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MLS Defenders

325 defenders across all 30 MLS teams.

#PlayerTeamNationalityGoalsAssistsApps
1Anthony MarkanichMinnesota United FCUSA4117
2Peyton MillerNew England RevolutionUSA4014
3Daniel MunieSan Jose EarthquakesUSA3116
4Mathías LabordaVancouver Whitecaps FCUruguay3215
5Jon BellAustin FCJamaica2014
6Morrison AgyemangCharlotte FCGhana2016
7Kye RowlesD.C. UnitedAustralia2015
8Lucas BartlettD.C. UnitedUSA2017
9Brayan CeballosNew England RevolutionColombia209
10Griffin DorseyOrlando City SCUSA2114
11Reid RobertsSan Jose EarthquakesUSA2116
12Richie LaryeaToronto FCCanada2212
13Kobe FranklinToronto FCCanada2213
14Tomás JacobAtlanta United FCArgentina1114
15Elías BaezAtlanta United FCArgentina1315
16Mikkel DeslerAustin FCDenmark109
17Brendan Hines-IkeAustin FCUSA1013
18Guilherme BiroAustin FCBrazil1114
19David SchneggCharlotte FCAustria129
20Joel WatermanChicago Fire FCCanada1013
21Andrew GutmanChicago Fire FCUSA1212
22Puso DithejaneChicago Fire FCSouth Africa1010
23Keegan RosenberryColorado RapidsUSA1011
24Lucas HerringtonColorado RapidsAustralia1117
25Matti PeltolaD.C. UnitedFinland1017
26Nick HagglundFC CincinnatiUSA1113
27Kyle SmithFC CincinnatiUSA1113
28Andrei ChirilaFC CincinnatiUSA106
29Osaze UrhoghideFC DallasEngland1114
30Nolan NorrisFC DallasUSA1114
31Erik SviatchenkoHouston Dynamo FCDenmark1010
32Felipe AndradeHouston Dynamo FCBrazil1113
33Sergio ReguilónInter Miami CFSpain108
34MicaelInter Miami CFBrazil1016
35Gonzalo LujánInter Miami CFArgentina1013
36Ian FrayInter Miami CFJamaica1113
37Maya YoshidaLA GalaxyJapan1013
38Ryan HollingsheadLAFCUSA1014
39Sergi PalenciaLAFCSpain119
40Kyle DuncanMinnesota United FCJamaica1014
41Nectarios TriantisMinnesota United FCGreece1115
42Devin PadelfordMinnesota United FCUSA1114
43Morris DugganMinnesota United FCGermany1017
44Jeisson PalaciosNashville SCColombia1013
45Maxwell WoledziNashville SCGhana1117
46Mamadou FofanaNew England RevolutionMali1015
47William SandsNew England RevolutionUSA1216
48Ilay FeingoldNew England RevolutionIsrael119
49Tayvon GrayNew York City FCJamaica1116
50David BrekaloOrlando City SCSlovenia1013
51Nathan HarrielPhiladelphia UnionUSA1217
52Japhet SeryPhiladelphia UnionDenmark1011
53Kamal MillerPortland TimbersCanada1013
54Juan MosqueraPortland TimbersColombia113
55Alex BonetigPortland TimbersAustralia108
56Lukas EngelReal Salt LakeDenmark1011
57Christopher McVeySan Diego FCSweden1015
58Luca BombinoSan Diego FCUSA1113
59Dave RomneySan Jose EarthquakesUSA109
60Jack JasinskiSan Jose EarthquakesUSA107
61Jacob BartlettSporting Kansas CityUSA1013
62Timo BaumgartlSt. Louis CITY SCGermany1117
63Rafael SantosSt. Louis CITY SCBrazil1114
64Tomas TotlandSt. Louis CITY SCNorway1213
65Lukas MacNaughtonSt. Louis CITY SCCanada1114
66Walker ZimmermanToronto FCUSA1114
67Tristan BlackmonVancouver Whitecaps FCUSA1115
68Édier OcampoVancouver Whitecaps FCColombia1516
69Neil PierrePhiladelphia UnionUSA102
70Loic WilliamsColorado RapidsSpain102
71Matt EdwardsAtlanta United FCUSA019
72Stian GregersenAtlanta United FCNorway0111
73Ronald HernándezAtlanta United FCVenezuela004
74Enea MihajAtlanta United FCAlbania0016
75Juan BerrocalAtlanta United FCSpain009
76Pedro AmadorAtlanta United FCPortugal017
77Dominik Chong QuiAtlanta United FCUSA000
