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African Players in the Major League Soccer

311 players all-time · 36 now · 32 clubs

Playing in the Major League Soccer now (36)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Éric Maxim Choupo-Moting CameroonRed Bull New YorkForward
Breel Embolo CameroonAtlanta United FCForward
Eric Bailly Ivory CoastColumbus CrewCentre-back
Cédric Bakambu DR CongoSan Diego FCForward
Lyle Foster South AfricaHouston Dynamo FCForward
Florentin Pogba GuineaAtlanta United FCDefender
Steven Moreira Cape VerdeColumbus CrewDefender
Wilfrid Kaptoum CameroonNew England RevolutionMidfielder
Alhassane Bangoura GuineaVancouver Whitecaps FCWing half
Olivier Mbaizo CameroonPhiladelphia UnionDefender
Ola Kamara Sierra LeoneD.C. UnitedForward
Darlington Nagbe LiberiaAtlanta United FCMidfielder
Fanendo Adi NigeriaMinnesota United FCForward
Adrien Regattin MoroccoFC CincinnatiMidfielder
David Accam GhanaNashville SCWing half
Micheal Azira UgandaChicago Fire FCMidfielder
Ayo Akinola NigeriaToronto FCForward
Yaw Yeboah GhanaColumbus CrewWing half
Amahl Pellegrino TanzaniaSan Jose EarthquakesForward
Dominic Oduro GhanaSan Jose EarthquakesForward
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi LibyaNew York City FCMidfielder
Romain Métanire MadagascarMinnesota United FCDefender
Rayan Raveloson MadagascarLA GalaxyMidfielder
Dominique Badji SenegalNashville SCForward
Machop Chol South SudanAtlanta United FCForward
Ahmed Hamdy EgyptCF MontréalMidfielder
Wilfried Zahibo Central African RepublicNew England RevolutionMidfielder
Bernard Kamungo TanzaniaFC DallasForward
Kekuta Manneh GambiaAustin FCForward
Kwadwo Opoku GhanaLos Angeles FCForward
Moses Nyeman LiberiaD.C. UnitedMidfielder
Abu Danladi GhanaNashville SCForward
Handwalla Bwana KenyaSeattle Sounders FCForward
Mustafa Kizza UgandaCF MontréalDefender
Rodolfo Aloko BeninCharlotte FCRight winger
Hassan Ndam CameroonFC CincinnatiDefender

Where they come from

Zimbabwe: 6 playersZambiaYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUganda: 11 playersTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 2 playersTogo: 3 playersTanzania: 5 playersSyriaeSwatiniS. Sudan: 2 playersSudanSpainSouth Africa: 16 playersSomaliaSierra Leone: 8 playersSeychellesSenegal: 14 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 41 playersNigerNamibiaMozambique: 4 playersMorocco: 9 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 6 playersMalawiMadagascar: 2 playersLibya: 2 playersLiberia: 19 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenya: 3 playersJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 2 playersGuinea: 4 playersGreeceGhana: 51 playersGambia: 16 playersGabonFranceEthiopia: 4 playersEritreaEq. GuineaEgypt: 4 playersDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 13 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 12 playersCongoComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo Verde: 4 playersCameroon: 29 playersBurundi: 2 playersBurkina FasoBotswanaBenin: 2 playersBahrainAngola: 5 playersAlgeria: 2 playersAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Ghanaian players in the Major League Soccer515
Nigerian players in the Major League Soccer412
Cameroonian players in the Major League Soccer295
Liberian players in the Major League Soccer192
South African players in the Major League Soccer161
Gambian players in the Major League Soccer161
Senegalese players in the Major League Soccer141
Ivorian players in the Major League Soccer131
DR Congo players in the Major League Soccer121
Ugandan players in the Major League Soccer112
Moroccan players in the Major League Soccer91
Sierra Leonean players in the Major League Soccer81
Malian players in the Major League Soccer60
Zimbabwean players in the Major League Soccer60
Angolan players in the Major League Soccer50
Tanzanian players in the Major League Soccer52
Cape Verdean players in the Major League Soccer41
Ethiopian players in the Major League Soccer40
Guinean players in the Major League Soccer42
Egyptian players in the Major League Soccer41
Mozambican players in the Major League Soccer40
Togolese players in the Major League Soccer30
Kenyan players in the Major League Soccer31
Benin21
Tunisia20
South Sudan21
Burundi20
Madagascar22
Libya21
Guinea-Bissau20
Algeria20

Best-known African players in the Major League Soccer

Didier Drogba Didier DrogbaIvory Coast · b. 1978 Blaise Matuidi Blaise MatuidiAngola · b. 1987 Éric Maxim Choupo-Moting Éric Maxim Choupo-MotingCameroon · Red Bull New York Alphonso Davies Alphonso DaviesLiberia · FC Bayern Munich Obafemi Martins Obafemi MartinsNigeria · b. 1984 Breel Embolo Breel EmboloCameroon · Atlanta United FC Wilfried Zaha Wilfried ZahaIvory Coast · b. 1992 Eric Bailly Eric BaillyIvory Coast · Columbus Crew Celestine Babayaro Celestine BabayaroNigeria · b. 1978 Mathias Jørgensen Mathias JørgensenGambia · F.C. Copenhagen Cédric Bakambu Cédric BakambuDR Congo · San Diego FC Freddy Adu Freddy AduGhana · b. 1989 Raïs M'Bolhi Raïs M'BolhiAlgeria · Al-Ettifaq FC A Abel XavierMozambique · b. 1972 D Daniel AmokachiNigeria · b. 1972 Samuel Inkoom Samuel InkoomGhana · b. 1989 Osman Bukari Osman BukariGhana · RTS Widzew Łódź Lyle Foster Lyle FosterSouth Africa · Houston Dynamo FC Nedum Onuoha Nedum OnuohaNigeria · b. 1986 Omar Gaber Omar GaberEgypt · b. 1992 Adam Larsen Kwarasey Adam Larsen KwaraseyGhana · b. 1987 Michael Mancienne Michael MancienneSeychelles · b. 1988 Harrison Afful Harrison AffulGhana · b. 1986 Ambroise Oyongo Ambroise OyongoCameroon · b. 1991