- Pablo Mastroeni
Pablo Mastroeni (born August 29, 1976 in Mendoza, Argentina) is an American soccer midfielder. He plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer, of which he is its captain, and is a member of the United States national soccer team instead of the argentina national soccer team. Mastroeni moved to the United States from his native Argentina at the age of four.
- Jacob Peterson
Jacob Peterson (born January 27, 1986 in Portage, Michigan) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Peterson played college soccer at Indiana University for three years from 2003 to 2005 where he scored 30 goals in 71 appearances. He also spent two seasons in the USL Premier Development League, playing for Michigan Bucks in 2004 and Kalamazoo Kingdom in 2005. Played youth soccer for powerhouse Michigan Wolves.
- Colin Clark
Colin Clark (born April 11, 1984 in Ft. Collins, Colorado) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Clark played college soccer at Southern Methodist University for three years from 2002 to 2004. In 2005 he joined the Boulder Rapids Reserve team and spent the year with them. In February of 2006 he officially signed a developmental contract with the Colorado Rapids.
- Herculez Gomez
Herculez Gomez is an Mexican-American soccer player who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Gomez started his professional career in 2000 with Cruz Azul of the Mexican First Division on their second-division squad, and transferred to second-division team Aguilas Blancas de Puebla later that year. The following season, he returned to first-division soccer with Durango. However, playing opportunities were scarce for him there, so he left, …
- Facundo Erpen
Facundo Adrian Erpen is an Argentine football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Erpen was part of the Boca Juniors youth system and played for Talleres de Córdoba before signing with DC United in the summer of 2005. He was traded to the Colorado Rapids for Greg Vanney in June of 2007. On August 8, 2006, Erpen was named as a replacement for injured Eddie Pope on the 2006 MLS All Star Team, …
- Luchi Gonzalez
Luchi Gonzalez (born July 14, 1980 in Hialeah, Florida) is an American soccer forward, who currenty plays for Miami FC of the USL First Division. Gonzalez played four years of college soccer at Southern Methodist University, emerging in 2001, his senior season, to win the Hermann Trophy as college soccer's best player. Upon graduating, Gonzalez was drafted 6th overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes.
- Melvin Tarley
Duncan "Melvin" Tarley is a Liberian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a forward for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division. At the time of Tarley's selection for the Liberian U-21 national team in 1998, he was the youngest player in team history, only 14 years old. He played his first game for the senior national team in 2004. Tarley's first stint in Major League Soccer came with Real Salt Lake in 2005.
- Chris Wingert
Chris Wingert (born June 16, 1982 in Babylon, New York) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays defense for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He was the 2000 Hermann Trophy winner as that year's best collegiate player.
- Joe Cannon
Joe Cannon (born January 1, 1975 in Sun Valley, Idaho and raised in Los Altos Hills, California) is a soccer goalkeeper, the first netminder in Major League Soccer's history to win two MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Awards. He is currently with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Joe has a twin brother, Jon Cannon, who was a professional baseball player for 10 years. After playing college soccer at Santa Clara University, …
- Mehdi Ballouchy
Mehdi Ballouchy (born April 6, 1983 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan football (soccer) midfielder, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Ballouchy moved to the United States in 2000 and played a year of college soccer at Creighton and two at Santa Clara, where he was named first team All-American in 2005. He then signed a Generation adidas contract with MLS. Ballouchy was taken second overall by Real Salt Lake at the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.
- Kyle Beckerman
Kyle Robert Beckerman (born April 23, 1982) is an American soccer player, who currently plays holding midfielder for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. After playing for the United States in the 1999 Under-17 World Cup in New Zealand, Beckerman joined the league in 2000, eschewing college to sign a Nike Project-40 contract with the league. Beckerman however had been involved with the league for the previous few years, …
- Clint Mathis
Clint Mathis (born November 25, 1976 in Conyers, Georgia) is a soccer forward/midfielder who currently plays for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer after making his name with the MetroStars.
- Dominic Kinnear
Dominic Kinnear (born in July 26 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland) is the current head coach of the Houston Dynamo of U.S. Major League Soccer. Kinnear grew up in the U.S., but began his professional career with Scottish club St. Johnstone. He then went on to play for several U.S. teams and Mexican club Necaxa. He earned fifty-four caps with the U.S. national team.
