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Minnesota United Academy's Kage Romanshyn Selected to Play in MLS Next All-Star Game

June 29, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Minnesota United FC News Release


GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - Minnesota United and MLS NEXT today announced that MNUFC Academy midfielder Kage Romanshyn was selected to play for the West Team in the second-annual MLS NEXT All-Star Game presented by Allstate. The game will provide a world-class experience for North America's rising stars to showcase their talents in an East vs. West format at the Naval Academy's Glenn Warner Soccer Facility in Annapolis, Md. on Wednesday, July 19 at 9:30 a.m. CT.

Romanshyn, an 18-year-old midfielder from Apple Valley, Minnesota, is the lone Loon to represent Minnesota United at the MLS NEXT All-Star Game. Across the 2022-23 MLS NEXT season, the midfielder made 15 game appearances, eight starts, and was a mainstay in the U19 midfield. Throughout the winter, spring and current summer months, he has also trained and made four game appearances for MNUFC2 in MLS NEXT Pro regular-season action. Romanshyn notably provided an assist for the first MNUFC2 goal in the first match of the 2023 season on a snow-covered pitch in Salt Lake City against the Real Monarchs.

"I'm really honored and happy that my coaches have believed in me and that I've been given this opportunity to represent the club and go play in the [MLS NEXT] All-Star Game and show that Minnesota United can compete," said MNUFC Academy U19 midfielder Kage Romanshyn. "I'm really excited. I think it's honestly an honor to also kind of be with the All-Stars, the first-team guys in MLS."

MLS NEXT and Allstate will provide the selected players with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity during MLS All-Star Week, which will include a full slate of evening programming events and activities in advance of the match. The players will be fully integrated into MLS All-Star Week festivities, which include team training, the All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T 5G on July 18 and the MLS All-Star Game on July 19. Each MLS NEXT All-Star team will also conduct their own training sessions leading up to their match on Wednesday morning.

MLS NEXT All-Star Game Rosters

East West

Player Team Birth Year Player Team Birth Year

Nathaniel Abraham Toronto FC 2007 Jeevan Badwal Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2006

Ignacio Alem D.C. United 2006 Nati Clarke Sporting Kansas City 2005

Davi Alexandre New York Red Bulls 2007 Julian Eyestone FC Dallas 2006

Gaël De Montigny CF Montréal 2006 Caden Glover St. Louis CITY SC 2007

Charlie DeMarco BW Gottschee 2005 Zavier Gozo Real Salt Lake 2007

Olger Escobar New England Revolution 2006 Stuart Hawkins Seattle Sounders FC 2006

Caden Grabfelder FC DELCO 2005 Sawyer Jura Portland Timbers 2006

Taha Habroune Columbus Crew 2006 Tate Lampman Houston Dynamo FC 2006

Tyler Hall Inter Miami CF 2006 Grant Lund Real Colorado 2006

Stiven Jimenez FC Cincinnati 2007 Edwyn Mendoza San Jose Earthquakes 2006

Graham Jones D.C. United 2006 Harbor Miller LA Galaxy 2007

Shawn Lanza Atlanta United 2006 Ajani Nixon LAFC 2006

Ryder Mills FC Cincinnati 2005 Moises Prado Total Futbol Academy 2006

Michael Nesci Chicago Fire FC 2005 Kage Romanshyn Minnesota United FC 2005

James Nyandjo Charlotte FC 2007 Andre Romo Colorado Rapids 2006

Neil Pierre Philadelphia Union 2007 Paulo Rudisill LA Galaxy 2006

Tahir Reid-Brown Orlando City SC 2006 Maxim Scordo Strikers FC 2007

Rocket Ritarita Atlanta United 2007 Mohammed Shour Seattle Sounders FC 2007

Jonathan Shore New York City FC 2007 Ervin Torres Austin FC 2007

Adem Sipić Nashville SC 2006 Oscar Verhoeven San Jose Earthquakes 2006

Lazar Stefanovic Toronto FC 2006 Jude Wellings Real Salt Lake 2006

TBA TBA TBA Adrian Wibowo LAFC 2006

The 44 players were selected by MLS NEXT personnel following the conclusion of the 2023 MLS NEXT Cup Playoffs and Showcase. To be eligible for selection, players must have been born between 2005-2007, have competed in the MLS NEXT regular season, and played in at least one of the MLS NEXT premier events this season - MLS NEXT Fest, MLS NEXT Flex, Generation adidas Cup, or the MLS NEXT Cup Playoffs and Showcase.

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