The South American migration to MLS has continued at a solid pace this winter, with 19 players from eight different countries on the continent joining the league this offseason.
MLS has always had a healthy contingent of South American players, with Argentines, Brazilians and Colombians making a particularly huge stamp on the history of the league. As the league has grown, however, so has its South American footprint. Uruguayans, Paraguayans and Venezuelans had an outsize impact on the league last year, and will likely continue to do so in 2018.
This year's crop of South American newcomers is also notable for its youth. The oldest of the 19 South Americans to sign an MLS deal this winter is 27, and the average age of the group is just 21.74.
Here's the full list of South Americans that have moved to MLS this winter, to be updated as additional signings are made:
Argentina
Franco Escobar, Atlanta United, 22
Ezequiel Barco, Atlanta United, 18
Milton Valenzuela, Columbus Crew SC, 19
Rodrigo Pacheco, LAFC, 21
Emiliano Amor, Sporting Kansas City, 22
Brazil
Stefano Pinho, Orlando City, 27
Chile
Jeisson Vargas, Montreal Impact, 20
Ecuador
Cristian Penilla, New England Revolution, 26
Paraguay
Jesus Medina, New York City FC, 20
Josue Colman, Orlando City, 19
Peru
Andy Polo, Portland Timbers, 23
Uruguay
Diego Rossi, LAFC, 19
Yeferson Quintana, San Jose Earthquakes, 21
Venezuela
Jose Hernandez, Atlanta United, 20
Eduardo Sosa, Columbus Crew SC, 21
Junior Moreno, D.C. United, 24
Alejandro Fuenmayor, Houston Dynamo, 21
Rolf Feltscher, LA Galaxy, 27
Anthony Blondell, Vancouver Whitecaps, 23
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