Tony Beltran entered some exclusive company on Saturday with his 200th career MLS appearance. Although 222 players have reached that milestone in the 21 seasons of Major League Soccer, only four of those players never played for another professional team.
The others on the list are CJ Brown and Logan Pause from the Chicago Fire and Wade Barrett, who played for the San Jose Earthquakes and continued his career when the club was relocated to Houston.
Tony Beltran’s 200 Appearances By The Numbers
MLS Debut: April 12, 2008 – 4-0 vs. D.C. United
1st MLS start: May 3, 2008 – 2-2 vs. LA Galaxy
50th MLS appearance: August 28, 2010 – 0-0 vs. Toronto FC
100th MLS appearance: August 4, 2012 – 0-1 at Colorado Rapids
150th MLS appearance: July 4, 2014 – 2-1 vs. New England Revolution
200th MLS appearance: April 9, 2016 – 2-1 vs. Colorado Rapids
Players with 200 career MLS appearances: 222
Players with 200 career MLS appearances for RSL: 6 (Nick Rimando, Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales, Chris Wingert, Nat Borchers, Tony Beltran)
Players with 200 career MLS appearances to play for only one team: 10 (Cobi Jones, CJ Brown, Logan Pause, Wade Barrett, Gonzalo Segares, Mike Clark, Ben Olsen, Javier Morales, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Tony Beltran)
Players with 200 career MLS appearances to never play for another team: 4 (CJ Brown, Logan Pause, Wade Barrett, Tony Beltran)
For more on Beltran's 200 appearances, read Chris Kamrani's story in the Salt Lake Tribune here.
