LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK John McCarthy; D Miki Yamane, D Emiro Garcés, D Maya Yoshida (C), D John Nelson; M Edwin Cerrillo, M Marco Reus, M Diego Fagundez, F Joseph Paintsil, F Gabriel Pec, F Christian Ramirez
Substitutes: GK Novak Mićović; D Julián Aude, D Mauricio Cuevas, D Zanka, M Tucker Lepley, M Isaiah Parente, M Lucas Sanabria, F Miguel Berry, F Matheus Nascimento
Lineup Notes:
- Two-time MLS Cup Champion (2022, 2024) John McCarthy starts in goal in tonight's match against Sporting KC. McCarthy has posted 21 shutouts and 336 saves in 106 career regular-season appearances (105 starts) across 10 seasons played in MLS (2015-25). The Philadelphia, Penn., native made a career-high 32 appearances (32 starts), finished second in MLS in saves (127) and posted six shutouts during the 2024 MLS Regular Season.
- Japanese International defender Miki Yamane, who has tallied two assists in seven appearances (6 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season, starts at right back in tonight's match against Kansas City. Yamane has tallied two assists in seven appearances (6 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season. Yamane has​ registered 10 assists in 50 appearances (48 starts) across all competitions in two seasons played with the Galaxy (2024-Present). Yamane registered two assists in the 4-2 win over Sporting KC on June 15, 2024.
- Colombian defender Emiro Garcés, 23, who has tallied two goals and one assist in 13 appearances (10 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2025 campaign, starts in tonight's match against Sporting KC. Garcés has recorded two goals and three assists in 28 career appearances (20 starts) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Maya Yoshida, who has recorded three goals and three assists in 63 appearances (62 starts) across all competitions in three seasons with the Galaxy (2023-Present), captains LA in his first start for the club since coming off injured in a Concacaf Champions Cup match against Tigres UANL on April 1. 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 10 appearances (9 starts) across all competitions this season for LA, starts at left back in tonight's match. The Medina, Ohio, native has logged one goal and four assists in 41 matches played (29 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy.
- Edwin Cerrillo, who recorded an assist against Orlando City SC on March 29, starts as the holding midfielder in tonight's match against Kansas City. The Waco, Texas, native tallied one goal and four assists in 41 matches played (32 starts) across all competitions during the 2024 season. Cerrillo, 24, has registered one goal and five assists in 66 matches played (55 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present).
- Marco Reus, who recorded a goal and an assist in 30 minutes off the bech against the Portland Timbers on April 27, starts in midfield in tonight's match against SKC. Reus has registered seven goal contributions (2 goals, 5 assists) in 17 career matches played (10 starts) across all competitions for LA.
- Diego Fagundez, who scored the AT&T Goal of the Week in his 400th career MLS regular season appearance against Houston on April 12, starts in midfield for the Galaxy in tonight's match against Sporting KC. Fagundez has recorded seven goals and 10 assists in 67 matches played (40 starts) across all competitions in three seasons with LA. Fagundez has tallied 74 goals and 76 assists in 402 career MLS regular-season games played (297 starts). With his next goal scored, Fagundez would become the eighth player in MLS history to record at least 75 career goals and 75 assists in regular season play. Fagundez recorded an assist in the 4-2 victory against SKC on June 15, 2024.
- 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 Sporting KC. Pec has totaled 42 goal contributions (23 goals, 19 assists) in 54 appearances (51 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024 - Present). Pec tallied a goal and two assists in the 4-2 win over Sporting KC on June 15, 2024.
- Ghanaian international forward Joseph Paintsil, who has recorded 28 goal contributions (16 goals, 12 assists) in 44 career matches played (42 starts) across all competitions for LA, makes his sixth league appearance (5th start) for LA this season in tonight's match. Paintsil scored a goal in 25 minutes of action off the bench in a 4-2 win over SKC on June 15, 2024.
- Christian Ramirez, who leads the Galaxy with five goals scored during the 2025 campaign, makes his 11th start (14th appearance) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign in tonight's match. Ramirez, 33, has recorded five goal contributions (4 goals, 1 assist) in his last six league appearances dating back to March 16.
