This list comprises all players who have participated in at least one league match for D.C. United since the team's first Major League Soccer season in 1996. Players who were on the roster but never played in an MLS game are not listed.

Players Major League Soccer clubs are currently allowed a roster of 30 players at any one time during the MLS season. Players who were contracted to the club but never played an MLS game are not listed.

All statistics are for the MLS regular season games only, and are correct .

Outfield players NamePositionCountryYearsGamesGoalsAssistsMinutesNotesFW20211230214—MF2020600332—MF2016–201912624359400—FW20071112455—MF2004–20068711175442—DF1996–200013561711696—MF2015–20162300618—DF2022–20241301743HomegrownMF200217001001—DF1999–200156423581—MF2001–200338132268—DF2021–202243122784—FW201023501456—FW20192311414—DF2024–32121812—MF2004600113—MF200115301112—MF2014–201554234541—FW201527521264—MF2017–20218920166924—MF2018, 2020–2021, 20239014135107—MF2012–2013700395—DF1998–2000744115602—FW2024–202530201033—MF202540034—FW2003300113—FW2026–201401631—MF/DF2009–20111100341—DF2024–87667590—MF199910064—FW2022–20259347147650—FW20221400713—DF2014–202425413621714—MF2019–202030051—MF2010–201243171976—DF2005–2007,2014–201718810816543—DF2011300155—FW20111512789—DF2018–202199538136—FW20171621788—DF2007–201193396830—FW2000700290—MF2016–20172714764—G.R. CannonDF200410035—MF2017–20241395610925—MF2007401104—DF199810045—MF2010–201130043—MF2003–20071212119582—MF2006–2008200100—DF2008400186—MF20141100198—MF20101000691—FW2003–200420321458—DF2012300143—ChristianDF201415011342—MF2025–20261101221—FW2001–2002301511962—MF2000–2004898167253—MF1998–20012321876—MF2000–2001601167—MF2008801207—MF2015701131—FW199650082—FW20101721708—DF1997501450—MF20121613969—FW2002–200337651840—MF20111401616—DF2023–202450532701—FW2011261111553—DF2023800538—MF2011–20136823215286—MF2012–2018180131614180—DF2000–200127131887—MF2005–20071000343—FW1996–1997, 2000–20016844105743—MF200910045—MF202228011685—DF20251401571—FW2008–20091420475—MF2006810520—FW2013–201556412254—MF2026–1100975—MF2016–2019, 2022–202396596354HomegrownMF2006–200842131452—DF201820046—FW2007–2009, 2010874186778—MF2024–202536101934—DF2005–200749444203—FW2003–2006812074485—FW2014–20165920174396—FW2014902301—FW20221644867—MF1996–20031913410116304—FW2023700243—MF20151701660—DF1996200136—FW2003–20061211458—DF2018–202039112505—FW2022–20252822498HomegrownMF2020–202241382679—FW2022–2023381842570—DF2014–2017101388530—FredMF2007–2009, 20118911175804—MF200815431161—MF2021–20242009HomegrownMF1996200135—MF2004–2007, 200912445339250—DF1999–2001400223—DF1996–199850233376—DF201020001662—DF2020–20231110481HomegrownMF2020–2022734235764—MF2004–20071109149077—DF20221300808—MF200813041149—MF2008501285—MF2015–20161400949—MF2017–201833222300HomegrownMF1996–19988314237135—FW1999–20001500458—DF2026–23141976—DF20041200785—MF201014011149—DF2024–2026631125048—MF20201020155—DF2021–202345113666—MF2022–88534617HomegrownFW2023700271—MF1996500247—DF2013600382—MF2016710236—MF1996–199719001355—MF201420170—MF199717451104—DF200324112009—MF20091700845—DF2009–201398108454—DF2009–201031202388—DF2008–20091000638—DF201930152291—DF2023–2024702367—MF2013–201868514119—DF2009600348—FW2014–201526731957—FW2016–2017910187—FW2019–2022853564890—MF1996–1999, 200172394770—FW2025–10019—MF1996–199742371727—FW20181003—DF2013–20181013148599—MF2008–201027131096—MF2025–40211837—MF2010–201247122685—FW20081010135—MF2011–2015158101013924—MF2023–2024636225390—DF2011–20171210119752—MF2003–20057712146620—FW20071502626—MF2022–202465773273HomegrownFW2004–2005810270—DF2026–26052328—MF200520010—FW1998–1999, 20026736175217—MF20171620732—MF20251501518—DF1996200134—MF20221008—MF2001–200231451985—DF1997–200083326658—FW200220030—DF20251110719—MF1996–1997, 1999–2000737144171—MF200230028—FW20001540616—DF2026–1901410—MF1996–19971543325—MF2013–20161501648HomegrownDF200826122102—MF2019–202143162528UnwantedFW2003500359—FW2018251001267—DF2019600319—MF20111302946—DF2011–201363355527—DF200223121786—DF2006–201183146149—DF202427102148—MF2006–200826001010—MF199627311171—FW2017–20181201139—DF2015–2016900610—MF19991602999—MF2006–2008800319—DF2018–202197047232—FW1996–2002, 2004–201032913110225275—MF2018–202197197949—MF20221420869—MF2010–201222001715—FW2016–2018441332348—FW2026–21641468—FW2024–202659351799—FW2009911452—MF2010–2012, 2021–2023152111611240HomegrownDF2001–201019541616043—FW2016–2017531063066—MF2012–201453232107—DF2026–1000303—DF2001–200481756970—FW20111600629—FW2005–200670044—FW2008701279—DF2026–822674—MF2016–2017405102856—MF20131400676—MF2019–202232031434HomegrownMF202317111515—DF2017–202257102617—MF1998–2009221294917097—DF1998–199940079—DF2014–201865315566—FW2026–1101392—FW20171610669—MF1999–200025031673—FW2012–201332512115—MF2022–202328032449—MF2020–202141322496HomegrownDF201413001162—DF1996–200043223114—DF2019400287—MF2025–47493643—MF2024–82145609—DF20101000700—DF200818101514—MF20031003—FW2021–202220021002—DF2002800268—DF2003–200558504997—DF2019–202387626809HomegrownMF2023–2026781464542—MF2009–2015152311611319—DF1996–20021438812228—MF2013–201432311659—DF2002–2006116009669—MF2001–2006, 2008–2011159242911063—FW2002–200527551902—RafaelFW2013710331—FW1996–1997371542425—DF200224022204—FW2020–202123421178—DF201020086—DF201321011760—FW20201320501—FW2021–202345641958—DF2014-201926001575HomegrownDF2013500404—DF201010012—MF201933632707—MF2022–202439292162—MF2014–20176116114777—FW2018–20194823153959—DF2025–51114475—DF202324061425—FW20131300528—DF2012–201320101361—FW2015–2016311031669—FW200010018—FW20122260945—MF2016–2017435122996—DF2022–2023800473—MF2013900508—DF1996–19987114255688—FW201226731470—MF2023–202451453309—MF2012–201324111530—DF2022–202430045—MF2016–201753134088—DF2024–202534142823—FW2013–2015500174HomegrownMF2018–202066533763—MF2025–54053824—DF2010–2014500355HomegrownMF2013–2015541562911—MF2005–20111823713184—DF2020200171—MF2021–202239032029—MF1998–20002201347—DF202216011152—FW2021–20222013445—MF199927152201—FW2020–20212110917—FW200610025—MF2003–200447464016—MF2017–201944682660—FW20032155897—DF2003–20062401848—MF200850081—MF2024–804114312—FW1996200160—MF200940097—DF1998–2001, 201012410108848—FW2012610231—MF199730058—MF2008600241—FW2004–200520061—MF201314011052—DF201710090—FW2013900316—DF2024–23001116—MF2025–40067HomegrownDF200715001261—MF2010600173—DF1996–199739032937—DF2009300225—DF20011201953—MF2008810590—MF200218251346—MF2016–201722201203—MF2005–200741381135—DF2009–201039353189—DF201910048—DF20011102923—FW1997–199822531388—MF1996200102—DF2011–201338103027HomegrownDF202324101847—MF1996–2000, 200216982914597—DF2005–200728021502—FW2011–201239582147—FW1998–2001741493218—DF2011–201373236243—MF19981004—MF2019–20223132951HomegrownDF2008300124—FW2002510240—FW20221003—DF2010–201113011109—DF2001–200219031334—MF20251502325—

