List of foreign USL Championship players

Last updated

This is a list of foreign players in the USL Championship (formally USL Pro or the United Soccer League), which commenced play in 2011. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:

Contents

  1. Have played at least one USL regular season game. Players who were signed by USL clubs, but only played in playoff games, U.S. Open Cup games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Canada or the United States determined by the following:
A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national team of Canada or the United States.

More specifically,

In bold: players who have played at least one USL game in the current season (2024 USL Championship season), and are still at the clubs for which they have played. This does not include current players of a USL club who have not played a USL game in the current season.

UEFA

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Denmark

England

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Northern Ireland

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Russia

Scotland

Serbia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

Wales

CONMEBOL

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

CAF

Angola

Benin

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Comoros

Congo

DR Congo

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Malawi

Mali

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

AFC

Afghanistan

Australia

China

Guam

Iran

Japan

Jordan

Laos

Lebanon

Pakistan

Palestine

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

South Korea

CONCACAF

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Bermuda

Costa Rica

Cuba

Curaçao

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

French Guiana

Grenada

Guadeloupe

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Martinique

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Puerto Rico

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos Islands

OFC

Fiji

New Zealand

Notes

  1. ^
    Born in Belgium
  2. ^
    Born in Brazil
  3. ^
    Born in Canada
  4. ^
  5. ^
    Born in Ecuador
  6. ^
    Born in England
  7. ^
    Born in Ethiopia
  8. ^
    Born in France
  9. ^
    Born in Germany
  10. ^
    Born in Guinea
  11. ^
    Born in Hong Kong
  12. ^
    Born in Ivory Coast
  13. ^
    Born in Jamaica
  14. ^
    Born in Japan
  15. ^
    Born in Kenya
  16. ^
    Born in Liberia
  17. ^
    Born in Malawi
  18. ^
    Born in the Netherlands
  19. ^
    Born in Norway
  20. ^
    Born in the Republic of Ireland
  21. ^
    Born in Senegal
  22. ^
    Born in Slovenia
  23. ^
    Born in South Africa
  24. ^
    Born in Spain
  25. ^
    Born in Suriname
  26. ^
    Born in Sweden
  27. ^
    Born in Switzerland
  28. ^
    Born in Tanzania
  29. ^
    Born in the United States
  30. ^
    Born in Zambia
  31. ^
  32. ^
  33. ^
  34. ^
  35. ^
  36. ^
  37. ^
  38. ^
  39. ^
  40. ^
  41. ^
  42. ^
  43. ^
  44. ^
  45. ^
  46. ^
  47. ^
  48. ^
  49. ^
  50. ^
  51. ^
  52. ^
  53. ^
  54. ^
  55. ^
  56. ^
  57. ^
  58. ^
  59. ^
  60. ^
  61. ^
  62. ^
  63. ^
  64. ^
  65. ^
  66. ^
  67. ^
  68. ^
  69. ^
  70. ^

Related Research Articles

The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in USL Championship soccer.

The Western Conference is one of two conferences in USL Championship soccer.

The 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 104th edition of the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer.

The 2018 Tulsa Roughnecks FC season was the 4th season for Tulsa Roughnecks FC, now known as FC Tulsa, in the United Soccer League (USL), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

The 2018 Real Monarchs season is the fourth season for Real Monarchs in the United Soccer League (USL), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

The 2020 USL Championship playoffs was the post-season championship of the 2020 USL Championship. It was the tenth edition of the USL Championship playoffs. The playoffs began on October 10, and originally scheduled to conclude with the USL Championship Final on November 1. The Final was then cancelled the day before because several Tampa Bay Rowdies players and staff tested positive for COVID-19. The championship would not be awarded.

The 2021 USL Championship playoffs was the post-season championship of the 2021 USL Championship. It was the eleventh edition of the USL Championship playoffs. The playoffs began on November 5, and concluded with the USL Championship Final on November 28.

The 2022 FC Tulsa season was the franchise's 8th season in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States. The team will also participate in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup.

The 2022 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's ninth season of existence. The club played in the USL Championship (USLC), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Sacramento Republic FC competed in the Western Conference of the USL Championship.

The 2022 Atlanta United 2 season was the team's fifth year of existence as well as their fifth and final season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

The 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 108th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, the knockout domestic cup competition of American soccer. The 2023 field featured 99 teams, including a modern-era record 71 professional sides. Orlando City SC were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 32 by Charlotte FC.

The 2022 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's thirteenth season of existence, their sixth in the United Soccer League, and fourth in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this is the 29th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this is the 35th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

The 2023 FC Tulsa season was the franchise's 9th season in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States. The team also participated in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.

The 2023 Miami FC season was the club's fourth season in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer, and ninth overall.

The 2023 Birmingham Legion season was the fifth season of play in the club's history in the USL Championship.

The 2024 Phoenix Rising FC season is the club's eleventh season in the USL Championship and their eighth as Rising FC. They are the defending USL Championship winners.

The 2024 FC Tulsa season was the franchise's 10th season in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States. The team also participated in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season</span> Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2024 soccer season

The 2024 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season was the club's twenty-fifth season of existence, their eighth season in the second tier of American soccer, and their fourteenth season in the league now named the USL Championship (USLC).

The 2024 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's eleventh season in existence. The club played in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Sacramento Republic FC competes in the Western Conference of the USL Championship.

The 2024 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season is the club's tenth, and current, year of existence, and their tenth season in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States soccer league system.