Homegrown player rule (MLS)
The homegrown player rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first-team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008, every player entering Major League Soccer would have to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.
MLS roster rules allow a team to sign players to contracts similar to Generation Adidas contracts, which do not count against the MLS salary budget and may earn a much higher salary than the league minimum. MLS has since removed this wording from the roster rules. That means homegrown players will not count against the salary budget only if they are registered using supplemental roster slots, but will still count against the salary budget if they are registered using senior roster slots. There is, however, supplementary salary budget made by MLS only for homegrown players that are registered using senior roster slots called homegrown player funds.
To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year, as well as meeting other unspecified league requirements.
If a player on a team's homegrown list goes to college or U17, U20, and U23 United States men's national soccer teams, he remains eligible to sign as a homegrown player at any time as long as he is registered with the club as a homegrown player first. Since the program's inception, some players have elected to skip years in college to play in MLS academies and sign with senior clubs.
In 2014, Seattle's DeAndre Yedlin became the first MLS homegrown player to compete in a World Cup.
Homegrown players history
Notes
- This list only includes players who were fully eligible to be a homegrown player and officially signed a homegrown player contract with MLS. This is not a list of academy players for each respective MLS team.
- Players with their names in Bold have received a full international cap.
- Former MLS sides Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny were dissolved before the introduction of the homegrown player rule.
- The following list of players have been reported as or claimed to be homegrown players, but never officially signed a homegrown player contract identifying them as such for MLS roster rule purposes; Julián Araujo, Freddie Braun, Eduardo Cortes, Kyle Duncan, Raheem Edwards, Steven Emory, Jake LaCava, Chris Lema, Nico Lemoine, Pierre da Silva, and Zack Steffen.
- Nizar Khalfan was classified as a homegrown player, despite never been part of the Vancouver Whitecaps academy.
Atlanta United
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Carleton | Las Vegas Lights | 2016 |
| Chris Goslin | retired | 2017 |
| Lagos Kunga | Union Omaha | 2017 |
| George Bello | LASK | 2018 |
| Patrick Okonkwo | 2018 | |
| George Campbell | CF Montréal | 2020 |
| Jackson Conway | Charleston Battery | 2020 |
| Tyler Wolff | Atlanta United | 2020 |
| Efrain Morales | Atlanta United | 2021 |
| Machop Chol | 2021 | |
| Bryce Washington | North Carolina FC | 2021 |
| Justin Garces | Atlanta United | 2022 |
| Caleb Wiley | Atlanta United | 2022 |
| Ajani Fortune | Atlanta United | 2023 |
| Noah Cobb | Atlanta United | 2023 |
| Luke Brennan | Atlanta United | 2024 |
| Adyn Torres | Atlanta United | 2024 |
| Garrison Tubbs | D.C. United | 2024 |
Austin FC
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Owen Wolff | Austin FC | 2021 |
| Damian Las | Austin FC | 2022 |
| Micah Burton | Austin FC | 2024 |
Charlotte FC
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Hegardt | 2022 | |
| Brian Romero | Charlotte FC | 2022 |
| Nimfasha Berchimas | Charlotte FC | 2023 |
| Brandon Cambridge | Charlotte FC | 2023 |
| Jack Neeley | Charlotte FC | 2023 |
Chicago Fire
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Kellen Gulley | retired | 2012 |
| Chris Ritter | retired | 2014 |
| Harry Shipp | retired | 2014 |
| Patrick Doody | retired | 2015 |
