Top 5 active European footballers in the MLS
Since the formation of the MLS in 1996, a host of Europeans have made their way to North America to ply their trade in the MLS. A few of the biggest players like David Beckham, Kaka, Andrea Pirlo and Steven Gerrard all signed for MLS teams from top European sides that the end of their career.
Although it was the capture of the American Landon Donovan in the early 2000s, widely regarded as the signing that brought the MLS to life. With the arrival of some of the best footballers in the world, the league has changed into a competitive league and is gaining massive prominence.
Here we take a look at the top 5 active European footballers in the MLS.
#5 Nemanja Nikoli?
Serbian-born Hungarian international Nemanja Nikoli? made his big break for Kaposvar in 2008 before moving to Videoton is the Hungarian League where he rose to prominence. He finished his campaign as top scorer and proved to be a key player for the club. After five years at Videoton, he moved to Legia Warsaw for a season, before he moved to Chicago Fire in 2017.
The striker will be managed by Veljko Paunovi?, who oversaw Serbia's victory at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup at Chicago Fire. An impressive first season in the MLS saw the Hungarian net in 24 goals in 34 outings.
A Hungarian capped player since 2013, the 29-year-old is a tricky customer to deal with and will be in one of the contenders in line for the Landon Donovan MVP award.