78Toto MajubAtlanta United FCUganda000
79Sergio SantosAtlanta United FCSpain003
80Oleksandr SvatokAustin FCUkraine0016
81Jon GallagherAustin FCRepublic of Ireland0117
82Zan KolmanicAustin FCSlovenia008
83Riley ThomasAustin FCUSA000
84Mateja DjordjevicAustin FCSerbia004
85Brayan VeraCF MontréalColombia0015
86Luca PetrassoCF MontréalCanada0015
87Bode HidalgoCF MontréalUSA014
88Jalen NealCF MontréalUSA008
89Brandan CraigCF MontréalUSA006
90Efraín MoralesCF MontréalBolivia0113
91Tomás AvilésCF MontréalArgentina004
92Dawid BugajCF MontréalPoland0013
93Aleksandr GubogloCF MontréalCanada001
94Tim ReamCharlotte FCUSA0112
95Nathan ByrneCharlotte FCEngland0016
96Harry ToffoloCharlotte FCEngland0312
97Henry KesslerCharlotte FCUSA001
98Andrew PrivettCharlotte FCUSA008
99Mikah ThomasCharlotte FCUSA000
100Jack NeeleyCharlotte FCUSA000
101Andrew JohnsonCharlotte FCUSA000
102Will ClearyCharlotte FCUSA014
103Mauricio PinedaChicago Fire FCUSA0011
104Jack ElliottChicago Fire FCEngland0214
105Samual RogersChicago Fire FCUSA001
106Viktor RadojevicChicago Fire FCSerbia008
107Christopher CuppsChicago Fire FCUSA002
108Leonardo BarrosoChicago Fire FCPortugal008
109Mbekezeli MbokaziChicago Fire FCSouth Africa0012
110Rob HoldingColorado RapidsEngland0015
111Reggie CannonColorado RapidsUSA008
112Miguel NavarroColorado RapidsVenezuela0112
113Ian MurphyColorado RapidsUSA002
114Noah CobbColorado RapidsUSA009
115Jackson TravisColorado RapidsUSA0113
116Rudy CamachoColumbus CrewFrance0017
117Steven MoreiraColumbus CrewCape Verde Islands0316
118Yevhen CheberkoColumbus CrewUkraine006
119Malte AmundsenColumbus CrewDenmark0113
120Andrés HerreraColumbus CrewArgentina0113
121Mohamed FarsiColumbus CrewAlgeria028
122Quinton ElliotColumbus CrewUSA000
123Owen PresthusColumbus CrewUSA001
124Cesar RuvalcabaColumbus CrewUSA000
125Tristan BrownColumbus CrewUSA000
126Silvan HeftiD.C. UnitedSwitzerland0316
127Sean NealisD.C. UnitedUSA006
128Aaron HerreraD.C. UnitedGuatemala007
129Conner AntleyD.C. UnitedUSA004
130Keisuke KurokawaD.C. UnitedJapan0417
131Garrison TubbsD.C. UnitedUSA000
132Nikola MarkovicD.C. UnitedCanada0112
133Gilberto FloresFC CincinnatiParaguay007
134Alvas PowellFC CincinnatiJamaica017
135Matt MiazgaFC CincinnatiUSA0211
136Teenage HadebeFC CincinnatiZimbabwe008
137Bryan RamirezFC CincinnatiEcuador0216
138Miles RobinsonFC CincinnatiUSA0011
139Ayoub LajharFC CincinnatiLibya004
140Shaq MooreFC DallasUSA0117
141Sebastien IbeaghaFC DallasUSA0117
142Lalas AbubakarFC DallasGhana001
143Geovane JesusFC DallasBrazil000
144Slade StarnesFC DallasUSA000
145Enzo NewmanFC DallasUSA000
146Álvaro AugustoFC DallasBrazil000
147Joshua TorquatoFC DallasUSA000
148Kaka ScabinFC DallasUSA000
149Herman JohanssonFC DallasSweden0215
150Antônio CarlosHouston Dynamo FCBrazil0013
151Franco NegriHouston Dynamo FCArgentina006
152Lucas HalterHouston Dynamo FCBrazil005
153Reese MillerHouston Dynamo FCUSA000
154Agustín ReschHouston Dynamo FCArgentina0015
155Facundo MuraInter Miami CFArgentina0014
156Maximiliano FalcónInter Miami CFUruguay009
157Noah AllenInter Miami CFGreece0214
158Israel BoatwrightInter Miami CFDominican Republic000
159Tyler HallInter Miami CFUSA000
160Cesar Abadia-RedaInter Miami CFUSA003
161Carlos GarcésLA GalaxyColombia0213
162John NelsonLA GalaxyUSA0016
163Jakob GlesnesLA GalaxyNorway0012
164Miki YamaneLA GalaxyJapan0116
