LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK John McCarthy; D Harbor Miller, D Emiro Garcés, D Zanka, D Julián Aude; M Ruben Ramos Jr., M Edwin Cerrillo, M Tucker Lepley, F Diego Fagundez (C), F Joseph Paintsil, F Miguel Berry
Substitutes: GK Novak Mićović; D Ascel Essengue, D John Nelson, D Miki Yamane, D Eriq Zavaleta, M Isaiah Parente, M Elijah Wynder, F Matheus Nascimento, F Christian Ramirez
Lineup Notes:
- 2022 MLS Cup MVP John McCarthy, who holds a 1.17 goals-against average in six appearances (6 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2025 campaign, starts in goal in today's match against RSL. McCarthy has posted 21 shutouts and 330 saves in 103 career regular-season appearances (102 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.
- LA Galaxy Academy product Harbor Miller, 17, starts at right back in today's match against Real Salt Lake. Miller has recorded one assist in five matches played (4 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2025 campaign. Miller, who is a U.S. Youth International (U-15, U-17, U-18, U-19), became the youngest player in LA Galaxy history to start a Concacaf Champions Cup match when he played 90 minutes against C.S. Herediano on March 5. With his assist against Herediano on March 12, Miller (17 years, 264 days) is the youngest player to record a goal contribution in Concacaf Champions Cup action for an MLS team since Alphonso Davies (16 years, 120 days) for Vancouver in 2017. The Fullerton, Calif., native was named the MLS NEXT Cup MVP presented by adidas after the LA Galaxy Academy U-17s defeated Real Colorado 4-2 in the final of the 2023 U-17 MLS NEXT Cup on June 25, 2023.
- Colombian defender Emiro Garcés, 23, who has tallied one goal and one assist in eight appearances (5 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2025, starts in today's contest against RSL. Garcés has recorded one goal and three assists in 23 career appearances (15 starts) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Danish defender Zanka, 34, makes his eighth career appearance (6th start) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy in today's match. Zanka recorded one goal and two assists in 26 appearances (25 starts) across all competitions (Jupiler Pro League, Europa League, Croky Cup) with Anderlecht during the 2024-25 season. In 37 career appearances (22 starts) for the Denmark Men’s National Team, Zanka recorded two goals, one of which came in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match against Croatia.
- Julián Aude, 21, starts at left back in today's match against RSL. Aude has tallied one goal in nine appearances (5 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2025 campaign. The Argentine youth international, who recorded a goal against Herediano on March 12, has tallied three goals and three assists in 62 games played (44 starts) across all competitions in three seasons (2023 – Present) with the Galaxy.
- Tucker Lepley, 23, makes his sixth career start (11th appearance) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy in today's match. Lepley tallied one goal and two assists in 19 appearances (19 starts) for Ventura County FC during the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season. Lepley was selected by the Galaxy in the third round (No. 62 overall) of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft after recording 11 goals and 10 assists in 45 games played (41 starts) across a three-year career at UCLA (2021-23). Lepley has made four appearances (3 starts) for LA during the 2025 MLS Regular Season.
- Edwin Cerrillo, who recorded an assist against Orlando City SC on March 29, starts as the holding midfielder in today's match against RSL. 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 tallied one goal and five assists in 61 matches played (50 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present).
- LA Galaxy Academy product Ruben Ramos Jr., who has made four career appearances (1 start) across all competitions for the Galaxy, makes his first career MLS start for LA in today's match against RSL. Ramos Jr., 18, recorded 12 goal contributions (8 goals, 4 assists) in 22 games played (22 starts) for Ventura County FC during the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season. Ramos Jr. won the 2024 MLS NEXT Cup Top Scorer after recording a tournament-high eight goals, and recording a hat-trick in the LA Galaxy Academy U-17s 4-1 victory over Charlotte FC in the final of the 2024 U-17 MLS NEXT Cup on June 23, 2024. At the international level, Ramos Jr. helped the U.S. U-20 Men’s Youth National Team qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile after scoring two goals in five appearances (5 starts) at the 2024 Concacaf Under-20 Championship.
- Diego Fagundez, 30, captains the Galaxy in today's match against Real Salt Lake. Fagundez recorded five goals and six assists in 41 matches played (21 starts) across all competitions during the 2024 campaign for LA. Fagundez has tallied 73 goals and 76 assists in 398 career MLS regular-season games played (293 starts). Notably, Fagundez’s 149 career goal contributions ranks second amongst all active players in MLS behind only Luciano Acosta (172). Fagundez ranks 15th all-time in league history in regular-season appearances (398).
- Ghanaian international forward Joseph Paintsil, who recorded 26 goal contributions (15 goals, 11 assists) in 37 matches played (36 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2024 campaign, makes hist third appearance (2nd appearance) across all competitions for LA this season in today's match. In two matches played against RSL last season, Paintsil recorded an assist.
- Miguel Berry, who has tallied four goals and five assists in 44 career appearances (9 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy, starts up top in today's match. The Barcelona, Spain, native has totaled three goal contributions (1 goal, 2 assists) in nine matches played (3 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2025 campaign.
