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The 18 Best San Jose Earthquakes Players of All Time

By YPB Team

Two MLS Cups and two Supporters' Shields stand behind these names, which cover the MLS era since 1996: the Clash years, the original Quakes and the revived club.

  1. Chris Wondolowski — ranked #11
    Chris Wondolowski
    Forward who won the 2012 MLS MVP award after tying the league's single-season record with 27 goals and is San Jose's all-time leading scorer.
    1000pts
  2. Dwayne De Rosario — ranked #22
    Dwayne De Rosario
    Canadian midfielder who scored the golden goal in the 2001 MLS Cup final for San Jose and was named the match's MVP.
    694pts
  3. Alan Gordon — ranked #33
    Alan Gordon
    US striker who scored 13 league goals for San Jose in 2012, many of them late, as the club won the Supporters' Shield.
    694pts
  4. Ramiro Corrales — ranked #44
    Ramiro Corrales
    US midfielder and defender who played for the Clash and the Earthquakes in three spells between 1996 and 2013, totalling 250 MLS appearances.
    660pts
  5. Jon Busch — ranked #55
    Jon Busch
    US goalkeeper who made 150 appearances for San Jose and won the 2012 Supporters' Shield with the club.
    660pts
  6. Brian Ching — ranked #66
    Brian Ching
    US striker who scored 25 regular-season goals in 56 games for San Jose from 2003 to 2005 before the franchise moved to Houston.
    642pts
  7. Shea Salinas — ranked #77
    Shea Salinas
    Texas-born winger who played for San Jose in two spells, 2008-2009 and 2012-2022, and won the 2012 Supporters' Shield with the club.
    582pts
  8. Landon Donovan — ranked #88
    Landon Donovan
    US forward who played for San Jose on loan from Bayer Leverkusen from 2001 to 2004 and won the MLS Cup with the club in 2001 and 2003.
    513pts
  9. Jason Hernandez — ranked #99
    Jason Hernandez
    Puerto Rico international center back who made 165 MLS appearances for San Jose from 2008 to 2014, including the 2012 Supporters' Shield season.
    513pts
  10. Joe Cannon — ranked #1010
    Joe Cannon
    US goalkeeper who started for San Jose in the 2001 MLS Cup win, took the 2002 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award and returned to the club in 2008.
    434pts
  11. Steven Lenhart — ranked #1111
    Steven Lenhart
    US forward who scored 20 MLS goals for San Jose between 2011 and 2016 and was a key part of the 2012 Supporters' Shield team.
    434pts
  12. Jackson Yueill — ranked #1212
    Jackson Yueill
    Midfielder drafted by San Jose in 2017 who played for the club through 2024 and earned US national team caps while there.
    342pts
  13. Eric Wynalda — ranked #1313
    Eric Wynalda
    US striker who scored the first goal in MLS history for the San Jose Clash against D.C. United on April 6, 1996.
    342pts
  14. Pat Onstad — ranked #1414
    Pat Onstad
    Canadian goalkeeper who won the 2003 MLS Cup with San Jose and was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year in 2003 and 2005.
    342pts
  15. Víctor Bernárdez — ranked #1515
    Víctor Bernárdez
    Honduran center back who joined San Jose in 2012 and was named to the MLS Best XI in the club's Supporters' Shield season that year.
    233pts
  16. Jimmy Conrad — ranked #1616
    Jimmy Conrad
    US defender who played for San Jose from 1999 to 2002 and won the 2001 MLS Cup with the club.
    233pts
  17. Jeff Agoos — ranked #1717
    Jeff Agoos
    US defender who captained San Jose from 2001 to 2004, lifted the MLS Cup in 2001 and 2003 and was later named to MLS's 25 Greatest.
    0pts
  18. Cristian Espinoza — ranked #1818
    Cristian Espinoza
    Argentine winger who played for San Jose from 2019 to 2025, set the club's assist record and was an MLS All-Star in 2023 and 2025.
    0pts

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