Designated Player Rule
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The Designated Player Rule, nicknamed the Beckham Rule, allows Major League Soccer franchises to sign up to three players that would be considered outside their salary cap (either by offering the player higher wages or by paying a transfer fee for the player). The rule, which was adopted ahead of the 2007 MLS season, enables teams to compete for star players in the international football market. The rule is one of two mechanisms by which MLS teams may exceed their salary cap, the other being allocation money. As of December 2019, there have been 209 Designated Players in league history.
The rule is informally named after David Beckham, in anticipation of MLS teams signing lucrative deals with internationally recognized players, after Beckham entered into negotiations to join the league.[1][2] Beckham was the first player signed under this rule, signing a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 with a guaranteed annual salary of $6.5 million.[3][4]
History
The team salary cap was estimated to be around US$1.9 million in 2006,[5] was $2.1 million in 2007, and was raised to $2.3 million for the 2008 season.[6][7] As part of the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement between MLS and the MLS Players' Union, the 2010 salary cap was $2.55 million, with an automatic five percent increase each year until the expiration of the agreement at the end of the 2014 season.
Under the 2007 rule:
- The rule expires at the end of the 2009 season, and must be renewed then or allowed to lapse.
- For each Designated Player, $400,000[7][8] of his salary is charged to the salary cap and paid by the league, with any remaining salary being paid by the team's operator. This value was increased for the 2009 season to $415,000.
- Prior to the 2007 season, there were three players whose salary exceeded $400,000. These players were Landon Donovan, Carlos Ruiz, and Eddie Johnson. According to the rule, these players were grandfathered in for the 2007 season, and the exemption was extended after the 2007 season, with the league planning to review the issue at a future date. It was possible that the league would be required to renegotiate these players' contracts or consider them Designated Players. However, prior to the start of the 2008 season, Johnson moved to Fulham of the Premier League,[9] while following Dwayne De Rosario's signing by Toronto FC in January 2009, Ruiz was released by the club and left MLS to play for Olimpia Asunción. This left Donovan as the lone player whose 2009 salary remained grandfathered under the exemption provision. However, there were several more players whose guaranteed salary exceeded the Designated Player amount, but whose salary cap expense was actually lower than their true salary due to the allocation rule. These players include Shalrie Joseph ($450,000), Christian Gomez ($430,000), Dwayne De Rosario ($425,750), and Taylor Twellman ($420,000).
- Each team initially had one Designated Player spot, but could trade their Designated Spot to another team; teams were allowed a maximum of two Designated Players.
- Only $325,000 of a team's second Designated Player counted against the salary cap, which was increased to $335,000 in 2009.[7]
The 2010 changes:[10]
- The rule has no expiration date.
- For each Designated Player, $335,000 of his salary is charged to the salary cap and paid by the league ($167,500 for DP players joining during the MLS summer transfer window), with any remaining salary being paid by the team's operator. This amount is halved for Designated Players signed in the middle of the season. The salary cap value of Designated Players can also be reduced using allocation money. Finally, teams whose Designated Players transfer abroad in the middle of a season can recoup part of the Designated Players' salary cap value.
- Landon Donovan is no longer grandfathered into the rule and must be considered a Designated Player.
- Each team is allowed two Designated Player spots, and they can no longer trade their Designated Player spots. The New York Red Bulls will receive $70,000 in allocation money in return for the nullification of their 2007 trade with Chivas USA for an additional Designated Player spot. This means that both New York and Chivas USA will have two Designated Player spots for the 2010 season.
- Teams can pay a $250,000 "luxury tax" for the right to sign a third Designated Player. This $250,000 would be distributed equally to all MLS teams that have not signed a third Designated Player in the form of allocation money.
The 2012 changes:[11]
Starting with the 2012 season, the rule was changed with respect to younger players. MLS announced the changes in August 2011 after clubs expressed concern about signing young international players with no guarantees that they would develop into stars.
- Designated Players over the age of 23 will carry a salary budget charge of $350,000, unless the player joins his club in the middle of the season, in which case his budget charge will be $175,000.
