Designated Player Rule
The Designated Player Rule, nicknamed the Beckham Rule, allows Major League Soccer franchises to sign up to three players that would be considered outside their salary cap (either by offering the player higher wages or by paying a transfer fee for the player). The rule was adopted ahead of the 2007 MLS season, and it enables teams to compete for star players in the international soccer market. The rule is one of two ways which MLS teams may exceed their salary cap, the other being allocation money. As of December 2019, there have been 209 Designated Players in league history.
The rule is named after David Beckham.[1][2] Beckham was the first player signed under this rule, signing a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy with a guaranteed annual salary of $6.5 million.[3][4]
Club DP History
- As of August 12, 2020[5]
Notes
- The below list indicates players who have had their contract assigned as a Designated Player (DP) contract during their time in MLS. Players may have not always have had a DP contract, or have later had their contract negotiated below a DP level. Similarly, some players have been in MLS whose salary has been at a DP level, but the club has opted to bring their salary below the DP threshold using General Allocation Money or Targeted Allocation Money. Their listed "Years as DP" indicates what seasons they were active as a DP for that club only. Players in bold are currently signed to a DP contract by their club.
- Former MLS sides Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny were dissolved before the introduction of the Designated Player Rule.
Atlanta United FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
 Héctor Villalba |
 San Lorenzo |
2017 |
| Miguel Almirón |
Lanús |
2017–2018 |
 Josef Martínez |
 Torino |
2017– |
| Ezequiel Barco |
Independiente |
2018– |
| Pity Martínez |
River Plate |
2019–2020 |
| Marcelino Moreno |
Lanús |
2020– |
Austin FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Cecilio Domínguez |
Independiente |
2021– |
Chicago Fire
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
 Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
América |
2007–2009 |
 Freddie Ljungberg |
 Seattle Sounders FC |
2010 |
| Nery Castillo |
 Shakhtar Donetsk |
2010 |
 Álvaro Fernández |
Seattle Sounders FC |
2012–2013 |
 Sherjill MacDonald |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germinal Beerschot |
2012–2013 |
| Federico Puppo |
Danubio |
2012–2014 |
| Egidio Arévalo Ríos |
Tijuana |
2013 |
 Juan Luis Anangonó |
El Nacional |
2013–2014 |
 Gilberto |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Toronto FC |
2015–2016 |
 David Accam |
Helsingborg |
2015–2017 |
 Shaun Maloney |
 Wigan Athletic |
2015 |
 Kennedy Igboananike |
AIK |
2015–2016 |
 Nemanja Nikolić |
 Legia Warsaw |
2017–2019 |
 Bastian Schweinsteiger |
Manchester United |
2017–2019 |
 Aleksandar Katai |
 Alavés |
2019 |
 Robert Berić |
 Saint-Étienne |
2020– |
| Ignacio Aliseda |
Defensa y Justicia |
2020– |
| Gastón Giménez |
Vélez Sarsfield |
2020– |
Chivas USA (defunct)
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
 Juan Pablo Ángel |
LA Galaxy |
2011–2012 |
| Oswaldo Minda |
Deportivo Quito |
2012–2014 |
 Shalrie Joseph |
New England Revolution |
2012 |
| Erick Torres |
Guadalajara |
2013–2014 |
| Mauro Rosales |
Seattle Sounders FC |
2014 |
FC Cincinnati
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Fanendo Adi |
Portland Timbers |
2019 |
 Allan Cruz |
Herediano |
2019– |
 Yuya Kubo |
Gent |
2020– |
| Jürgen Locadia |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
2020– |
Colorado Rapids
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
 Gabriel Torres |
Zamora |
2013–2015 |
| Juan Edgardo Ramírez |
Argentinos Juniors |
