[HOMEGROWN WATCH] Fourteen homegrown players made their MLS debuts in 2011. Five of them, including 16-year-old Jack McBean, who scored for Los Angeles on the final day of the regular season, and 16-year-old Diego Fagundez of New England, scored. Of the 41 homegrown players currently under contract to MLS clubs, 20 played at least one game in 2011. Of the 10 who played 10 or more games, only three are U.S. citizens. Only three homegrown players started 20 or more games, and they all played for D.C. United: Andy Najar, Bill Hamid and Ethan White.
| PLAYER |
CLUB |
AGE |
COUNTRY |
GP |
GS |
G |
A |
| Andy Najar | D.C. United |
18 |
Honduras |
31 |
28 |
5 |
6 |
| Bill Hamid |
D.C. United |
20 |
USA |
28 |
28 |
- |
- |
| Juan Agudelo |
New York |
18 |
USA |
27 |
12 |
6 |
2 |
| *Ethan White |
D.C. United |
20 |
USA |
24 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
| *Nizar Khalfan |
Vancouver |
23 |
Tanzania |
22 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
| Ruben Luna |
FC Dallas |
19 |
Mexico |
15 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| *Ashtone Morgan |
Toronto FC |
20 |
Canada |
14 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
| *Matt Stinson |
Toronto FC |
19 |
Canada |
13 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| *Russell Teibert |
Vancouver |
18 |
Canada |
11 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Doneil Henry |
Toronto FC |
18 |
Canada |
10 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| *Alex Dixon |
Houston |
22 |
USA |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| *Diego Fagundez |
New England |
16 |
Uruguay |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| *Oscar Cordon |
Toronto FC |
18 |
Canada |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| *Zach Pfeffer |
Philadelphia |
16 |
USA |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Tristen Bowen |
Chivas USA |
20 |
USA |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| *Matt Kassel |
New York |
21 |
USA |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| *Jack McBean |
Los Angeles |
16 |
USA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| *Victor Ulloa |
FC Dallas |
19 |
USA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| *Keith Makubaya |
Toronto FC |
18 |
Canada |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| *Aaron Horton |
Columbus |
19 |
USA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bryan Leyva | FC Dallas |
19 |
Mexico |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Francisco Navas Cobo | Houston |
19 | USA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Moises Hernandez | FC Dallas | 19 | USA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Conor Shanosky | D.C. United |
19 | USA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| David Armstrong | Colorado |
19 | USA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Victor Pineda | Chicago |
19 | USA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bryan de la Fuente | Chivas USA |
19 | USA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nicholas Lindsay | Toronto FC |
19 | Canada |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Phil Davies | Vancouver |
20 |
Canada |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jonathan Top | FC Dallas | 18 |
USA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Josue Soto | Houston |
21 |
USA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sacir Hot | New York |
20 |
USA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kevin Ellis | Sporting KC |
20 |
USA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Donny Toia | Real Salt Lake |
19 | USA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Josh Janniere |
Colorado |
19 | Canada |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kellen Gulley | Chicago |
18 |
USA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nico Muniz | Real Salt Lake | 19 | USA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tyler Deric | Houston |
23 |
USA | 0 |
0 |
- |
- |
| Jon Kempin | Sporting KC |
18 |
USA | 0 |
0 |
- |
- |
| Richard Sanchez | FC Dallas |
17 |
Mexico |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
| Brian Sylvestre | Vancouver |
18 |
USA | 0 |
0 |
- |
- |
* Debuted in 2011.
david benson
