Last night, when Major League Soccer announced the 2025 MLS All-Star roster, it was revealed that nobody from New York City FC will be on the 26-player squad.
It's not the first time that NYCFC was snubbed. In 2023, no player from a struggling New York City side represented the team at the All-Star Game that year.
New York City FC | All-Stars by Year
| Year | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2024 | Thiago Martins | D |
| 2023 | — | — |
| 2022 | Alexander Callens* | D |
| Taty Castellanos† | F | |
| Sean Johnson | GK | |
| 2021 | James Sands | M |
| 2020‡ | ||
| 2019 | Maxi Moralez | M |
| 2018 | Alexander Ring | M |
| David Villa | F | |
| 2017 | David Villa | F |
| 2016 | Andrea Pirlo | M |
| Josh Saunders | GK | |
| David Villa | F | |
| 2015 | Frank Lampard | M |
| David Villa | F |
* Alexander Callens was removed from the 2022 All-Star roster due to injury
† Taty Castellanos was removed from the 2022 All-Star roster after transferring to Girona FC
‡ The 2020 MLS All-Star Game was canceled due to COVID
It's a far cry from 2016 and 2022, when three NYCFC players were named to those All-Star squads. (In 2022, Alexander Callens was removed from the roster due to injury, and Taty Castellanos was removed from after transferring out of the league.) Or 2015, when MLS commission Don Garber named Frank Lampard to the All-Star team even though the midfielder had yet to join NYCFC and play a single minute in MLS.
Last year, defender Thiago Martins was named a Coach's Selection by Columbus Crew head coach Wilfried Nancy. It was the 14th time a NYCFC player was named to the All-Star roster.
The All-Star Game will be played on Wednesday, July 23 at 9:00 pm ET at Q2 Stadium in Austin, TX, home to Austin FC. The game will feature all-stars from MLS and Mexico's Liga MX. You can see a full list of the MLS All-Stars below.
Andrew Leigh
2025 MLS All-Stars
Goalkeepers
Dayne St. Clair - Minnesota United FC | Voted In
Brad Stuver - Austin FC | Coach’s Selection
Yohei Takaoka - Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Coach’s Selection
Defenders
Jordi Alba - Inter Miami CF | Voted In
Max Arfsten - Columbus Crew | Coach’s Selection
Tristan Blackmon - Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Voted In
Michael Boxall - Minnesota United FC | Voted In
Alex Freeman - Orlando City | Voted In
Jakob Glesnes - Philadelphia Union | Coach’s Selection
Andy Najar - Nashville SC | Coach’s Selection
Miles Robinson - FC Cincinnati | Coach’s Selection
Midfielders
Sebastian Berhalter - Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Voted In
David Da Costa - Portland Timbers | Coach’s Selection
Evander - FC Cincinnati | Voted In
Diego Luna - Real Salt Lake | Voted In
Jeppe Tverskov - San Diego FC | Coach’s Selection
Philip Zinckernagel - Chicago Fire FC | Coach’s Selection
Forwards
Patrick Agyemang - Charlotte FC | Commissioner’s Pick
Tai Baribo - Philadelphia Union | Voted In
Denis Bouanga - LAFC | Voted In
Anders Dreyer - San Diego FC | Coach’s Selection
Chucky Lozano - San Diego FC | Commissioner’s Pick
Lionel Messi - Inter Miami CF | Voted In
Diego Rossi - Columbus Crew | Coach’s Selection
Brandon Vazquez - Austin FC | Coach’s Selection
Brian White - Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Voted In
