In total 28 homegrown players played minutes in 2012, with just six coming in with more than 1,000.
Toronto FC’s Ashtone Morgan led the way with 2,525 minutes.
Including Morgan, there were six Canadian homegrown players that got on the pitch during MLS 2012. For TFC, Doneil Henry had 1,139 minutes and Matt Stinson 89, with Vancouver’s Russell Teibert (117) and Caleb Clarke (15) also clocking in. Karl Ouimette (66) was the Impact’s only homegrown player in 2012.
The full league rankings and all-time list is below the jump.
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Ashtone Morgan – TFC – 2,525
Bill Hamid – DC United – 2,337
Connor Lade – NYRB -- 2,265
Andy Najar – DC United – 2,113
Juan Agudelo – NYRB – 1,567
Doneil Henry – TFC – 1,139
Diego Fagundez -- NER --774
Bryan Leyva -- Dallas -- 435
Tristan Bowen -- Galaxy -- 248
Ruben Luna – Dallas -- 207
Brent Richards – Portland -- 201
Matt Lampson – Columbus -- 140
Jose Villarreal – Galaxy -- 122
Russell Teibert – Vancouver -- 117
Alex Dixon – Houston -- 114
Jonathon Top – Dallas -- 101
Tyler Deric – Houston -- 90
Matt Stinson – TFC -- 89
Karl Ouimette – Montreal -- 66
Ben Speas – Columbus -- 64
Cristhian Hernandez – Philly -- 26
Jimmy McLaughlin – Philly -- 17
Marco Delgado – Chivas -- 17
Caleb Clarke – Vancouver -- 15
Jack McBean – Galaxy -- 8
Davy Armstrong – Colorado -- 4
Shane O'Neill – Colorado -- 4
Zach Pfeffer – Philly – 4
DC United is still clear and away the club that has maximized the homegrown rule, with Toronto FC a clear second (which would lead one to believe that Toronto’s reliance on the homegrown rule will continue under Kevin Payne).
Five clubs have yet to have a single homegrown player touch the pitch – San Jose, Seattle, Chicago, Kansas City and Salt Lake. The latter is interesting in that Salt Lake has invested a great deal into the academy. It’s likely illustrative of obvious fact that strong teams are going to struggle to find minutes for young players (It’s also telling that the top two teams on this list have one playoff appearance over the last collective eight seasons between them). If MLS is to take the homegrown rule seriously it must take steps to find quality playing time for players from academies like SLC’s, where first team minutes are rare.
The list.
1 - DC United
Bill Hamid – 4,729
Andy Najar – 4,635
Ethan White – 1,928
TOTAL – 11,292
2 - Toronto FC
Oscar Cordon - 144
Doneil Henry – 1,642
Nicholas Lindsay – 240
Keith Makubuya - 45
Ashtone Morgan – 3,428
Matt Stinson – 764
TOTAL – 6,233
3 - New York Red Bulls
Juan Agudelo – 2,931
Matt Kassel – 82
Connor Lade -- 2,265
TOTAL – 5,278
4 - Vancouver Whitecaps
Nizar Khalfan – 1,066
Russell Teibert – 620
Caleb Clarke – 15
TOTAL – 1,701
5 - FC Dallas
Bryan Levya – 435
Ruben Luna – 614
Jonathan Top – 101
Victor Ulloa – 9
TOTAL – 1,159
6 - New England Revolution
Diego Fagundez – 1,088
TOTAL – 1,088
7 - LA Galaxy
Jack McBean – 98
Tristan Bowan – 248
Jose Villarreal – 122
TOTAL - 468
8 - Houston Dynamo
Tyler Deric - 90
Alex Dixon – 198
TOTAL - 288
9 - Columbus Crew
Aaron Horton – 1
Matt Lampson – 140
Ben Speas – 64
TOTAL - 205
10 - Portland Timbers
Brent Richards – 201
TOTAL -- 201
11 - Philadelphia Union
Zack Pfeiffer – 140
Cristhian Hernandez – 26
Jimmy McLaughlin – Philly -- 17
TOTAL - 183
12 - Chivas USA
Tristan Bowen – 60
Marco Delgado – 17
TOTAL - 77
13 - Montreal
Karl Ouimette – 66
TOTAL -- 66
14- Colorado Rapids
Davy Armstrong - 4
Davy Armstrong – Colorado -- 4
Shane O'Neill – Colorado -- 4
TOTAL - 12
15 - Sporting Kansas City
No homegrown minutes
TOTAL - 0
15 - Real Salt Lake
No homegrown minutes
TOTAL - 0
15 - Chicago Fire
No homegrown minutes
TOTAL - 0
15 - Seattle Sounders
No homegrown minutes
TOTAL - 0
15 - San Jose Earthquakes
No homegrown minutes
TOTAL – 0
Nine homegrown players have more than 1,000 minutes played. The top 10 all-time homegrown minutes played leaders are:
- Bill Hamid – DC United -- 4,729
- Andy Najar – DC United -- 4,635
- Ashtone Morgan – Toronto FC -- 3,428
- Juan Agudelo – New York -- 2,931
- Connor Lade – New York -- 2,265
- Ethan White – DC United -- 1,928
- Doneil Henry – Toronto FC -- 1,642
- Diego Fagundez – New England -- 1,088
- Nizar Khalfan – Vancouver -- 1,066
- Matt Stinson – Toronto FC -- 764