| Collin Fernandez | Spokane Velocity | 2015 |
| Joey Calistri | retired | 2016 |
| Drew Conner | retired | 2016 |
| Djordje Mihailovic | Colorado Rapids | 2017 |
| Victor Pineda | retired | 2017 |
| Grant Lillard | retired | 2018 |
| Jeremiah Gutjahr | retired | 2019 |
| Andre Reynolds II | retired | 2019 |
| Gabriel Slonina | Eupen | 2019 |
| Nicholas Slonina | retired | 2019 |
| Chris Brady | Chicago Fire | 2020 |
| Javier Casas | 2020 | |
| Brian Gutiérrez | Chicago Fire | 2020 |
| Alex Monis | New England Revolution II | 2020 |
| Mauricio Pineda | Chicago Fire | 2020 |
| Allan Rodriguez | 2020 | |
| Victor Bezerra | Chicago Fire | 2021 |
| Sergio Oregel | Chicago Fire | 2021 |
| Missael Rodríguez | Chicago Fire | 2021 |
| Justin Reynolds | Chicago Fire | 2023 |
Chivas USA (defunct)
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Villafaña | 2007 | |
| Gerson Mayén | Águila | 2008 |
| César Zamora | retired | 2009 |
| Bryan de la Fuente | retired | 2010 |
| Chris Cortez | 2011 | |
| Mark Delgado | LA Galaxy | 2012 |
| Caleb Calvert | retired | 2013 |
FC Cincinnati
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Zico Bailey | New Mexico United | 2020 |
| Beckham Sunderland | retired | 2020 |
| Arquimides Ordóñez | FC Cincinnati | 2021 |
| Harrison Robledo | 2022 | |
| Stiven Jimenez | FC Cincinnati | 2023 |
| Malik Pinto | FC Cincinnati | 2023 |
| Paul Walters | FC Cincinnati | 2023 |
| Gerardo Valenzuela | FC Cincinnati | 2023 |
Colorado Rapids
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Davy Armstrong | retired | 2010 |
| Josh Janniere | retired | 2011 |
| Dillon Serna | Colorado Rapids 2 | 2012 |
| Shane O'Neill | Toronto FC | 2012 |
| Kortne Ford | 2017 | |
| Cole Bassett | Colorado Rapids | 2018 |
| Sam Vines | Royal Antwerp | 2018 |
| Sebastian Anderson | Colorado Rapids | 2019 |
| Matt Hundley | retired | 2019 |
| Abraham Rodriguez | 2019 | |
| Michael Edwards | Colorado Rapids | 2019 |
| Ricardo Pérez | retired | 2019 |
| Sam Raben | retired | 2019 |
| Will Vint | 2020 | |
| Darren Yapi | Colorado Rapids | 2020 |
| Oliver Larraz | Colorado Rapids | 2021 |
| Dantouma Toure | 2021 | |
| Jackson Travis | Colorado Rapids | 2022 |
| Adam Beaudry | Colorado Rapids | 2024 |
Columbus Crew
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Horton | retired | 2011 |
| Matt Lampson | retired | 2012 |
| Ben Speas | retired | 2012 |
| Chad Barson | retired | 2013 |
| Kyle Hyland | retired | 2013 |
| Wil Trapp | Minnesota United | 2013 |
| Ross Friedman | retired | 2014 |
| Matt Walker | retired | 2014 |
| Matt Wiet | retired | 2014 |
| Ben Swanson | retired | 2015 |
| Alex Crognale | Birmingham Legion | 2017 |
| Aboubacar Keita | Colorado Rapids | 2019 |
| Sebastian Berhalter | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2020 |
| Aidan Morris | Columbus Crew | 2020 |
| Isaiah Parente | 2021 | |
| Jake Morris | Louisville City | 2022 |
| Sean Zawadzki | Columbus Crew | 2022 |
| Will Sands | Columbus Crew | 2022 |
| Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew | 2022 |
| Keegan Hughes | Columbus Crew | 2023 |
| Taha Habroune | Columbus Crew | 2024 |
FC Dallas
D.C. United
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Hamid | 2009 | |
| Conor Shanosky | retired | 2010 |
| Andy Najar | 2010 | |
| Ethan White | retired | 2011 |
| Michael Seaton | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2013 |
| Jalen Robinson | 2014 | |
| Collin Martin | North Carolina FC | 2014 |
| Chris Durkin | St. Louis City | 2016 |
| Ian Harkes | New England Revolution | 2017 |
| Antonio Bustamante | Aurora | 2019 |
| Moses Nyeman | Beveren | 2019 |
| Donovan Pines | Barnsley | 2019 |
| Griffin Yow | Westerlo | 2019 |
| Kevin Paredes | VfL Wolfsburg | 2020 |
| Jeremy Garay | D.C. United | 2021 |
| Jacob Greene | 2021 | |
| Ted Ku-DiPietro | D.C. United | 2022 |
