I'm looking at how MLS receives you as a test case for our national players.
Elaborate. A few of our players have already gone this route. What's unique about his case?
Aside from Stern, it's difficult to find a player who cemented a role with a team and then moved on to consistently greener pastures. In large measure, most of our players bounce around the league in a surplus to requirements format. Some have bounced overseas and bounced back, but we're still not at a level of decided respect for the Trinidadian player yet. We're not the only "strong" CONCACAF nation in this boat, but MLS represents one of the few viable tickets available to us. Generally, Mexican players don't go the MLS route. Costa Ricans essentially don't. Hondurans have made a beeline for Europe and have not looked back. Few Salvadorans, Panamanians and Guatemalans militate in the MLS. Of those countries, it would be rare for a player to come through the college draft. Jamaica is the closest adherent of our model re: MLS.
After Stern, the only other player who I would say cemented a place on a team was Ansil Elcock.
Here is a list of our players (may have missed some) who have played or been on the books of MLS clubs:
Shawn Boney (L.A. Galaxy)
Chris Birchall (Columbus Crew, L.A. Galaxy)
Cordell Cato (Seattle Sounders)
Daneil Cyrus (Sporting Kansas City)
Keon Daniel (Philadelphia Union)
Craig Demmin (Tampa Bay Mutiny)
Ansil Elcock (Columbus Crew)
Kevan George (Columbus Crew)
Cornell Glen (San Jose Earthquakes, L.A. Galaxy, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, New York/New Jersey Metrostars)
Brian Haynes (Dallas Burn)
Thorne Holder (Philadelphia Union)
Julius James (Columbus Crew, DC United, Houston Dynamo, Toronto FC)
Avery John (DC United, New England Revolution)
Stern John (Columbus Crew)
Darin Lewis (New York/New Jersey Metrostars)
Yohance Marshall (L.A. Galaxy)
Carlyle Mitchell (Vancouver Whitecaps)
Travis Mulraine (DC United, San Jose Earthquakes)
David Nakhid (New England Revolution)
Adrian Narine (San Jose Earthquakes)
Anthony Noreiga (Vancouver Whitecaps)
Andrei Pacheco (Columbus Crew)
Randi Patterson (New York Red Bulls)
Collin Samuel (Toronto FC)
Scott Sealy (FC Dallas, San Jose Earthquakes, Kansas City Wizards)
Osei Telesford (Chicago Fire)
Keyeno Thomas (Colorado Rapids)
Sheldon Thomas (L.A. Galaxy)
Rick Titus (Colorado Rapids)
Mickey Trotman (Miami Fusion, Dallas Burn)
Dimelon Westfield (New England Revolution)
Evans Wise (New England Revolution, Tampa Bay Mutiny)