Every U22 Initiative player in MLS: Full list | OneFootball

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·6 août 2025

Every U22 Initiative player in MLS: Full list

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By MLSsoccer staff

When a Major League Soccer team constructs its roster, U22 Initiative players are game-changers.


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The roster-building mechanism allows clubs to sign up to four players aged 22 or younger on lucrative contracts and at a reduced budget charge. Their acquisition fees do not count against a team’s Salary Cap, providing enhanced opportunities to domestic and international rising stars.

For more details, check out the Spring 2025 Roster Profiles and the league's Roster Rules.

Updated as of: August 5, 2025

Atlanta United

  1. Edwin Mosquera (F)^

Austin FC

  1. Mateja Djordjevic (D)
  2. Nicolás Dubersarsky (M)

Charlotte FC

  • Nikola Petković (M)
  • Idan Toklomati (F)
  • Kerwin Vargas (F)

Chicago Fire FC

  • Leonardo Barroso (D)
  • Dje D'Avilla (D)
  • Brian Gutiérrez (M)
  • Georgios Koutsias (F)^

FC Cincinnati

  1. Ender Echenique (F)
  2. Gilberto Flores (D)

Colorado Rapids

  • Josh Atencio (M)
  • Cole Bassett (M)
  • Ted Ku-Dipietro (M)

Columbus Crew

  • Ibrahim Aliyu (F)
  • Hugo Picard (M)

FC Dallas

  • Patrickson Delgado (M)
  • Geovane Jesus (D)^
  • Kaick (M)
  • Enes Sali (F)^

D.C. United

  • Kim Joon-Hong (GK)
  • Gabriel Pirani (M)

Houston Dynamo FC

  • Lawrence Ennali (F)
  • Jack McGlynn (M)
  • Nelson Quiñones (F)^

Sporting Kansas City

  1. Logan Ndenbe (D)
  2. Robert Voloder (D)

LA Galaxy

  • Julián Aude (D)
  • Matheus Nascimento (F)
  • Lucas Sanabria (M)

LAFC

  • Igor Jesus (M)
  • David Martínez (F)
  • Artem Smolyakov (D)

Inter Miami CF

  • Tomás Avilés (D)
  • Federico Redondo (M)
  • Telasco Segovia (M)

Minnesota United FC

  • Owen Gene (M)
  • Nicolás Romero (D)

CF Montréal

  • Jalen Neal (D)
  • Hennadii Synchuk (M)

Nashville SC

  1. Ahmed Qasem (F)
  2. Patrick Yazbek (M)

New England Revolution

  1. Ilay Feingold (D)
  2. Luca Langoni (F)

New York Red Bulls

  • Wiktor Bogacz (F)
  • Noah Eile (D)
  • Dennis Gjengaar (F)

New York City FC

  • Julián Fernández (F)
  • Jovan Mijatović (F)^
  • Agustín Ojeda (F)

Orlando City SC

  • Ramiro Enrique (F)
  • Nicolás Rodríguez (F)

Philadelphia Union

  1. Olwethu Makhanya (D)
  2. Quinn Sullivan (M)

Portland Timbers

  1. Antony (M)
  2. David Ayala (M)
  3. Kevin Kelsy (F)
  4. Santiago Moreno (M)

Real Salt Lake

  • Diego Luna (M)
  • Dominik Marczuk (M)
  • Nelson Palacio (M)^
  • Ariath Piol (F)

San Diego FC

  • Tomás Ángel (F)
  • Heine Gikling Bruseth (M)

San Jose Earthquakes

  1. Noel Buck (M)

Seattle Sounders FC

  1. None

St. Louis CITY SC

  1. Chris Durkin (M)
  2. Fallou Fall (D)
  3. Jake Girdwood-Reich (D/M)
  4. Sang Bin Jeong (F)

Toronto FC

  1. Cassius Mailula (F)^

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

  1. Kenji Cabrera (M)
  2. Édier Ocampo (D)

^ Occupies a U22 spot, but is not currently available due to loan or injury.

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