ACTIVE ROSTER
ACTIVE ROSTER
active-roster
Player
Jersey #
Position
Roster Category
Player Category
Player Status
R. Alm
R. Alm
21MidfielderSenior

International

S. Becher
S. Becher
11ForwardDrafted
N. Blom
N. Blom
6MidfielderSenior

International

R. Bürki
R. Bürki
1GoalkeeperSenior

Unavailable

C. Durkin
C. Durkin
8MidfielderSupplemental Slots 25-28

Homegrown, U22 Initiative

J. Girdwood-Reich
J. Girdwood-Reich
3Midfielder
C. Glover
C. Glover
46Forward

Homegrown

M. Hartel
M. Hartel
17Midfielder

Designated Player, International

K. Hiebert
K. Hiebert
22DefenderSenior

Unavailable

J. Horn
J. Horn
38Defender
H. Kessler
H. Kessler
5DefenderSenior
H. Kijima
H. Kijima
85Midfielder
João Klauss
João Klauss
9ForwardSenior

Designated Player, International

B. Lundt
B. Lundt
39GoalkeeperSupplemental Slots 21-24
E. Löwen
E. Löwen
10MidfielderSenior

Designated Player, International

J. Nerwinski
J. Nerwinski
2DefenderSenior
J. Nilsson
J. Nilsson
4DefenderSenior

International

Injured List

T. Ostrak
T. Ostrak
7MidfielderIneligible - Injured List

International

Season Ending Injury

Célio Pompeu
Célio Pompeu
12MidfielderSupplemental Slots 25-28
C. Teuchert
C. Teuchert
36Forward
N. Thórisson
N. Thórisson
29ForwardSenior

International

T. Totland
T. Totland
14Defender
I. Vassilev
I. Vassilev
19MidfielderSenior
A. Watts
A. Watts
20MidfielderSupplemental Slots 25-28
J. Yaro
J. Yaro
15DefenderSenior
SENIOR ROSTER (20 max)
SENIOR ROSTER (20 max)
active-roster
Player
Jersey #
Position
Roster Category
Player Category
Player Status
R. Alm
R. Alm
21MidfielderSenior

International

N. Blom
N. Blom
6MidfielderSenior

International

R. Bürki
R. Bürki
1GoalkeeperSenior

Unavailable

K. Hiebert
K. Hiebert
22DefenderSenior

Unavailable

H. Kessler
H. Kessler
5DefenderSenior
João Klauss
João Klauss
9ForwardSenior

Designated Player, International

E. Löwen
E. Löwen
10MidfielderSenior

Designated Player, International

J. Nerwinski
J. Nerwinski
2DefenderSenior
J. Nilsson
J. Nilsson
4DefenderSenior

International

Injured List

N. Thórisson
N. Thórisson
29ForwardSenior

International

I. Vassilev
I. Vassilev
19MidfielderSenior
J. Yaro
J. Yaro
15DefenderSenior
Supplemental Slots 21-24 (4 max)
Supplemental Slots 21-24 (4 max)
active-roster
Player
Jersey #
Position
Roster Category
Player Category
Player Status
B. Lundt
B. Lundt
39GoalkeeperSupplemental Slots 21-24
Supplemental Slots 25-28 (4 max)
Supplemental Slots 25-28 (4 max)
active-roster
Player
Jersey #
Position
Roster Category
Player Category
Player Status
C. Durkin
C. Durkin
8MidfielderSupplemental Slots 25-28

Homegrown, U22 Initiative

Célio Pompeu
Célio Pompeu
12MidfielderSupplemental Slots 25-28
A. Watts
A. Watts
20MidfielderSupplemental Slots 25-28
Designated Players
Designated Players
active-roster
Player
Jersey #
Position
Roster Category
Player Category
Player Status
M. Hartel
M. Hartel
17Midfielder

Designated Player, International

João Klauss
João Klauss
9ForwardSenior

Designated Player, International

E. Löwen
E. Löwen
10MidfielderSenior

Designated Player, International

International Players
International Players
active-roster
Player
Jersey #
Position
Roster Category
Player Category
Player Status
R. Alm
R. Alm
21MidfielderSenior

International

N. Blom
N. Blom
6MidfielderSenior

International

M. Hartel
M. Hartel
17Midfielder

Designated Player, International

João Klauss
João Klauss
9ForwardSenior

Designated Player, International

E. Löwen
E. Löwen
10MidfielderSenior

Designated Player, International

J. Nilsson
J. Nilsson
4DefenderSenior

International

Injured List

T. Ostrak
T. Ostrak
7MidfielderIneligible - Injured List

International

Season Ending Injury

N. Thórisson
N. Thórisson
29ForwardSenior

International

MLS Roster Notes

As of February 2023

  • A club's active roster is comprised of up to 30 players. All 30 players are eligible for selection to the game-day squad during the regular season and playoffs.
  • SENIOR: Up to 20 players, occupying roster slots 1-20, count against the club's Salary Budget and are referred to collectively as the club's Senior Roster.
  • SUPPLEMENTAL: The salaries of players on the Supplemental Roster (slots 21-30) do not count toward a club's Salary Budget.
  • SLOTS 21-24: Slots 21-24 may be filled with (i) Senior Minimum Salary Players, which may include Homegrown Players, (ii) Generation adidas Players, (iii) any specifically designated players eligible for the MLS SuperDraft; or (iv) Homegrown Players earning more than the Senior Minimum Salary subject to the Homegrown Player Subsidy.
  • SLOTS 25-28: Slots 25-28 may be filled with (i) players earning the Reserve Minimum Salary or (ii) Homegrown Players earning more than the Reserve Minimum Salary subject to the Homegrown Player Subsidy. Reserve Minimum Salary Players must be 24 years or younger.
  • SLOTS 29-20: Slots 29 and 30 must be filled with Homegrown Players.
  • International: In 2023, a total of 233 international roster slots are divided among the 29 clubs. These spots are tradable, in full season increments, so some clubs may have more than eight and some clubs may have fewer than eight.
  • Designated Player: The Designated Player Rule allows clubs to acquire up to three players whose total compensation and acquisition costs exceed the Maximum Salary Budget Charge, with the club bearing financial responsibility for the amount of compensation above each player's Salary Budget Charge. Designated Player slots are not tradable.
  • Young Designated Player (U23): A Designated Player age 21-23 will carry the a specific Salary Budget Charge
  • Young Designated Player (U20): A Designated Player age 20 and younger will carry a specific Salary Budget Charge
  • U22 Initiative: Each MLS team will have up to three U22 Initiative Slots that will each occupy one of the 20 existing Senior Roster Slots. The number of U22 Initiative Slots available to each team will be based on that team’s use of its third Designated Player slot. A player is eligible to occupy a U22 Initiative Slot if signing his first contract with MLS, provided that player meets age and compensation requirements, as either a Homegrown player, or, as an international or domestic player playing outside of MLS. Players occupying a U22 Initiative Slot will have a Salary Budget Charge that mirrors that of a Young Designated Player.
  • Homegrown: A club may sign a player to a contract without subjecting him to the MLS SuperDraft if the player has been a member of that club's youth academy for at least one year and has met the necessary training and retention requirements. Players joining MLS through this mechanism are known as Homegrown Players.
  • Generation adidas: Generation adidas (GA) is a joint programs between MLS and adidas that are dedicated to developing exceptional domestic talent in a professional environment. Until a player graduates from the program, Generation adidas players are on a club's Supplemental Roster.
  • All roster rules and regulations