2015–2017 |
 Kevin Doyle |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2015–2016 |
 Shkëlzen Gashi |
 Basel |
2016–2018 |
| Tim Howard |
Everton |
2016–2019 |
 Younes Namli |
 Krasnodar |
2020– |
Columbus Crew SC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Barros Schelotto |
Boca Juniors |
2009–2010 |
 Andrés Mendoza |
 Diyarbakırspor |
2010–2011 |
| Federico Higuaín |
Colón |
2012–2019 |
 Kei Kamara |
Middlesbrough |
2016 |
| Jonathan Mensah |
Anzhi Makhachkala |
2017 |
 Pedro Santos |
Braga |
2017– |
| Milton Valenzuela |
Newell's Old Boys |
2018–2019 |
| Gyasi Zardes |
LA Galaxy |
2019– |
| Luis Díaz |
Herediano |
2019 |
| Lucas Zelarayán |
UANL |
2020– |
FC Dallas
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Denílson |
 Al-Nassr |
2007 |
| David Ferreira |
Atlético Paranaense |
2009–2013 |
| Fabián Castillo |
Deportivo Cali |
2011–2015 |
| Julian de Guzman |
Toronto FC |
2012 |
| Eric Hassli |
Toronto FC |
2013 |
| Mauro Díaz |
River Plate |
2013–2016 |
| Andrés Escobar |
Dynamo Kyiv |
2014 |
| David Texeira |
Groningen |
2014–2015 |
| Carlos Gruezo |
VfB Stuttgart |
2016–2018 |
| Aníbal Chalá |
El Nacional |
2017 |
| Cristian Colmán |
Nacional Asunción |
2017–2018 |
| Santiago Mosquera |
Millonarios |
2018– |
 Bryan Acosta |
Tenerife |
2019– |
 Pablo Aránguiz |
Unión Española |
2019 |
| Franco Jara |
Pachuca |
2020– |
D.C. United
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Luciano Emílio |
Olimpia |
2008–2009 |
| Marcelo Gallardo |
Paris Saint-Germain |
2008 |
 Branko Bošković |
 Rapid Wien |
2010–2012 |
| Dwayne De Rosario |
New York Red Bulls |
2011–2013 |
| Hamdi Salihi |
Rapid Wien |
2012 |
| Rafael |
Bahia |
2013 |
| Eddie Johnson |
Seattle Sounders FC |
2014–2015 |
| Fabián Espíndola |
New York Red Bulls |
2015–2016 |
| Paul Arriola |
Tijuana |
2017– |
| Wayne Rooney |
Everton |
2018–2019 |
| Lucas Rodríguez |
Estudiantes |
2019 |
| Edison Flores |
Morelia |
2020– |
Houston Dynamo
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Ángel Landín |
Morelia |
2009–2010 |
| Boniek García |
Olimpia |
2012–2014 |
 Giles Barnes |
Doncaster Rovers |
2012–2016 |
| Alexander López |
Olimpia |
2013–2014 |
| DaMarcus Beasley |
Puebla |
2014–2016 |
| Mauro Manotas |
Uniautónoma |
2015–2016 |
| Erick Torres |
Guadalajara |
2015–2017 |
| Alberth Elis |
Monterrey |
2017–2020 |
| Tomás Martínez |
Braga |
2017– |
Inter Miami CF
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Matías Pellegrini |
Estudiantes |
2020– |
| Rodolfo Pizarro |
Monterrey |
2020– |
| Gonzalo Higuaín |
Juventus |
2020– |
LA Galaxy
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| David Beckham |
Real Madrid |
2007–2012 |
| Landon Donovan |
Bayer Leverkusen |
2010–2014 |
| Juan Pablo Ángel |
New York Red Bulls |
2011 |
| Robbie Keane |
Tottenham Hotspur |
2011–2016 |
| Omar Gonzalez |
University of Maryland |
2013–2015 |
| Steven Gerrard |
Liverpool |
2015–2016 |
| Giovani dos Santos |
Villarreal |
2015–2018 |
| Jelle Van Damme |
Standard Liège |
2016–2017[6] |
| Romain Alessandrini |
Marseille |
2017–2019 |
| Jonathan dos Santos |
Villarreal |
2017– |
| Zlatan Ibrahimović |
Manchester United |
2019 |
| Cristian Pavón |
Boca Juniors |
2020– |
| Javier Hernández |
Sevilla |
2020– |
Los Angeles FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Vela |
Real Sociedad |
2018– |
| Diego Rossi |
Peñarol |
2018– |
| André Horta |
Benfica |
2018–2019 |
| Brian Rodríguez |
Peñarol |
2019– |
Minnesota United FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin Quintero |
América |
2018–2019 |
| Ángelo Rodríguez |
Deportes Tolima |
2018–2019 |
 Ján Greguš |
Copenhagen |
2019– |
| Thomás Chacón |
Danubio |
2019– |
| Emanuel Reynoso |
Boca Juniors |
2020– |
Montreal Impact
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Di Vaio |
