List of Seattle Sounders FC players

Starting players before a 2009 Sounders FC match

Seattle Sounders FC is an American soccer club founded in 2008, after the city of Seattle was awarded a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise. Sounders FC began playing competitive soccer in the 2009 season. It plays its home games at CenturyLink Field, competing in the Western Conference of the MLS. The current Sounders FC is the third soccer team from Seattle to bear the Sounders nickname. The tradition was started by Seattle's North American Soccer League team in 1974, and continued by the city's United Soccer Leagues side, formed in 1994.^[1] The current Sounders FC is an entity distinct to both of these clubs, and played its first MLS game on March 19, 2009, against Red Bull New York.^[2]

As of April 16, 2016, a total of 90 players have participated in at least one league match for Sounders FC. Fredy Montero is the club's all-time top scorer with 47 goals, and he is tied with Mauro Rosales for the club record in assists with 34.^[3] A total of 45 Sounders FC players have represented their country at full international level. Clint Dempsey has made the most international appearances (122 for the United States), and scored the most goals (49).^[4]

Players

Major League Soccer clubs are allowed a roster of 28 players at any one time during the MLS season.^[5] Players who were contracted to the club but never played a regular season MLS game are not listed.

All statistics are for the MLS regular season games only, and are correct as of October 23, 2016.

Key

Outfield players

Fredy Montero is Sounders FC's all-time leader in goals and assists.

Obafemi Martins is Sounders FC's second all-time leader in goals.

Osvaldo Alonso has made the most appearances for SSFC.

US international Brad Evans is second in all time appearances for SSFC.

Since 2002 Zach Scott has made over 250 total appearances for the Sounders including both the MLS and USL teams

Former Sounder Eddie Johnson has 63 caps for the United States.

