MLS names 26-player roster for 2022 All-Star Game

16 teams were represented, with NYCFC and LAFC leading the way with three players each

Several U.S. national team stars including Jesús Ferreira, Walker Zimmerman, Jordan Morris, DeAndre Yedlin, Sean Johnson and Paul Arriola were named to a 26-man MLS roster for the upcoming All-Star Game in Minnesota.

The MLS All-Stars will face a roster of stars from Liga MX on August 10 at at Allianz Field, home of Minnesota United.

A total of 16 MLS clubs were represented on the roster with Los Angeles FC (Carlos Vela, Ilie Sánchez, Diego Palacios) and New York City FC (Valentín “Taty” Castellanos, Johnson, Alexander Callens) tied for the most with three players apiece.

Castellanos, last season’s Golden Boot winner, currently leads the league in goals with 12, and is followed by fellow All-Stars Sebastián Driussi and Ferreira, who have 11 apiece.

The roster was chosen by fan, player, and media voting (12 players),  All-Star head coach Adrian Heath of host club Minnesota United (12 players), and two selections by MLS commissioner Don Garber, which were Johnson and CF Montréal defender Kamal Miller.

2022 MLS All-Star roster

Goalkeepers (3)

Andre Blake | Philadelphia Union

Sean Johnson | New York City FC

Dayne St. Clair | Minnesota United FC

Defenders (8)

Julián Araujo | LA Galaxy

Alexander Callens | New York City FC

Aaron Long | New York Red Bulls

Kamal Miller | CF Montréal

Diego Palacios | LAFC

Kai Wagner | Philadelphia Union

DeAndre Yedlin | Inter Miami CF

Walker Zimmerman | Nashville SC

Midfielders (7)

Luciano Acosta | FC Cincinnati

Sebastián Driussi | Austin FC

Carles Gil | New England Revolution

Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC

Darlington Nagbe | Columbus Crew

Emanuel Reynoso | Minnesota United FC

Ilie Sánchez | LAFC

Forwards/Wingers (8)

Paul Arriola | FC Dallas

Valentín “Taty” Castellanos | New York City FC

Jesús Ferreira | FC Dallas

Taxiarchis “Taxi” Fountas | D.C. United

Javier “Chicharito” Hernández | LA Galaxy

Jordan Morris | Seattle Sounders FC

Raúl Ruidíaz | Seattle Sounders FC

Carlos Vela | LAFC

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