Bologna |
2012–2014 |
| Hernán Bernardello |
Almería |
2013–2014 |
| Ignacio Piatti |
San Lorenzo |
2014–2019 |
 Didier Drogba |
Chelsea |
2015–2016 |
| Lucas Ontivero |
Galatasaray |
2016 |
| Blerim Džemaili |
Bologna |
2017 |
 Saphir Taïder |
Bologna |
2018– |
 Victor Wanyama |
Tottenham Hotspur |
2020– |
Nashville SC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Hany Mukhtar |
Brøndby IF |
2020– |
| Randall Leal |
Saprissa |
2020– |
| Jhonder Cádiz |
Benfica |
2020– |
New England Revolution
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Caraglio |
Rosario Central |
2011 |
| Shalrie Joseph |
New York Freedom |
2012 |
| Jerry Bengtson |
Motagua |
2012–2014 |
| Jermaine Jones |
Beşiktaş |
2014–2015 |
| José Gonçalves |
Sion |
2016 |
| Xavier Kouassi |
Sion |
2016–2017 |
| Kei Kamara |
Columbus Crew SC |
2016–2017 |
| Claude Dielna |
Sheffield Wednesday |
2018 |
| Carles Gil |
Deportivo La Coruña |
2019– |
| Gustavo Bou |
Tijuana |
2019– |
| Adam Buksa |
Pogoń Szczecin |
2020– |
New York City FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| David Villa |
Atlético Madrid |
2014–2018 |
| Frank Lampard |
Manchester City |
2015–2016 |
| Andrea Pirlo |
Juventus |
2015–2017 |
| Maximiliano Moralez |
León |
2017– |
| Jesús Medina |
Libertad |
2018– |
 Alexandru Mitriță |
Universitatea Craiova |
2019–2020 |
New York Red Bulls
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Claudio Reyna |
Manchester City |
2007–2008 |
| Juan Pablo Ángel |
Aston Villa |
2007–2010 |
| Thierry Henry |
Barcelona |
2010–2014 |
| Rafael Márquez |
Barcelona |
2010–2012 |
| Frank Rost |
Hamburger SV |
2011 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tim Cahill |
Everton |
2012–2014 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips |
Charlton Athletic |
2015–2016, 2017–2019 |
| Gonzalo Verón |
San Lorenzo |
2015–2017 |
| Sacha Kljestan |
Anderlecht |
2016–2017 |
 Omer Damari |
RB Leipzig |
2016 |
| Alejandro Romero Gamarra |
Huracán |
2018– |
| Josh Sims |
Southampton |
2019–2020 |
| Dru Yearwood |
Brentford |
2020– |
Orlando City SC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Kaká |
Milan |
2014–2017 |
| Carlos Rivas |
Deportivo Cali |
2015–2017 |
| Bryan Róchez |
Real España |
2015–2016 |
| Matías Pérez García |
San Jose Earthquakes |
2016–2017 |
| Giles Barnes |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
2017 |
| Yoshimar Yotún |
Malmö FF |
2017 |
| Dom Dwyer |
Sporting Kansas City |
2018– |
| Sacha Kljestan |
New York Red Bulls |
2018 |
| Josué Colmán |
Cerro Porteño |
2018–2019 |
| Nani |
Sporting CP |
2019– |
| Mauricio Pereyra |
Krasnodar |
2019– |
Philadelphia Union
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Freddy Adu |
Benfica |
2011–2012 |
| Kléberson |
Bahia |
2013 |
| Cristian Maidana |
Rangers de Talca |
2014–2015 |
| Maurice Edu |
Stoke City |
2014–2017 |
| Fernando Aristeguieta |
Nantes |
2015 |
| Alejandro Bedoya |
Nantes |
2016–2019 |
 Bořek Dočkal |
 Henan Jianye |
2018 |
| Marco Fabián |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
2019 |
 Jamiro Monteiro |
Metz |
2020– |
Portland Timbers
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Diego Chará |
Deportes Tolima |
2011–2013 |
| Kris Boyd |
Eskişehirspor |
2012 |
| Diego Valeri |
Lanús |
2013–2019 |
| Fanendo Adi |
Copenhagen |
2014–2015, 2016–2018 |
| Liam Ridgewell |
West Bromwich Albion |
2014–2016 |
| Lucas Melano |
Lanús |
2015–2016, 2019 |
| Sebastián Blanco |
San Lorenzo |
2017– |
| Brian Fernández |
Necaxa |
2019 |
| Yimmi Chará |
Atlético Mineiro |
2020– |
| Jarosław Niezgoda |
Legia Warsaw |
2020– |
Real Salt Lake
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Saborío |
Sion |
2011–2015 |
| Javier Morales |
Vecindario |
2011–2015 |
| Kyle Beckerman |