| Jackson Hopkins | D.C. United | 2022 |
| Kristian Fletcher | Swansea City | 2022 |
| Matai Akinmboni | D.C. United | 2022 |
Houston Dynamo
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Deric | Memphis 901 | 2009 |
| Francisco Navas | retired | 2010 |
| Alex Dixon | Monterey Bay | 2011 |
| Josue Soto | retired | 2011 |
| Bryan Salazar | retired | 2009 |
| Memo Rodríguez | Austin FC | 2015 |
| Bradley Bourgeois | FC Tulsa | 2016 |
| Christian Lucatero | retired | 2016 |
| Erik McCue | 2019 | |
| Marcelo Palomino | AFC Eskilstuna | 2019 |
| Juan Castilla | Deportivo Cali | 2021 |
| Danny Ríos | 2021 | |
| Brooklyn Raines | Houston Dynamo | 2022 |
| Xavier Valdez | Houston Dynamo | 2022 |
| Mujeeb Murana | 2023 | |
| Kieran Sargeant | Houston Dynamo | 2024 |
| Sebastian Rodriguez | Houston Dynamo | 2025 |
Inter Miami
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Drake Callender | Inter Miami | 2020 |
| Edison Azcona | Inter Miami | 2021 |
| Ian Fray | Inter Miami | 2021 |
| Felipe Valencia | Inter Miami | 2021 |
| Noah Allen | Inter Miami | 2022 |
| Benjamin Cremaschi | Inter Miami | 2023 |
| Shanyder Borgelin | Inter Miami | 2023 |
| David Ruiz | Inter Miami | 2023 |
| Santiago Morales | Inter Miami | 2023 |
| Tyler Hall | Inter Miami | 2024 |
| Israel Boatwright | Inter Miami | 2024 |
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Kempin | retired | 2010 |
| Kevin Ellis | retired | 2011 |
| Erik Palmer-Brown | Panathinaikos | 2013 |
| Dániel Sallói | Sporting Kansas City | 2016 |
| Jaylin Lindsey | Charlotte FC | 2017 |
| Gianluca Busio | Venezia | 2018 |
| Wan Kuzain | St. Louis City SC 2 | 2018 |
| Matt Lewis | Detroit City | 2018 |
| Zach Wright | retired | 2018 |
| Cameron Duke | 2019 | |
| Tyler Freeman | 2019 | |
| Wilson Harris | Louisville City | 2019 |
| Felipe Hernández | Sporting Kansas City | 2019 |
| John Pulskamp | Sporting Kansas City | 2020 |
| Grayson Barber | 2021 | |
| Ozzie Cisneros | Sporting Kansas City | 2021 |
| Jake Davis | Sporting Kansas City | 2021 |
| Kayden Pierre | Sporting Kansas City | 2021 |
| Kaveh Rad | Hartford Athletic | 2021 |
| Brooks Thompson | Hartford Athletic | 2021 |
LA Galaxy
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan Bowen | retired | 2009 |
| Jack McBean | retired | 2011 |
| Jose Villarreal | 2012 | |
| Oscar Sorto | retired | 2013 |
| Gyasi Zardes | Austin FC | 2013 |
| Raúl Mendiola | retired | 2014 |
| Bradford Jamieson IV | retired | 2014 |
| Ariel Lassiter | CF Montréal | 2015 |
| Justin Dhillon | El Paso Locomotive | 2017 |
| Nathan Smith | 2017 | |
| Jaime Villarreal | retired | 2017 |
| Efraín Álvarez | Tijuana | 2018 |
| Hugo Arellano | retired | 2019 |
| Ethan Zubak | Orange County SC | 2019 |
| Cameron Dunbar | Orange County SC | 2020 |
| Eric Lopez | 2020 | |
| Jonathan Perez | LA Galaxy | 2020 |
| Marcus Ferkranus | LA Galaxy | 2021 |
| Jalen Neal | LA Galaxy | 2021 |
| Adam Saldana | 2021 |
Los Angeles FC
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Shaft Brewer Jr. | North Carolina FC | 2018 |
| Erik Dueñas | Los Angeles FC | 2020 |
| Bryce Duke | CF Montréal | 2020 |
| Tony Leone | 2020 | |
| Christian Torres | 2020 | |
| Tomás Romero | Toronto FC | 2021 |
| Nathan Ordaz | Los Angeles FC | 2022 |
| Bajung Darboe | Los Angeles FC | 2023 |
| Diego Rosales | 2023 |
Minnesota United
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Emmings | 2020 | |
| Patrick Weah | Minnesota United | 2021 |
| Aziel Jackson | St. Louis City | 2021 |
| Devin Padelford | Minnesota United | 2022 |
CF Montréal
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Ouimette | Atlético Ottawa | 2012 |
| Maxime Crépeau | Portland Timbers | 2013 |
| Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | York United | 2013 |
| Wandrille Lefèvre | retired | 2013 |
| Zakaria Messoudi | retired | 2013 |
