Over the years the MLS has continued to house some of the biggest European soccer stars. A lot of transfers had taken place before the kickoff of the new season.

MLS Cup winners Los Angeles FC champions are home to Italian and Juventus soccer legend Giorgio Chiellini. The Italian played his part in the teams’ success at the final and the MLS Supporters Shield.

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One of the biggest European soccer stars who will headline the MLS in 2023 includes Riqui Puig who plays for Los Angeles Galaxy, Lorenzo Insigne at Toronto FC, and Christian Benteke who plays his football nowadays with DC United coached by Wayne Rooney.

Who are the Current European players in MLS 2023?

Belgium

• Christian Benteke – DC United

• Logan Ndenbe – Kansas City

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England

• Jonathan Bond – Los Angeles Galaxy

• Nathan Byrne – Charlotte

• Jack Elliott – Philadelphia Union FC

• Kieran Gibbs – Inter Miami

• Calvin Harris – FC Cincinnati

• Harvey Neville – Inter Miami

• Jack Price – Colorado Rapids

• Dru Yearwood – New York Red Bulls

 

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Italy

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• Federico Bernardeschi – Toronto FC

• Giorgio Chiellini – Los Angeles FC 

• Lorenzo Insigne – Toronto FC

Spain

• Miguel Berry – DC United

• Andreu Fontàs – Sporting Kansas City

• Carles Gil – New England Revolution

• Nacho Gil – New England Revolution

• Ilie – Los Angeles FC 

• Jesús Jiménez – Toronto FC

• José Martínez – FC Dallas

• Alejandro Pozuelo – Inter Miami

• Riqui Puig – Los Angeles Galaxy

Switzerland

• Stefan Frei – Seattle Sounders

• Xherdan Shaqiri – Chicago Fire

Albania

• Giacomo Vrioni – New England

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Armenia

• Lucas Zelarayán – Columbus Crew 

Austria

• Ercan Kara – Orlando City SC

• Alessandro Schöpf – Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Croatia

• Kristijan Kahlina – Charlotte

• Damir Kreilach – Salt Lake

• Dario Župarić – Portland

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Cyprus 

• Marinos Tzionis – Kansas City

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Denmark

• Malte Amundsen – New York City FC

• Mikael Uhre – Philadelphia Union FC

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Finland

• Lassi Lappalainen – Montreal

• Robin Lod – Minnesota United 

• Alexander Ring – Austin FC

• Robert Taylor – Inter Miami

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France

• Kévin Cabral – Los Angeles Galaxy

• Rudy Camacho – CF Montreal

• Abdoulaye Cissoko – Seattle Sounders FC

• Séga Coulibaly – Los Angeles Galaxy

• Corentin Jean – Inter Miami

• Adilson Malanda (Charlotte)

• Paul Marie (San Jose)

• Steven Moreira – Columbus 

• Rémi Walter – Kansas City

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Germany 

• Rafael Czichos Chicago

• Fabian Herbers – Chicago 

• Florian Jungwirth – Vancouver 

• Jasper Löffelsend – Salt Lake

• Hany Mukhtar – Nashville

• Amar Sejdić – Atlanta

• Erik Thommy – Kansas City

• Robert Voloder – Kansas City 

• Kai Wagner – Philadelphia

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Greece 

• Taxiarchis Fountas – D.C. United

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Hungary

• Dániel Gazdag – Philadelphia

• Dániel Sallói – Kansas City

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Iceland

• Victor Pálsson – DC United 

• Robert Thorkelsson – CF Montreal

• Thorleifur Úlfarsson – Houston Dynamo

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Luxembourg

• Maxime Chanot – New York City FC

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Netherlands

• Nick Marsman – Inter Miami

• Maarten Paes – FC Dallas

• Nigel Robertha – DC United

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Norway

• Jakob Glesnes – Philadelphia Union

• Ola Kamara – DC United

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Poland

• Kamil Jóźwiak – Charlotte

• Patryk Klimala – New York Red Bulls

• Jarosław Niezgoda – Portland Timbers

• Kacper Przybyłko – Chicago Fire 

• Jan Sobociński – Charlotte

• Karol Świderski – Charlotte

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Portugal

• Luís Martins – Vancouver Whitecaps

• Nuno Santos – Charlotte

Republic of Ireland

• Jon Gallagher – Austin FC

• Quinn McNeill – Charlotte

• Derrick Williams – Los Angeles Galaxy

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Romania

• Alexandru Mățan – Columbus Crew

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Scotland

• Ryan Gauld – Vancouver Whitecaps

• Lewis Morgan – New York Red Bulls

• Sam Nicholson – Colorado Rapids

• Johnny Russell – Sporting Kansas City

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Serbia

• Dejan Joveljić – Los Angeles Galaxy

• Đorđe Petrović – New England Revolution

• Ranko Veselinović – Vancouver Whitecaps

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Slovakia 

• Albert Rusnák – Seattle Sounders

• Boris Sekulić – Chicago Fire

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Slovenia

• Aljaž Ivačič – Portland Timbers

• Žan Kolmanič – Austin FC

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Sweden

• Oskar Ågren – San Jose Earthquakes

• Robin Jansson – Orlando City SC

• Adam Lundqvist – Houston Dynamo

• Christopher McVey – Inter Miami