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The best international stars that have played in the MLS

Get to know all the great MLS international stars who played and left their mark on this league. 

By Paola Gonzalez

Get to know all the great MLS international stars who played and left their mark on this league. 
Get to know all the great MLS international stars who played and left their mark on this league. 
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MLS has become one of the most renowned soccer leagues internationally and expects to be within the top 5 world leagues by 2022.

To achieve its position, MLS or Major League Soccer has had a strong organization and counts with the effort of the clubs, leaders and organizers of this tournament. This competition disburses large amounts of money to attract the best United States players to generate much more attention from the media and millions of followers, and here you can find the latest news about the MLS.

Major League Soccer has collected some of the systems and structures of European teams. Currently there are several examples of some franchises that have put so much effort into development, adopting young players with projection and training them in the football field.

In addition, one of the most outstanding features of this league are the multiple international and remarkable players  who have played in these teams.

MLS Superstars

David Beckham

He is still linked to Major League Soccer by being one of the owners of Inter Miami, but he was also one of the great players who competed in the league. In addition, his arrival to MLS was a revolution and probably the best advertising action of the competition.

He signed for the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 and, during his years with the team, he received some distinctions at the individual level and also managed to win two MLS titles (2011 and 2012). Here you can find news about Inter Miami's president.

 

Frankie Lampard

After his time at Chelsea and a brief stint at Manchester City, Lampard traveled to the United States in 2015 to join New York City FC, where he spent a year and a half and played 31 games, scoring a total of 15 goals. 

Despite his good record, the midfielder decided to retire as a professional footballer in February 2017.

 

David Villa

He came to Major League Soccer in 2015 with New York City FC and quickly became a lethal striker in the league, becoming one of the most outstanding footballers.

 

Andrea Pirlo

After a very successful career in Europe, where he won two Champions League, he joined New York City FC in 2015 and continued to demonstrate all his great techniques. In 2017 he announced his retirement from football.

 

Steven Gerrard

After finishing the 2014-2015 Premier League, the english midfielder signed for the Los Angeles Galaxy that same year. 

After his first season in MLS, Gerrard announced that he would leave the professional activity in 2016.

 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

He signed for the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2018 and, although he didn't win any titles with his team, he became the best footballer in the club and one of the most outstanding in the entire league. In addition, he finished his time in MLS with the mark of 53 goals in 58 games.

 


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