| Maxim Tissot | Atlético Ottawa | 2013 |
| Louis Béland-Goyette | 2014 | |
| Anthony Jackson-Hamel | retired | 2014 |
| David Choinière | Forge FC | 2016 |
| Ballou Tabla | 2017 | |
| Jason Beaulieu | retired | 2018 |
| Mathieu Choinière | CF Montréal | 2018 |
| Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | Pacific FC | 2018 |
| James Pantemis | Portland Timbers | 2018 |
| Clément Bayiha | York United | 2019 |
| Karifa Yao | 2019 | |
| Tomas Giraldo | HFX Wanderers | 2020 |
| Keesean Ferdinand | Portland Timbers 2 | 2020 |
| Jonathan Sirois | CF Montréal | 2021 |
| Jean-Aniel Assi | 2021 | |
| Sean Rea | 2021 | |
| Nathan-Dylan Saliba | CF Montréal | 2021 |
| Rida Zouhir | CF Montréal | 2021 |
| Jules-Anthony Vilsaint | CF Montréal | 2023 |
Nashville SC
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Hinds | El Paso Locomotive | 2021 |
| Ben Martino | Nashville SC | 2023 |
| Adem Sipić | Nashville SC | 2023 |
New England Revolution
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Diego Fagúndez | LA Galaxy | 2010 |
| Scott Caldwell | Real Salt Lake | 2013 |
| Zachary Herivaux | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2013 |
| Isaac Angking | 2018 | |
| Nicolas Firmino | Atlanta United | 2018 |
| Justin Rennicks | 2019 | |
| Damian Rivera | New England Revolution | 2019 |
| Noel Buck | New England Revolution | 2022 |
| Esmir Bajraktarević | New England Revolution | 2022 |
| Jack Panayotou | New England Revolution | 2023 |
| Santiago Suarez | New England Revolution | 2024 |
| Peyton Miller | New England Revolution | 2024 |
| Malcolm Fry | New England Revolution | 2024 |
New York City FC
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| James Sands | New York City FC | 2017 |
| Joe Scally | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2018 |
| Justin Haak | New York City FC | 2019 |
| Tayvon Gray | New York City FC | 2020 |
| Andres Jasson | New York City FC | 2020 |
| Chris Gloster | New Mexico United | 2021 |
| Christian McFarlane | New York City FC | 2021 |
| Nico Benalcazar | FC Cincinnati 2 | 2022 |
| Jonathan Jiménez | 2022 | |
| Samuel Owusu | 2022 | |
| Maximo Carrizo | New York City FC | 2022 |
| Jonny Shore | New York City FC | 2023 |
| Drew Baiera | New York City FC | 2023 |
| Zidane Yañez | New York City FC | 2024 |
| Alex Rando | New York City FC | 2024 |
New York Red Bulls
Orlando City
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Redding | retired | 2014 |
| Harrison Heath | retired | 2015 |
| Tyler Turner | retired | 2015 |
| Mason Stajduhar | Orlando City | 2016 |
| Cameron Lindley | Indy Eleven | 2018 |
| Benji Michel | Arouca | 2019 |
| Michael Halliday | Orlando City | 2020 |
| David Loera | 2020 | |
| Raul Aguilera | 2020 | |
| Jordan Bender | 2020 | |
| Wilfredo Rivera | Orlando City | 2021 |
| Thomas Williams | Orlando City | 2021 |
| Alex Freeman | Orlando City | 2022 |
| Favian Loyola | Orlando City | 2023 |
| Javier Otero | Orlando City | 2023 |
Philadelphia Union
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Pfeffer | retired | 2011 |
| Cristhian Hernández | retired | 2012 |
| Jimmy McLaughlin | retired | 2012 |
| Derrick Jones | Columbus Crew | 2016 |
| Auston Trusty | Sheffield United | 2016 |
| Adam Najem | Bhayangkara | 2017 |
| Anthony Fontana | PEC Zwolle | 2018 |
| Mark McKenzie | Genk | 2018 |
| Matthew Real | Philadelphia Union | 2018 |
| Brenden Aaronson | Union Berlin | 2019 |
| Matt Freese | New York City FC | 2019 |
| Jack de Vries | Vis Pesaro | 2020 |
| Cole Turner | Loudoun United | 2020 |
| Paxten Aaronson | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2021 |
| Brandan Craig | Philadelphia Union | 2021 |
| Nathan Harriel | Philadelphia Union | 2021 |
| Jack McGlynn | Philadelphia Union | 2021 |
| Quinn Sullivan | Philadelphia Union | 2021 |
| Anton Sorenson | 2022 | |
