(H/T to Soccer America, MLSSoccer.com and a couple other places for helping me put this list together)

Here is a list by country/league along with where the Yank came and went to.

Austria (Este Liga)
Seth Moses, Altach from Baltimore Bays Chelsea

Belgium (EXQI League)
Tristan Bowen, KSV Roeselare from Chivas USA, loan
Devann Yao, Boussu Dour Borinage from Ipswich Town

Denmark (SAS Ligaen)
Conor O’Brien, Sonderjysk from Blockhus FC
Brad Rusin, Koge from Carolina RailHawks

England (Premier League)
Brad Friedel, Tottenham from Aston Villa

England (League Championship)
Jonathan Spector, Birmingham City from West Ham United

Finland (Ykkonen)
Kyle Luetkehans, Kemi Kings from University of Vermont

Germany (Bundesliga 1)
Daniel Williams, Hoffenheim from Freiburg
David Yelldell, Bayer Leverkusen from Duisburg

Germany (Bundesliga 2)
Gale Agbossoumonde, Eintracht Frankfurt from Djurgarden, loan
Villyan Bijev, Fortuna Duesseldorf from Cal Odyssey, loan (contract still owned by Liverpool)
Matt Taylor, Paderborn from Rot Weiss Ahlen

Italy (Serie A)
Michael Bradley, Chievo from Borussia M’Gladbach

Netherlands (Eredivisie)
Jozy Altidore, AZ from Villarreal

Norway (Tippeligaen)
Sean Cunningham, Molde from Derby County Wolves

Portugal (Liga Zon Sagres)
Oguchi Onyewu, Sporting from AC Milan
Alexander Zahavi, Vitoria Setubal from Maccabi Haifa, loan

Portugal (Liga Vitalis)
Tony Taylor, Atletico CP from Estoril, loan

Scotland (Premier League)
Alejandro Bedoya, Rangers from Orebro
Carlos Bocanegra, Rangers from St. Etienne

Sweden (Superettan)
Lester Dewee, Angelholm (free agent)

I came across an article on MLSSoccer.com earlier this morning and really thought it was worth discussing. The article is about former MLSers and other Americans/Canadians abroad that should return home to play in MLS. I can’t say I disagree with many on this list and I have a couple more that probably just need to suck it up and return home so they can actually see some playing time on the field.

We know its tough for a young player to head to Europe when they get the big contract. For some it works out. You have a decent group of Americans now in Europe that see playing time on a consistent basis but others struggle. I think Stuart Holden put it well recently in an interview (sorry couldn’t find the link). He said that MLS set him nicely for a move to Europe. Had he gone straight away and not gotten a few years experience in MLS first he would be struggling to see any sort of playing time because the adjustment is so tough for younger players.

For some of these guys below the adjustment was either due to them going to Europe at the wrong time in their career, coaching changes…or constant coaching changes, injuries or whatever.

One of the biggest obstacles in getting any number of these guys back in a MLS uniform is money. Most of these guys have earned more in Europe and will expect to that much here in MLS. Well, that probably won’t happen.

I’ll give you the five mentioned in the article and a few others worth discussing as well.

Eddie Johnson – I’ve thought for a while he needed to return to MLS. He’s been with Fulham since he left MLS a couple years ago. The Grown-Ass Man has seen loan spells to two other clubs that yielded some playing time for him. His contract runs out with Fulham next summer which would be the perfect time for a MLS team to make a pitch to him. He can still score and grabbing a guy like him for a late season push could be the difference in winning a MLS Cup and not reaching the playoffs.

Benny Feilhaber – He’s still very young but I’ve thought for ages he should give MLS a shot. His contract ends in the summer as well and he would be a big upgrade for anyone’s midfield. He may be just entering his prime but maybe a trip back home could help get his career back on track after a couple slowish seasons.

Carlos Bocanegra – This is more of those he’s done plenty and now its time to come home for a couple seasons before he hangs it up. I kind of doubt he’ll come just yet but maybe in a year or so he’ll give it a shot. He’s a natural leader that could really help a number of clubs in the back.

