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MLS International Roster Slots
MLS International Roster Slots are an important piece of roster composition in Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada .... MLS employs a variety of mechanisms to promote parity and domestic player development which include player entry drafts, expansion drafts, allocation drafts, weighted lotteries, and a limit on the number of international roster slots available for each team. The limit on the number of international roster slots makes each slot a valuable commodity for teams to utilize through player signings or trades with other teams. The MLS roster rules for 2019 state: * A total of 192 international roster slots are divided among the 24 teams. In 2008, each MLS team was given the right to have eight international players on its roster and each subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada—since the 2023 season. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. Major League Soccer is the most recent in a series of men's premier professional national soccer leagues established in the United States and Canada. The predecessor of MLS was the North American Soccer League (NASL), which existed from 1968 until 1984. MLS was founded in 1993 as part of the United States' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The inaugural season took place in 1996 with ten teams. MLS experienced financial and operational struggles in its first few years, losing millions of dollars and folding two teams in 2002. Since then, developments such as the proliferation of soccer-specific stadiums around the league, implementation of the Desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, Born 1987)
Nemanja Nikolić ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Николић, ; hu, Nikolics Nemanja; born 31 December 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for AEK Larnaca and Hungary national team. Born in Serbia, but never selected for the Serbian national team, he chose to represent the Hungary national team instead. Early life Nikolić was born in Senta, Yugoslavia to a Serbian father and a Hungarian mother. He began his career with his brother at Senta. Club career Kaposvár On 7 February 2008, Nikolić was signed by Kaposvár. He played his first match against Videoton. He managed to score thirty goals in just 49 matches therefore many top Hungarian sides wanted to sign him such as Újpest, Ferencváros and Videoton. Videoton In 2010 Videoton signed Nikolić. He became top scorer in the 2009–10 season of the Hungarian League. Nikolić won the 2010–11 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2010–11 season of the Hungarian League with Videoton. With the arrival of the Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Price (footballer, Born 1992)
Jack Alexander Price, (born 19 December 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids. He began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, playing 115 total games and also having loans at Yeovil Town and Leyton Orient in 2014. He won League One with Wolves in the same year. In 2018, he signed for Colorado Rapids. Since then, he has been MVP for four consecutive years and beat David Beckham’s record of most assists from set pieces in one season. Career Wolverhampton Wanderers Early years and League One Born in Shrewsbury, England, Price joined Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he started out as a winger before switching to central–midfield at 14. Price progressed from the academy at Wolverhampton Wanderers, signing a professional contract in 2011. On 24 March 2012, in the Premier League against Norwich City, Price appeared as an unused substitute, in a 2–1 loss. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Wolves took u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Nicholson
Sam Alastair Nicholson (born 20 January 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left winger or left midfielder for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. Career Heart of Midlothian Nicholson attended Penicuik High School in Midlothian and grew up supporting Heart of Midlothian. He joined Hearts aged 12, progressing through their youth teams until on 31 August 2013, he made his senior debut for the club, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute in a Scottish Premiership match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, replacing Jamie Walker in a 2–0 defeat. His first senior goal for the side came on 18 January 2014, helping Hearts come from 3–1 down at McDiarmid Park scoring in the 89th minute to help Hearts earn a point in a 3–3 draw against St Johnstone. On 16 June 2014, Nicholson signed a new three-year contract extending his stay until the summer of 2017, following the club's relegation to the Scottish Championship. Nicholson began the 2014–15 season by setting up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Mezquida
Gabriel Nicolás Mezquida Sero (born 21 January 1992) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Volos. Club career Mezquida began his career in the youth academy of C.A. Peñarol in 2006, before being promoted to the first team in the 2008 season. On January 22, 2009, at the age of 17, he signed a pre-contract with Schalke 04 worth a reported €2 million with the intent of joining the club at the end of the year. However, he changed his mind and decided to remain with C.A. Peñarol in South America. During his time with Peñarol, he had two loan spells with Norwegian clubs Brann and Lillestrøm. He joined Fénix in 2012, scoring one goal in 14 matches for the club. He was loaned out to Rampla Juniors in 2013 and scored seven goals in 24 matches for the club. In September 2013, after leaving Fenix, Mezquida went on trial with Celtic of the Scottish Premiership but was ultimately not signed, potentially because of work permit e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Blomberg
