LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK Novak Mićović; D Miki Yamane, D Emiro Garcés, D Maya Yoshida (C), D John Nelson; M Edwin Cerrillo, M Marco Reus, M Lucas Sanabria, M Diego Fagundez, M Gabriel Pec, F Joseph Paintsil
Substitutes: GK John McCarthy; D Julián Aude, D Mauricio Cuevas, D Zanka, M Tucker Lepley, M Isaiah Parente, M Elijah Wynder, F Matheus Nascimento, F Christian Ramirez
Lineup Notes:
- Serbian goalkeeper Novak Mićović, 23, makes his fourth start of the 2025 MLS Regular Season in tonight's match against San Diego FC. Mićović, who is making his first start for LA since doing so against St. Louis CITY SC on March 9, made four starts across all competitions during the 2024 campaign, posting one shutout and a 1.25 goals-against average. Mićović has made three league appearances (3 starts) for the Galaxy during the 2025 campaign.
- Japanese International defender Miki Yamane, who has tallied two assists in 11 appearances (10 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season, starts at right back in this afternoon's match against SDFC. Yamane has​ registered 10 assists in 54 appearances (52 starts) across all competitions in two seasons played with the Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Colombian defender Emiro Garcés, 23, who has tallied two goals and one assist in 17 appearances (14 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2025 campaign, starts in defense in tonight's match against San Diego. Garcés has recorded two goals and three assists in 32 career appearances (24 starts) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Maya Yoshida, who has recorded three goals and three assists in 67 appearances (66 starts) across all competitions in three seasons with the Galaxy (2023-Present), captains LA in today's game. Notably, Yoshida played in three FIFA World Cups (2014, 2018, 2022) for the Japanese National Team. Yoshida was the only player on the Galaxy roster to appear in every MLS match (Regular Season & Playoffs) during the 2024 season.
- John Nelson, who has made 14 appearances (13 starts) across all competitions this season for LA, starts in defense in this afternoon's match. The Medina, Ohio, native has logged one goal and four assists in 45 matches played (33 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy.
- Edwin Cerrillo, who has tallied one assist in 13 matches played (13 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season, starts in midfield against San Diego. Cerrillo, 24, has registered one goal and five assists in 69 matches played (58 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present).
- Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Sanabria, 21, makes his ninth appearances (6th start) of the 2025 MLS Regular Season in the match against SDFC. Sanabria recorded five goals and four assists in 46 matches played (41 starts) across all competitions (Campeonato Uruguayo Clausura & Apertura, Copa AUF Uruguay, Copa Libertadores, Torneo Intermedio) for Club Nacional de Football (2024). At the international level, Sanabria was called up to the Uruguayan National Team for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying for matches against Peru on Oct. 11 and Ecuador on Oct. 15, 2024.
- Marco Reus, who tallied two goals against LAFC on May 18 and was named the MLS Player of the Matchday for Matchday 14, starts in midfield in today's match against San Diego FC. Reus has registered 11 goal contributions (4 goals, 7 assists) in 21 career matches played (14 starts) across all competitions for LA (2024-Present). In his last five matches played dating back to April 27, Reus' six goal contributions (3 goals, 3 assists) ranks tied for first in MLS (Denis Bouanga - 5 goals, 1 assist; Anders Dreyer - 3 goals, 1 assist) during that span.
- 2024 MLS Newcomer of the Year Gabriel Pec, 24, who finished the 2024 MLS Regular Season with 30 goal contributions (16 goals, 14 assists) in 33 appearances (30 starts), starts on the right wing against SDFC. Pec has totaled 42 goal contributions (23 goals, 19 assists) in 56 appearances (53 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024 - Present).
- Diego Fagundez, who became the youngest player in MLS history to make 300 career MLS regular season starts and tallied a goal against Philadelphia on May 14, starts on the left wing in today's match against San Diego. Fagundez has tallied 75 goals and 76 assists in 406 career MLS regular-season games played (301 starts), becoming the eighth player in MLS history to record at least 75 career goals and 75 assists in regular season play.
- Ghanaian international forward Joseph Paintsil, who has recorded 28 goal contributions (16 goals, 12 assists) in 47 career matches played (44 starts) across all competitions for LA, makes his eighth league appearance (sixth start) for LA this season in today's match against SDFC. Paintsil, who missed the 2025 MLS Regular Season Home Opener against San Diego on Feb. 23, makes his first start for LA since coming off injured against Sporting KC on May 4.