Colorado Rapids |
2015 |
| Joao Plata |
Toronto FC |
2015–2016 |
| Sebastián Jaime |
Unión Española |
2014–2015 |
| Juan Manuel Martínez |
Boca Juniors |
2015–2016 |
 Yura Movsisyan |
Spartak Moscow |
2016–2017 |
| Albert Rusnák |
Groningen |
2017– |
| Jefferson Savarino |
Zulia |
2017–2019 |
 Sam Johnson |
 Vålerenga |
2019– |
| Jeizon Ramírez |
Deportivo Táchira |
2020– |
San Jose Earthquakes
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Geovanni |
Hull City |
2010 |
| Chris Wondolowski |
Houston Dynamo |
2013–2019 |
| Matías Pérez García |
Tigre |
2014–2016 |
| Innocent Emeghara |
 Qarabağ |
2015–2016 |
| Simon Dawkins |
Derby County |
2016–2017 |
 Valeri Qazaishvili |
Vitesse |
2017– |
| Magnus Eriksson |
Djurgårdens I.F. |
2018 |
| Cristian Espinoza |
Villarreal |
2020– |
Seattle Sounders FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Freddie Ljungberg |
West Ham United |
2009–2010 |
| Álvaro Fernández |
Nacional |
2010–2012 |
| Blaise Nkufo |
Twente |
2010 |
| Mauro Rosales |
River Plate |
2011–2013 |
| Christian Tiffert |
1. FC Kaiserslautern |
2012–2013 |
| Shalrie Joseph |
Chivas USA |
2013 |
| Obafemi Martins |
Levante |
2013–2015 |
| Clint Dempsey |
Tottenham Hotspur |
2013–2018 |
 Osvaldo Alonso |
Charleston Battery |
2014–2018 |
| Nelson Valdez |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
2015–2016 |
| Nicolás Lodeiro |
Boca Juniors |
2016– |
| Raúl Ruidíaz |
Morelia |
2018– |
| Víctor Rodríguez |
Sporting Gijón |
2019 |
| Xavier Arreaga |
Barcelona SC |
2019 |
| João Paulo |
Botafogo |
2020– |
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Claudio López |
Racing Club |
2008 |
| Omar Bravo |
Guadalajara |
2011 |
| Jéferson |
Vasco da Gama |
2011 |
| Claudio Bieler |
Liga de Quito |
2013–2014 |
| Matt Besler |
University of Notre Dame |
2014–2016 |
| Graham Zusi |
University of Maryland |
2014–2017 |
| Roger Espinoza |
Wigan Athletic |
2015–2018 |
| Diego Rubio |
Valladolid |
2016 |
 Gerso Fernandes |
Belenenses |
2017 |
| Yohan Croizet |
KV Mechelen |
2018–2019 |
| Felipe Gutiérrez |
Real Betis |
2018– |
| Johnny Russell |
Derby County |
2019– |
| Alan Pulido |
Guadalajara |
2020– |
Toronto FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Julian de Guzman |
Deportivo La Coruña |
2009–2012 |
| Mista |
Deportivo La Coruña |
2010 |
| Danny Koevermans |
PSV Eindhoven |
2011–2013 |
| Torsten Frings |
Werder Bremen |
2011–2012 |
| Eric Hassli |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
2012 |
| Matías Laba |
Argentinos Juniors |
2013 |
| Gilberto |
Internacional |
2014 |
| Michael Bradley |
Roma |
2014–2019 |
| Jermain Defoe |
Tottenham Hotspur |
2014–2015 |
| Sebastian Giovinco |
Juventus |
2015–2018 |
| Jozy Altidore |
Sunderland |
2015– |
| Alejandro Pozuelo |
Genk |
2019– |
| Pablo Piatti |
Espanyol |
2020– |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| Player | Previous club | Years as DP |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Hassli |
Zürich |
2011–2012 |
 Mustapha Jarju |
R.A.E.C. Mons |
2011 |
| Barry Robson |
Middlesbrough |
2012 |
| Kenny Miller |
 Cardiff City |
2012–2014 |
| Matías Laba |
Toronto FC |
2014–2017 |
| Mauro Rosales |
Chivas USA |
2014 |
| Pedro Morales |
Málaga |
2014–2016 |
| Octavio Rivero |
O'Higgins |
2015–2016 |
| Fredy Montero |
Tianjin TEDA Sporting CP |
2017 2019 |
| Brek Shea |
Orlando City |
2017–2018 |
| Kendall Waston |
Saprissa |
2018 |
 Hwang In-beom |
Daejeon Citizen |
2019–2020 |
| Joaquín Ardaiz |
Chiasso |
2019 |
 Ali Adnan |
Udinese |
2019– |
| Lucas Cavallini |
Puebla |
2020– |
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Other websites
- Designated Players glossary entry Archived 2020-10-16 at the Wayback Machine at MLSsoccer.com
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