MLS Player Name Pronunciation Guide 2013

Chicago Fire
Alec Kann - kahn
Jalil Anibaba - Jah-LEEL Ah-Nee-Bah-Bah
Sherjill MacDonald - sir-ZHEEL
Dilly Duka - DOO-kah
Gonzalo Segares - seh-GAH-res
Patrick Nyarko - NEE-yah-koh
Jeff Larentowicz - low-REN-toe-witz
Michael Videira - VEE-dare-AH
Arne Friedrich - ARR-nuh FREE-drick
Quincy Amarikwa - ah-MARE-ik-wah
Joel Lindpere - jol lind-pair
Paolo Tornaghi - TOR-nah-GEE

Chivas USA
Carlos Borja - Bohr-ha
Edgar Mejia - Meh-he-ah
Miller Bolaños - Boh-lah-nios
Juan Agudelo - Ah-gu-deh-loh
Eric Avila - Ah-vih-lah
Laurent Courtois - Core-tuah
Jorge Villafaña - Vi-yah-fah-niah
Timothy Melia - Meh-lee-ah
Marvin Iraheta - E-rah-eh-tah

Colorado Rapids
Nick LaBrocca - la-BROCK-ah
Drew Moor - MORE
Martin Rivero - mar-TEEN ree-VARE-oh
Hendry Thomas - HEN-dree toe-MAHS
Kamani Hill - kah-MAH-nee
Tony Cascio - CASS-ee-oh
Atiba Harris - at-TEE-bah
Dillon Serna - SARE-nah
Andre Akpan - AHK-pahn
Steward Ceus - SAY-oos
Pablo Mastroeni - mahs-troh-EHN-ee
Danny Mwanga - muh-WAHN-gah

Columbus Crew
Gláuber - gl-OW-burr
Tony Tchani - CHA-knee
Bernardo Anor - Ah-noor
Justin Meram - MEER-ahm
Dominic Oduro - OH-dur-OH
Aaron Schoenfeld - SHOW-en-feld
Konrad Warzycha - VAR-zee-HA
Kevan George - KEY-vonn
Jairo Arrieta - HI-row arr-EE-eta
Andy Gruenebaum - GREW-nah-BAHM
Federico Higuain - FED-er-EE-co EE-gwa-EEN

DC United
Nick DeLeon - de-le-ON
Dwayne De Rosario - DAY-row-SAR-ee-oh
Bill Hamid - Ah-meed
Dejan Jakovic - DAY-on YA-ko-vich
Lionard Pajoy - pa-hoy
Chris Pontius - PON-tee-us

FC Dallas
Ugo Ihemelu - OO-go ee-HEM-meh-loo
Jair Benitez - Ji-EER
David Ferreira - dah-VEED feh-RARE-ah

Houston Dynamo
Eric Brunner - BREW-ner
Warren Creavalle - cruh-VAL
Mike Chabala - Cha-ball-ah
Kofi Sarkodie - KO-fee sar-KO-dee
Adam Moffat - Moff-it
Tyler Deric - DARE-ick
Boniek Garcia - Bone-ee-ECK
Bobby Boswell - BOZ-well

Los Angeles Galaxy
Carlo Cudicini - COO-duh-CHEE-knee
Todd Dunivant - DUNN-uh-vint
Marcelo Sarvas - sahr-VIS
Bryan Gaul - gall
Kofi Opare - CO-fee oh-PAR-ee
Gyasi Zardes - JAS-see ZAR-des

Montreal Impact
Zarek Valentin - Val-en-teen
Patrice Bernier - Bern-yay
Marco Di Vaio - Di Va-yo
Sanna Nyassi - Sawn-na Nye-as-see
Dennis Iapichino - Ya-pikino
Davy Arnaud - Ar-no
Andrea Pisanu - Pi-zanu
Sinisa Ubiparipovic - Sini-sha Ubi-Pari-Povik
Karl Ouimette - Wee-mette
Maxime Crepeau - Cray-po
Wandrille Lefevre - Vandril Le-fay-vre
Karl Ouimette - Wee-mette
Maxim Tissot - Ti-so

New England Revolution
Matt Reis - REESE
Andrew Farrell - FAIR-ell
Kalifa Cisse - kah-LEE-fah SEE-say
AJ Soares - SORES
Juan Toja - TOE-ha
Chris Tierney - TEER-nee
Kelyn Rown - KELL-len ROW
Bilal Duckett - bill-LAHL
Sainey Nyassi - SAIN-nee ny-AH-see
Jose Goncalves - joe-SAY gon-SAHL-ves
Lee Nguyen - WIN
Darrius Barnes - DARE-ee-us
Gabe Latigue - lah-TEEG
Jerry Bengtson - BEHN-son
Luis Soffner - LOO-ee SOFF-ner
Saer Sene - sah-AIR SEN
Dimitry Imbongo - dim-EE-tree im-BONG-go

