Accolades for young players are all well and good, but any sports fan will tell you that they're far from the end of the road for any up-and-coming prospect.
Major League Soccer is no exception. For every Fredy Montero and Fabian Castillo, both 24 Under 24 winners who parlayed their MLS success into national team caps and big-money transfers abroad, there's a Ryan Smith or Justin Braun – serviceable players, but ones who never reached the heights predicted of them.
With 24 Under 24 just around the corner, though, we'll take a look today at those past honorees that did make it big. Here's a list of all those who have earned senior national team caps, as well as those who have moved abroad:
Player |
Year(s) on List |
Nationality |
Played for Nat'l Team? |
Moved Abroad? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AJ Soares |
2011 |
United States |
N |
Y - free to AGF Aarhus (Denmark) |
Alvas Powell |
2015 |
Jamaica |
Y |
N |
Andrew Jean-Baptiste |
2013 |
Haiti |
Y |
Y - free to Estrella San Agustín (Spain) |
Andy Najar |
2010-12 |
Honduras |
Y |
Y - transfer to Anderlecht (Belgium) |
Andy Rose |
2012 |
England |
N |
Y - free to Coventry City (England) |
Bill Hamid |
2010-14 |
United States |
Y |
N |
Brek Shea |
2010-12 |
United States |
Y |
Y - transfer to Stoke City (England) |
Camilo |
2011 |
Brazil |
N |
Y - free to Queretaro (Mexico) |
C.J. Sapong |
2011-12 |
United States |
Y |
N |
Erick "Cubo" Torres |
2014-15 |
Mexico |
Y |
Y - loan to Cruz Azul (Mexico) |
Cyle Larin |
2015 |
Canada |
Y |
N |
Darlington Nagbe |
2011-13 |
United States |
Y |
N |
Darren Mattocks |
2012-13 |
Jamaica |
Y |
N |
Dax McCarty |
2010 |
United States |
Y |
N |
DeAndre Yedlin |
2013-14 |
United States |
Y |
Y - transfer to Tottenham (England) |
Deshorn Brown |
2014 |
Jamaica |
Y |
Y - transfer to Valerenga (Norway) |
Erik Palmer-Brown |
2015 |
United States |
N |
Y - loan to Porto B (Portugal) |
Fabian Castillo |
2011-2015 |
Colombia |
Y |
Y - loan to Trabzonspor (Turkey) |
Freddy Adu |
2011-12 |
United States |
Y |
Y - transfer to Bahia (Brazil) |
Fredy Montero |
2010 |
Colombia |
Y |
Y - transfer to Sporting CP (Portugal) |
Gyasi Zardes |
2013-14 |
United States |
Y |
N |
Joao Plata |
2011, 2014-15 |
Ecuador |
Y |
N |
Jonathan Osorio |
2013 |
Canada |
Y |
N |
Juan Agudelo |
2011-13, 2015 |
United States |
Y |
Y - free to Stoke City (England) |
Juninho |
2010-11 |
Brazil |
N |
Y - transfer to Tijuana (Mexico) |
Kellyn Acosta |
2015 |
United States |
Y |
N |
Kemar Lawrence |
2015 |
Jamaica |
Y |
N |
Kwadwo Poku |
2015 |
Ghana |
Y |
N |
Luis Gil |
2011-14 |
United States |
Y |
Y - free to Queretaro (Mexico) |
Luis Silva |
2012 |
United States |
N |
Y - free to Tigres UANL (Mexico) |
Marco Pappa |
2010 |
Guatemala |
Y |
Y - transfer to Heerenveen (Netherlands) |
Matt Miazga |
2015 |
United States |
Y |
Y - transfer to Chelsea (England) |
Omar Gonzalez |
2010-11 |
United States |
Y |
Y - transfer to Pachuca (Mexico) |
Omar Salgado |
2011-12 |
United States |
N |
Y - transfer to Tigres UANL (Mexico) |
Oriol Rosell |
2013 |
Spain |
N |
Y - transfer to Sporting CP (Portugal) |
Perry Kitchen |
2011-15 |
United States |
Y |
Y - free to Hearts (Scotland) |
Robbie Rogers |
2010 |
United States |
Y |
Y - free to Leeds United (England) |
Roger Torres |
2010-11 |
Colombia |
N |
Y - free to Atlético Nacional (Colombia) |
Russell Teibert |
2013-14 |
Canada |
Y |
N |
Ryan Smith |
2010 |
England |
N |
Y - free to Skoda Xanthi (Greece) |
Sean Johnson |
2010-12 |
United States |
Y |
N |
Shane O'Neill |
2014 |
United States |
N |
Y - transfer to Apollon Limassol (Cyprus) |
Simon Dawkins |
2011 |
Jamaica |
Y |
Y - loan return to Tottenham (England) |
Steve Zakuani |
2010-11 |
DR Congo |
Y |
N |
Teal Bunbury |
2010-12 |
United States |
Y |
N |
Tesho Akindele |
2014 |
United States |
Y |
N |
Tim Ream |
2010 |
United States |
Y |
Y - transfer to Bolton (England) |
Tony Tchani |
2010 |
Cameroon |
Y |
N |
Tristan Bowen |
2010 |
United States |
N |
Y - loan to Roselaere (Belgium) |
Will Bruin |
2012 |
United States |
Y |
N |
Will Johnson |
2010 |
Canada |
Y |
N |
This list only includes players who have earned senior national team caps at any point in their careers, as opposed to those who have been called up, but not played. Only moves abroad that happened after a player appeared on the 24 Under 24 list are counted.
