Tonight I was watching EPL highlights and saw Shaun Bartlett score two goals (and get a red card). I remember him playing for the Rapids and Metrostars. I hear a lot about Americans playing abroad, but how many other non-American former MLSers are playing in foreign leagues, and how are they doing? If Bartlett (who was only average in MLS) can make it in the EPL, what does that say about the caliber of MLS vs EPL?
It doesnt say anything about MLS vs EPL since Bartlett hasnt scored crap for a long ass time. He also in a medium sized club.
Anybody know where Musa Shannon (Liberia) is? He bolted for Europe after having a good scoring season a few years ago (1999, I think).
I know a lot of Latino American guys have left MLS and gone back to Latin America and played, some doing pretty well. As for ex-foreign MLS players in Europe, Stern John and Jason Bent come to mind. Both are in England having various degrees of success. Same with Onandi Lowe, though that crack arrest might limit how success is defined in his case.
Holy crap! I had NO IDEA Shaun Bartlett was in EPL. Who is he with? Because that's where I need to go to try out! I'm not going to make any rash comparisons of EPL and MLS, because EPL is certainly better. But if Shaun Bartlett is even cracking a starting eleven in EPL, mid-level team or not, then it has to be said MLS is in excellent shape considering its age.
Junior Agogo already has 10 goals for Bristol Rovers (League Two). Mark Williams has played 10 games (9 starts) for Milton Keynes (League One). As Sandon says, you can track a lot of players in Latin America. William Sunsing recently returned to Costa Rica's national team and scored a game-winning goal in a qualifier. Mauricio Wright had quit the national team while Steve Sampson was in charge; now he's hurt, iirc.
Not really. Brian Dunseth has been doing pretty well for a semi-pro second-division club in Sweden that was almost relegated. Although it looks like Wolde scored the goal that kept the team from being relegated, I just counted 4 goals and an assist for him on the season (although he joined late). Here's their website: http://www.bodensbk.bd.se/fotboll/default.asp