Within the midst of the MLS playoffs being underway, the groups who aren’t chasing the Cup are doing a little bit of roster restructuring behind the scenes. With that stated, there are some standout names searching for work forward of subsequent season and for some, might even be contemplating retirement. Right here’s a take a look at the names who high the listing.
Sean Johnson, goalkeeper, Toronto FC
When Toronto introduced it doesn’t intend to choose up the contract possibility of stalwart and journeyman goalkeeper Sean Johnson, it left the 36-year-old weighing his choices for subsequent season and past. Johnson, who spent three seasons in Toronto, arrived there after enjoying six seasons for New York Metropolis Soccer Membership and 6 seasons earlier than that in Chicago. The previous U.S. males’s nationwide crew goalkeeper would now be searching for his fourth crew over a 15-year profession, ought to he look to proceed. And with a 73 % save share in Toronto, it is perhaps secure to say he’s not carried out fairly but.
Damion Lowe, defender, Houston
The Jamaican worldwide whose finest years arguably had been spent in Philadelphia was launched from the Dynamo after a season the place he didn’t see any motion. His finest MLS years had been the 2 he spent with the Union, being aside of their 2023 crew the place he performed 16 matches, beginning 14 and scoring a pair of objectives in consequence. Lowe, who has performed in 5 matches for the Jamaican nationa crew is a key a part of their qualifying marketing campaign for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Erik Thommy, midfielder Sporting Kansas Metropolis
After 4 seasons in Kansas Metropolis, Thommy is shifting on after SKC declined to increase his expired contract. Thommy, who previously plyed his commerce within the German Bundesliga with FC Augsburg and Stuttgart, scored simply 20 objectives in in 120 appearances for the membership, a mean of 1.6 objectives per recreation. Which in case you take a look at the mathematics from the entrance workplace standpoint for Sporting Kansas Metropolis, that’s not going to chop it, particularly for a participant you simply spent $1.5 million {dollars} on in 2025.