Johan Lars Blomberg (born 14 June 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Trelleborgs FF. Club career Blomberg joined Colorado Rapids in November 2017. On 31 January 2021, Blomberg signed a two-year contract with Trelleborg Trelleborg () is a town in Skåne County, Sweden, with 43,359 inhabitants as of December 31, 2015. It is the southernmost town in Sweden located some west from the southernmost point of Sweden and the Scandinavian peninsula. It is one of the mo .... Career statistics References External links * Living people 1987 births Swedish footballers Swedish expatriate footballers Sportspeople from Lund Men's association football midfielders Lunds BK players Ängelholms FF players Halmstads BK players AIK Fotboll players Colorado Rapids players GIF Sundsvall players Trelleborgs FF players Superettan players Allsvenskan players Major League Soccer players Expatriate soccer players in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, later to be a founding sports franchise of the global sports & entertainment juggernaut AEG, the club is a founding member of MLS, playing their first season in 1996. The Rapids are owned by the Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, also owners of the Denver Nuggets of NBA, Colorado Avalanche of NHL, and other sports teams outside of the state of Colorado. Colorado won the MLS Cup in 2010, their second MLS Cup appearance. The first appearance was in 1997, losing to D.C. United. They were also runners-up of the U.S. Open Cup in the 1999 tournament, where they lost to the Rochester Raging Rhinos, the last time a non-MLS team won the Cup. The Rapids play their home games at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, moving to the stadium after i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Ndam
Hassan Ndam (born 29 October 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. Club career Rainbow Bamenda Born in Foumban, Ndam began his professional career with Rainbow Bamenda. New York Red Bulls Ndam signed with Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls from Rainbow Bamenda on 31 January 2017. He made his debut with New York Red Bulls II on 25 March 2017, in a 3–3 draw against Pittsburgh Riverhounds. On 19 August 2017, Ndam scored his first goal as a professional, heading in a free kick in 4–0 victory over FC Cincinnati. In his first year as a professional Ndam made 27 appearances with Red Bulls II scoring 1 goal, being regarded as one of the top young prospects in the league. On 22 July 2017 Ndam made his debut with the Red Bulls first team, appearing as a late game substitute in a 3–0 victory over Minnesota United. Ndam made his first start for the first team on 6 June 2018, in the team's 4– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Lundt
Benjamin Maximilian Lundt (born 24 September 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for St. Louis City SC of Major League Soccer. Career Lundt was selected by FC Cincinnati with the 37th selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. On 9 February 2019, Lundt joined USL Championship side Louisville City FC on loan ahead of the 2019 season. On 6 May 2021, Lundt joined Phoenix Rising FC for the 2021 USL Championship season. Following the 2021 season, Cincinnati declined their contract option on Lundt. Lundt then signed a multi-year contract with Phoenix Rising FC on January 24, 2022. In January 2023, he joined St Louis City SC in Major League Soccer. Honours Individual *USL Championship All League First Team: 2020 *USL Championship Goalkeeper Of The Year: 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Przemysław Tytoń
Przemysław Tytoń (; born 4 January 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Twente. Club career Born in Zamość, Tytoń played for Górnik Łęczna until the end of the 2006–07 season when the Polish first-league club was relegated to the third division because of corruption. His application to be released from his contract was granted by the PZPN, following which he signed a five-year contract with Roda JC. Roda JC His Eredivisie debut came on 29 March 2008 in a goalless draw against Heracles Almelo. However, he did not make any appearances the following season. In January 2010, Tytoń became the club's first choice goalkeeper, taking over from Bram Castro. He had shoulder surgery at the end of March 2011. After 2010–11 Eredivisie season, Tytoń was listed as the second best goalkeeper, only behind Maarten Stekelenburg. He had an offer from Belgian champion KRC Genk, but did not accept it. PSV On 16 August 2011, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Ledesma
Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma (born 24 May 1988) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights FC. Career Early years as a journeyman After moving through the youth ranks of Serie A side Genoa, Ledesma joined Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan in June 2008. Ledesma made a bright start to his career in English football, highlighted by a hat-trick at home to Carlisle in the second round of the League Cup, this coming days after his first and what turned out to be only league goal for QPR in a 2–0 win over Doncaster Rovers. After only a few games at Loftus Road, he had made a good impression on many Queens Park Rangers fans and a limited edition T-shirt was made in his honour. On 2 February 2009 he left QPR by mutual consent to join Serie B side Salernitana in a half-season loan move. In July 2009 he went to Novara Calcio, on loan from Genoa, with option to sign him in a co-ownership deal. Although he won promotion to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Deplagne
Mathieu Deplagne (born 1 October 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Career Deplagne started his career with Montpellier HSC, with whom he won the Ligue 1 championship in the 2011–2012 season. In June 2017 Deplagne left Montpellier HSC to sign a three-year contract with Ligue 1 rivals Troyes AC. On 19 December 2018, MLS side FC Cincinnati announced they had signed Deplagne ahead of their 2019 season. As of 30 March 2019, Deplagne has started and played 90 minutes for FC Cincinnati in every regular season match to date. He scored his first Major League Soccer goal on 17 March in the 63rd minute of FCC's home opener against Portland Timbers. He was released by Cincinnati at the end of their 2020 season. On 8 April 2021, Deplagne joined San Antonio FC in the USL Championship. Honours Montpellier * Ligue 1: 2011–12 * Coupe Gambardella The Coupe Gambardella is a French football cup competition held between the under-18s of the French footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