Rob Friend – I had to do a little more studying up on this guy. He’s Canadian and would obviously be a draw to Vancouver or Toronto (or even Montreal). He’s 30 but probably would be an instant upgrade on offense for TFC should he ever make the treck back home to the great white north.

Eddy Sidra – Not a common name for some MLS fans. He’s still very young and would be a nice defensive addition for either Canadian side. The article mentions he’s a free agent at the moment so why not make a play for the young defender?

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A few others worth throwing out there:

Freddy Adu – It won’t happen probably due to him and his agent being stubborn about where plays but he’d actually find playing time if he came back to MLS. I’d imagine the expectations would still be places on him if he did which could keep him from ever returning back here.

Frank Simek – He may have just signed a two year deal with Carlisle United so he could be a couple years away from considering it unless he helps them reach the EPL next year (unlikely at the moment it seems).

Mike Grella – Another young guy that has seen his moments already in England with Leeds and now Carlisle United. He was loaned out this season to get more playing time and so far he’s only seen limited action.

Paul Stalteri – Another Canadian to keep watch out for. He’s still in Germany at the moment but the playing time for this 33-year old isn’t all that great. He’s a little older than most TFC or Whitecap fans would want to see come back to them but I’d imagine he’d be a much better improvement for the Reds over someone like Nick Garcia.

Charlie Davies – Yes I know he finally returned to the first team bench this weekend but I still have a hunch he’ll be in MLS before long. I hope to be proved wrong for his sake though as I’d love to see him get back to where he was at before his horrific car crash.

Kenny Cooper – The move to Europe hasn’t been a smooth one for KC Junior. Either its a lack of playing time or another loan spell that doesn’t work out for him it seems like nothing has really gone his way so far since leaving FC Dallas.

Marcus Tracy – Another one I still have a hunch will come to MLS before long. He skipped out on playing in MLS a couple years ago even though he was drafted by the Houston Dynamo. Things looked nice starting out for him in Denmark but only 15 appearances since joining Aalborg in 2009 doesn’t bode well for his future.

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I’m sure there are plenty more that are really in need of a better playing situation and returning home to MLS would be a good fit. Feel free to add them below. Just keep in mind that I’m not saying any of these guys are going to come back to MLS tomorrow or even next summer. Just an opinion that I think they’d be better off back here.

If there are players I forgot to list feel free to list them below, also if anything is incorrect please let me know. Thanks to a couple readers who e-mailed in a couple players that I missed last week to add to this list.

England

• Bobby Convey (Reading): Dressed but did not play.
• Jay DeMerit (Watford): Started and played a full 90 minutes in a 2-1 win vs. Ipswich.
• Clint Dempsey (Fulham): Club did not play this weekend.
• Brad Friedel (Aston Villa): Started, played a full 90 minutes, and made one save in a 0-0 tie vs. Liverpool.
• Brad Guzan (Aston Villa): Dressed but did not play.
• Marcus Hahnemann (Reading): Started, played a full 90 minutes and made two saves in a 4-2 win vs. Crystal Palace.
• Tim Howard (Everton): Started, played a full 90 minutes, and made four saves in a 3-0 loss to Portsmouth.
• Eddie Johnson (Cardiff City): Came off the bench and played five minutes in a 0-0 tie vs. Sheffield United.
• Frank Simek (Sheffield Wednesday): Did not dress in a 1-1 tie vs. Swansea.
• Jonathan Spector (West Ham): Did not dress in a 4-1 win vs. Blackburn.

Scotland

• DaMarcus Beasley (Rangers): Did not dress.
• Maurice Edu (Rangers): Dressed but did not play in a 4-2 win against Celtic.

Germany

• Brian Arguez (Hertha Berlin): Did not dress in a 4-1 loss to Bayern Munich.
• Gregg Berhalter (1860 Munich): Dressed but did not play.
• Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96): Started and played a full 90 minutes in a 2-0 loss to Stuttgart.
• Grover Gibson (Ahlen): Started and played a full 90 minutes in a 2-1 win vs. 1860 Munich.
• Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock): Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in a 1-0 loss to SC Freiburg.
• Luis Robles (Kaiserslautern): Dressed but did not play in a 3-1 win vs. FC Ingolstadt.
• Matt Taylor (TUS Koblenz): Started and played 69 minutes.
• David Yelldell (TUS Koblenz): Started, played a full 90 minutes and made three saves in 0-0 tie vs. SV Wehen.
• Sal Zizzo (Hannover 96): Did not dress.

