Now that the summer transfer window is firmly in the rear view mirror, let's reboot the thread with a list w/ birth years for rough age calculation.
Germany is the largest European destination for Americans by far, both because their foreigner rules are looser than most other big Euro countries and because there are far more German-born Americans than French-born Americans, say.
Mexico is the biggest repository of foreign-based American soccer players, but it has been the exclusive haunt of those with a Mexican passport. DaMarcus Beasley's stint at Puebla some years ago represents the only exception that I can think of since Eric Wynalda played for León in the late 90s.
Belgium
First Division A
GK Ethan Horvath — 1995 — Club Brugge
CM Juan Pablo Torres — 1999— Lokeren
AM Kenny Saeif — 1993 — Gent
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Premier League
AM Nermin Crnkić — 1992 — Sarajevo
Colombia
Categoría Primera A
GK Kevin Piedrahita — 1991 — La Equidad
Costa Rica
Primera División
DF Ivan Luquetta — 1996 — Alajuelense
Denmark
Superliga
GK Mike Lansing — 1994 — Aalborg
CM Perry Kitchen — 1992 — Randers
FW Emmanuel Sabbi — 1997 — Hobro
1. Division
CM George Fochive — 1992 — Viborg
England
Premier League
RB DeAndre Yedlin — 1993 — Newcastle United
CB Geoff Cameron — 1985 — Stoke City
CM Emerson Hyndman — 1996 — Bournemouth
CM Danny Williams — 1989 — Huddersfield Town
CM Gedion Zelalem — 1997 — Arsenal
Championship
RB Eric Lichaj — 1988 — Nottingham Forest
CB Cameron Carter-Vickers — 1997 — Sheffield United (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
CB Tim Ream —1987—Fulham
LB Antonee Robinson — 1997 — Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Everton)
AM Lynden Gooch — 1995 — Sunderland
League One
GK Brendan Moore — 1992 — Rochdale
LB Niall Mason — 1997 — Doncaster Rovers
CM Sebastien Des Pres —1998 — Blackpool
AM Gboly Ariyibi — 1995 — MK Dons (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
AM Duane Holmes — 1994 — Scunthorpe United
Finland
Veikkausliiga
CM Verneri Välimaa — 1993 — JJK
AM Brian Span — 1992 — IFK Mariehamn
Ykkönen
GK Tim Murray — 1987 — Honka
CB Etchu Tabe — 1986 — Ekenäs
CM Daniel Stevens — 1985 — GrIFK
AM Josue Soto — 1989 — Oulu
FW Christian Eissele — 1992 — Jaro
France
Ligue 2
GK Quentin Westberg — 1986 —Auxerre
FW Jordan Siebatcheu — 1996 —Reims
FW Maki Tall — 1995 — Tours
Germany
Bundesliga
RB Timothy Chandler — 1990 — Eintracht Frankfurt
CB John Brooks — 1993 — Wolfsburg
CM Weston McKennie — 1998 — Schalke
CM Caleb Stanko — 1993 — Freiburg
AM Fabian Johnson — 1987 — Borussia Mönchengladbach
AM Christian Pulisic — 1998 — Borussia Dortmund
FW Aron Jóhannsson — 1990 — Werder Bremen
FW Bobby Wood — 1992 — Hamburg
2.Bundesliga
GK Kenneth Kronholm — 1985 — Holstein Kiel
RB Ken Gipson — 1996 — Sandhausen
CM Mael Corboz — 1994 — Duisburg
CM Alfredo Morales —1990 — Ingolstadt
AM McKinze Gaines — 1998 — Darmstadt
AM Jann George —1992 —Jahn Regensburg
AM Jerome Kiesewetter — 1993 — Fortuna Düsseldorf