Name	Position	Country	Years	Games	Goals	Assists	Int. caps	Int. goals	Notes
Alfaro, TonyTony Alfaro	DF	USA	2016–	6	0	0	0	0	[6]
Alonso, OsvaldoOsvaldo Alonso	MF	Cuba	2009–	226	9	18	16	2	[7]
Anderson, OalexOalex Anderson	FW	SVG	2016–	15	0	0	24	12	[8]
Anibaba, JalilJalil Anibaba	DF	USA	2014	16	0	1	0	0	[9]
Azira, MichaelMichael Azira	MF	Uganda	2014–2015	25	0	0	0	0	[10]
Barrett, ChadChad Barrett	FW	USA	2014–2015	44	12	1	1	0	[11]
Bowen, TristanTristan Bowen	FW	USA	2014	2	0	0	0	0	[12]
Burch, MarcMarc Burch	DF	USA	2012–2013	49	0	7	0	0	[13]
Carrasco, ServandoServando Carrasco	MF	USA	2011–2013	40	1	1	0	0	[14]
Caskey, AlexAlex Caskey	MF	USA	2012–2013	30	1	4	0	0	[15]
Cato, CordellCordell Cato	FW	Trinidad and Tobago	2012	8	0	1	15	1	[16]
Cooper, KennyKenny Cooper	FW	USA	2014–2015	22	3	4	10	4	[17]
Craven, AndyAndy Craven	FW	USA	2015–2016	3	0	0	0	0	[18]
Dempsey, ClintClint Dempsey	MF	USA	2013–	72	34	22	130	52	[19]
Estrada, DavidDavid Estrada	FW	USA	2010–2014	41	5	0	0	0	[20]
Evans, BradBrad Evans	MF	USA	2009–	189	19	27	26	1	[21]
Farfan, MichaelMichael Farfan	MF	USA	2016–	1	0	0	0	0	[22]
Fernández, ÁlvaroÁlvaro Fernández	MF	Uruguay	2010–2012, 2016–	65	14	4	12	0	[23]
Fisher, OnielOniel Fisher	DF	Jamaica	2015–	18	0	1	1	0	[24]
Friberg, ErikErik Friberg	MF	Sweden	2011, 2015–	64	1	6	2	0	[25]
Fucito, MikeMike Fucito	FW	USA	2010–2011	23	3	2	0	0	[26]
Gómez, HérculezHérculez Gómez	FW	USA	2016–	21	0	0	24	6	[27]
González, LeonardoLeonardo González	DF	Costa Rica	2009–2015	137	2	4	61	1	[28]
Graham, TaylorTaylor Graham	DF	USA	2009–2011	1	0	0	3	1	[29]
Hurtado, Jhon KennedyJhon Kennedy Hurtado	DF	Colombia	2009–2013	108	1	3	0	0	[30]
Ianni, PatrickPatrick Ianni	DF	USA	2009–2013	83	3	2	0	0	[31]
Ivanschitz, AndreasAndreas Ivanschitz	MF	Austria	2015–	34	4	9	69	12	[32]
Jaqua, NateNate Jaqua	FW	USA	2009–2011	66	9	12	3	0	[33]
Johansson, AdamAdam Johansson	DF	Sweden	2012	21	0	2	18	0	[34]
Johnson, EddieEddie Johnson	FW	USA	2012–2013	49	23	5	63	19	[35]
Jones, DarwinDarwin Jones	FW	USA	2015–	11	0	0	0	0	[36]
Jones, JoevinJoevin Jones	DF	Trinidad and Tobago	2016–	33	2	3	54	6	[37]
Joseph, ShalrieShalrie Joseph	MF	Grenada	2013	10	1	0	20	1	[38]
King, StephenStephen King	MF	USA	2009	10	0	0	0	0	[39]
Kovar, AaronAaron Kovar	MF	USA	2014–	25	1	0	0	0	[40]
Le Toux, SébastienSébastien Le Toux	MF	France	2009	28	1	3	0	0	[41]
Levesque, RogerRoger Levesque	FW	USA	2009–2012	53	6	2	0	0	[42]
Ljungberg, FreddieFreddie Ljungberg	MF	Sweden	2009–2010	37	2	12	75	14	[43]
Lodeiro, NicolásNicolás Lodeiro	MF	Uruguay	2016–	13	4	8	50	4	[44]
Lund, PhilipPhilip Lund	MF	Denmark	2013	1	0	0	0	0	[45]
Mansaray, VictorVictor Mansaray	FW	USA	2015–	3	0	0	0	0	[46]
Marshall, ChadChad Marshall	DF	USA	2014–	90	5	3	11	1	[47]
Marshall, TyroneTyrone Marshall	DF	Jamaica	2009–2010	46	3	3	83	5	[48]
Martínez, MarioMario Martínez	MF	Honduras	2012–2013	13	0	1	61	5	[49]
Martins, ObafemiObafemi Martins	FW	Nigeria	2013–2015	72	40	23	41	18	[50]
Mears, TyroneTyrone Mears	DF	England	2015–	65	1	5	1	0	[51]
Moffat, AdamAdam Moffat	MF	Scotland	2013	6	0	0	0	0	[52]
Montaño, MiguelMiguel Montaño	FW	Colombia	2010–2011	8	0	0	0	0	[53]
Montero, FredyFredy Montero	FW	Colombia	2009–2014	119	47	34	4	1	[54]
Morris, JordanJordan Morris	FW	USA	2016–	34	12	4	12	1	[55]
Neagle, LamarLamar Neagle	FW	USA	2011, 2013–2015	116	26	17	0	0	[56]
Nkufo, BlaiseBlaise Nkufo	FW	Switzerland	2010	11	5	0	34	7	[57]
Noonan, PatPat Noonan	FW	USA	2010–2011	21	1	1	14	1	[58]
Nyassi, SannaSanna Nyassi	MF	Gambia	2009–2010	38	2	3	9	1	[59]
Ochoa, SammySammy Ochoa	FW	USA	2011–2013	17	3	1	0	0	[60]
Ockford, JimmyJimmy Ockford	DF	USA	2014–	1	0	0	0	0	[61]
Okoli, SeanSean Okoli	FW	USA	2014–2015	3	0	0	0	0	[62]
Pappa, MarcoMarco Pappa	MF	Guatemala	2014–2015	49	9	11	52	11	[63]
Parke, JeffJeff Parke	DF	USA	2010–2012	78	1	2	1	0	[64]
Pineda, GonzaloGonzalo Pineda	MF	Mexico	2014–2015	56	4	9	44	1	[65]
Remick, DylanDylan Remick	DF	USA	2013–	44	0	0	0	0	[66]
Riley, JamesJames Riley	DF	USA	2009–2011	84	1	9	0	0	[67]
Roldan, CristianCristian Roldan	MF	USA	2015–	55	4	4	0	0	[68]
Rosales, MauroMauro Rosales	MF	Argentina	2011–2013	86	12	34	10	1	[69]
Rose, AndyAndy Rose	MF	England	2012–2015	82	5	7	0	0	[70]
Sanyang, AmadouAmadou Sanyang	MF	Gambia	2011	1	0	0	0	0	[71]
Seamon, MikeMike Seamon	MF	USA	2010–2012	9	0	1	0	0	[72]
Scott, ZachZach Scott	DF	USA	2009–	118	1	1	0	0	[73]
Sivebæk, ChristianChristian Sivebæk	MF	Denmark	2012	3	0	0	0	0	[74]
Sturgis, NathanNathan Sturgis	MF	USA	2009–2010, 2016–	29	1	2	0	0	[75]
Thomás, Thomás	MF	Brazil	2015	11	1	1	0	0	[76]
Tiffert, ChristianChristian Tiffert	MF	Germany	2012	12	0	3	0	0	[77]
Torres, RománRomán Torres	DF	Panama	2015–	13	0	1	99	8	[78]
Traoré, DjimiDjimi Traoré	DF	Mali	2013–2014	42	1	0	6	1	[79]
Vagenas, PeterPeter Vagenas	MF	USA	2009–2010	21	0	2	3	0	[80]
Valdez, NelsonNelson Valdez	FW	Paraguay	2015–	31	1	2	76	13	[81]
Wahl, TysonTyson Wahl	DF	USA	2009–2011	39	1	3	0	0	[82]
Weaver, CamCam Weaver	FW	USA	2014	3	0	0	0	0	[83]
White, O'BrianO'Brian White	FW	Jamaica	2011	7	2	2	1	0	[84]
Yedlin, DeAndreDeAndre Yedlin	DF	USA	2013–2014	56	1	6	43	0	[85]
Zakuani, SteveSteve Zakuani	MF	DR Congo	2009–2013	80	17	14	1	0	[86]
Zavaleta, EriqEriq Zavaleta	FW	USA	2013–2014	5	0	0	0	0	[87]