- Designated Players 21–23 years old count as $200,000 against the club's salary budget.
- Designated Players 20 years old or younger count as $150,000 against the club's salary budget.
- The budget charge for the midseason signing of a young Designated Player (23 years old and younger) is $150,000 and this amount cannot be lowered with allocation funds.
- Clubs will not have to buy the third DP roster slot to accommodate Designated Players 23 years old and younger.
- Age of player is determined by year (not date) of birth.
The maximum budget charge for Designated Players over age 23 was increased to $368,750 for 2013, $387,500 in 2014, $436,250 in 2015, $457,500 in 2016, and $480,625 in 2017. The budget charge for those who join during the midseason transfer window has remained at one-half of the full-season cap charge since the inception of the rule. The budget charges for younger players have not changed since 2012.[12]
Background
The rule is informally named after David Beckham, in anticipation of MLS teams signing lucrative deals with internationally recognized players of Beckham's caliber.[1][2] Beckham was the first player to be signed under this rule, signing a lucrative contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy worth up to $250 million over five years, with direct guaranteed compensation from MLS and Galaxy at $6.5 million a year.[3]
Current Designated Players
| Year signed as DP |
Player | NationTemplate:Shyality | Current club | 2025 guaranteed compensation[13] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Seattle Sounders | $2,575,000 |
| 2019 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | New England Revolution | $4,702,083 |
| 2020 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Nashville SC | $5,311,667 |
| 2020 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Columbus Crew | $1,565,833 |
| 2020 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | San Jose Earthquakes | $2,002,000 |
| 2021 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | FC Dallas | $4,296,413 |
| 2021 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Colorado Rapids | $2,100,000 |
| 2021 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | Template:Flagicon | New York City FC | $1,065,000 |
| 2021 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Vancouver Whitecaps | $3,675,000 |
| 2022 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Philadelphia Union | $2,240,000 |
| 2022 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | New York City FC | $2,162,000 |
| 2022 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Vancouver Whitecaps | $1,146,375 |
| 2022 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Nashville SC | $3,456,979 |
| 2022 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | CF Montréal | $2,247,500 |
| 2022 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | D.C. United | $4,937,500 |
| 2022 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Los Angeles FC | $3,709,500 |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | St. Louis City SC | $1,370,284 |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | FC Cincinnati | $4,736,411 |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Columbus Crew | $2,597,643 |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Orlando City | $1,032,600 |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort".‡ | Template:Flagicon | D.C. United | $1,937,338 |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | LA Galaxy | $5,779,688 |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | San Jose Earthquakes | $2,216,667 |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Colorado Rapids | $1,449,600 |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Inter Miami | $20,446,667 |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Inter Miami | $8,774,996 |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Nashville SC | $3,182,639 |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Columbus Crew | $3,426,827 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | New England Revolution | $1,060,000 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | New York Red Bulls | $6,035,625 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Colorado Rapids | $1,775,000 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Seattle Sounders | $1,379,000 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | LA Galaxy | $2,459,000 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | FC Dallas | $2,680,000 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Chicago Fire | $3,528,044 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Orlando City | $4,003,333 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | LA Galaxy | $4,182,000 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Charlotte FC | $2,548,500 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Portland Timbers | $3,627,500 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | San Jose Earthquakes | $1,020,000 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Houston Dynamo | $2,852,200 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Austin FC | $1,500,000 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | St. Louis City SC | $2,183,113 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Minnesota United | $1,477,200 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Atlanta United | $4,885,441 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Real Salt Lake | $1,797,108 |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Minnesota United | $754,800 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | San Diego FC | $7,633,333 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | FC Cincinnati | $3,810,000 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | New York Red Bulls | $3,530,667 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Austin FC | $3,551,778 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Seattle Sounders | $2,260,000 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Chicago Fire | $5,581,806 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Charlotte FC | $2,751,667 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | San Diego FC | $2,434,314 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Austin FC | $2,225,000 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Atlanta United | $7,871,000 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Sporting Kansas City | $3,306,250 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Sporting Kansas City | $2,325,313 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Atlanta United | $4,030,546 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Orlando City | $1,650,667 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Portland Timbers | $3,425,000 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Philadelphia Union | $726,700 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Houston Dynamo | $893,375 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Inter Miami | $6,000,000 |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Flagicon | Houston Dynamo | $844,043 |
Notes
- Chart indicates when players signed their current Designated Player contract, not necessarily their first year in MLS.