AM Kevin Lankford — 1998 — Heidenheim
FW Terrence Boyd — 1991 — Darmstadt
FW Julian Green — 1995 — Greuther Fürth (on loan from Stuttgart)
FW Andrew Wooten — 1989 — Sandhausen
FW Haji Wright — 1998 — Sandhausen (on loan from Schalke)
3. Liga
GK David Yelldell — 1981 — Sonnenhof Großaspach
CM Royal-Dominique Fennell — 1989 — Halle
AM Joe Gyau — 1992 — Sonnenhof Großaspach
AM Devann Yao — 1990 — Meppen
FW Marc Heider — 1986 — Osnabrück
FW Robbie Kristo — 1993 — Osnabrück
FW Mario Rodriguez — 1994 — Sonnenhof Großaspach
FW Isaiah Young — 1998 — Werder Bremen II
Regionalliga
GK Jonathan Klinsmann — 1997 — Hertha Berlin II
CB Javan Torre — 1993 — FSV Frankfurt
CM Fehim Dedic — 1996 — 1860 Rosenheim
CM Bryan Gaul — 1989 — Elversberg
CM Justin Kinjo — 1997 — Fortuna Düsseldorf II
CM Ryan Malone — 1992 — Lokomotive Leipzig
AM Junior Ebot-Etchi — 1996 — Weiche Flensburg
AM Junior Flores — 1996 — Borussia Dortmund II
AM Masami Okada — 1991 — Babelsberg
AM Joel Soñora — 1996 — Stuttgart II
AM Timothy Tillman — 1999 — Bayern Munich II
FW Kouami Dalmeida — 1990 — FSV Frankfurt
Iceland
Úrvalsdeild
GK Will Dieterich — 1987 — Grindavík
AM Dion Acoff — 1991 — Valur
Israel
Premier League
FW Aaron Schoenfeld — 1990 — Maccabi Tel Aviv
Italy
Serie C
AM Joshua Perez — 1998 — Livorno (on loan from Fiorentina)
Japan
J.League
GK Daniel Schmidt — 1992 — Vegalta Sendai
Lithuania
A Lyga
FW Philip Atbashyan — 1997 — Utenis Utena
Mexico
Liga MX
GK Lalo Fernandez — 1992 — Tigres
GK Bernabé Magaña — 1993 — Pumas
GK William Yarbrough — 1989 — León
CB Ventura Alvarado — 1992 — Santos Lagona
CB Omar Gonzalez — 1988 — Pachuca
CB Michael Orozco — 1986 — Tijuana
LB Jonathan Bornstein — 1984 — Querétaro
LB Edgar Castillo — 1986 — Monterrey
LB Jorge Villafaña — 1989 — Santos Laguna
CM Joe Corona — 1990 — Tijuana
CM Jonathan Gonzalez — 1999 — Monterrey
CM Alejandro Guido — 1994 — Tijuana
CM Rodrigo Lopez — 1987 — Toluca (on loan from Celaya)
CM Jose Francisco Torres — 1987 — Tigres
Ascenso MX
GK Carlos Lopez — 1996 — Dorados de Sinaloa (on loan from Tijuana)
LB Kevin Huezo — 1991 — Murciélagos
LB John Requejo — 1996 — Dorados de Sinaloa (on loan from Tijuana)
LB Josue Soto — 1995 — Cimarrones de Sonora (on loan from Querétaro)
LB Jesus Vazquez Ocampo — 1995 — Atlante (on loan from Tigres)
CM Fernando Arce, Jr. — 1996 — Dorados de Sinaloa (on loan from Tijuana)
CM Manny Guzman — 1986 — Venados
AM Jesus Vazquez Delgadillo — 1994 — Universidad de Guadalajara
AM Alejandro Zendejas — 1998 — Zacatepec (on loan from Chivas)
FW Amando Moreno — 1995 — Dorados de Sinaloa (on loan from Tijuana)
Liga Premier
GK Justin Perez — 1992 — Pacific
GK Estevan Vazquez — 1996 — Halcones de Morelos
GK Samuel Velazquez — 1997 — Tijuana Premier
GK Pablo Villar — 1996 — Irapuato
GK Luis Zamudio — 1998 — América Premier
DF Cristian Cruz — 1995 — Loros de Colima (on loan from Morelia)
DF Andy Garcia — 1995 — Toluca Premier
DF Marco Jaime — 1995 — Gavilanes de Matamoros
DF Juan Monticelli — 1997 — Irapuato
MF Christopher Bermudez — 1999 — Pachuca Premier
