LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK John McCarthy; D Miki Yamane, D Zanka, D Maya Yoshida ©, D Julián Aude; M Isaiah Parente, M Edwin Cerrillo, M Tucker Lepley, M Diego Fagundez, M Gabriel Pec, F Christian Ramirez
Substitutes: GK Novak Mićović; D Emiro Garcés, D Harbor Miller, D Eriq Zavaleta, M Elijah Wynder, F Miguel Berry, F Joseph Paintsil, F Matheus Nascimento, F Ruben Ramos Jr.
Lineup Notes:
- 2022 MLS Cup MVP John McCarthy, 32, makes his third appearance of the 2025 MLS Regular Season in tonight's match against Orlando City. McCarhty has posted 21 shutouts and 328 saves in 102 career regular-season appearances (101 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.
- Japanese International defender Miki Yamane, 31, makes his second consecutive start after returning from a hamstring injury. Yamane has tallied one assist in three appearances (2 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season. Yamane has tallied nine assists in 44 appearances (42 starts) across all competitions in two seasons played with the Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Danish defender Zanka, 34, makes his sixth career appearance (5th 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
- Japanese International defender Maya Yoshida, 36, captains the Galaxy in tonight's match against Minnesota. 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 has tallied three goals and three assists in 60 matches played (60 starts) across all competitions in three seasons with the LA Galaxy (2023-Present). Notably, Yoshida played in three FIFA World Cups (2014, 2018, 2022) for the Japanese National Team.
- Julián Aude, 21, starts at left back in tonight's match against the Lions. Aude has tallied one goal in seven appearances (4 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 60 games played (43 starts) across all competitions in three seasons (2023 – Present) with the Galaxy.
- Midfielder Isaiah Parente, 25, makes his fifth appearance (3rd start) of the 2025 MLS Regular Season for LA in tonight's match against Orlando. The Medina, Ohio, native has tallied two assists in six matches played (3 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign. Parente has registered two assists in 14 matches played (3 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Edwin Cerrillo, 24, makes his 50th career regular-season appearance for the Galaxy in tonight's match against Orlando. 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 59 matches played (48 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present).
- Tucker Lepley, 23, makes his fifth career start (9th appearance) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy in tonight's match against Orlando City SC. 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 has started in three consecutive matches across all competitions dating back to March 12. 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).
- 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 Orlando. Pec has totaled 41 goal contributions (23 goals, 18 assists) in 48 appearances (45 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024 - Present). Pec recorded his first assist of the 2025 campaign in the 2-2 draw against Minnesota on March 22.
- Diego Fagundez, 30, starts on the left wing in tonight's match against Orlando. 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 397 career MLS regular-season games played (292 starts). Notably, Fagundez’s 149 career goal contributions ranks second amongst all active players in MLS behind only Luciano Acosta (171). Fagundez ranks 15th all-time in league history in regular-season appearances (397). In 11 career league matches played against the Orlando, Fagundez has recorded four goals and one assist.
- Christian Ramirez, who has tallied a goal in three consecutive matches played dating back to March 12, makes his fifth start (eighth appearance) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign in tonight's home 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. Ramirez has tallied three goals and two assists in 7 career regular-season matches played against Orlando.