Goalkeepers

NameCountryYearsGamesConcededShutoutsMinutesNotes2001193811739—2025243942091—2003110100—2023–2024, 2026–396673465—200814090—1996–1997254612071—2017–20188172720—2008–2009182751620—2009, 2011461306—2013–2016142321228—2025–380247—1997–1998395793376—2010–2017, 2018–20222783588024746Homegrown2026–264262340—2021–2022122211063—2025–20268191720—2009480308—20001002—2023–2024305362655—200712090—20229172810—2011370270—2018173201530—2004–2007, 201099131248910—1997–2000599755092—2002–200698121298956—2022143411211—2019–202111192990—1996–2001537594531—2003–2004690494—2008172811530—2009192651672—2011–2014234342052—2015–2018193241652—

Nationality CountryNumber of players11831161142110214831116912312711214111219324111213411111112313113211119131

Club captains

This is a list of people who wore the captain's armband the most times.

Dates Name Notes 1996–1998 John Harkes — 1999–2003 Marco Etcheverry — 2004 Ryan Nelsen — 2005–2009 Jaime Moreno — 2010 Santino Quaranta — 2011–2013 Dwayne De Rosario — 2014–2016 Bobby Boswell — 2017–2018 Steve Birnbaum — 2018–2019 Wayne Rooney — 2020–2024 Steve Birnbaum — 2024–2025 Christian Benteke — 2026– Lucas Bartlett —

References Notes

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