Western Conference: Breaking down every team's premium roster slot status
MLSSoccer.com, January 14, 2026
Let's take a team-by-team look at where all 30 MLS clubs stand re: how they’re using their Designated Player and U22 Initiative slots. Think of it as a refresher as teams around the league report for preseason this week.
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- Albert Rusnak
- Ali Ahmed
- allocation money
- Anders Dreyer
- Andrés Cubas
- Ariath Piol
- Brandon Vazquez
- Brian Gutiérrez
- Bruce Arena
- Cameron Knowles
- Chris Armas
- Cole Bassett
- Cristian Espinoza
- Da Costa
- Darren Yapi
- David Ayala
- David Da Costa
- David Martinez
- Dejan Joveljić
- Denis Bouanga
- Diego Chará
- Diego Fagundez
- Diego Luna
- Diogo Gonçalves
- Dominik Marczuk
- dos Santos
- Édier Ocampo
- Emmanuel Sabbi
- Enes Sali
- Eric Quill
- Ezequiel Ponce
- Fallou Fall
- Gabriel Pec
- general allocation money
- Geovane Jesus
- Girdwood-Reich
- Hamzat Ojediran
- Hernán López
- Igor Jesus
- Jack McGlynn
- Jacob Shaffelburg
- Jake Girdwood-Reich
- Jayden Nelson
- Joaquín Pereyra
- Johnny Russell
- John Thorrington
- Jonathan Rodriguez
- Jordan Morris
- Joseph Paintsil
- Josh Atencio
- Julián Aude
- Kelvin Yeboah
- Kenji Cabrera
- Kevin Kelsy
- Kristoffer Velde
- Ku-Dipietro
- Lawrence Ennali
- Lucas Sanabria
- Lutz Pfannenstiel
- Manu García
- Marcel Hartel
- Marco Reus
- Mateja Djordjević
- Mateusz Bogusz
- Matheus Nascimento
- Myrto Uzuni
- Nectarios Triantis
- Nelson Palacio
- Nelson Quiñónes
- Nicolás Dubersarsky
- Nicolás Romero
- Nikola Petković
- Niko Tsakiris
- Noel Buck
- Obed Vargas
- Ondřej Lingr
- Osman Bukari
- Owen Gene
- Owen Wolff
- Patrickson Delgado
- Paxten Aaronson
- Pedro de la Vega
- Pedro Soma
- Petar Musa
- Phil Neville
- Rafael Navarro
- Ran Binyamin
- Raphael Wicky
- Reed Baker-Whiting
- Riqui Puig
- Roman Burki
- Rwan Cruz
- Ryan Gauld
- Ryan Hollingshead
- Sang-bin
- San Jose
- Son Heung-min
- Stefan Cleveland
- Ted Ku-Dipietro
- Thomas Müller
- Timo Werner
- Tomás Ángel
- Tomás Chancalay