A club may sign a player to a professional contract without subjecting him to the MLS SuperDraft if the player has been a member of a club’s youth academy for at least one year and has met the necessary training and retention requirements. Players joining MLS through this mechanism are known as Homegrown Players.
There is no limit to the number of Homegrown Players a club may sign in a given year. Players that are signed as Homegrown Players are not counted against the team's salary budget.
Players such as Andy Najar, DeAndre Yedlin and Bill Hamid have come into MLS via the Homegrown Player mechanism.
As of May 2 2017
| Player | Club | Signed | D.O.B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Carleton | Atlanta United | 6/9/2016 | 6/22/2000 |
| Chris Goslin | Atlanta United | 10/6/2016 | 5/12/2000 |
| Harrison Heath | Atlanta United (from Orlando) | 12/11/2016 | 3/6/1996 |
| Joey Calistri | Chicago Fire | 12/17/2015 | 11/20/1993 |
| Drew Conner | Chicago Fire | 12/17/2015 | 2/18/1994 |
| Patrick Doody | Chicago Fire | 12/22/2014 | 4/22/1992 |
| Collin Fernandez | Chicago Fire | 8/28/2014 | 2/13/1997 |
| Matt Lampson (GK) | Chicago Fire (from Columbus Crew SC) |
12/15/2011 | 9/6/1989 |
| Djordje Mihailovic | Chicago Fire | 1/27/2017 | 11/10/1998 |
| Caleb Calvert (on loan) | Colorado Rapids (from Chivas USA) |
11/19/2014 | 10/22/1996 |
| Kortne Ford | Colorado Rapids | 1/6/2017 | 1/26/1996 |
| Ricardo Perez | Colorado Rapids | 1/6/2017 | 5/30/1995 |
| Dillon Serna | Colorado Rapids | 1/14/2013 | 3/25/1994 |
| Alex Crognale | Columbus Crew SC | 12/20/2016 | 8/27/1994 |
| Ben Swanson | Columbus Crew SC | 10/17/2014 | 7/18/1997 |
| Wil Trapp | Columbus Crew SC | 12/13/2012 | 1/15/1993 |
| Chris Durkin | D.C. United | 6/14/2016 | 2/8/2000 |
| Bill Hamid (GK) | D.C. United | 9/2/2009 | 11/25/1990 |
| Ian Harkes | D.C. United | 1/23/2017 | 3/30/1995 |
| Jalen Robinson | D.C. United | 1/6/2014 | 5/8/1994 |
| Kellyn Acosta | FC Dallas | 7/12/2012 | 7/24/1995 |
| Reggie Cannon | FC Dallas | 12/22/2016 | 6/11/1998 |
| Coy Craft | FC Dallas | 7/31/2014 | 5/23/1997 |
| Jesus Ferreira | FC Dallas | 11/17/2016 | 12/24/2000 |
| Jesse Gonzalez (GK) | FC Dallas | 3/21/2013 | 5/25/1995 |
| Aaron Guillen | FC Dallas | 1/5/2016 | 6/23/1993 |
| Paxton Pomykal | FC Dallas | 9/9/2016 | 12/17/1996 |
| Bryan Reynolds | FC Dallas | 11/22/2016 | 6/28/2001 |
| Victor Ulloa | FC Dallas | 7/30/2010 | 3/4/1992 |
| Tyler Deric (GK) | Houston Dynamo | 2/27/2009 | 8/30/1988 |
| Christian Lucatero | Houston Dynamo | 8/18/2015 | 6/17/1997 |
| Memo Rodriguez | Houston Dynamo | 3/1/2017 | 12/27/1995 |
| Hugo Arellano | LA Galaxy | 1/13/2017 | 3/5/19998 |
| Bradford Jamieson IV | LA Galaxy | 2/20/2014 | 11/18/1996 |
| Ariel Lassiter | LA Galaxy | 3/5/2016 | 9/27/1994 |
| Jack McBean | LA Galaxy (on loan) | 1/31/2011 | 12/15/1994 |
| Raul Mendiola | LA Galaxy | 2/20/2014 | 11/18/1996 |
| Nathan Smith | LA Galaxy | 3/2/2017 | 10/18/1994 |
| Jaime Villarreal | LA Galaxy | 3/2/2017 | 6/23/1995 |
| Jose Villarreal | LA Galaxy | 12/22/2011 | 9/10/1993 |
| Gyasi Zardes | LA Galaxy | 12/20/2012 | 9/2/1991 |
| Collin Martin | Minnesota United (from D.C. United) |
7/10/2013 | 11/9/1994 |
| Louis Beland-Goyette | Montreal Impact | 9/12/2014 | 9/15/1995 |
| David Choiniere | Montreal Impact | 6/28/2016 | 2/7/1994 |
| Maxime Crepeau (GK) | Montreal Impact | 3/15/2013 | 5/11/1994 |
| Anthony Jackson-Hamel | Montreal Impact | 7/31/2014 | 8/3/1993 |
| Wandrille Lefevre | Montreal Impact | 2/26/2013 | 12/17/1989 |
| Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla | Montreal Impact | 10/20/2016 | 3/31/1999 |
| Scott Caldwell | New England Revolution | 12/21/2012 | 3/15/1991 |
| Diego Fagundez | New England Revolution | 11/25/2010 | 2/14/1995 |
| Zachary Herivaux | New England Revolution | 5/2/2015 | 2/1/1996 |
| London Woodberry | New England Revolution (from FC Dallas) |
1/9/2013 | 5/28/1991 |
| Sean Okoli | New York City FC (from Seattle Sounders FC) |
1/9/2014 | 2/3/1993 |
| Ethan White | New York City FC (from D.C. United) |
12/14/2010 | 12/13/1991 |
| Tyler Adams | New York Red Bulls | 12/2/2015 | 2/14/1999 |
| Brandon Allen | New York Red Bulls | 12/21/2015 | 10/8/1993 |
| Arun Basuljevic | New York Red Bulls | 1/24/2017 | 12/17/1995 |
| Sean Davis | New York Red Bulls | 12/11/2014 | 2/8/1993 |
| Derrick Etienne | New York Red Bulls | 12/21/2015 | 11/25/1996 |
| Connor Lade | New York Red Bulls | 12/5/2011 | 3/28/1990 |
| Evan Louro | New York Red Bulls | 4/29/2017 | 1/19/1996 |
| Alex Muyl | New York Red Bulls | 12/22/2015 | 9/30/1995 |
| Tommy Redding | Orlando City | 3/12/2014 | 1/24/1997 |
| Mason Stajduhar (GK) | Orlando City | 11/6/2015 | 12/2/1997 |
| Donny Toia | Orlando City (from Real Salt Lake) |
3/24/2011 | 5/28/1992 |
| Derrick Jones | Philadelphia Union | 7/27/2016 | 3/3/1997 |
| Adam Najem | Philadelphia Union (from NYRB) | 2/8/2017 | 1/19/1995 |
| Auston Trusty | Philadelphia Union | 8/10/2016 | 8/12/1998 |
| Marco Farfan | Portland Timbers | 10/14/2016 | 11/12/1998 |
| Danilo Acosta | Real Salt Lake | 12/29/2015 | 11/17/1997 |
| Jordan Allen | Real Salt Lake | 12/31/2013 | 4/25/1995 |
| Eduardo Fernandez (GK) | Real Salt Lake | 2/24/2012 | 12/16/1992 |
| Justen Glad | Real Salt Lake | 4/7/2014 | 2/28/1997 |
| Jose Hernandez | Real Salt Lake | 12/22/2016 | 4/12/1996 |
| Sebastian Saucedo | Real Salt Lake | 7/25/2014 | 1/22/1997 |
| Ricardo Velazco | Real Salt Lake | 9/6/2016 | 5/26/1993 |
| Nick Lima | San Jose Earthquakes | 12/21/2016 | 11/17/1994 |
| Tommy Thompson | San Jose Earthquakes | 1/22/2014 | 8/15/1995 |
| Seyi Adekoya | Seattle Sounders FC | 1/18/2017 | 12/5/1995 |
| Aaron Kovar | Seattle Sounders FC | 1/9/2014 | 8/14/1993 |
| Victor Mansaray (on loan) | Seattle Sounders FC | 11/5/201 | 2/22/1997 |
| Jordan Morris | Seattle Sounders FC | 1/21/2016 | 10/26/1994 |
| Harry Shipp | Seattle Sounders FC (from Chicago) | 1/9/2014 | 11/7/1991 |
| Henry Wingo | Seattle Sounders FC | 1/18/2017 | 10/4/1995 |
| Kevin Ellis | Sporting Kansas City | 2/18/2011 | 6/30/1991 |
| Jon Kempin (GK) | Sporting Kansas City | 8/31/2010 | 4/8/1993 |
| Erik Palmer-Brown | Sporting Kansas City | 8/2/2013 | 4/24/1997 |
| Daniel Salloi | Sporting Kansas City | 1/13/2016 | 7/19/1996 |
| Sergio Camargo | Toronto FC | 1/11/2017 | 8/16/1994 |
| Jay Chapman | Toronto FC | 1/15/2015 | 1/1/1994 |
| Marky Delgado | Toronto FC (from Chivas USA) |
11/19/2014 | 5/16/1995 |
| Jordan Hamilton | Toronto FC | 1/9/2014 | 3/17/1996 |
| Ashtone Morgan | Toronto FC | 3/17/2011 | 2/9/1991 |
| Ben Spencer | Toronto FC | 5/2/2017 | 3/28/1995 |
| Sam Adekugbe (on loan) | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8/28/2013 | 1/16/1995 |
| Marco Bustos | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9/15/2014 | 4/22/1996 |
| Alphonso Davies | Vancouver Whitecaps | 7/15/2016 | 11/2/2000 |
| Ben McKendry | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1/26/2015 | 3/25/1993 |
| Russell Teibert | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3/17/2011 | 12/22/1992 |
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