165Maruicio CuevasLA GalaxyUSA017
166Chris RindovLA GalaxyUSA001
167Julián AudeLA GalaxyArgentina0011
168Axel EssengueLA GalaxyCameroon000
169Riley DalgadoLA GalaxyUSA000
170Harbor MillerLA GalaxyUSA0116
171Eddie SeguraLAFCColombia0116
172Aaron LongLAFCUSA006
173Ryan PorteousLAFCScotland0016
174Nkosi TafariLAFCUSA0116
175Kenny NielsenLAFCUSA005
176Lorenzo DellavalleLAFCItaly000
177Artem SmolyakovLAFCUkraine005
178Michael BoxallMinnesota United FCNew Zealand009
179D.J. TaylorMinnesota United FCUSA004
180Nicolás RomeroMinnesota United FCArgentina009
181Jefferson DíazMinnesota United FCColombia0215
182Kieran ChandlerMinnesota United FCUSA001
183Andy NájarNashville SCHonduras0514
184Daniel LovitzNashville SCUSA0017
185Jack MaherNashville SCUSA007
186Josh BauerNashville SCUSA0112
187Reed Baker-WhitingNashville SCUSA0010
188Isaiah LeFloreNashville SCUSA000
189Thomas WilliamsNashville SCUSA000
190Jordan KnightNashville SCCanada004
191Chris ApplewhiteNashville SCUSA000
192Andrew FarrellNew England RevolutionUSA001
193Tanner BeasonNew England RevolutionUSA005
194Keegan HughesNew England RevolutionUSA001
195Ethan KohlerNew England RevolutionUSA0012
196Damario McintoshNew England RevolutionUSA000
197Thiago MartinsNew York City FCBrazil0016
198Kevin O'TooleNew York City FCUSA0110
199Strahinja TanasijevicNew York City FCSerbia003
200Raul GustavoNew York City FCBrazil0014
201Kai TrewinNew York City FCAustralia0115
202Kamran AcitoNew York City FCUSA000
203Max MurrayNew York City FCUSA000
204Andrew BaieraNew York City FCUSA003
205Nico CavalloNew York City FCUSA018
206Tim ParkerNew York Red BullsUSA007
207Dylan NealisNew York Red BullsUSA0014
208Justin CheNew York Red BullsUSA0010
209Jahkeele Marshall-RuttyNew York Red BullsCanada0216
210Robert VoloderNew York Red BullsGermany018
211Juan GonzálezNew York Red BullsColombia005
212Omar ValenciaNew York Red BullsPanama0011
213Matthew Dos SantosNew York Red BullsUSA0116
214Robin JanssonOrlando City SCSweden0111
215Adrián MarínOrlando City SCSpain0315
216Iago TeodoroOrlando City SCBrazil0014
217Nolan MillerOrlando City SCUSA005
218Tahir Reid-BrownOrlando City SCUSA007
219Olivier MbaizoPhiladelphia UnionCameroon001
220Olwethu MakhanyaPhiladelphia UnionSouth Africa0013
221Giovanny SequeraPhiladelphia UnionVenezuela001
222Frankie WestfieldPhiladelphia UnionUSA0514
223Philippe Ndinga OssibadjouoPhiladelphia UnionCongo006
224Finn SundstromPhiladelphia UnionUSA002
225Geiner MartínezPhiladelphia UnionColombia007
226Ian SmithPortland TimbersUSA0012
227Eric MillerPortland TimbersUSA000
228Brandon ByePortland TimbersUSA0217
229Zac McGrawPortland TimbersCanada000
230Finn SurmanPortland TimbersNew Zealand0117
231Charles OndoPortland TimbersEquatorial Guinea000
232Sawyer JuraPortland TimbersUSA000
233Luis RiveraReal Salt LakeUSA000
234Juan AriasReal Salt LakeColombia001
235DeAndre YedlinReal Salt LakeUSA0211
236Justen GladReal Salt LakeUSA0212
237Alexandros KatranisReal Salt LakeGreece017
238Samuel JunquaReal Salt LakeUSA0013
239Philip QuintonReal Salt LakeUSA0214
240Kobi HenryReal Salt LakeUSA000
241Gio VillaReal Salt LakeUSA000
242Ruben MessallesReal Salt LakeUSA000
243Andrés ReyesSan Diego FCColombia000
244William KumadoSan Diego FCGhana002
245Oscar VerhoevenSan Diego FCUSA0216
246Kieran SargeantSan Diego FCUSA0110
