LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK John McCarthy; D Miki Yamane, D Emiro Garcés, D Zanka, D John Nelson; M Edwin Cerrillo, M Lucas Sanabria, M Diego Fagundez (C), F Joseph Paintsil, F Gabriel Pec, F Christian Ramirez
Substitutes: GK Novak Mićović; D Julián Aude; D Harbor Miller, D Eriq Zavaleta, M Tucker Lepley, M Isaiah Parente, M Elijah Wynder, F Miguel Berry, F Matheus Nascimento
Lineup Notes:
- 2022 MLS Cup MVP John McCarthy, who holds a 1.29 goals-against average in seven appearances (7 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2025 campaign, starts in goal in tonight's match against Tigres. McCarthy has posted 21 shutouts and 330 saves in 104 career regular-season appearances (103 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. In eight matches played (8 starts) during the 2022-23 Concacaf Champions League, McCarthy posted four shutouts en-route to earning 2023 Concacaf Champions League Best XI honors.
- Japanese International defender Miki Yamane, 31, starts at right back in tonight's match against Houston. Yamane has tallied two assists in four appearances (3 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season. Yamane has 10 assists in 47 appearances (45 starts) across all competitions in two seasons played with the Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Colombian defender Emiro Garcés, 23, who has tallied two goals and one assist in 10 appearances (7 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2025 campaign, starts in tonight's contest against the Dynamo. Garcés has recorded two goals and three assists in 25 career appearances (17 starts) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Danish defender Zanka, 34, makes his 10th career appearance (8th start) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy in tonight'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.
- John Nelson, who has made seven appearances (6 starts) across all competitions this season for LA, starts at left back in tonight's match. The Medina, Ohio, native recorded one goal and four assists in 31 matches played (20 starts) across all competitions for LA in 2024.
- Edwin Cerrillo, who recorded an assist against Orlando City SC on March 29, starts as the holding midfielder in tonight's match against Houston. 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 64 matches played (53 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present).
- Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Sanabria, 21, starts in midfield in his return from a broken collarbone in tonight's match. Sanabria has made two appearances (2 starts) during the 2024 MLS Regular Season. Sanabria 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 Club Nacional de Football (2024). At the international level, Sanabria was called in by the Uruguayan National Team for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying for matches against Peru on Oct. 11 and Ecuador on Oct. 15.
- In his 400th career MLS Regular Season appearance, Diego Fagundez captains the Galaxy in tonight's match Houston. 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 399 career MLS regular-season games played (294 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 (399).
- 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 Houston Dynamo FC. Pec has totaled 41 goal contributions (23 goals, 18 assists) in 51 appearances (48 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024 - Present).
- 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 his fifth appearance (4th start) across all competitions for LA this season in tonight's match. Paintsil scored his first goal of the 2025 campaign in the 3-2 loss to Tigres UANL on April 8.
- Christian Ramirez, who has recorded four goals in his last six matches played across all competitions dating back to March 12, makes his eighth start (11th appearance) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign in tonight's match Ramirez, 33, recorded 14 goal contributions (8 goals, 6 assists) in 25 matches played (16 starts) for the Columbus Crew during the 2024 MLS Regular Season.
