The Africans with the most appearances in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer: With 405 games, 143 goals and 45 assists, Sierra Leone's Kei Kamara is the overseas player with the most MLS appearances
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Lionel Messi is an incredible footballer. Like his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo, the Argentine genius holds several remarkable records in football. At 36 already, though, it is very unlikely that the future Inter Miami player will be able to match Kei Kamara's record. The Sierra Leonean striker is the overseas player who has played the most games in Major League Soccer (MLS). Now at Chicago Fire, the 38-year-old has 405 appearances to his name. He has played for 10 clubs, found the net 143 times in MLS and provided 45 assists.
Kei Kamara, the overseas player with the most appearances in Major League Soccer
The overseas player with the most appearances, Kei Kamara naturally leads the African contingent in Major League Soccer. But the Kenema-born player, from the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone, is not the only African who has really knocked about on American pitches. There are also the Ghanaians Dominic Oduro and Patrick Nyarko. The former, a right winger, ended his career in 2020 aged 35. He played 345 MLS games, scoring 63 goals and providing 34 assists. The latter is a left winger who spent almost his entire career at Chicago Fire. Retired since 2018, he made 236 appearances, scoring 24 goals and providing 42 assists.
Dominique Badji two games shy of 200
Still playing, Dominique Badji has not yet reached 200 appearances in Major League Soccer. But the Senegalese striker is very close, with 198 games, 41 goals and 24 assists. The 30-year-old also scored twice in the latest round of MLS fixtures last week. His club, FC Cincinnati, are top of group A after 21 games.
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The 6 Africans with the most MLS appearances
Kei Kamara (Sierra Leone): 405 games, 143 goals, 45 assists
Dominic Oduro (Ghana): 345 games, 63 goals, 34 assists
Patrick Nyarko (Ghana): 236 games, 24 goals, 42 assists
Tony Tchani (Cameroon): 212 games, 15 goals, 18 assists
Harrison Afful (Ghana): 198 games, 6 goals, 14 assists
Dominique Badji (Senegal): 198 games, 41 goals, 24 assists