Starting XI: GK JT Marcinkowski, D John Nelson, D Zanka, D, Chris Rindov, D Mauricio Cuevas, M Harbor Miller, M Edwin Cerrillo, M Elijah Wynder, F Diego Fagundez, F Joseph Paintsil, F Matheus Nascimento
Substitutes: GK Novak Mićovic, D Julian Aude, D Miki Yamane, D Eriq Zavaleta, M Tucker Lepley, M Isaiah Parente, M Ruben Ramos Jr, F Miguel Berry
Lineup Notes:
- Joseph Paintsil, 27, scored a first-half hat trick in the Galaxy’s 4-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on September 27, marking the third time a Galaxy player has scored a first-half hat trick in an MLS match. The performance earned Paintsil the MLS Player of the Matchday for Matchdays 36 and 37 and Team of the Matchday for Matchday 36. Paintsil previously notched one goal and one assist in the last match played on Sept. 20 against FC Cincinnati on Matchday 36. He has been directly involved in 14 goal contributions (10 goals, 4 assists) in his last 12 matches at Dignity Health Sports Park. He has recorded 44 goal contributions (28 goals, 16 assists) in 67 career matches played (64 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy (2024 - Present). Paintsil was acquired by the LA Galaxy from Belgian Pro League side K.R.C. Genk as a Designated Player and was signed to a four-year contract through the end of the 2027 MLS season. During the 2022-23 Belgian Pro League season, Paintsil notched 28 goal contributions (14 goals, 14 assists) in 30 league appearances (28 starts), helping Genk qualify for the 2023-24 Europa Conference League. At the international level, Paintsil has notched two assists in 15 appearances (9 starts) for Ghana.
- Eighteen-year-old LA Galaxy Academy product Harbor Miller, who has recorded one assist and one goal in nine matches played (tonight marks his tenth start) across all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2025 campaign, starts on the left in tonight's match against FC Dallas. Miller recorded his first career MLS goal in the 3-0 victory against the Colorado Rapids on Aug. 23, becoming the second-youngest player in team history to score a goal (Regular Season or Playoffs). Miller is a U.S. Youth International (U-15, U-17, U-18, U-19), and has recorded eight goal contributions (4 goals, 4 assists) in 15 appearances (15 starts) on loan with Ventura County FC during the 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season. With his assist against Herediano on March 12, Miller (17 years, 264 days) became the youngest player to record a goal contribution in Concacaf Champions Cup action for an MLS team since Alphonso Davies (16 years, 120 days) accomplished the feat for Vancouver in 2017.
- Midfielder Diego Fagundez scored his 78th career MLS goal and recorded his 79th MLS assist in the Galaxy’s 4-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on September 27. One game prior, Fagundez notched his 78th assist in the match on September 20 against FC Cincinnati, pushing him forward in his quest to join the 80/80 club for MLS. Fagundez enters this match against Dallas with 78 goals and 79 assists in 421 career regular season MLS matches. He is the eighth player in MLS history to record at least 75 goals and 75 assists in league play: (Landon Donovan; 145 G, 136 A), (Jaime Moreno; 133 G, 102 A), (Dwayne De Rosario; 104 G, 77 A), (Diego Valeri; 86 G, 91 A), (Preki; 79 G, 112 A), (Steve Ralston; 76 G, 135 A), (Luciano Acosta; 77 G, 98 A). In the 2025 Regular Season, Fagundez has made 26 starts of 29 games played and has notched five (5) goals and three (3) assists. Fagundez became the youngest player (30 years, 89 days) in MLS history to make 300 career regular season starts, surpassing Andrew Farrell's previous record (30 years, 182 days).
- Edwin Cerrillo, 25, who has tallied one assist in 37 matches played (37 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign, starts again as the holding midfielder against Dallas. Cerrillo has registered one goal and five assists in 87 career matches played (76 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present). Cerrillo has tallied one goal and six assists in 159 career MLS regular season matches played (123 starts).