Spain

• Jozy Altiore (Villarreal): Dressed but did not play in a 1-1 tie vs. Osasuna.

Italy

• Danny Szetela (Brescia): Started and played a full 90 minutes in a 2-2 tie vs. Empoli.

France

• Freddy Adu (Monaco): Came off the bench and played nine minutes in Monaco’s 1-0 loss to Grenoble.
• Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes): Started and played a full 90 minutes in a 0-0 tie vs. Toulouse.
• Andrew Jacobson (Lorient): Did not dress in Lorient’s 2-0 loss to Auxerre.
• Quentin Westberg (Troyes): Dressed but did not play in a 1-0 loss to Nimes.

Belgium

• Oguchi Onyewu (Standard Liege): Started and played a full 90 minutes in a 1-1 tie vs. Roeselare.

Norway

• Adin Brown (Aalesund): did not dress in a 0-0 to Fredrikstad.
• Clarence Goodson (IK Start): Started and played a full 90 minutes, scored a goal and was named man of the match in a 3-1 over Loveham.
• Jay Needham (Alta):started, played a full 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw to Sandes.
• Troy Perkins (Valarenga):Started and played a full 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Rosenborg.
• Kyle Veris (Hodd):Started and played a full 90 minutes in a 4-1 loss to Nybergsund-Trysil.
• Cam Weaver (Haugesund): Started, played a full 90 minutes and a 2-1 loss to Sarpsborg Sparta.

Denmark

• Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland): Started but got a red card in the 39th minute in a 1-1 tie vs. Vejle.
• Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus): Came off the bench and played 31 minutes.
• Lee Nguyen (Randers): Did not dress in a 2-1 loss to Odense BK.
• Jeremiah White (AGF Aarhus): Started and played a full 90 minutes in a 3-0 loss to FC Nordsjaelland.

Sweden

• Charlie Davis (Hammarby): Started and scored his club’s lone goal in a 5-1 loss to Helsingborgs.

Mexico

• Daniel Hernandez (Chiapas): Started, played a full 90 minutes and earned a yellow card in a 1-1 tie with Puebla.
• Michael Orozco (San Luis): Did not dress in a 1-0 loss to Atlante.
• Jesus Padilla (Chivas de Guadalajara): Came off the bench and played 35 minutes, scoring a 90th minute equalizer in a 1-1 tie against Morelia.
• Jose Francisco Torres (Pachuca): Started and played a full 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Indios to Ciudad de Jaurez.
• Marco Vidal (Indios de Ciudad de Juarez): Started and played 45 minutes.

Feel free to give your thoughts on a player listed here or bring up a name that isn’t being talked about that could see a move across the pond.

I will do this in a couple different sections too. Players who could go now or have tried and players who are more in line to be the next Brad Guzan or Maurice Edu.

Players Who’ve Tried:

1. Kenny Cooper, FC Dallas: We all know Coopers attempts this summer to go to either Rosenborg or in Cardiff City. FC Dallas said no way to any and all transfer fees, even the really nice ones like Cardiff’s $4 million offer. I think we all know his name will be thrown out again come winter, even though his club has a couple options left on his contract AND they are still actively working to get him a new deal.

2. Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy: We’ve heard him say he wants to try his hand at Europe once more. I would say if this whole deal with Bruce Arena falls apart you could see him throw his name out a bit more. But in all reality he is a whipped man at home and he doesn’t appear ready to leave his wife and TV star Bianca Kajlich behind just yet. I think its more of a thing if her TV career falls in the tanks, you could see him go. For me its a ‘never-say-never’ kind of thing with Landon and Europe.

