Representing the U.S. Men’s National Team is a unique honor and privilege that more than 850 individuals have earned in the team’s 100+ year history. In recognition of the small fraternity of athletes who have achieved this accomplishment, U.S. Soccer has assigned a “Unique Number” to each player that has played for the USMNT.

The Unique USMNT Number is determined by the order in which each player earned their first appearance for the National Team. There are a few considerations that detail how U.S. Soccer determines the Unique USMNT Player Number:

• In the case of multiple starting players earning their first cap in the same match, the Unique USMNT Number is assigned alphabetically to each player by last name.
  
  
• Players who debuted as a substitute have their Unique USMNT Number determined according to who entered the match earliest. If two substitutes entered in the same minute, the number is determined by who stepped on the field first.
  
  
• Because not all substitute minutes were consistently recorded in some of the National Team’s earlier matches, there are instances of some players being listed in small ranges instead of having a Unique USMNT Number.