| Jeremy Rafanello | Philadelphia Union | 2022 |
| Nelson Pierre | Philadelphia Union | 2023 |
| Nick Pariano | Philadelphia Union | 2024 |
Portland Timbers
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Richards | 2012 | |
| Steven Evans | retired | 2013 |
| Bryan Gallego | retired | 2014 |
| Marco Farfan | FC Dallas | 2017 |
| Foster Langsdorf | retired | 2018 |
| Eryk Williamson | Portland Timbers | 2018 |
| Blake Bodily | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2020 |
| Hunter Sulte | Portland Timbers | 2021 |
| Tega Ikoba | Portland Timbers | 2022 |
Real Salt Lake
San Jose Earthquakes
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Thompson | San Jose Earthquakes | 2014 |
| Nick Lima | New England Revolution | 2017 |
| Jacob Akanyirige | New England Revolution II | 2018 |
| Gilbert Fuentes | 2018 | |
| JT Marcinkowski | San Jose Earthquakes | 2018 |
| Cade Cowell | Guadalajara | 2019 |
| Casey Walls | San Jose Earthquakes | 2020 |
| Emi Ochoa | San Jose Earthquakes | 2021 |
| Will Richmond | San Jose Earthquakes | 2022 |
| Niko Tsakiris | San Jose Earthquakes | 2022 |
| Cruz Medina | San Jose Earthquakes | 2022 |
| Cam Cilley | 2023 | |
| Keegan Tingey | Loudoun United | 2023 |
| Chance Cowell | San Jose Earthquakes | 2023 |
| Edwyn Mendoza | San Jose Earthquakes | 2023 |
| Oscar Verhoeven | San Jose Earthquakes | 2023 |
Seattle Sounders
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Yedlin | Inter Miami | 2012 |
| Aaron Kovar | retired | 2014 |
| Sean Okoli | 2014 | |
| Darwin Jones | retired | 2015 |
| Victor Mansaray | PSM Makassar | 2015 |
| Jordan Morris | Seattle Sounders | 2016 |
| Jordan Schweitzer | retired | 2016 |
| Seyi Adekoya | retired | 2017 |
| Henry Wingo | Ferencváros | 2017 |
| Handwalla Bwana | 2018 | |
| Danny Leyva | Seattle Sounders | 2019 |
| Trey Muse | Portland Timbers | 2019 |
| Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | Austin FC | 2019 |
| Josh Atencio | Seattle Sounders | 2020 |
| Ethan Dobbelaere | D.C. United | 2020 |
| Shandon Hopeau | retired | 2020 |
| Reed Baker-Whiting | Seattle Sounders | 2021 |
| Obed Vargas | Seattle Sounders | 2021 |
| Dylan Teves | Seattle Sounders | 2022 |
| Sota Kitahara | Seattle Sounders | 2023 |
| Jacob Castro | Seattle Sounders | 2023 |
| Cody Baker | Seattle Sounders | 2023 |
| Stuart Hawkins | Seattle Sounders | 2023 |
St. Louis City SC
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Caden Glover | St. Louis City | 2023 |
| Miguel Perez | St. Louis City | 2023 |
| Tyson Pearce | St. Louis City | 2024 |
Toronto FC
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Lindsay | retired | 2010 |
| Doneil Henry | HFX Wanderers | 2010 |
| Keith Makubuya | retired | 2011 |
| Oscar Cordon | retired | 2011 |
| Matt Stinson | retired | 2011 |
| Ashtone Morgan | 2011 | |
| Quillan Roberts | Western Suburbs FC | 2012 |
| Manny Aparicio | Pacific FC | 2013 |
| Jordan Hamilton | Forge FC | 2014 |
| Chris Mannella | 2014 | |
| Jay Chapman | Hartford Athletic | 2015 |
| Molham Babouli | York United | 2016 |
| Ben Spencer | retired | 2017 |
| Aidan Daniels | HFX Wanderers | 2018 |
| Julian Dunn | 2018 | |
| Sergio Camargo | Cavalry FC | 2020 |
| Ayo Akinola | Toronto FC | 2018 |
| Liam Fraser | FC Dallas | 2018 |
| Noble Okello | Atlanta United 2 | 2019 |
| Jacob Shaffelburg | Nashville SC | 2019 |
| Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty | Toronto FC | 2020 |
| Jayden Nelson | Rosenborg | 2020 |
| Ralph Priso | Colorado Rapids | 2020 |
| Rocco Romeo | Vancouver FC | 2020 |
| Jordan Perruzza | Toronto FC | 2021 |
| Luke Singh | Atlético Ottawa | 2021 |
| Luca Petrasso | Orlando City | 2022 |
| Deandre Kerr | Toronto FC | 2022 |
| Kosi Thompson | Lillestrøm | 2022 |
| Themi Antonoglou | 2022 | |
| Hugo Mbongue | Toronto FC | 2022 |
| Kobe Franklin | Toronto FC | 2023 |