- Other players in MLS may also be paid a salary that takes them above the Designated Player threshold, but they have had their salary reduced against the salary cap using General or Targeted Allocation Money.[14]
- Player salaries may be below the Designated Player threshold, but their transfer fee might mean the total compensation takes them above the threshold.
- Player salaries include compensation from their MLS contract, not including any bonuses or compensation from contracts with individual teams or their affiliates.
† Player on loan at another club outside MLS
‡ Player on loan from another club inside MLS
Club DP history
Template:Updated Notes
- The below list indicates players who have had their contract assigned as a Designated Player (DP) contract during their time in MLS. Players may have not always have had a DP contract, or have later had their contract negotiated below a DP level. Similarly, some players have been in MLS whose salary has been at a DP level, but the club has opted to bring their salary below the DP threshold using General Allocation Money or Targeted Allocation Money. Their listed "Years as DP" indicates what seasons they were active as a DP for that club only. Players in bold are currently signed to a DP contract by their club.
- Former MLS sides Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny were dissolved before the introduction of the Designated Player Rule.
Atlanta United FC
Austin FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Cecilio Domínguez | Template:Flagicon Independiente | 2021–2022 |
| Template:Flagicon Tomás Pochettino | Template:Flagicon Talleres | 2021 |
| Template:Flagicon Sebastián Driussi | Template:Flagicon Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2021–2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Alexander Ring | Template:Flagicon New York City FC | 2022–2024[15] |
| Template:Flagicon Emiliano Rigoni | Template:Flagicon São Paulo | 2022–2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Osman Bukari | Template:Flagicon Red Star Belgrade | 2024– |
| Template:Flagicon Brandon Vázquez | Template:Flagicon Monterrey | 2025– |
| Template:Flagicon Myrto Uzuni | Template:Flagicon Granada | 2025– |
Charlotte FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Jordy Alcívar | Template:Flagicon L.D.U. Quito | 2022 |
| Template:Flagicon Karol Świderski | Template:Flagicon PAOK | 2022–2023, 2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Kamil Jóźwiak | Template:Flagicon Derby County | 2022–2023 |
| Template:Flagicon Enzo Copetti | Template:Flagicon Racing Club | 2023–2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Liel Abada | Template:Flagicon Celtic | 2024– |
| Template:Flagicon Pep Biel | Template:Flagicon Olympiacos | 2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Wilfried Zaha | Template:Flagicon Galatasaray | 2025– |
Chicago Fire FC
Chivas USA (defunct)
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Ángel | Template:Flagicon LA Galaxy | 2011–2012 |
| Template:Flagicon Oswaldo Minda | Template:Flagicon Deportivo Quito | 2012–2014 |
| Template:Flagicon Shalrie Joseph | Template:Flagicon New England Revolution | 2012 |
| Template:Flagicon Erick Torres | Template:Flagicon Guadalajara | 2013–2014 |
| Template:Flagicon Mauro Rosales | Template:Flagicon Seattle Sounders | 2014 |
FC Cincinnati
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Fanendo Adi | Template:Flagicon Portland Timbers | 2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Allan Cruz | Template:Flagicon Herediano | 2019–2020 |
| Template:Flagicon Yuya Kubo | Template:Flagicon Gent | 2020, 2021–2022 |
| Template:Flagicon Jürgen Locadia | Template:Flagicon Brighton & Hove Albion | 2020–2021 |
| Template:Flagicon Brenner | Template:Flagicon São Paulo | 2021–2023 |
