2022 MLS Next All-Star Game

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2022 MLS Next All-Star Game presented by Allstate
Event2022 MLS Next Pro season, 2022–23 MLS Next season
DateAugust 10, 2022
VenueNational Sports Center, Blaine, Minnesota
2019
2023

The 2022 MLS Next All-Star Game (known as the 2022 MLS Next All-Star Game presented by Allstate for sponsorship reasons) is the first edition of the MLS Next All-Star Game under its current format and the seventh edition of the game including the MLS Homegrown Game matches. The game will be played between the East and West All-Stars at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota as part of MLS All-Star Week, specifically leading up to the 2022 MLS All-Star Game.

This is the first homegrown All-Star game in MLS since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Venue[edit]

Corresponding with the MLS All-Star Game being held at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota, the MLS Next All-Star Game will also be played in the Twin Cities.

Squads[edit]

The rosters for the MLS Next All-Star Game was announced on June 27, 2022.[1]

MLS Next East[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Belarus BLR Stanislav Lapkes (Columbus Crew)
2 FW United States USA Ignacio Alem (D.C. United)
3 MF United States USA Esmir Bajraktarević (New England Revolution)
4 DF Dominican Republic DOM Israel Boatwright (Inter Miami CF)
5 DF Canada CAN Thomas Bouffard (CF Montréal)
6 MF United States USA Brian Romero (Charlotte FC)
7 DF United States USA Noah Cobb (Atlanta United FC)
8 MF United States USA Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami)
9 MF United States USA Giorgio DeLibera (Columbus Crew)
10 FW Portugal POR Bento Estrela (New York Red Bulls)
11 DF El Salvador SLV David Garcia (FC Cincinnati)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Spain ESP Alejandro Granados Torres (Orlando City SC)
13 DF United States USA Malachi Grant (Atlanta United)
14 FW United States USA Colin Griffith (PDA[a])
15 DF United States USA Daniel Krueger (Philadelphia Union)
16 FW United States USA Favian Loyola (Orlando City)
17 MF United States USA Jack Panayotou (New England Revolution)
18 GK United States USA Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union)
19 DF South Africa RSA Adam Pearlman (Toronto FC)
20 DF Puerto Rico PUR Diego Rossi (New York City FC[b])
21 MF Jamaica JAM Kobi Thomas (Inter Miami)
22 FW Ecuador ECU Marcos Zambrano-Delgado (Philadelphia Union)

Coach: Argentina Javier Morales (Inter Miami CF) and United States Rob Becerra (New England Revolution)[3]

MLS Next West[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1   Adam Beaudry (Colorado Rapids)
2   Alejandro Alcala (LA Galaxy)
3   Christopher Aquino (Seattle Sounders FC)
4   Edgar Bazan (Sporting Kansas City)
5   Alejandro Carrillo (Nashville SC)
6   Keith Chavarria (Colorado Rapids)
7   Mihail Gherasimencov (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
8   Andre Gitau (Houston Dynamo)
9   Anthony Gonzalez (Austin FC)
10   Stuart Hawkins (Seattle Sounders)
11   Gershon Henry (Real Salt Lake)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12   Bryce Jamison (Barça Residence Academy)
13   Marcus Lee (California United Strikers)
14   Carlos Leatherman (Minnesota United FC)
15   Cruz Medina (San Jose Earthquakes)
16   Malachi Molina (FC Dallas)
17   Bryan Moyado (Los Angeles FC)
18   Emmanuel Ochoa (San Jose Earthquakes)
19   Drew Murray (San Jose Earthquakes)
20   Kevin Rodriguez Andrade (San Francisco Glens)
21   Ian Shaul (Portland Timbers)
22   Roka Tsunehara (De Anza Force)
23   Fritz Volmar (St. Louis City SC)

Coaches: Puerto Rico Jeremy Hall (Minnesota United FC) and United States Antonio Medina (San Francisco Glens)

Broadcasting[edit]

The match will be streamed live on MLSSoccer.com and on Twitch.

Match[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rosters Unveiled for the Inaugural MLS NEXT All-Star Game Presented by Allstate". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's Soccer Announces 2022 Signees". umterps.com. February 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Clark, Travis (July 27, 2022). "MLS Next All-Star Rosters Announced". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved August 8, 2022.