul Walters (2004)
AM, Gerardo Valenzuela (2004)
DM, Stiven Jimenez (2007)

Colorado Rapids (3)

CF, Darren Yapi (2004)
LB, Jackson Travis (2004)
GK, Adam Beaudry (2006)

Columbus Crew (2)

CM, Taha Habroune (2006)
AM, Cole Mrowka (2006)

FC Dallas (5)

WING, Dante Sealy (2003)
GK, Antonio Carrera (2004)
DM/LB, Nolan Norris (2005)
WING/CF, Tarik Scott (2005)
CM, Alejandro Urzua (2006)

D.C. United (5)

RB, Jacob Greene (2003)
DM, Jeremy Garay (2003)
WING, Jackson Hopkins (2004)
WING, Kristian Fletcher (2005)
LCB, Matai Akinmboni (2006)

Houston Dynamo (2)

GK, Xavier Valdez (2003)
CM, Brooklyn Raines (2005)

Sporting Kansas City (2)

RB, Kayden Pierre (2003)
AM, Ozzie Cisneros (2004)

LAFC (4)

CM, Erik Duenas (2004)
WING, Nathan Ordaz (2004)
RB, Diego Rosales (2005)
WING, Bajung Darboe (2006)

LA Galaxy (4)

RCB, Jalen Neal (2003)
RB, Mauricio Cuevas (2003)
WING, Jonathan Perez (2003)
RCB, Marcus Ferkranus (2003)

Inter Miami (5)

LB, Noah Allen (2004)
AM, Benja Cremaschi (2005)
WING, Felipe Valencia (2005)
CB, Tyler Hall (2006)
AM, Santiago Morales (2007)

Minnesota United (5)

AM, Caden Clark (2003)
WING/CF, Patrick Weah (2003)
LB, Devin Padelford (2003)
CM, Moses Nyeman (2003)
GK, Fred Emmings (2004)

CF Montréal (1)

CB, Fernando Alvarez (2003)

Nashville SC (3)

LB, Joey Skinner (2003)
CM, Isaiah Jones (2006)
CF, Adem Sipić (2006)

New England Revolution (6)

AM, Jack Panayotou (2004)
CM, Noel Buck (2005)
WING, Esmir Bajraktarevic (2005)
RCB, Santi Suarez (2005)
WING, Malcolm Fry (2005)
LB, Peyton Miller (2007)

NYCFC (6)

WING, Malachi Jones (2003)
LB, Christian McFarlane (2007)
CM, Jonny Shore (2007)
RB, Drew Baiera (2007)
AM, Maximo Carrizo (2008)
CF, Zidane Yanez (2008)

New York Red Bulls (8)

DM, Daniel Edelman (2003)
CF, Roald Mitchell (2003)
WING, Serge Ngoma (2005)
LB, Curtis Ofori (2005)
CM, Bento Estrela (2006)
CB, Davi Alexandre (2007)
GK, Aidan Stokes (2008)
WING, Julian Hall (2008)
WING/CF, Tanner Rosborough (2008) activates in 2025

Orlando City (5)

RB, Michael Halliday (2003)
CB, Thomas Williams (2004)
RB, Alex Freeman (2004)
AM, Favion Loyola (2005)
LB, Tahir Reid-Brown (2006)

Philadelphia Union (8)

CM, Jack McGlynn (2003)
DM, Nick Pariani (2003)
WING, Markus Anderson (2003)
CM, Quinn Sullivan (2004)
CB, Brandan Craig (2004) loan to El Paso Locomotive
CF, Nelson Pierre (2005) loan to Skövde AIK
AM, David Vazquez (2006)
AM, Cavan Sullivan (2009)

Portland Timbers (1)

CF, Tega Ikoba (2003)

Real Salt Lake (8)

AM, Diego Luna (2003)
CB, Jaziel Orozco (2004) on loan with Larne FC
GK, Gavin Beavers (2005)
WING, Fidel Barajas (2006)
AM, Jude Wellings (2006)
LB, Luis Rivera (2007)
WING, Zavier Gozo (2007)
CM, Luca Moisa (2008)

San Jose Earthquakes (7)

LCB, Casey Walls (2003)
AM, Niko Tsakiris (2005)
GK, Emmanuel Ochoa (2005)
AM, Cruz Medina (2006)
RB, Oscar Verhoeven (2006)
DM, Edwyn Mendoza (2006)
WING/CF, Chance Cowell (2008)

Seattle Sounders (6)

DM, Sota Kitahara (2003)
DM, Danny Leyva (2003)
RB, Cody Baker (2004)
DM, Obed Vargas (2005)
RB, Reed Baker-Whiting (2005)
CB, Stuart Hawkins (2006)

St. Louis City (3)

DM, Miguel Perez (2005)
CF, Caden Glover (2007)
DM, Tyson Pearce (2007)

Toronto FC (1)

CB, Lazar Stefanovic

MLS U21 Impact Rankings

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