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D.C. United Forward Taxiarchis Fountas Selected to 2022 MLS All-Star Game

July 12, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
D.C. United News Release


NEW YORK - D.C. United forward Taxiarchis "Taxi" Fountas was among the 26 players honored today as Major League Soccer unveiled the complete roster for the 2022 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target.

For the second consecutive season, the MLS All-Stars will take on the best of LIGA MX on August 10 at 8:30 p.m. ET at Allianz Filed in Minnesota and will be broadcast live on ESPN and Univision in the U.S., TSN and TVA Sports in Canada, on ESPN throughout Mexico and Latin America, and in more than 190 countries around the world.

Taxi arrived in D.C. in April and was an instant impact for the club. He made his Black-and-Red debut on April 16, coming on as a substitute in the 58th minute against Austin FC. The Greek forward then made his first start on April 23 against the New England Revolution where he scored two and assisted one in a 3-2 win at Audi Field. He leads D.C. United with nine goals in 11 matches played and scored his first career hat trick against Orlando City SC on July 4 in a 5-3 win. The Greek forward had 12 combined goals and assists in his first 10 MLS games, which was tied for most in MLS history.

The roster was selected through a combination of fan, player, and media voting (12 players), designations by All-Star head coach Adrian Heath of host club Minnesota United FC (12 players), and a pair of selections by MLS Commissioner Don Garber.

Sixteen clubs are represented on this year's All-Star Game roster: Austin FC, FC Cincinnati, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, FC Dallas, Inter Miami CF, LA Galaxy, LAFC, Minnesota United FC, CF Montréal, Nashville SC, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, NYCFC, Philadelphia Union, and Seattle Sounders FC. The players have ties to 10 different countries: Argentina (four players), Canada (two), Ecuador (one), Germany (two), Greece (one), Jamaica (one), Mexico (three), Peru (two), Spain (two), and the United States (eight). Additionally, 14 of the 26 players will be making their MLS All-Star Game presented by Target debut.

2022 MLS All-Star Roster

AM Acosta, Luciano - FC Cincinnati

RB Araujo, Julián - LA Galaxy

FW Arriola, Paul - FC Dallas

GK Blake, Andre - Philadelphia Union

CB Callens, Alexander - New York City FC

FW Castellanos, Valentín - New York City FC

AM Driussi, Sebastián - Austin FC

FW Ferreira, Jesús - FC Dallas

FW Fountas, Taxiarchis - D.C. United

AM Gil, Carles - New England Revolution

FW Hernández, Javier - LA Galaxy

GK Johnson, Sean - New York City FC

CB Long, Aaron - New York Red Bulls

DEF Miller, Kamal - CF Montréal

FW Morris, Jordan - Seattle Sounders FC

AM Mukhtar, Hany - Nashville SC

DM Nagbe, Darlington - Columbus Crew

LB Palacios, Diego - LAFC

AM Reynoso, Emanuel - Minnesota United FC

FW Ruidíaz, RaúlSeattle Sounders FC

DM Sánchez, Ilie - LAFC

GK St. Clair, Dayne - Minnesota United FC

FW Vela, Carlos - LAFC

LB Wagner, Kai - Philadelphia Union

RB Yedlin, DeAndre - Inter Miami CF

CB Zimmerman, Walker - Nashville SC

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