NEW YORK (Monday, July 22, 2024) – Major League Soccer and LIGA MX today announced the players available for selection in the 2024 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target.
The MLS All-Star roster features players from 18 different MLS clubs, with the hosting Columbus Crew the most represented team with five players. Newcomers to MLS highlight the All-Star selections, as eleven players who were named to the All-Star roster made their MLS debuts in 2023 or later. The MLS All-Star roster is also representative of the league’s broad international make-up, as the players named to the All-Star team were born in 18 different countries.
Additionally, both leagues provided updates to the rosters for the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Real Salt Lake’s Diego Luna will now participate in the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T, replacing Ryan Gauld of Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and LIGA MX’s Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres UANL) and Maximiliano Meza (CF Monterrey) will compete in place of Roberto Alvarado (Guadalajara) and Sergio Canales (CF Monterrey).
2024 MLS All-Star roster by position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Roman Bürki (St. Louis CITY SC / Coach’s Selection), Hugo Lloris (LAFC / Coach’s Selection), Maarten Paes (FC Dallas / Voted in)
DEFENDERS (9): Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF / Voted In), Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids / Voted In), Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Selection), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake / Voted In), Aaron Herrera (D.C. United / Voted In), Thiago Martins (New York City FC / Coach’s Selection), Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Selection), Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati / Coach’s Selection), Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids / Coach’s Selection)
MIDFIELDERS (10): Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati / Voted In), Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF / Voted In), Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal / Coach’s Selection), Evander (Portland Timbers / Coach’s Selection), Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC / Commissioner’s Pick), Robin Lod (Minnesota United FC / Coach’s Selection), Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake / Coach’s Selection), Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC / Coach’s Selection), Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew / Commissioner’s Pick), Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy / Voted In)
FORWARDS / WINGERS (7): Christian Benteke (D.C. United / Voted In), Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC / Coach’s Selection), Denis Bouanga (LAFC / Coach’s Selection), Juan ‘Cucho’ Hernández (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Selection), Petar Musa (FC Dallas / Coach’s Selection), Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy / Coach’s Selection), Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Selection)
LIGA MX also announced on Sunday that Unai Bilbao (Club Tijuana) and Gustavo Ferrareis (Puebla) have been added to their 2024 MLS All-Star Game roster.
2024 LIGA MX roster by position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Ángel Malagón (Club America), Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul), Fernando Tapia (Tigres UANL)
DEFENDERS (9): Jesús Angulo (Tigres UANL), Unai Bilbao (Club Tijuana), Brian García (Toluca), Gustavo Ferrareis (Puebla), Bryan González (CF Pachuca), Alan Mozo (Guadalajara), Alexis Peña (Club Necaxa), Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul), Guido Pizarro (Tigres UANL)
MIDFIELDERS (13): Alán Bautista (CF Pachuca), Germán Berterame (CF Monterrey), Juan Brunetta (Tigres UANL), Nelson Deossa (CF Pachuca), Javairô Dilrosun (Club América), Jonathan Dos Santos (Club América), Rodrigo Dourado (Atlético San Luis), Álvaro Fidalgo (Club América), Andrés Guardado (Club León), César Huerta (Pumas UNAM), Oussama Idrissi (CF Pachuca), Maximiliano Meza (CF Monterrey), Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul)
FORWARDS / WINGERS (3): Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres UANL), Guillermo Martínez (Pumas UNAM), Salomón Rondón (CF Pachuca)
The following players will not be available for the 2024 MLS All-Star Game Presented by Target:
