Every U22 Initiative player in MLS: Full list

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

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 Winter 2026 Roster Profiles and the league's Roster Rules.

Updated as of: May 11, 2026

Atlanta United

• Elías Báez (D)
• Tomás Jacob (D)

Austin FC

• Mateja Djordjevic (D)
• Nicolás Dubersarsky (M)
• Owen Wolff (M)

Charlotte FC

• Rodolfo Aloko (F)
• Baye Coulibaly (M)
• Nikola Petković (M)^
• Idan Toklomati (F)

Chicago Fire FC

• Dje D'Avilla (M)
• Puso Dithejane (F)
• Mbekezeli Mbokazi (D)
• Viktor Radojević (D)

FC Cincinnati

• Ender Echenique (F)
• Gilberto Flores (D)
• Samuel Gidi (M)

Colorado Rapids

• Ted Ku-Dipietro (M)
• Alexis Manyoma (F)

Columbus Crew

• Nariman Akhundzada (F)
• Hugo Picard (M)

FC Dallas

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

D.C. United

• Caden Clark (F)
• Kim Joon-Hong (GK)^
• Gabriel Pirani (M)

Houston Dynamo FC

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

Sporting Kansas City

• Diego Borges (D)

LA Galaxy

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

LAFC

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

Inter Miami CF

• Tomás Avilés (D)^
• David Ayala (M)
• Telasco Segovia (M)
• Mateo Silvetti (F)

Minnesota United FC

• Owen Gene (M)
• Mauricio González (F)
• Nicolás Romero (D)
• Nectarios Triantis (M)

CF Montréal

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

Nashville SC

• Reed Baker-Whiting (M)
• Ahmed Qasem (F)
• Patrick Yazbek (M)

New England Revolution

• Ilay Feingold (D)
• Luca Langoni (F)
• Brooklyn Raines (M)
• Dor Turgeman (F)

New York City FC

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

Red Bull New York

• Julián Bazán (D)
• Wiktor Bogacz (F)^
• Dennis Gjengaar (F)^

Orlando City SC

• Iago (D)
• Luis Otávio (M)
• Nicolás Rodríguez (F)^
• Tiago (F)

Philadelphia Union

• Ezekiel Alladoh (F)
• Olwethu Makhanya (D)
• Philippe Ndinga (D)
• Quinn Sullivan (M)

Portland Timbers

• Antony (M)
• Cole Bassett (M)
• Kevin Kelsy (F)

Real Salt Lake

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

San Diego FC

• Pedro Soma (M)

San Jose Earthquakes

• Niko Tsakiris (M)

Seattle Sounders FC

• Nikola Petković (M)^

St. Louis CITY SC

• Fallou Fall (D)
• Jake Girdwood-Reich (D/M)^
• Sang Bin Jeong (F)

Toronto FC

• Emilio Aristizábal (F)
• Cassius Mailula (F)^

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

• Kenji Cabrera (M)
• Bruno Caicedo (F)
• Édier Ocampo (D)

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