This is a breakdown of the number of MLS players from different regions and nations of the world using the place of birth listed at MLSnet.com. (Compiled on September 18, 2009)
UNITED STATES (236)
236 - USA
REST OF NORTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND CARIBBEAN (45)
10 - Canada
8 - Jamaica
7 - Costa Rica
5 - Mexico
4 - Honduras
3 - Trinidad and Tobago
2 - Cuba
2 - Haiti
1 - El Salvador
1 - Grenada
1 - Guatemala
1 - St. Kitts
SOUTH AMERICA (36)
14 - Argentina
10 - Brazil
8 - Colombia
3 - Venezuela
1 - Bolivia
EUROPE (34)
5 - England
4 - Scotland
3 - Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 - France
2 - Netherlands
2 - Serbia
2 - Ukraine
1 - Armenia
1 - Austria
1 - Belgium
1 - Bulgaria
1 - Croatia
1 - Georgia
1 - Germany
1 - Hungary
1 - Lithuania
1 - Portugal
1 - Spain
1 - Sweden
1 - Switzerland
1 - Wales
AFRICA (31)
5 - Gambia
5 - South Africa
4 - Ghana
3 - Cameroon
3 - Nigeria
2 - Senegal
2 - Sierra Leone
2 - Zimbabwe
1 - DR Congo
1 - Ethiopia
1 - Liberia
1 - Morocco
1 - Republic of Congo
OCEANIA (3)
3 - New Zealand
ASIA (1)
1 - Japan
386 TOTAL MLS PLAYERS
Percentage by Region:
61% - USA
12% - Rest of North, Central America, and Caribbean
9% - South America
9% - Europe
8% - Africa
<1% - Oceania
<1% - Asia
Players listed from USSR and Yugoslavia were broken into what their birthplaces would be today. For example, Serbia, Bosnia, Georgia, Armenia, Lithuania, etc..
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