| Template:Flagicon Luciano Acosta | Template:Flagicon Atlas | 2021–2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Obinna Nwobodo | Template:Flagicon Göztepe | 2022–2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Aaron Boupendza | Template:Flagicon Al-Shabab | 2023–2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Kévin Denkey | Template:Flagicon Cercle Brugge | 2025– |
| Template:Flagicon Evander | Template:Flagicon Portland Timbers | 2025– |
Colorado Rapids
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Gabriel Torres | Template:Flagicon Zamora | 2013–2015 |
| Template:Flagicon Juan Edgardo Ramírez | Template:Flagicon Argentinos Juniors | 2015–2017 |
| Template:Flagicon Kevin Doyle | Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2015–2016 |
| Template:Flagicon Shkëlzen Gashi | Template:Flagicon Basel | 2016–2018 |
| Template:Flagicon Tim Howard | Template:Flagicon Everton | 2016–2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Younes Namli | Template:Flagicon Krasnodar | 2020–2021 |
| Template:Flagicon Gyasi Zardes | Template:Flagicon Columbus Crew | 2022 |
| Template:Flagicon Kévin Cabral | Template:Flagicon LA Galaxy | 2023– |
| Template:Flagicon Andreas Maxsø | Template:Flagicon Brøndby | 2023 |
| Template:Flagicon Rafael Navarro | Template:Flagicon Palmeiras | 2023– |
| Template:Flagicon Djordje Mihailovic | Template:Flagicon AZ | 2023– |
Columbus Crew
FC Dallas
D.C. United
Houston Dynamo FC
Inter Miami CF
Sporting Kansas City
LA Galaxy
Los Angeles FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Carlos Vela | Template:Flagicon Real Sociedad | 2018–2023 |
| Template:Flagicon Diego Rossi | Template:Flagicon Peñarol | 2018–2021 |
| Template:Flagicon André Horta | Template:Flagicon Benfica | 2018–2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Brian Rodríguez | Template:Flagicon Peñarol | 2019–2021 |
| Template:Flagicon Denis Bouanga | Template:Flagicon Saint-Étienne | 2022– |
| Template:Flagicon Eduard Atuesta | Template:Flagicon Palmeiras | 2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Olivier Giroud | Template:Flagicon AC Milan | 2024–2025 |
| Template:Flagicon Cengiz Ünder | Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe | 2025 |
Minnesota United FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Darwin Quintero | Template:Flagicon América | 2018–2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Ángelo Rodríguez | Template:Flagicon Deportes Tolima | 2018–2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Ján Greguš | Template:Flagicon Copenhagen | 2019–2021 |
| Template:Flagicon Thomás Chacón | Template:Flagicon Danubio | 2019–2020 |
| Template:Flagicon Emanuel Reynoso | Template:Flagicon Boca Juniors | 2020–2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Adrien Hunou | Template:Flagicon Rennes | 2021–2022 |
| Template:Flagicon Luis Amarilla | Template:Flagicon Vélez Sarsfield | 2022–2023 |
| Template:Flagicon Ménder García | Template:Flagicon Once Caldas | 2022–2023 |
| Template:Flagicon Teemu Pukki | Template:Flagicon Norwich City | 2023–2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Kelvin Yeboah | Template:Flagicon Genoa | 2024– |
| Template:Flagicon Joaquín Pereyra | Template:Flagicon Atlético Tucumán | 2024– |
CF Montréal
Nashville SC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Hany Mukhtar[17] | Template:Flagicon Brøndby | 2020– |
| Template:Flagicon Randall Leal | Template:Flagicon Saprissa | 2020–2021 |
| Template:Flagicon Jhonder Cádiz | Template:Flagicon Benfica | 2020–2021 |
| Template:Flagicon Aké Arnaud Loba | Template:Flagicon Monterrey | 2021–2023 |
| Template:Flagicon Walker Zimmerman | Template:Flagicon Los Angeles FC | 2022– |
| Template:Flagicon Sam Surridge | Template:Flagicon Nottingham Forest | 2023– |
New England Revolution
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Milton Caraglio | Template:Flagicon Rosario Central | 2011 |
| Template:Flagicon Shalrie Joseph | Template:Flagicon New York Freedom | 2012 |