MF Sergio Buenrostro — 1994 — Querétaro Premier
MF Alexis de la Rosa — 1996 — Santos Laguna Premier
MF Dennis Flores — 1993 — León Premier
MF Irvin Gijon — 1994 — Morelia Premier
MF Eder Guerrero — 1992 — Morelia Premier
MF Ernest Nungaray — 1992 — Morelia Premier
MF Brian Perez — 1999 — Tijuana Premier
MF Flavio Perez — 1995 — León Premier
FW Juan Albisar — 1998 — Querétaro Premier
FW Joaquin Hernandez — 1994 — Monterrey Premier
FW Osvaldo Ramirez — 1997 — Pachuca Premier
FW Oscar Romero — 1996 — Pumas Premier
FW Omar Salgado — 1993 — Tigres Premier
Netherlands
Eredivisie
RB Desevio Payne — 1995 — Excelsior
CB Matt Miazga — 1995 — Vitesse (on loan from Chelsea)
CB Shane O’Neill — 1993 — Excelsior
Eerste Divisie
FW Kai Koreniuk — 1998 — AZ Alkmaar II
FW Andrija Novakovich — 1996 — Telstar (on loan from Reading)
Norway
Eliteserien
GK Alex Horwath — 1987 — Brann
CB Stefan Antonijevic — 1989 — Lillestrøm
FW Rubio Rubin — 1996 — Stabæk
First Division
CM Conor O’Brien — 1988 — IK Start
Poland
Ekstraklasa
CB Shawn Barry — 1990 — Korona Kielce
Portugal
Liga Pro [division II]
CM Keaton Parks — 1997 — Benfica B
South Africa
Premier Division
FW Nana Akosah-Bempeh — 1997 — Cape Town City
Sweden
Allsvenskan
GK Josh Wicks — 1983 — Sirius
CB Brendan Hines-Ike — 1994 — Örebro
CM Mix Diskerud — 1990 — IFK Göteborg (on loan from New York City FC)
AM Romain Gall — 1995 — GIF Sundsvall
Superettan
GK Matt Pyzdrowski — 1986 — Helsingborg
CB Alex DeJohn — 1991 — Dalkurd
AM Paul Torres — 1991 — Syrianska
FW Emil Bellander — 1994 — Åtvidaberg
FW Andy Stadler — 1988 — Dalkurd
Germany is the largest European destination for Americans by far, both because their foreigner rules are looser than most other big Euro countries and because there are far more German-born Americans than French-born Americans, say.
Mexico is the biggest repository of foreign-based American soccer players, but it has been the exclusive haunt of those with a Mexican passport. DaMarcus Beasley's stint at Puebla some years ago represents the only exception that I can think of since Eric Wynalda played for León in the late 90s.
Belgium
First Division A
GK Ethan Horvath — 1995 — Club Brugge
CM Juan Pablo Torres — 1999— Lokeren
AM Kenny Saeif — 1993 — Gent
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Premier League
AM Nermin Crnkić — 1992 — Sarajevo
Colombia
Categoría Primera A
GK Kevin Piedrahita — 1991 — La Equidad
Costa Rica
Primera División
DF Ivan Luquetta — 1996 — Alajuelense
Denmark
Superliga
GK Mike Lansing — 1994 — Aalborg
CM Perry Kitchen — 1992 — Randers
FW Emmanuel Sabbi — 1997 — Hobro
1. Division
CM George Fochive — 1992 — Viborg
England
Premier League
RB DeAndre Yedlin — 1993 — Newcastle United
CB Geoff Cameron — 1985 — Stoke City
CM Emerson Hyndman — 1996 — Bournemouth
CM Danny Williams — 1989 — Huddersfield Town
CM Gedion Zelalem — 1997 — Arsenal
Championship
RB Eric Lichaj — 1988 — Nottingham Forest
CB Cameron Carter-Vickers — 1997 — Sheffield United (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
