This is a list of notable players who have played for the Puerto Rico Islanders

Puerto Rico Islanders

Puerto Rico Islanders is a Puerto Rican professional football team based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

, whether or not they have a Wikipedia article. It includes players that have made a notable contribution to the club or members of the club's first ever side.

List of Players

Players are listed according to the year of their first professional contracted signed with the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only. Substitute appearances included. Statistics are correct as of 2008-11-11.

					Goals	Ricardo Alcerro			2004	13	0
Elimagdier Amaro-Cruz		GK	2004	0	0
Andrew Nucifora		GK	2004	8	0
Carlos Astondoa-Rivera			2004	18	0
Diego Deering-Bramuglia			2004	17	0
Diego Pierri-Rodriguez			2004	3	0
Hector Rivera-De Jesus			2004	19	0
Jorge Rosas-Crespo			2004	3	0
Raúl Díaz Arce Raúl Díaz Arce Raúl Díaz Arce is a retired Salvadoran football player.He is El Salvador's second most prolific goal scorer behind Jorge "Mágico" González, with 39 goals in just 68 appearances.-Early career:...		FW	2004	15	7
Carlos Garay-Ortega			2004	19	0
Clide Geffard			2004	2	0
Javier Novarini			2004	7	0
Angel Mussenden-Cruz			2004	7	0
Eduardo Memendi-Diaz-Munio		GK	2004	6	0
Joseph Toal-Flores			2004	14	0
Alvaro Torres-Ramos			2004	2	0
Michael Ueltschey		GK	2004	16	0
Martin Zapata-Alhornoz			2004	23	1
Christopher Gores Christopher Gores Christopher Gores is a Puerto Rican soccer player who plays for Gigantes de Carolina FC in the Puerto Rico Soccer League. He has also appeared for the Puerto Rico national football team.-Career:...	-	DF	2004–2005	53	1
Edivaldo Da Silva-Sarafim, Jr			2004–2005	33	2
Michael Mourelo-Castro	-		2004–2005	22	0
Mauricio Salles Mauricio Salles Mauricio Salles is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Itabuna. On January 20, 2010 he was ranked 25th in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.-South America:Salles turned professional in...		FW	2004–2005	51	25
Johanes Maliza Johanes Maliza Johanes Maliza is an American soccer midfielder who, in 2004 and 2005, played for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division. He has since entered politics and law.-Soccer:...			2004–2005	42	1
Luis Zuleta-Mechura			2004–2006	57	4
Isaac Nieves-Rivera Isaac Nieves Rivera Isaac "Saito" Nieves is a Puerto Rican soccer player who currently plays midfielder for Bayamon FC of the Puerto Rico Soccer League...		MF	2004–2006	41	0
Sebastián Rozental Sebastián Rozental Sebastián Rozental Igualt is a retired Chilean-Israeli professional football player.On the club level, Rozental has played for Universidad Católica , Colo-Colo , and Unión Española in his native Chile, Rangers in Scotland, where he became the first player from South America to play for the...		FW	2005	9	2
Dan Kennedy Dan Kennedy (soccer) Daniel Hoffard "Dan" Kennedy is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-College and amateur:...		GK	2005–2006	55	0
Gustavo Barros Schelotto Gustavo Barros Schelotto Gustavo Barros Schelotto is a former Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the twin brother of Guillermo Barros Schelotto.-Playing career:...		MF	2006	23	3
Jay Needham Jay Needham Jay Needham is an American soccer player currently playing for the Puerto Rico Islanders in the North American Soccer League....		CB	2007	34	1

Key to positions

GK	Goalkeeper Goalkeeper (football) In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...	RB	Right back Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	RW	Right winger Winger (sport) In certain sports, such as football, field hockey, ice hockey, handball, rugby union, lacrosse and rugby league, the term winger is the name of a position. It refers to positions on the extreme left and right sides of the pitch . In American football and Canadian football, the analogous position...	DF	Defender Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
IF	Inside Forward Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	LB	Left back Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	LW	Left winger Winger (sport) In certain sports, such as football, field hockey, ice hockey, handball, rugby union, lacrosse and rugby league, the term winger is the name of a position. It refers to positions on the extreme left and right sides of the pitch . In American football and Canadian football, the analogous position...	CB	Centre Back Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
FW	Forward Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	FB	Fullback Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	W	Winger Winger (sport) In certain sports, such as football, field hockey, ice hockey, handball, rugby union, lacrosse and rugby league, the term winger is the name of a position. It refers to positions on the extreme left and right sides of the pitch . In American football and Canadian football, the analogous position...	MF	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
ST	Striker Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	WH	Wing Half Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	AM	Attacking Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	CM	Central Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...