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Seattle Sounders FC is an American soccer club founded in 2008, after the city of
In their history the Seattle Sounders FC have used three primary goalkeepers. US national team member and Seattle area native
MLS regulations permit teams to name eight players from outside of the United States in their rosters. However, this limit can be exceeded by trading international slots with another MLS team, or if one or more of the overseas players is a refugee or has permanent residency rights in the USA. , 64 players from outside the United States have played in MLS for Seattle Sounders FC.
Seattle Sounders FC is an American soccer club founded in 2008, after the city of Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
was awarded a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise. Sounders FC began playing competitive soccer in the 2009 season. It plays its home games at Lumen Field
Lumen Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Seattle, Washington, United States. Located in the city's SoDo neighborhood, it is the home field for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL), the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL, t ...
, competing in the Western Conference of the MLS. The current Sounders FC is the third soccer team from Seattle to bear the ''Sounders'' nickname. The tradition was started by Seattle's North American Soccer League team in 1974, and continued by the city's United Soccer Leagues side, formed in 1994. The current Sounders FC is an entity distinct to both of these clubs, and played its first MLS game on March 19, 2009.
As of the start of the 2021 season, a total of 125 players have participated in at least one league match for Sounders FC. Fredy Montero
Fredy Henkyer Montero Muñoz (born 26 July 1987), known as Fredy Montero (, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. He is Seattle's all-time top scorer in official clu ...
is the club's all-time top goal scorer, and Nicolás Lodeiro is club's all-time leader in assists.
Players
A Major League Soccer club's active roster consists of up to 30 players. All 30 players are eligible for selection to each 18-player game-day squad during the regular season and playoffs. Players who were contracted to the club but never played a regular season MLS game are not listed below. ''All statistics are for the MLS regular season games only, including the group stage of the 2020MLS is Back Tournament
The MLS is Back Tournament took place during the 2020 Major League Soccer season to mark the league's return to action after being suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 26 Major League Soccer teams, 24 participated in the tourna ...
, and are correct .''
Key
DF = Defender
MF = Midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
FW = Forward/striker
Outfield players
Goalkeepers
In their history the Seattle Sounders FC have used three primary goalkeepers. US national team member and Seattle area native Kasey Keller
Kasey C. Keller (born November 29, 1969) is an American former professional soccer player who played in Europe and the United States, as well as being the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. national team. He is a four-time FIFA World Cup partici ...
was the goalkeeper for the team's first three seasons. In November 2011, just shy of his 42nd birthday, Keller retired. Austrian Michael Gspurning
Michael Gspurning (; born 2 May 1981) is a retired Austrian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in the city of Graz in southeast Austria, Gspurning has been called up to the Austrian national team 3 times, including 2 World Cup qualify ...
was brought in as Keller's replacement in 2012. After two seasons Gspurning and the Sounders FC front office were unable to come to an agreement on a contract and Gspurning was released. Toronto FC
Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BM ...
traded Stefan Frei to the Sounders in December 2013. Frei would be the first choice goalkeeper for the Sounders from the 2014 season to present.
By nationality
MLS regulations permit teams to name eight players from outside of the United States in their rosters. However, this limit can be exceeded by trading international slots with another MLS team, or if one or more of the overseas players is a refugee or has permanent residency rights in the USA. , 64 players from outside the United States have played in MLS for Seattle Sounders FC.
Additional players
In addition to competing in Major League Soccer every year, Sounders FC participate in other competitions such as theLamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in that country.
The 2023 U.S. O ...
and the CONCACAF Champions League. Below is a list of players who have not appeared in a league match, but have played for the team in other competitions.
See also
* List of Seattle Sounders (USL) players – list of players who played for Seattle Sounders FC's USL predecessor * List of Tacoma Defiance players – list of players who play for Seattle Sounders FC's reserve teamNotes
References
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