MLS Next All Star Game Rosters Announced
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MLS Next’s competition committee announced the rosters for the inaugural MLS Next All-Star Game present by Allstate, which will take place on August 10 in Blaine, Minnesota. The two teams (East and West) will face off with the match to…
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Continue ReadingMLS Next’s competition committee announced the rosters for the inaugural MLS Next All-Star Game present by Allstate, which will take place on August 10 in Blaine, Minnesota. The two teams (East and West) will face off with the match to be streamed live. Details on the stream and time of the game to be determined later.
The 45 players on the two rosters come from 28 of the 29 MLS academies as well as five non-MLS academies that compete in the MLS Next league. All players selected for the all-star teams were born in 2004 or sooner (U18), and competed in at least one of the MLS Next Showcase events during the 2021/2022 club season. Chicago Fire is the lone MLS academy without a player representative on the roster.
Houston Dynamo’s Andre Gitau Andre Gitau M TX is the youngest player on the all-star game roster (born in November 2006). He is one of 23 players on the West roster for the game. With a handful of professional players on the roster, there are only a pair of players with college commitments on the West squad. Drew Murray Drew Murray D CA (San Jose Earthquakes) and Bryan Moyado Bryan Moyado M #3 Nation CA (LAFC) are both verbal commits to UCLA for the class of 2023.
The East squad also features a number of professional players. New England Revolution’s Jack Panayotou is a commit to Georgetown for 2022. PDA’s Colin Griffith is a Maryland recruit for 2022. Diego Rossi Diego Rossi D #25 Nation NY (New York City FC) is a verbal commit to Virginia for the class of 2023.
Plenty of the players on the two squads are part of the PrepSoccer National Rankings. Check out the rankings for 2024 and the national rankings for 2023.
East
Ignacio Alem (DC United), Brian Carmona Romero Brian Carmona Romero M State NC (Charlotte FC), Bento Estrela Bento Estrela F NJ (New York Red Bulls), Alejandro Granados Torres Alejandro Granados Torres M State FL (Orlando City SC), Malachi Grant (Atlanta United), Daniel Krueger Daniel Krueger D #10 Nation PA (Philadelphia Union), Stanislav Lapkes Stanislav Lapkes GK State #57 Nation OH (Columbus Crew), Andrew Rick Andrew Rick GK PA (Philadelphia Union), Marcos Zambrano-Delgado Marcos Zambrano-Delgado F #7 Nation PA (Philadelphia Union), Kobi Thomas Kobi Thomas M State #13 Nation FL (Inter Miami CF), Diego Rossi Diego Rossi D #25 Nation NY (New York City FC), Adam Pearlman (Toronto FC), Favian Loyola Favian Loyola M State #1 Nation FL (Orlando City SC), Giorgio DeLibera (Columbus Crew), Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami), Noah Cobb (Atlanta United), Thomas Bouffard (CF Montreal), Israel Boatwright (Inter Miami), Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution), David Garcia (FC Cincinnati), Colin Griffith (PDA), Jack Panayotou (New England Revolution)
Coaches: Javier Morales (Inter Miami), Rob Becerra (New England Revolution)
West
Andre Gitau Andre Gitau M TX (Houston Dynamo), Christopher Aquino Christopher Aquino M State WA (Seattle Sounders), Edgar Bazan (Sporting Kansas City), Adam Beaudry Adam Beaudry 6'0" | GK State #36 Nation CO (Colorado Rapids), Stuart Hawkins Stuart Hawkins M Gig Harbor | 2025 WA (Seattle Sounders), Gershon Henry Gershon Henry D #26 Nation UT (Real Salt Lake), Bryce Jamison Bryce Jamison F AZ (Barca Residency Academy), Marcus Lee Marcus Lee F State #28 Nation CA (Strikers FC), Cruz Medina Cruz Medina M State CA (San Jose Earthquakes), Malachi Molina (FC Dallas), Ian Shaul (Portland Timbers), Roka Tsunehara Roka Tsunehara F #55 Nation CA (De Anza Force), Alejandro Alcala (LA Galaxy), Alejandro Carrillo (Nashville SC), Keith Chavarria Keith Chavarria M State CO (Colorado Rapids), Mihail Gherasimencov (Vancouver Whitecaps), Anthony Gonzalez Anthony Gonzalez D State TX (Austin FC), Carlos Leatherman (Minnesota United FC), Bryan Moyado Bryan Moyado M #3 Nation CA (LAFC), Drew Murray Drew Murray D CA (San Jose Earthquakes), Emi Ochoa (San Jose Earthquakes), Kevin Rodriguez Kevin Rodriguez F Mission | 2023 CA Andrade (SF Glens), Fritz Volmar (St. Louis City SC)
Coaches: Jeremy Hall (MNUFC 2), Antonio Media (SF Glens)