3. Taylor Twellman, New England Revolution: He tried to leave and it didn’t happen. Sort of like what Dallas did with Cooper. Said no way and good day. I think Twellman’s injury status this season and the Revs quality play may help him out if he still wants to leave this winter. The Revs know they can win without him, but the biggest question will be if anyone still wants him. I’m sure they do but it may not be as high of a value as it could have been back in January.

4. Shalrie Joseph, New England Revolution: The man should be in the big-boy leagues but he isn’t yet. He nearly went to Celtic at one point and I would not be shocked to see him try to go once again if he isn’t happy. If the right deal comes along you could see Joseph land a nice contract with a good team in Europe. I think that’s what he is waiting on if he still has European aspirations.

5. Pablo Mastroeni, Colorado Rapids: He wants to go after this year and he will. It is just a matter of where. I’d kind of love to see him get traded this year to an actual contender and see him get a MLS Cup before he goes.

Young Guns Waiting To Go:

1. Sacha Kljestan, Chivas USA: Don’t be at all shocked if this winter you see his name float around in the rumor mills. Kljestan has the range that many European clubs would look for in the midfield. Not to mention he will probably have enough international experience at the nice age of 22 to make plenty of clubs want to spend some serious cash on him.

2. Chris Seitz, Real Salt Lake: We hardly see the 21-year old with RSL because of a veteran in the way but believe me Seitz has the size and potential to be a real stud in goal for years to come. Plus since he rarely plays you can bet some club will snag him for cheap and the league won’t even realize it.

3. Brek Shea, FC Dallas: We know some big name clubs have mentioned Shea here and there. While I don’t see that happening I do think before long he will get some serious mention from other clubs and will make the move. His size and the fact that he is still very young makes him a big time prospect for other clubs. Another one that the league will lose and get hardly anything for it because of the lack of PT he has gotten this year.

4. Michael Parkhurst, New England Revolution: Good Ol’ Park is one of those guys that will probably leave sooner rather than later here. That is unless New England puts the stop to him going like they have before with other players. He’s one of the, if not the best defender in all of MLS. The way he reads the game on the field is pretty fun to watch for someone who use to play defense. I’d hate to see him go but I know he’s got the potential to do well abroad.

5. Ricardo Clark, Houston Dynamo: If he gets the anger issue in control he will be a prime candidate for a move. He’s another one of those defensive midfielders that cover a lot of ground on the field and would be able to fit right in to most European clubs.

6. Bakary Soumare, Chicago Fire: I wasn’t too high on this kid when he first came into the league but the more I’ve seen him the more I’ve seen him grown as a player. He doesn’t get pushed off the ball too easily and his size is perfect for his position. He isn’t overly speedy but is overall size would be enough to make some clubs spend a little cash to get him. Easily a candidate for one of those Scandinavian leagues.

7. Marvell Wynne, Toronto FC: Who doesn’t love a big, speedy wing-back who can cover the entire sideline? I love watching Wynne play because of that reason. His play in the Olympics may have helped him get noticed a bit more too.

8. Stuart Holden, Houston Dynamo: There are times when I doubt this kid but then there are times that I cannot help but thing he will end up in Europe one of these days. His play in the Olympics was just like that. One second he was brilliant and the next he was so-so. This may be a wildcard and that is why I saved him for last but who can’t say one of those Scandinavian clubs wouldn’t want Holden in their midfield?

Hopefully this will evolve a bit more over time but for now its just going to be a simple rundown of how everyone did this weekend in their respective leagues.

Some Yanks had the weekend off, some didn’t make it back to their respective clubs after the World Cup qualifier on Wednesday in Guatemala.

Biggest news may be out of France, Freddy Adu did make his debut for AS Monaco this weekend, playing just three minutes in place of Jeremy Menez. We could see Adu replace Menez at Monaco here real soon as from what I’ve been reading Menez is looking to transfer out. That could be a very good thing for Adu as we all want to see him get more playing time, wherever he is.

If there are players I forgot to list feel free to list them below. Or if something is incorrect, also please post it below. As much as I try to focus on everyone I know I will miss or slip up on someone, somewhere.