- Midfielder Elijah Wynder, 22, makes his tenth career start (19th appearance) across all competitions this season for the Galaxy in tonight's match against FC Dallas. Wynder earned his first career MLS goal and 90 minutes of action in the win against Colorado on August 23 and notched his first career MLS assist against Vancouver on March 2. During the 2024 USL Championship Regular Season, Wynder recorded six goals and two assists in 33 matches played (32 starts), en route to being named the 2024 USL Championship Young Player of the Year, earning USL Championship All-League Second Team honors and helping Louisville City capture the club’s first-ever USL Championship Players’ Shield.
- Chris Rindov, 23, makes his fifth LA Galaxy start in tonight’s match, strengthening his position as a steady defender on the back line. His first start with the first team and his MLS career first start was Saturday Aug. 23 in the 3-0 MLS Regular Season win against the Colorado Rapids, when he logged 90 minutes. He also entered the LA Galaxy's Leagues Cup Third-Place match as a substitute in the 46th minute and played for the remainder of the match. Rindov had the only shot on goal in 90 minutes of play against the Houston Dynamo, before Sanabria headed one in for the draw. Rindov recorded one goal in 21 appearances (21 starts) across all competitions for VCFC during the 2025 campaign.
- Mauricio Cuevas, 22, has tallied three goals and five assists in 47 career appearances (11 starts) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy (2023 – Present). Cuevas finished with a left-footed shot from the right side of the box into the bottom left corner off Paintsil’s assist in extra time during last weekend's match against FC Cincinnati. Cuevas tallied one goal and one assist in 18 appearances (1 start) during the 2024 MLS Regular Season. In 22 appearances (2 starts) across all competitions during the 2024 campaign, Cuevas has notched one goal and two assists. The Los Angeles, Calif., native played two seasons for LA Galaxy II (2019-20) in the USL Championship, recording four goals and five assists in 21 matches played (21 starts) across all competitions.
- Danish defender Zanka, 35, makes his 17th career appearance (16th start) of the MLS Regular Season for the LA Galaxy in tonight’s match against Seattle. Zanka tallied the game-tying assist in LA's 1-1 draw against the Timbers at Providence Park on March 16. In 37 career appearances (22 starts) for the Denmark Men’s National Team, Zanka recorded two goals.
- John Nelson, 27, tallied his third assist for the season in 28 appearances (21 starts) in the 2025 MLS Regular Season. He again starts at left back in the match against FC Dallas. In the 2024 match played against Colorado at Dignity Health Sports Park, Nelson recorded his first career MLS goal (Regular Season or Playoffs) and an assist in LA’s 5-0 win over the Colorado Rapids in the Round One Best-of-3 Series opener of the 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs on Oct. 26, 2024.
- Brazilian youth international forward Matheus Nascimento, who tallied two goals in LA’s 4-0 win over Club Santos Laguna on Aug. 7, starts up top in today’s match against FC Dallas. The Niterói, Brazil native has notched three goals and three assists in 19 appearances (10 starts) for the Galaxy during the 2025 MLS Regular Season. Nascimento joined LA as a U22 Initiative Player on loan from Brazilian Série A side Botafogo on Feb. 19, 2025. Notably, Nascimento is the youngest player (16 years old) in club history to make their debut for Botafogo. Nascimento notched 12 goals and 7 assists in 98 appearances (55 starts) across all competitions in six seasons played with Botafogo (2020-25). At the international level, Nascimento has made multiple appearances for Brazil at the U-16, U-17, U-18, U-20 and U-23 age groups. The forward was part of the Brazilian National Team side that won the 2023 Pan American Games gold medal after defeating Chile in penalties on Nov. 4, 2023.
- JT Marcinkowski, 28, makes his third LA Galaxy start in today’s match against Dallas. He debuted for the club in LA’s 3-0 win over Colorado, where he recorded one save, and played his third game for the club away at Houston on Sept. 6. Marcinkowski, who missed the 2024 season due to injury, made 96 appearances (95 starts) across all competitions in five seasons played with the San Jose Earthquakes (2018-24). During the 2023 MLS Regular Season, Marcinkowski posted four shutouts and held a 1.22 goals-against average in 13 appearances (12 starts) for San Jose. Marcinkowski has previously been called up by the U.S. Men’s National Team for a training camp and was on the bench in an international friendly against El Salvador on Dec. 9, 2020.