- Marcelo Balboa
Marcelo Balboa (born August 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former soccer defender who played in the the 1990s for the U.S. national team, becoming its captain. After retiring from playing, he has worked as a soccer announcer for ESPN and ABC. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
- Jeff Cunningham
Jeff Cunningham (born August 21, 1976 in Montego Bay, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-American soccer striker, who currently plays for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. Cunningham was born in Jamaica, but moved to Florida at the age of 14. He played college soccer at the University of South Florida from 1994 to 1997. As a sophomore and a junior, Cunningham was named first-team All-Conference USA, and as a senior he was named Conference USA Player of the Year.
- Mike Petke
Mike Petke (born January 30, 1976 in Bohemia, New York) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. After playing college soccer at Southern Connecticut State University, Petke was drafted by the MetroStars in the first round of the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent the next five years with the Metros, becoming the only constant under an ever-changing regime of coaches and players.
- Terry Cooke
Terry Cooke (born August 5, 1976 in Marston Green near Birmingham) is an English football (soccer) midfielder, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He represented England at U16, U18 and U21 levels. Cooke came up through the youth system of Manchester United and scored the penalty that clinched the FA Youth Cup in 1995, but only appeared in eight first team matches with the club.
- Conor Casey
Conor Patrick Casey (born July 25, 1981 in Dover, New Hampshire) is an American soccer player. He is currently playing in Major League Soccer with the Colorado Rapids. Casey grew up in Denver, Colorado, where he played soccer at South High School. He went on to play two years of college soccer at the University of Portland for legendary coach Clive Charles, from 1999 to 2000. In his first year at Portland, Casey was named Soccer America's Freshman of the Year.
- Stephen Keel
Stephen Keel (born April 11, 1983 in Littleton, Colorado) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Keel played college soccer at Wake Forest University from 2001 to 2004 where he appeared in 63 games scoring 13 goals and adding 9 assists. On July 11 2005, he signed a developmental contract with the Colorado Rapids.
- John Spencer
John Spencer (b. September 11 1970, Glasgow, Scotland) is a former professional football (soccer) who last played in Major League Soccer for the Colorado Rapids. He is currently an assistant coach for the Houston Dynamo. Spencer started his career at Rangers, signing with the club in 1985. His signature, even as a school boy who had yet to play a competitive senior match, proved controversial.
- Nat Borchers
Nat Borchers (born April 13, 1981 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American soccer player, who currently plays central defense for Odd Grenland in Norway. Borchers played four years of college soccer for the University of Denver from 1999 to 2002, as well as excelling for the Colorado Rapids' PDL affiliate, the Boulder Rapids Reserve. He was nominated by baller of the year by Out Front magazine in 2002.
- Bouna Coundoul
Bouna Coundoul (born March 4, 1982 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese goalkeeper who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He wears shirt number 1. Coundoul attended and played for the University at Albany where he received the All-New York City Goalkeeper of the Year award. Prior to attending College at the University of Albany, he was a standout goalkeeper at soccer powerhouse Martin L King Jr. High School in New York City,2005, …
- Chris Henderson
Christopher (Chris) Henderson (born December 11, 1970 in Edmonds, Washington) is a former American soccer midfielder who earned 79 caps with the U.S. national team. He was part of the U.S. team at the 1992 Summer Olympics and at the time of his retirement from Major League Soccer, he was the league's all-time leader in games played
- Scott Garlick
Scott Garlick (born May 29, 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper, who last played for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Garlick was not drafted by an MLS team out of college; instead, he signed with the Carolina Dynamo of the A-League. D.C. United called him up early in the 1997 MLS season, and then signed him for good later in the year. Garlick promptly backstopped DC to the MLS Cup, …
- Jovan Kirovski
Jovan Kirovski (born March 18, 1976, in Escondido, California) is an American soccer forward of Macedonian descent who currently plays in Major League Soccer for the Colorado Rapids. Kirovski joined Manchester United's youth team in 1992, becoming the first American to sign with the famed club. He led the reserve team in scoring in 1996, but unfortunately for Jovan, he was not able to break into the first team because of work permit regulations.
- Paul Bravo
Paul Bravo (born June 19 1968 in Campbell, California) is a former American soccer midfielder and forward.
- Peter Vermes
Peter Joseph Vermes (born November 21, 1966 in Delran, New Jersey) is a retired American soccer player of Hungarian origin, who played for the US national team in the 1990 FIFA World Cup as a forward and later became one of the best defenders in Major League Soccer.