ENGLAND

• Tim Howard started, played 90 minutes, and made three saves in Everton’s 2-1 win against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. Give this man an iron-man award for actually making the hustle back to England for this match, despite getting knocked in the head by Carlos Ruiz on Wednesday.
• Brad Friedel started, played 90 minutes, and made zero saves in Aston Villa’s 3-2 loss to Stoke on Saturday. Ugly game really, I caught some of it and felt kind of bad for Friedel, his defense really looked bad in this one.
• Marcus Hahnemann started, played 90 minutes and made six saves in Reading’s 4-2 loss to Charlton on Saturday. Another ugly game, lots of goals though which was fun but defensively it was not pretty.
• Bobby Convey started and played 73 minutes for Reading.
• Clint Dempsey came off the bench and played 13 minutes in Fulham’s 1-0 win vs. Arsenal on Saturday.
• Jay DeMerit started and played 90 minutes in Watford’s 3-2 loss to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
• Eddie Johnson did not dress in Cardiff City’s 2-2 tie vs. Norwich on Saturday. Might wanna cut Eddie a break, if you’ve seen this video you will know what I am talking about. The Grown-Ass Man clearly is a bit jet-lagged right now and knows very little of why he is playing in the Coca-Cola division.

SCOTLAND

• DaMarcus Beasley came off the bench and played nine minutes in Rangers’ 1-1 tie vs. Aberdeen on Saturday.
• Maurice Edu completed his transfer to Glascow. Give him a week or so, you will see him play and contend for a spot with this club.

GERMANY

• Neven Subotic started and played 90 minutes in Borussia Dortmund’s 1-1 tie vs. Bayern Munich on Saturday. Okay, Subotic isn’t exactly American (not yet at least)…he’s got an option to pick between the US and I believe Germany for National team play.
• Steve Cherundolo came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Hannover 96′s 0-0 tie vs. Energie Cottbus on Saturday.
• Sal Zizzo did not dress for Hannover 96.
• Heath Pearce dressed but did not play in Hansa Rostock’s 1-0 win vs. Alemania Aachen on Sunday.
• Brian Arguez did not dress in Hertha Berlin’s 1-1 tie vs. Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday.
• Grover Gibson started, played 52 minutes and drew a yellow card in Ahlen’s 3-0 loss to FC Augsburg on Sunday.
• Gregg Berhalter started and played 77 minutes in 1860 Munich’s 2-1 loss to Mainz on Sunday.

FRANCE

• Freddy Adu came off the bench and played three minutes in Monaco’s 1-1 tie vs. Caen on Saturday.
• Carlos Bocanegra started and played 82 minutes in Rennes’ 2-1 win vs. Lille on Sunday. Another iron-man here. Nice to see Bocanegra doing well again these days.
• Quentin Westberg dressed but did not play in FC Troyes’ 1-0 loss to Vannes OC on Friday.

BELGIUM

• Oguchi Onyewu came off the bench and played 16 minutes in Standard Liege’s 3-0 win against KVC Westerlo on Saturday. Will this man get a transfer to England soon? Let’s wait and see.

DENMARK

• Danny Califf, Jeremiah White and Lee Nguyen were off this week.

NORWAY

• Troy Perkins and Valarenga plays Stromsgodset today.
• Adin Brown did not dress in Aalesund’s 1-0 loss to Tromso on Sunda.
• Clarence Goodson started, played 45 minutes and drew a yellow card in IK Start’s 2-0 win against Hodd on Saturday.
• Cam Weaver started, played 90 minutes and drew a yellow card in Haugesund’s 1-1 tie vs. Honefoss on Sunday.
• Kyle Veris started and played 90 minutes for Hodd.
• Jay Needham started, played 90 minutes and scored a goal in Alta’s 4-1 win vs. Bryne on Sunday.

MEXICO

• Michael Orozco did not dress in San Luis’ win against Tigres on Saturday.
• Daniel Hernandez started and played 90 minutes in Chiapas’ 3-2 win vs. America on Sunday.
• Jose Francisco Torres came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Pachuca’s 3-1 loss to UNAM Pumas.
• Jesus Padilla did not play in Chivas de Guadalajara’s 5-3 loss to Santos Laguna. He was serving a red card suspension.