CB Tim Ream —1987—Fulham
LB Antonee Robinson — 1997 — Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Everton)
AM Lynden Gooch — 1995 — Sunderland
League One
GK Brendan Moore — 1992 — Rochdale
LB Niall Mason — 1997 — Doncaster Rovers
CM Sebastien Des Pres —1998 — Blackpool
AM Gboly Ariyibi — 1995 — MK Dons (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
AM Duane Holmes — 1994 — Scunthorpe United
Finland
Veikkausliiga
CM Verneri Välimaa — 1993 — JJK
AM Brian Span — 1992 — IFK Mariehamn
Ykkönen
GK Tim Murray — 1987 — Honka
CB Etchu Tabe — 1986 — Ekenäs
CM Daniel Stevens — 1985 — GrIFK
AM Josue Soto — 1989 — Oulu
FW Christian Eissele — 1992 — Jaro
France
Ligue 2
GK Quentin Westberg — 1986 —Auxerre
FW Jordan Siebatcheu — 1996 —Reims
FW Maki Tall — 1995 — Tours
Germany
Bundesliga
RB Timothy Chandler — 1990 — Eintracht Frankfurt
CB John Brooks — 1993 — Wolfsburg
CM Weston McKennie — 1998 — Schalke
CM Caleb Stanko — 1993 — Freiburg
AM Fabian Johnson — 1987 — Borussia Mönchengladbach
AM Christian Pulisic — 1998 — Borussia Dortmund
FW Aron Jóhannsson — 1990 — Werder Bremen
FW Bobby Wood — 1992 — Hamburg
2.Bundesliga
GK Kenneth Kronholm — 1985 — Holstein Kiel
RB Ken Gipson — 1996 — Sandhausen
CM Mael Corboz — 1994 — Duisburg
CM Alfredo Morales —1990 — Ingolstadt
AM McKinze Gaines — 1998 — Darmstadt
AM Jann George —1992 —Jahn Regensburg
AM Jerome Kiesewetter — 1993 — Fortuna Düsseldorf
AM Kevin Lankford — 1998 — Heidenheim
FW Terrence Boyd — 1991 — Darmstadt
FW Julian Green — 1995 — Greuther Fürth (on loan from Stuttgart)
FW Andrew Wooten — 1989 — Sandhausen
FW Haji Wright — 1998 — Sandhausen (on loan from Schalke)
3. Liga
GK David Yelldell — 1981 — Sonnenhof Großaspach
CM Royal-Dominique Fennell — 1989 — Halle
AM Joe Gyau — 1992 — Sonnenhof Großaspach
AM Devann Yao — 1990 — Meppen
FW Marc Heider — 1986 — Osnabrück
FW Robbie Kristo — 1993 — Osnabrück
FW Mario Rodriguez — 1994 — Sonnenhof Großaspach
FW Isaiah Young — 1998 — Werder Bremen II
Regionalliga
GK Jonathan Klinsmann — 1997 — Hertha Berlin II
CB Javan Torre — 1993 — FSV Frankfurt
CM Fehim Dedic — 1996 — 1860 Rosenheim
CM Bryan Gaul — 1989 — Elversberg
CM Justin Kinjo — 1997 — Fortuna Düsseldorf II
CM Ryan Malone — 1992 — Lokomotive Leipzig
AM Junior Ebot-Etchi — 1996 — Weiche Flensburg
AM Junior Flores — 1996 — Borussia Dortmund II
AM Masami Okada — 1991 — Babelsberg
AM Joel Soñora — 1996 — Stuttgart II
AM Timothy Tillman — 1999 — Bayern Munich II
FW Kouami Dalmeida — 1990 — FSV Frankfurt
Iceland
Úrvalsdeild
GK Will Dieterich — 1987 — Grindavík
AM Dion Acoff — 1991 — Valur
Israel
Premier League
FW Aaron Schoenfeld — 1990 — Maccabi Tel Aviv
Italy
Serie C
AM Joshua Perez — 1998 — Livorno (on loan from Fiorentina)
Japan
J.League
GK Daniel Schmidt — 1992 — Vegalta Sendai
Lithuania
A Lyga
FW Philip Atbashyan — 1997 — Utenis Utena
Mexico
Liga MX
GK Lalo Fernandez — 1992 — Tigres
GK Bernabé Magaña — 1993 — Pumas
GK William Yarbrough — 1989 — León
CB Ventura Alvarado — 1992 — Santos Lagona
