The Best Seattle Sounders FC Players In MLS History

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Updated April 15, 2024

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939 votes

127 voters

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Vote up the top players ever on the Seattle Sounders FC roster.

The best players ever to lace up their cleats for Seattle Sounders FC have been part of a legacy of improving the sport of soccer in the United States as part of the MLS. All the Seattle Sounders stars of past and present have had a hand in crafting the history of their club team.

Some of the top Sounders players have recognizable names like Clint Dempsey and Chad Marshall, who have helped raise the profile of the Seattle Sounders in Major League Soccer, while other talented players like defender Kelvin Leerdam and goalie Stefan Frei might have flown under the radar while establishing themselves among the class of the Sounders franchise.

So which of these players from Seattle’s history through 2020 deserves to rank near the top of the list? Who are the best Seattle Sounders FC players of all time? Vote below, and if you see any players missing from the list who should be considered, feel free to add them as well.

Most divisive: Gustav Svensson

Over 100 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Seattle Sounders FC Players In MLS History

1
Clint Dempsey
Age: 41
77 votes
Sounders career: 2013-2018
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2
Stefan Frei
Age: 37
64 votes
Sounders career: 2014-present
3
Chad Marshall
Age: 39
41 votes
Sounders career: 2014-2019
4
Nicolás Lodeiro
Age: 35
70 votes
Sounders career: 2016-present
5
Obafemi Martins
Age: 39
52 votes
Sounders career: 2013-2015
6
Osvaldo Alonso
Age: 38
48 votes
Sounders career: 2009-2018
7
Cristian Roldan
47 votes
Sounders career: 2015-present
8
Fredy Montero
Age: 36
45 votes
Sounders career: 2009-2014
9
Jordan Morris
55 votes
Sounders career: 2014-present
10
Brad Evans
Age: 38
34 votes
Sounders career: 2009-2017

11
Eddie Johnson
Age: 40
24 votes
Sounders career: 2012-2013
12
Steve Zakuani
Age: 36
24 votes
Sounders career: 2009-2013
13
DeAndre Yedlin
Age: 30
35 votes
Sounders career: 2012-2014
14
Marco Pappa
Age: 36
15 votes
Sounders career: 2014-2015
15
Mauro Rosales
Age: 43
31 votes
Sounders career: 2011-2013
16
Roger Levesque
Age: 43
21 votes
Sounders career: 2003-2012
17
Gonzalo Pineda
Age: 41
19 votes
Sounders career: 2014-2015
18
Zach Scott
Age: 43
26 votes
Sounders career: 2002-2016
19
Joevin Jones
Age: 32
26 votes
Sounders career: 2016-2017, 2019-present
20
Nelson Haedo Valdez
Age: 40
22 votes
Sounders career: 2015-2016

21
James Riley
Age: 41
14 votes
Sounders career: 2009-2011
22
Andreas Ivanschitz
Age: 40
12 votes
Sounders career: 2015-2018
23
Gustav Svensson
Age: 37
26 votes
Sounders career: 2017-present
24
Kelvin Leerdam
Age: 33
22 votes
Sounders career: 2017-present
25
Will Bruin
Age: 34
17 votes
Sounders career: 2017-present
26
Lamar Neagle
Age: 36
20 votes
Sounders career: 2009, 2011, 2013-2015, 2017-2018
27
Tyrone Marshall
Age: 49
11 votes
Sounders career: 2009-2010
28
Djimi Traoré
Age: 44
16 votes
Sounders career: 2013-2014
29
Erik Friberg
Age: 38
12 votes
Sounders career: 2011, 2015-2016
30
Sammy Ochoa
Age: 37
8 votes
Sounders career: 2011-2013