THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS ARE RANKED USING THE CRITERIA OF SKILL AND PROVEN ABILITY AT THE INTERNATIONAL OR CLUB LEVEL:
“Clint (Dempsey), I think has the most ability.” – Pelé (on who is the best American player)
1. Clint DEMPSEY
2. Michael BRADLEY
3. Jozy ALTIDORE
4. Landon DONOVAN
5. Tim HOWARD
6. Benny FEILHABER
7. Geoff CAMERON
8. Jermaine JONES
9. Fabian JOHNSON
10. Freddy ADU
11. Steve CHERUNDOLO
12. Joe CORONA
13. Juan AGUDELO
14. Terrence BOYD
15. Brad GUZAN
16. Benji JOYA
17. Eddie JOHNSON
18. Stuart HOLDEN
19. Joe GYAU
20. Mix DISKERUD
21. Jonathan SPECTOR
22. Luis GIL
23. Brek SHEA
24. Mario RODRIGUEZ
25. Alonso HERNANDEZ
26. Tony TAYLOR
27. DeAndre YEDLIN
28. Andrew FARRELL
29. Chris KLUTE
30. Eric LICHAJ
31. Gale AGBOSSOUMONDE
32. Perry KITCHEN
33. Daniel CUEVAS
34. Teal BUNBURY
35. Maurice EDU
36. George JOHN
37. Kofi SARKODIE
38. Shane O’NEILL
39. Caleb STANKO
40. Matt BESLER
**NOTE: HERCULEZ GOMEZ WAS INJURED AT THE TIME THAT THIS LIST WAS MADE.