CB Omar Gonzalez — 1988 — Pachuca
CB Michael Orozco — 1986 — Tijuana
LB Jonathan Bornstein — 1984 — Querétaro
LB Edgar Castillo — 1986 — Monterrey
LB Jorge Villafaña — 1989 — Santos Laguna
CM Joe Corona — 1990 — Tijuana
CM Jonathan Gonzalez — 1999 — Monterrey
CM Alejandro Guido — 1994 — Tijuana
CM Rodrigo Lopez — 1987 — Toluca (on loan from Celaya)
CM Jose Francisco Torres — 1987 — Tigres
Ascenso MX
GK Carlos Lopez — 1996 — Dorados de Sinaloa (on loan from Tijuana)
LB Kevin Huezo — 1991 — Murciélagos
LB John Requejo — 1996 — Dorados de Sinaloa (on loan from Tijuana)
LB Josue Soto — 1995 — Cimarrones de Sonora (on loan from Querétaro)
LB Jesus Vazquez Ocampo — 1995 — Atlante (on loan from Tigres)
CM Fernando Arce, Jr. — 1996 — Dorados de Sinaloa (on loan from Tijuana)
CM Manny Guzman — 1986 — Venados
AM Jesus Vazquez Delgadillo — 1994 — Universidad de Guadalajara
AM Alejandro Zendejas — 1998 — Zacatepec (on loan from Chivas)
FW Amando Moreno — 1995 — Dorados de Sinaloa (on loan from Tijuana)
Liga Premier
GK Justin Perez — 1992 — Pacific
GK Estevan Vazquez — 1996 — Halcones de Morelos
GK Samuel Velazquez — 1997 — Tijuana Premier
GK Pablo Villar — 1996 — Irapuato
GK Luis Zamudio — 1998 — América Premier
DF Cristian Cruz — 1995 — Loros de Colima (on loan from Morelia)
DF Andy Garcia — 1995 — Toluca Premier
DF Marco Jaime — 1995 — Gavilanes de Matamoros
DF Juan Monticelli — 1997 — Irapuato
MF Christopher Bermudez — 1999 — Pachuca Premier
MF Sergio Buenrostro — 1994 — Querétaro Premier
MF Alexis de la Rosa — 1996 — Santos Laguna Premier
MF Dennis Flores — 1993 — León Premier
MF Irvin Gijon — 1994 — Morelia Premier
MF Eder Guerrero — 1992 — Morelia Premier
MF Ernest Nungaray — 1992 — Morelia Premier
MF Brian Perez — 1999 — Tijuana Premier
MF Flavio Perez — 1995 — León Premier
FW Juan Albisar — 1998 — Querétaro Premier
FW Joaquin Hernandez — 1994 — Monterrey Premier
FW Osvaldo Ramirez — 1997 — Pachuca Premier
FW Oscar Romero — 1996 — Pumas Premier
FW Omar Salgado — 1993 — Tigres Premier
Netherlands
Eredivisie
RB Desevio Payne — 1995 — Excelsior
CB Matt Miazga — 1995 — Vitesse (on loan from Chelsea)
CB Shane O’Neill — 1993 — Excelsior
Eerste Divisie
FW Kai Koreniuk — 1998 — AZ Alkmaar II
FW Andrija Novakovich — 1996 — Telstar (on loan from Reading)
Norway
Eliteserien
GK Alex Horwath — 1987 — Brann
CB Stefan Antonijevic — 1989 — Lillestrøm
FW Rubio Rubin — 1996 — Stabæk
First Division
CM Conor O’Brien — 1988 — IK Start
Poland
Ekstraklasa
CB Shawn Barry — 1990 — Korona Kielce
Portugal
Liga Pro [division II]
CM Keaton Parks — 1997 — Benfica B
South Africa
Premier Division
FW Nana Akosah-Bempeh — 1997 — Cape Town City
Sweden
Allsvenskan
GK Josh Wicks — 1983 — Sirius
CB Brendan Hines-Ike — 1994 — Örebro
CM Mix Diskerud — 1990 — IFK Göteborg (on loan from New York City FC)
AM Romain Gall — 1995 — GIF Sundsvall
Superettan
GK Matt Pyzdrowski — 1986 — Helsingborg
CB Alex DeJohn — 1991 — Dalkurd
AM Paul Torres — 1991 — Syrianska
FW Emil Bellander — 1994 — Åtvidaberg
FW Andy Stadler — 1988 — Dalkurd