Vancouver Whitecaps
| Player | Current club | Year signed |
|---|---|---|
| Philippe Davies | retired | 2011 |
| Nizar Khalfan | retired | 2011 |
| Brian Sylvestre | retired | 2011 |
| Russell Teibert | 2011 | |
| Bryce Alderson | retired | 2012 |
| Caleb Clarke | retired | 2012 |
| Sam Adekugbe | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2013 |
| Marco Carducci | Cavalry FC | 2014 |
| Kianz Froese | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 2014 |
| Ethen Sampson | 2014 | |
| Marco Bustos | IFK Värnamo | 2015 |
| Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | 2016 |
| Michael Baldisimo | San Jose Earthquakes | 2018 |
| Simon Colyn | De Graafschap | 2018 |
| Ben McKendry | 2018 | |
| Sean Melvin | Atlético Ottawa | 2018 |
| David Norman Jr. | St Patrick's Athletic | 2018 |
| Theo Bair | Motherwell | 2019 |
| Thomas Hasal | 2019 | |
| Georges Mukumbilwa | Pacific FC | 2019 |
| Isaac Boehmer | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2020 |
| Gianfranco Facchineri | Windsor City | 2020 |
| Damiano Pecile | Venezia | 2020 |
| Matteo Campagna | 2021 | |
| Kamron Habibullah | 2021 |
Notes
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Homegrown rights acquired from another team.
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Homegrown rights acquired from Atlanta United
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Homegrown rights acquired from the Chicago Fire
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Homegrown rights acquired from Dallas
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Homegrown rights acquired from D.C. United
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Homegrown rights acquired from the LA Galaxy
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Homegrown rights acquired from Minnesota United
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Homegrown rights acquired from New York City
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Homegrown rights acquired from the Philadelphia Union
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Homegrown rights acquired from the New York Red Bulls
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Homegrown rights acquired from Real Salt Lake
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Homegrown rights acquired from the Seattle Sounders
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Homegrown rights acquired from the San Jose Earthquakes
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Homegrown rights acquired from Toronto
Records
The following table shows the leading home grown player goal scorer by season. It also shows which club the player was with in that season, as well as the player's age at the end of that season.
| Year | Player (Club) | Goals | Age | Transfer notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Andy Najar (D.C. United) | 5 | 17 | Transferred to Anderlecht (Belgium) in January 2013. |
| 2011 | Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls) | 6 | 18 | |
| 2012 | Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls) | 3 | 19 | Transferred to Stoke City (England) in January 2014. |
| 2013 | Diego Fagúndez (New England Revolution) | 13 | 18 | |
| 2014 | Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy) | 14 | 23 | |
| 2015 | Diego Fagúndez (New England Revolution) | 6 | 20 | |
| 2016 | Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders) | 12 | 21 | |
| 2017 | Anthony Jackson-Hamel (Montreal Impact) | 9 | 24 | |
| 2018 | Gyasi Zardes ^ (Columbus Crew) | 19 | 27 | Traded to Columbus Crew in January 2018 |
| 2019 | Gyasi Zardes ^ (Columbus Crew) | 13 | 28 | |
| 2020 | Gyasi Zardes ^ (Columbus Crew) | 12 | 29 | |
| 2021 | Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) | 16 | 25 | |
| 2022 | Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) | 18 | 21 |