The Top 20 American Soccer Players (April 2016)
In this publication’s opinion, Clint Dempsey has been the best American soccer player since 2006/2007. No offense to Landon Donovan, but Dempsey has a much stronger resume with a higher level of technical skill and mental toughness than Donovan had.
Nevertheless, ranking the best American soccer players involves figuring out who goes after the Texas gunslinger, Deuce Dempsey.
Here are the rankings:
1. Clint Dempsey – Forward – Seattle Sounders
2. Michael Bradley – Midfielder – Toronto FC
3. Fabian Johnson – Midfielder/Defender – Borussia Monchengladbach
4. Geoff Cameron – Defender/Midfielder – Stoke City
5. Benny Feilhaber – Midfielder – Sporting Kansas City
6. Jozy Altidore – Forward – Toronto FC
7. Juan Agudelo – Forward – New England Revolution
8. Darlington Nagbe – Midfielder – Portland Timbers
9. Lee Nguyen – Midfielder – New England Revolution
10. DeAndre Yedlin – Outside Back – Tottenham/Sunderland
11. Charlie Davies – Forward – New England Revolution
12. Brad Guzan – Goalkeeper – Aston Villa
13. John Brooks – Defender – Hertha Berlin
14. Rubio Rubin – Forward – Utrecht
15. Sebastian Lletget – Forward/Midfielder – LA Galaxy
16. Kelyn Rowe – Midfielder – New England Revolution
17.Dillon Powers – Midfielder – Colorado Rapids
18. Alejandro Bedoya – Midfielder – Nantes
19. Kellyn Acosta – Midfielder – FC Dallas
20. Fatai Alashe – Midfielder – San Jose Earthquakes