This list is based on ranking American soccer players based on skill-level based on their performances at the club level, international level, or both.
In many cases, some of the less-experienced players at the international level have demonstrated a noticeable increase in skill-level and athleticism compared to players that are more experienced members of the United States Men’s National Team under Jürgen Klinsmann.
Ranking players is subjective especially given the difficulty of comparing and contrasting players who play different positions.
The Best American Soccer Players (October 2013):
1.) Clint DEMPSEY (Seattle Sounders)
2.) Michael BRADLEY (Roma)
3.) Landon DONOVAN (LA Galaxy)
4.) Jozy ALTIDORE (Sunderland)
5.) Benny FEILHABER (Sporting Kansas City)
6.) Juan AGUDELO (New England Revolution / Stoke City)
7.) Aron JÓHANNSSON (AZ Alkmaar)
8.) Geoff CAMERON (Stoke City)
9.) Jermaine JONES (Schalke)
10.) Fabian JOHNSON (Hoffenheim)
11.) Tim HOWARD (Everton)
12.) Freddy ADU (E.C. Bahia)
13.) Joe Benny CORONA (Tijuana)
14.) Mix DISKERUD (Rosenborg)
15.) Terrence BOYD (Rapid Wien)
16.) Eddie JOHNSON (Seattle Sounders)
17.) Benji JOYA (Santos Laguna)
18.) John Anthony BROOKS (Hertha Berlin)
19.) Shane O’NEILL (Colorado Rapids)
20.) DeAndre YEDLIN (Seattle Sounders)
21.) José VILLARREAL (LA Galaxy)
22.) Chris KLUTE (Colorado Rapids)
23.) Gyasi ZARDES (LA Galaxy)
24.) Andrew FARRELL (New England Revolution)
25.) Brad GUZAN (Aston Villa)
26.) Jonathan SPECTOR (Birmingham City)
27.) Alonso HERNANDEZ (Monterrey)
28.) Paul ARRIOLA (Tijuana)
29.) Joe GYAU (Hoffenheim II)
30.) Eric LICHAJ (Nottingham Forest)
31.) Mario RODRIGUEZ (Borussia Mönchengladbach U-23)
32.) Tony TAYLOR (Omonia)
33.) Brek SHEA (Stoke City)
34.) Michael OROZCO (Puebla)
35.) Sebastian LLETGET (West Ham United)
36.) Daniel CUEVAS (Santos Laguna)
37.) Luis GIL (Real Salt Lake)
38.) Gale AGBOSSOUMONDE (Toronto FC)
39.) Dax MCCARTY (New York Red Bulls)
40.) Alejandro BEDOYA (Nantes)
41.) Michael PARKHURST (Augsburg)
42.) Lamar NEAGLE (Seattle Sounders)
43.) Maurice EDU (Stoke City)
44.) Perry KITCHEN (DC United)
45.) Graham ZUSI (Sporting Kansas City)
46.) Kelyn ROWE (New England Revolution)
47.) George JOHN (FC Dallas)
48.) Amobi OKUGO (Philadelphia Union)
49.) Omar GONZALEZ (LA Galaxy)
50.) Kellyn ACOSTA (FC Dallas)
EDIT: Due to a small oversight, Kofi Sarkodie was unintentionally omitted from World Soccer Source’s rankings of the Best American Soccer Players.