| Template:Flagicon Jerry Bengtson | Template:Flagicon Motagua | 2012–2014 |
| Template:Flagicon Jermaine Jones | Template:Flagicon Beşiktaş | 2014–2015 |
| Template:Flagicon José Gonçalves | Template:Flagicon Sion | 2016 |
| Template:Flagicon Xavier Kouassi | Template:Flagicon Sion | 2016–2017 |
| Template:Flagicon Kei Kamara | Template:Flagicon Columbus Crew | 2016–2017 |
| Template:Flagicon Claude Dielna | Template:Flagicon Sheffield Wednesday | 2018 |
| Template:Flagicon Carles Gil | Template:Flagicon Deportivo La Coruña | 2019– |
| Template:Flagicon Gustavo Bou | Template:Flagicon Tijuana | 2019–2023 |
| Template:Flagicon Adam Buksa | Template:Flagicon Pogoń Szczecin | 2020–2022 |
| Template:Flagicon Giacomo Vrioni | Template:Flagicon Juventus | 2022–2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Tomás Chancalay | Template:Flagicon Racing Club | 2024– |
New York City FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon David Villa | Template:Flagicon Atlético Madrid | 2014–2018 |
| Template:Flagicon Frank Lampard | Template:Flagicon Manchester City | 2015–2016 |
| Template:Flagicon Andrea Pirlo | Template:Flagicon Juventus | 2015–2017 |
| Template:Flagicon Maximiliano Moralez | Template:Flagicon León | 2017–2021 |
| Template:Flagicon Jesús Medina | Template:Flagicon Libertad | 2018–2021 |
| Template:Flagicon Alexandru Mitriță | Template:Flagicon Universitatea Craiova | 2019–2020 |
| Template:Flagicon Talles Magno | Template:Flagicon Vasco da Gama | 2021– |
| Template:Flagicon Thiago Martins | Template:Flagicon Yokohama F. Marinos | 2022– |
| Template:Flagicon Santiago Rodríguez | Template:Flagicon Montevideo City Torque | 2023–2025 |
New York Red Bulls
Orlando City SC
Philadelphia Union
Portland Timbers
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Diego Chará | Template:Flagicon Deportes Tolima | 2011–2013 |
| Template:Flagicon Kris Boyd | Template:Flagicon Eskişehirspor | 2012 |
| Template:Flagicon Diego Valeri | Template:Flagicon Lanús | 2013–2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Fanendo Adi | Template:Flagicon Copenhagen | 2014–2015, 2016–2018 |
| Template:Flagicon Liam Ridgewell | Template:Flagicon West Bromwich Albion | 2014–2016 |
| Template:Flagicon Lucas Melano | Template:Flagicon Lanús | 2015–2016, 2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Sebastián Blanco | Template:Flagicon San Lorenzo | 2017–2023 |
| Template:Flagicon Brian Fernández | Template:Flagicon Necaxa | 2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Yimmi Chará | Template:Flagicon Atlético Mineiro | 2020–2023 |
| Template:Flagicon Jarosław Niezgoda | Template:Flagicon Legia Warsaw | 2020–2023 |
| Template:Flagicon Evander | Template:Flagicon Midtjylland | 2023–2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Jonathan Rodríguez | Template:Flagicon América | 2024– |
| Template:Flagicon David da Costa | Template:Flagicon Lens | 2025– |
Real Salt Lake
St. Louis City SC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon João Klauss | Template:Flagicon TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 2023– |
| Template:Flagicon Eduard Löwen | Template:Flagicon Hertha BSC | 2023–2024 |
| Template:Flagicon Marcel Hartel | Template:Flagicon FC St. Pauli | 2024– |
San Diego FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Hirving Lozano | Template:Flagicon PSV Eindhoven | 2025– |
| Template:Flagicon Anders Dreyer | Template:Flagicon Anderlecht | 2025– |
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC
Toronto FC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Past and present Designated Players by country
See also
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References
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External links
- Designated Players glossary entry at MLSsoccer.com
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