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MLS: Top 5 Asian players in league history

In total, only 33 Asian players have played in Major League Soccer, with those 33 hailing from 13 different countries across the continent. Several of those have been part of MLS Cup winning-sides, with others having won the U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championships in their MLS careers, but who gets a place in our top five Asian players of all time?

Find out below in our list of the top five Asian players in MLS history.

5. Daigo Kobayashi

The first member of our top five Asian players to have ever featured in Major League Soccer is one of two Japanese stars on the list, former Vancouver and New England man, Daigo Kobayashi.