- Ugo Ihemelu
Ugochukwu (Ugo) Ihemelu (born April 3, 1983 in Enugu, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-American soccer defender, who is currently with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Ugo attended Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Ihemelu played college soccer at Southern Methodist University, and was named All-Missouri Valley Conference his junior and senior seasons. The Los Angeles Galaxy drafted him with the fifth overall pick of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.
- Carlos Valderrama
Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio (born September 2, 1961 in Santa Marta, Colombia) is a former Colombian soccer player. He was a creative midfielder who some pundits consider as the best Colombian player of all time. Nicknamed "El Pibe" ("The kid"), Valderrama is recognizable for his enormous dyed blondish-orange bush of hair and is known for his skillful passing and shielding.
- Roy Wegerle
Roy Wegerle (born March 19, 1964 in Pretoria) is a South African-American soccer player, who played for the United States in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups.
- Chris Carrieri
Chris Carrieri (born April 28, 1980 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American soccer player, who on December 05, 2006 was one of the first players announced to join the new Carolina RailHawks franchise of the USL First Division. Carrieri played college soccer at the University of North Carolina, where he was hugely successful. In his rookie year, he scored 13 goals and 3 assists, and was named the ACC Rookie of the Year. He did just as well his second year, …
- Mark Chung
Mark Chung (born June 18, 1970 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former American soccer player, who last played left midfield for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. Before joining MLS, Chung played college soccer for the University of South Florida. In 1995, Chung played with the San Jose Grizzlies of the CISL, being named the league's Rookie of the Year. Chung was drafted sixth overall by the Kansas City Wiz in the MLS Inaugural Draft, …
- Jordan Harvey
Jordan Harvey (born January 28, 1984 in Mission Viejo, California) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Harvey played college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles for four years from 2002 to 2005 where he appeared in 69 games scoring 7 goals and notching 9 assists. During his college years he also played with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League.
- Jason Bent
Jason Bent (born March 12, 1977 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a former Canadian international soccer player. After playing college soccer for the University of Maryland, Bent started his pro career with the Colorado Rapids in the MLS. During his time with the Rapids he helped the team reach the finals for the first time, and on 1999 he again helped the Rapids reach the finals in the US Open Cup. Bent was really close to signing a long term contract with FC Copenhagen in 2001.
- Ross Paule
Ross Paule (born April 4, 1976 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a former American soccer midfielder, who last played for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Paule moved from Dallas, TX as a youth and joined the Memphis Futbol Club in Memphis, Tennessee. Under the coaching of former Polish National and MISL Indoor Goalkeeper Richard Bute, Paule honed his soccer skills. The club also produced professionals such as Tony Kuhn, Cindy Parlow, Carey Talley, …
- Marcus Hahnemann
Marcus Stephen Hahnemann (born 15 June 1972 in Seattle, Washington, United States) is a football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Reading in the Premier League, and is one of three American goalkeepers in the English top flight. His parents moved to the United States from Hamburg, Germany and he is of German descent.
- Greg Dalby
Greg Dalby is a professional soccer defender and midfielder. He is a free agent after he was turned down a work permit in england. He had trials with two Italian Serie A teams, as well as Werder Bremen of the Bundesliga and Scottish side Celtic FC. He then agreed terms with Preston but a decision bym the Home Office about his eligibility to work in the UK was rejected.. On January 12, 2007, …
- Ian Feuer
Ian Feuer enters his second season as the Galaxy's Goalkeepers Coach after having been hired by the club on September 1, 2007. After the hiring of Feuer, who played professionally in both Europe and the United States, Galaxy goalkeepers average to allow nearly a half goal per game less than over the first five months of the season.
- Tyrone Marshall
Tyrone Marshall (born November 12, 1974 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican footballer, who currently plays center back for the Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. Marshall was drafted by the Colorado Rapids out of Florida International University with the 11th overall pick of the 1998 MLS College Draft. He played only a game in Colorado, being dealt to the Miami Fusion midway through the season. Marshall would spend the next three and a half seasons in Miami, …
- Ritchie Kotschau
Ritchie Kotschau (born November 22, 1975 in Levittown, New York) is an American soccer player, who currently play as a defender for the Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. After playing college soccer at George Mason University, where he helped his team to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, Kotschau was drafted by the Chicago Fire second overall in the 1998 MLS College Draft. Although he helped the Fire to the MLS Cup and US Open Cup double in his rookie year, …