In 2022, just over 38 percent of Major League Soccer (MLS) players were white, while Hispanic or Latino players made up nearly a third of the league. MLS was founded in 1993, with 29 U.S. and Canadian teams competing as of 2023.
Diversity of Major League Soccer (MLS) players in 2022
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TIDES. (January 12, 2023). Diversity of Major League Soccer (MLS) players in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168049/mls-players-ethnicity/
TIDES. "Diversity of Major League Soccer (MLS) players in 2022." Chart. January 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168049/mls-players-ethnicity/
TIDES. (2023). Diversity of Major League Soccer (MLS) players in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168049/mls-players-ethnicity/
TIDES. "Diversity of Major League Soccer (Mls) Players in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168049/mls-players-ethnicity/
TIDES, Diversity of Major League Soccer (MLS) players in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168049/mls-players-ethnicity/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Diversity of Major League Soccer (MLS) players in 2022 [Graph], TIDES, January 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168049/mls-players-ethnicity/