LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK Novak Mićović; D Emiro Garces, D Zanka, D Maya Yoshida ©, D John Nelson; M Edwin Cerrillo, M Lucas Sanabria, M Elijah Wynder, M Diego Fagundez, M Gabriel Pec, F Miguel Berry
Substitutes: GK John McCarthy; D Julián Aude, D Harbor Miller, D Eriq Zavaleta, M Tucker Lepley, M Isaiah Parente, M Marco Reus, F Christian Ramirez, F Ruben Ramos Jr.
Lineup Notes:
- Serbian goalkeeper Novak Mićović, 23, makes his second start of the 2025 MLS Regular Season in today's match against Vancouver. Mićović, who recorded four saves against San Diego FC on Feb. 23, made four starts across all competitions during the 2024 campaign, posting one shutout and a 1.25 goals-against average.
- Colombian defender Emiro Garces, 23, makes his second start of the 2025 MLS Regular Season in tonight's road match against Vancouver. Garces ended the 2024 MLS Regular Season with one assist in nine matches played (4 starts) in his first season with the Galaxy. Garces has recorded two assists in 16 career matches played (11 starts) across all competitions with LA. Notably, Garces was the fastest player in MLS during Matchday 1, posting a top speed of 23.54 mph . Garces' speed is the fastest since the stat began being tracked by Spotec Solutions in 2023.
- Danish defender Zanka, 34, makes his MLS and LA Galaxy debut in today's match against Vancouver. 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. Has recorded two goals in 37 appearances for the Denmark Men's National Team.
- Japanese International defender Maya Yoshida, 36, captains the Galaxy in today’s match against the Whitecaps. Yoshida ended the 2024 MLS Regular Season with two goals and one assist in 34 matches played (34 starts) and was the only player on the Galaxy roster to appear in every match across during the 2024 season. Yoshida recorded two goals and two assists in 41 matches played (41 starts) across all competitions during the 2024 campaign. Notably, Yoshida played in three FIFA World Cups (2014, 2018, 2022) for the Japanese National Team. The MLS Cup win against the New York Red Bulls marked the first club title in Yoshida's career.
- John Nelson, 26, starts at left back in tonight's match against Whitecaps FC. Nelson ended the 2024 MLS Regular Season with one assist in 23 matches played (12 starts). Nelson has recorded one goal and four assists in 32 career matches played (21 starts) across all competitions with the Galaxy.
- Midfielder Elijah Wynder, 21, makes his first career start for the Galaxy in today's match. 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.
- Edwin Cerrillo, 24, starts as the holding midfielder in today's match against Vancouver. The Waco, Texas, native tallied one goal and four assists in 41 matches played (32 starts) across all competitions during the 2024 season. Cerrillo has tallied one goal and four assists in 53 matches played (42 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present).
- Lucas Sanabria, 21, makes his second start of the 2025 campaign for LA in today's match. The Uruguayan midfielder, who was acquired from Club Nacional de Football and signed to a five-year contract through the end of the 2029 MLS season, 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 Nacional since signing a professional contract with them in January of 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 the Whitecaps. Pec recorded 21 goals and 17 assists in 41 matches played (38 starts) across all competitions during the 2024 campaign. In his last match played against Vancouver, Pec recorded one goal and two assists in a 4-2 win at Dignity Health Sports Park on Sept. 21, 2024.
- Diego Fagundez, 30, who scored a goal in the Galaxy's 3-1 win over Vancouver at BC Place on April 13, 2024, starts on the left wing in today's match against the Whitecaps. Fagundez recorded five goals and six assists in 41 matches played (21 starts) during the 2024 campaign for LA. Fagundez has tallied 73 goals and 76 assists in 393 career MLS regular-season games played (288 starts). Notably, Fagundez’s 149 career goal contributions ranks second amongst all active players in MLS behind only Luciano Acosta (170).
- Miguel Berry, 27, makes his first start of the 2025 MLS Regular Season in today's road match. Berry has notched three goals and three assists in 36 matches played (6 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy in two seasons with the club (2024 - Present). Notably, each of Berry’s three goals across all competitions during the 2024 campaign came in the 89th minute or later of a match.