New York Red Bulls
Jamison Olave - HA-mee-son oh-LAH-vay
Fabian Espindola - fah-bee-AHN es-SPEEN-doh-lah
Marius Obekop - mare-EE-us oh-BEH-cop
Thierry Henry - TYAIR-ee ahn-REE
Ryan Meara - MARE-uh
Ruben Bover - roo-BEN boh-VEHR
Michael Bustamante - BOOST-tah-mahn-tay
Kosuke Kimura - KOHS-kay kee-MOO-rah
Josue Martinez - HO-sway
Luis Robles - ROH-blez
Peguy Luyindula - PEG-gee loo-yin-DOO-lah
Rafhinha - raff-FEEN-yah

Philadelphia Union
Chris Konopka - Con-op-ka
Bakary Soumare - Ba-car-ee Sue-mar-ee
Jack McInerney - Mac-IN-ern-ee
Sebastien Le Toux - Le TWO
Michael Lahoud - la-WHO'd
Amobi Okugo - A-Moby oh-KOO-go
Jimmy McLaughlin - muk-LAHK-lun
Sheanon Williams - SHANE-en
Keon Daniel - Kee-ON
Raymon Gaddis - Ray-moan Gad-dis
Antoine Hoppenot - An-Twon Hope-e-no

Portland Timbers
Darlington Nagbe - NAG-be
Sal Zizzo - ZEE-zoh
Diego Valeri - VA-lehr-ee
Frederic Piquionne - pick-EE-own
Kalif Alhassan - KUH-leaf AL-hass-on
Ryan Kawulok - ka-WALL-uk
Bright Dike - DEE-kay
Mikael Silvestre - mi-KELL sil-ves-TRAY
Milos Kocic - MEE-losh ko-SICH
Hanyer Mosquera - HAHN-yehr moss-KEH-rah
Andrew Jean-Baptiste - zhahn-bap-TEEST
Futty Danso - Foot-y DAN-sue

Real Salt Lake
Tony Beltran - BELL-trann
Kwame Watson-Siriboe - SEAR-uh-bow
Lovel Palmer - luh-VELL
Joao Plata - ZHOW
Yordany Alvarez - jor-DONN-ee
Alvaro Saborio - Al-vuh-ro sabb-oh-REE-oh
Luis Gil - GILL
Chris Schuler - SHOO-ler
Abdoulie Mansally - ab-do-LYE

San Jose Earthquakes
David Bingham - BING-um
Shea Salinas - SHAY
Chris Wondolowski - wan-dough-LOWW-skee
Mehdi Ballouchy - meh-DEE BUH-loo-SHEE
Adam Jahn - john
Steven Lenhart - LEN-heart
Nana Attakora - NANNA AT-uh-CORE-uh
Rafael Baca - BOCK-uh
Steven Beitashour - BAY-tah-sure
Marvin Chavez - CHAW-vez

Seattle Sounders
Osvaldo Alonso - ahs-VAHL-doe
Servando Carrasco - sir-VAWN-dough cuh-ROSS-coh
Ashani Fairclough - As-shah-nee FAIR-claw
Michael Gspurning - guh-SHPOORN-ing
Patrick Ianni - ee-AWN-ee
Obafemi Martins - Oh-bah-fem-ee
Lamar Neagle - NAY-gull
Mauro Rosales - MOW-ro roh-SAH-les
Djimi Traore - Jimmy try-OR-ay
Steve Zakuani - zak-uh-WAH-nee
Eriq Zavaleta - Zah-va-let-uh

Sporting Kansas City
Matt Besler - BEEZ-ler
Graham Zusi - ZOO-see
Teal Bunbury - BUN-buh-ree
Benny Feilhaber - FAIL-hob-ber
Bobby Convey - CON-vee
Lawrence Olum - OH-lumm
Seth Sinovic - sin-OH-vick
Claudio Bieler - bee-AY-lurr
Eric Kronberg - Krawn-berg
Oriol Rosell - ew-REE-all rohz-EL
Soony Saad - soo-NEE sod
Mechack Jerome - MEH-shack
Aurelien Collin - au-REEL-ee-en

Toronto FC
Danny Califf - Kay-liff
Gale Agbossoumonde - Gal-eh Ag-boos-o-mon-deh
John Bostock - Boss-tock
Danny Koevermans - Koo-ver-mans
Stefan Frei - Stef-in Fry
Hogan Ephraim - E-frame
Andrew Wiedeman - Wee-da-men
Darren O'Dea - O'Dee

Vancouver Whitecaps
Brad Rusin - RUSS-in
Alain Rochat - ah-lahn roe-SHA
Camilo Sanvezzo - kah-MEE-lo san-VAY-zoe
Darren Mattocks - MAT-uks
Young-Pyo Lee - yung-pee-o
Daigo Kobayashi - die-go
Johnny Leveron - lev-uh-ronn
Kekuta Manneh - keh-KOO-tuh mah-nay
Jun Marques Davidson - JOON MAR-kiss
Gershon Koffie - GURR-shin co-fee
Russel Teibert - TIE-bert