Barring Argentinians and Brazilians, there have been almost 200 players from the CONMEBOL region who have featured in Major League Soccer at one point or another. Several of those have won MLS Cups, and four have been named the league’s MVP. But which make it into the top five players in league history?
Find out below in our top five South American players in MLS history.
5. David Ferreira
The man takes the number five spot is 2010 MLS MVP, David Ferreira. The Colombian midfielder signed for FC Dallas on loan from Paranaense for the 2009 season and would go on to play for the Texan side for five years, featuring at least 30 times in three of those campaigns.