Past Designated Players
| Year/s Played | Player | Nation | Club/s | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2012 | Beckham, DavidDavid Beckham | ENG | Los Angeles Galaxy | $4,000,000 |
| 2007–2010‡† | Emilio, LucianoLuciano Emilio | BRA | D.C. United | $516,043 |
| 2007–2008 | Reyna, ClaudioClaudio Reyna | USA | New York Red Bulls | $1,250,008 |
| 2007–2009 | Blanco, CuauhtémocCuauhtémoc Blanco | MEX | Chicago Fire | $2,759,086 |
| 2007 | Denílson | BRA | FC Dallas | $879,936 |
| 2007–2010‡† | Barros Schelotto, GuillermoGuillermo Barros Schelotto | ARG | Columbus Crew | $463,750 |
| 2008 | Gallardo, MarceloMarcelo Gallardo | ARG | D.C. United | $1,874,006 |
| 2008–2009, 2010† | López, ClaudioClaudio López | ARG | Kansas City Wizards, Colorado Rapids | $373,333 |
| 2009–2012, 2012 | de Guzman, JulianJulian de Guzman | CAN | Toronto FC, FC Dallas | $1,910,746 |
| 2009–2010, 2010 | Ljungberg, FreddieFreddie Ljungberg | SWE | Seattle Sounders FC, Chicago Fire | $1,314,000 |
| 2009–2010 | Landín, Luis ÁngelLuis Ángel Landín | MEX | Houston Dynamo | $120,000 |
| 2010 | Nkufo, BlaiseBlaise Nkufo | SWI | Seattle Sounders FC | $480,000 |
| 2010–2012† | Bošković, BrankoBranko Bošković | MNE | D.C. United | $528,978 |
| 2010–2012 | Márquez, RafaelRafael Márquez | MEX | New York Red Bulls | $4,600,000 |
| 2010 | Mista | ESP | Toronto FC | $987,338 |
| 2010 | Castillo, NeryNery Castillo | MEX | Chicago Fire | $1,788,061 |
| 2010–2011‡ | Mendoza, AndrésAndrés Mendoza | PER | Columbus Crew | $417,917 |
| 2010 | Geovanni | BRA | San Jose Earthquakes | $n/a |
| 2011 | Bravo, OmarOmar Bravo | MEX | Sporting Kansas City | $170,000 |
| 2011–present† | Castillo, FabiánFabián Castillo | COL | FC Dallas | $56,250 |
| 2011 | Jarju, MustaphaMustapha Jarju | GAM | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | $426,883 |
| 2011 | Rost, FrankFrank Rost | GER | New York Red Bulls | $545,460 |
| 2011 | Jéferson | BRA | Sporting Kansas City | $484,996 |
| 2011 | Caraglio, MiltonMilton Caraglio | ARG | New England Revolution | $54,000 |
| 2007–2010, 2011, 2011–2012† | Ángel, Juan PabloJuan Pablo Ángel | COL | New York Red Bulls, Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA | $1,630,700 |
| 2012 | Puppo, FedericoFederico Puppo | URU | Chicago Fire | $100,000 |
- Notes
- ‡ – indicates players who originally signed with MLS at a salary lower than a Designated Player level but later had their salary increased to a Designated Player level.
- † – indicates players who still continued to play in MLS but had their contracts negotiated below a Designated Player level.
- Player salaries include compensation from their MLS contract, not including any bonuses or compensation from contracts with individual teams or their affiliates.
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