LA Galaxy Giovani Dos Santos Named to 2016 AT&T MLS All-Stars
Published on July 17, 2016 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
LA Galaxy News Release
CARSON, Calif. (Sunday) - LA Galaxy forward Giovani dos Santos has been named to the 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Gameday Roster, Major League Soccer announced today. Dos Santos and the MLS All-Stars will represent MLS in the summer showcase at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, Calif. on July 28 at 4:30 p.m. PT, live on ESPN, UniMás, UDN, TSN, and RDS.
This season, Dos Santos has tallied seven goals and five assists on the year, including two game-winning assists. In total, the Mexico international has10 goals and 10 assists since joining the Galaxy in the fall of 2015. The Galaxy forward is one of only three players league wide to rank in the top 10 in goals and assists, helping the Galaxy reach an MLS-best +14 goal differential with 32 total goals on the season. This marks his first selection as an MLS All-Star.
The 26-man Gameday Roster is made up of 24 players chosen by All-Star coach Dominic Kinnear, taking into consideration the All-Star Fan XI and player voting, and the two Commissioner's Picks. The Gameday Roster includes representation from 19 MLS clubs and is a mix of 16 All-Star newcomers and 10 All-Star veterans.
All eleven players named to the All-Star Fan XI, nominated by media and selected by fans, were named to the Gameday Roster including: Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact), Keegan Rosenberry (Philadelphia Union), Kaká (Orlando City SC), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Andrea Pirlo (New York City FC), Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Didier Drogba (Montreal Impact), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC), and David Villa (New York City FC - AT&T/EA SPORTS(tm) "More Than a Vote" Challenge).
Joining the Fan XI are 13 additional league standouts: goalkeeper David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), defenders Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire), Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution), midfielders Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC), Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls), and forwards Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact), Cyle Larin (Orlando City SC), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) and Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC).
Rounding out the roster are the two Commissioner's Picks, midfielders Mauro Diaz (FC Dallas) and Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake).
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2016 MLS All-Star Game Roster by Position
Goalkeeper: David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)
Defenders: Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact), Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution), Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers), Keegan Rosenberry (Philadelphia Union), Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Mauro Diaz (FC Dallas), Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), Kaká (Orlando City SC), Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Andrea Pirlo (New York City FC), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC)
Forwards: Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Didier Drogba (Montreal Impact), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC), Cyle Larin (Orlando City SC), Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact), David Villa (New York City FC), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
2016 MLS All-Star Gameday Roster by Team
Chicago Fire (1): Brandon Vincent Colorado Rapids (1): Jermaine Jones Columbus Crew SC (1): Wil Trapp D.C. United (1): Steve Birnbaum FC Dallas (1): Mauro Diaz LA Galaxy (1): Giovani dos Santos Montreal Impact (3): Laurent Ciman, Didier Drogba, Ignacio Piatti New England Revolution (1): Andrew Farrell New York City FC (2): Andrea Pirlo, David Villa New York Red Bulls (1): Sacha Kljestan Orlando City SC (2): Kaká, Cyle Larin Philadelphia Union (2): Andre Blake, Keegan Rosenberry Portland Timbers (2): Darlington Nagbe, Liam Ridgewell Real Salt Lake (1): Kyle Beckerman San Jose Earthquakes (2): David Bingham, Chris Wondolowski Seattle Sounders FC (1): Clint Dempsey Sporting Kansas City (1): Matt Besler Toronto FC (1): Sebastian Giovinco Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1): Kendall Waston
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