Rudy Calderon of MLSsoccer.com put in a full days work this week. He researched and wrote an article ranking all 210 current MLS players who have played for their National soccer teams by country. Here are all of the Texas-born (based on 2017 MLS data) and Texas based players who have received “Caps” ranked based on the number of appearances for their respective national teams.
TEAM/PLAYER COUNTRY APPEARANCES/STATUS
FC Dallas:
Maynor Figueroa Honduras 113
Atiba Harris St. Kitts/Nevis 60 (Inactive)
Carlos Gruezo Ecuador 17
Tesho Akindele Canada 13
Roland Lamah Belgium 5 (Inactive)
Kellyn Acosta United States 4
Carlos Cermeno Venezuela 1
Matt Hedges United States 1
Walker Zimmerman United States 1
Houston Dynamo:
DaMarcus Beasley United States 124
Oscar Boniek Garcia Honduras 114
Adolfo Machado Panama 65
Ricardo Clark United States 34 (Inactive)
Vicente Sanchez Uruguay 31 (Inactive)
Romell Quioto Honduras 27
Alberth Elis Honduras 15
AJ DeLaGarza Guam 10
Erick Torres Mexico 4
Eric Alexander United States 2
AJ DeLaGarza United States 2
Note: AJ DeLaGarza could play for 2 countries because his appearances for the United States did not occur in FIFA-sanctioned (e.g., World Cup Qualifier) international matches.
Other native-Texan MLS players:
Clint Dempsey United States 130
Arturo Alvarez El Salvador 43
Brek Shea United States 34
Greg Garza United States 10
Lee Nguyen United States 9
Drew Moor United States 4
