As the salary cap for MLS grows and allocation money flows more freely, every team has a different method when it comes to filling its international spots.



For some, it means filling its quota with certain starters and cobbling around them with domestic talent. With a few exceptions, the league’s most expensive players tend to come from other nations, making for a more diverse pool in the league’s top 10 percent. Other teams are willing to take risks on young, inexpensive players in the hopes their stock will increase during their time in North America.



Minnesota United seems to be somewhere in the middle. Players like Darwin Quintero and Francisco Calvo are certainly in the higher payment brackets of their respective positions, while pieces like Frantz Pangop, Bertrand Owundi Eko’o, and Abu Danladi fall in the “hopeful prospect” category. Still, there’s one player born outside of the United States who boasts a remarkably unique CV:...