2013 Seattle Sounders FC season
No Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Michael Gspurning Austria
2 Forward Clint Dempsey ( DP ) United States
3 Midfielder Brad Evans United States
4 Defender Patrick Ianni United States
6 Midfielder Osvaldo Alonso Cuba
7 Forward Eddie Johnson United States
8 Defender Marc Burch United States
9 Forward Obafemi Martins ( DP ) Nigeria
10 Midfielder Mauro Rosales ( DP / Captain ) Argentina
11 Midfielder Steve Zakuani DR Congo
12 Defender Leonardo González Costa Rica
14 Midfielder Alex Caskey United States
15 Midfielder Blair Gavin United States
16 Forward David Estrada United States
17 Defender DeAndre Yedlin ( HGP ) United States
19 Defender Djimi Traoré Mali
20 Defender Zach Scott United States
21 Midfielder Shalrie Joseph Grenada
22 Forward Eriq Zavaleta ( GA ) United States
24 Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann United States
Players -- Squad information
Major League Soccer team are limited to seven players without U.S. citizenship , a permanent resident ( green card holder ) , or the holder of other special status ( e.g. , refugee or asylum status ) . ‹ The template below ( Football squad start2 ) is being considered for merging . See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus . › Where a player has not declared an international allegiance , nation is determined by place of birth . Squad correct as of November 19 , 2013 . [ 1 ]
The 2013 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's fifth season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. For the Sounders FC organization, it was their fifth year of existence, and including all previous clubs, it was the 33rd season of soccer in Seattle.