Goalkeepers

Former Sounders FC captain Kasey Keller

In their history the Seattle Sounders FC have used three primary goalkeepers. US national team member and Seattle area native^[88] Kasey Keller was the goalkeeper for the team's first three seasons. In November 2011, just shy of his 42nd birthday, Keller retired. Austrian Michael Gspurning was brought in as Keller's replacement in 2012. After two seasons Gspurning and the Sounders FC front office were unable to come to an agreement on a contract and Gspurning was released.^[89] Toronto FC traded Stefan Frei to the Sounders in December of 2013. Frei would be the first choice goalkeeper for the Sounders from the 2014 season to present.

Name	Country	Years	Games	Conceded	Shutouts[nb 1]	Int. caps	Notes
Boss, TerryTerry Boss	Puerto Rico	2009–2011	1	1	0	7	[90]
Dragavon, BenBen Dragavon	USA	2009	1	1	0	0	[91]
Eylander, ChrisChris Eylander	USA	2009	1	2	0	0	[92]
Frei, StefanStefan Frei	Switzerland	2014–	98	124	27	0	[93]
Gspurning, MichaelMichael Gspurning	Austria	2012–2013	49	50	18	3	[94]
Hahnemann, MarcusMarcus Hahnemann	USA	2012–2014	4	4	1	9	[95]
Keller, KaseyKasey Keller	USA	2009–2011	93	97	30	102	[96][97]
Meredith, BryanBryan Meredith	USA	2011–2012	12	14	3	0	[98]
Miller, TylerTyler Miller	USA	2016–	1	2	0	0	[99]
Perkins, TroyTroy Perkins	USA	2015	4	3	0	0	[100]
Weber, AndrewAndrew Weber	USA	2012, 2013	6	7	0	0	[101]

By nationality

Freddie Ljungberg has represented the Swedish national team, as well as several European clubs.

Leonardo González has over 60 caps for Costa Rica.

MLS regulations permit teams to name eight players from outside of the United States in their rosters. However, this limit can be exceeded by trading international slots with another MLS team, or if one or more of the overseas players is a refugee or has permanent residency rights in the USA.^[102] As of October 23, 2016, 42 players from outside the United States have played in MLS for Seattle Sounders FC.

Country	Number of players	Games
Argentina	1	86
Austria	2	83
Brazil	1	11
Colombia	3	235
Costa Rica	1	137
Cuba	1	226
DR Congo	1	80
Denmark	2	4
England	2	147
France	1	28
Gambia	2	39
Germany	1	12
Grenada	1	10
Guatemala	1	49
Honduras	1	13
Jamaica	3	71
Mali	1	42
Mexico	1	56
Nigeria	1	72
Panama	1	13
Paraguay	1	31
Puerto Rico	1	1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	15
Scotland	1	6
Sweden	3	122
Switzerland	2	109
Trinidad and Tobago	2	41
Uganda	1	25
Uruguay	2	78
USA	51	1805

Additional players

In addition to competing in Major League Soccer every year, Sounders FC participate in other competitions such as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the CONCACAF Champions League. Below is a list of players who have not appeared in a league match, but have played for the team in other competitions.

Name	Position	Country	Years	Competitions
Brown, EvanEvan Brown	DF	USA	2009	2009 U.S. Open Cup qualifying[103][104]
Forrest, KevinKevin Forrest	FW	USA	2009	2009 U.S. Open Cup qualifying[104][105]
Mathers, ZachZach Mathers	MF	USA	2016–	2016 U.S. Open Cup[106]
Pereira, FabioFabio Pereira	MF	Brazil	2014	2014 U.S. Open Cup[107]
Smith, JarrodJarrod Smith	FW	New Zealand	2009	2009 U.S. Open Cup[108]
Tetteh, MichaelMichael Tetteh	MF	Ghana	2011–2012	2011 U.S. Open Cup[109]

See also

• List of Seattle Sounders (USL) players – list of players who played for Seattle Sounders FC's USL predecessor
• List of Seattle Sounders FC 2 players – list of players who play for Seattle Sounders FC's reserve team

Notes

References