DaMarcus Beasley, PSV Eindhoven
- bought by PSV from Chicago Fire for $2.5 million
- scored seven goals in the first half of the season in all competitions, including two in the Champions League
- helped PSV advance to the next round of the Champions League
Carlos Bocanegra, Fulham
- since arriving at Fulham in January 2004 on a free transfer from the Chicago Fire, has started every game possible in the back
Jonathan Spector, Manchester United
- 18-year-old defender saw some serious playing time for the first team due to injuries early in the season
- the Chicago native did not look at all out of place, playing in a couple of Premiership matches
Jay DeMerit, Watford
- undrafted by an MLS team
- undrafted by a USL team
- former Chicago Fire Reserve (PDL, effectively 4th division in US soccer)
- discovered by Watford when he played for a non-league club in England
- is now in the starting eleven for an English League Championship team
Oguchi Onyewu, Standard Liege
- went from playing for a relegation-struggling Belgian team to being bought by one of the strongest clubs in Belgium
- played in the UEFA Cup
- was named second-best player in the Belgian league for the first half of the 2004-2005 season
- was just named in the best XI for the Belgian league:
http://www.dhnet.be/index.phtml?content=http://www.dhnet.be/dhsports/article.phtml?id=113591
Robbie Russell, Rosenborg
- went from playing for a relegation-struggling Norwegian team to playing for Norwegian giants Rosenborg
- played in the Champions League
- helped Rosenborg capture yet another domestic title
- bought by PSV from Chicago Fire for $2.5 million
- scored seven goals in the first half of the season in all competitions, including two in the Champions League
- helped PSV advance to the next round of the Champions League
Carlos Bocanegra, Fulham
- since arriving at Fulham in January 2004 on a free transfer from the Chicago Fire, has started every game possible in the back
Jonathan Spector, Manchester United
- 18-year-old defender saw some serious playing time for the first team due to injuries early in the season
- the Chicago native did not look at all out of place, playing in a couple of Premiership matches
Jay DeMerit, Watford
- undrafted by an MLS team
- undrafted by a USL team
- former Chicago Fire Reserve (PDL, effectively 4th division in US soccer)
- discovered by Watford when he played for a non-league club in England
- is now in the starting eleven for an English League Championship team
Oguchi Onyewu, Standard Liege
- went from playing for a relegation-struggling Belgian team to being bought by one of the strongest clubs in Belgium
- played in the UEFA Cup
- was named second-best player in the Belgian league for the first half of the 2004-2005 season
- was just named in the best XI for the Belgian league:
http://www.dhnet.be/index.phtml?content=http://www.dhnet.be/dhsports/article.phtml?id=113591
Robbie Russell, Rosenborg
- went from playing for a relegation-struggling Norwegian team to playing for Norwegian giants Rosenborg
- played in the Champions League
- helped Rosenborg capture yet another domestic title