247Wilson EisnerSan Diego FCUSA004
248Ian PilcherSan Diego FCUSA008
249Osvald SøeSan Diego FCDenmark006
250Vítor CostaSan Jose EarthquakesBrazil003
251Paul MarieSan Jose EarthquakesFrance0413
252DeJuan JonesSan Jose EarthquakesUSA005
253Max FlorianiSan Jose EarthquakesUSA002
254Jamar RickettsSan Jose EarthquakesUSA0215
255Kim Kee-HeeSeattle Sounders FCSouth Korea001
256Yeimar GómezSeattle Sounders FCColombia003
257Nouhou ToloSeattle Sounders FCCameroon0116
258Jackson RagenSeattle Sounders FCUSA0114
259Alex RoldanSeattle Sounders FCEl Salvador0011
260Antino LopezSeattle Sounders FCUSA009
261Cody BakerSeattle Sounders FCUSA004
262Ryan SailorSeattle Sounders FCUSA000
263Stuart HawkinsSeattle Sounders FCUSA003
264Ian JamesSporting Kansas CityUSA0011
265Zorhan BassongSporting Kansas CityCanada018
266Jansen MillerSporting Kansas CityUSA009
267Jayden ReidSporting Kansas CityUSA0012
268Ethan BartlowSporting Kansas CityUSA0011
269Justin ReynoldsSporting Kansas CityUSA018
270Wyatt MeyerSporting Kansas CityUSA0013
271Pierre LurotSporting Kansas CityFrance000
272Joshua YaroSt. Louis CITY SCGhana000
273Jaziel OrozcoSt. Louis CITY SCUSA0012
274Kyle HiebertSt. Louis CITY SCCanada000
275Mamadou FallSt. Louis CITY SCSenegal003
276Benjamín KuscevicToronto FCChile006
277Henry WingoToronto FCUSA001
278Matheus PereiraToronto FCBrazil002
279Zane MonlouisToronto FCJamaica0015
280Nickseon GomisToronto FCFrance002
281Adam PearlmanToronto FCCanada000
282Lazar StefanovicToronto FCCanada006
283Stefan KaporToronto FCCanada000
284Sebastian SchonlauVancouver Whitecaps FCGermany001
285Sam AdekugbeVancouver Whitecaps FCCanada001
286Ranko VeselinovicVancouver Whitecaps FCSerbia004
287Tate JohnsonVancouver Whitecaps FCUSA0114
288Belal HalbouniVancouver Whitecaps FCSyria000
289Mihail GherasimencovVancouver Whitecaps FCMoldova007
290Nikola DjordjevicVancouver Whitecaps FCUSA004
291Jabari De CoteauColorado RapidsUSA000
292Gilberto RiveraHouston Dynamo FCUSA000
293Diego Henrique Borges Da SilvaSporting Kansas CityBrazil000
294Jose MaganaLA GalaxyUSA000
295Jack SandmeyerChicago Fire FCUSA000
296Sam VinesHouston Dynamo FCUSA003
297Christian DiazLAFCUSA000
298Julián BazánNew York Red BullsColombia003
299Diego BorgesSporting Kansas CityBrazil003
300Richard ChukwuToronto FCCanada001
301Jackson GilmanToronto FCUSA005
302Reid FisherToronto FCUSA000
303MauricioLA GalaxyUSA017
304Mimy SchiniederNew England RevolutionHaiti000
305Gabe DahlinNew England RevolutionSweden000
306Chris Mbaï AssemNew England RevolutionCentral African Republic000
307Mauricio CuevasLA GalaxyUSA0112
308Vinicius Rodrigues Da SilvaHouston Dynamo FCBrazil000
309Micah ChisholmToronto FCCanada002
310Luca CostabileToronto FCDenmark000
311Mitja IlenicNew York City FCSlovenia001
312Brooks LennonColumbus CrewUSA000
313Matúš KmetMinnesota United FCSlovakia000
314Or BlorianSporting Kansas CityIsrael003
315Júnior AlonsoAtlanta United FCParaguay002
316Paulo DíazAtlanta United FCChile000
317Eric BaillyColumbus CrewIvory Coast000
318Fricio CaicedoInter Miami CFEcuador000
319Gallatin SandnesSeattle Sounders FCUSA001
320Kai WagnerPhiladelphia UnionGermany011
321Clovis ArchangeOrlando City SCCanada000
322Sebastian HernandezLA GalaxyUSA000
323Emir KaricSporting Kansas CityAustria003
324Moisés MosqueraSporting Kansas CityColombia001
325Kimito NonoD.C. UnitedJapan000