J.P. Rodrigues is MLS Player #1,499

The emergency loan defender (also known as John Paul Rodrigues) came on as a sub for a depleted DC United team last night. He becomes the 1,499th player in league history, in all competitions. This means that we're only one more debut away from the milestone. The next player to make his debut will be the one. Could it be Tyler Deric later today, for Houston against New England? Or maybe Philadelphia's J.T. Noone, whose team is out of contention? Or how about Chivas' academy signing, Byran de la Fuente? We'll soon learn the answer. As a side note, Rodrigues represents Guyana internationally. I thought for a second that I'd be able to mark off another country on the list of MLS player nationalities, but then I realized that Gregory Richardson played a couple games for the Rapids last year. Remember him? The Countdown to 1,500 Players 1,489 Geovanni SJ 2010-08-21 1,490 Zizzo, Sal CHV 2010-08-21 1,491 Mendoza, Andres CLB 2010-09-04 1,492 Luna, Ruben DAL 2010-09-04 1,493 Williams, Sheanon PHI 2010-09-11 1,494 Araujo, Paulo RSL 2010-09-15 1,495 Ristic, Bratislav CHI 2010-09-18 1,496 Valera, Carlos DC 2010-09-18 1,497 Carreiro, Junior DC 2010-09-25 1,498 Williams, Josh CLB 2010-09-29 1,499 Rodrigues, J.P. DC 2010-10-09