LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK John McCarthy; D Miki Yamane, D Emiro Garcés, D Eriq Zavaleta, D John Nelson; M Edwin Cerrillo, M Isaiah Parente, M Diego Fagundez (C), F Joseph Paintsil, F Gabriel Pec, F Christian Ramirez
Substitutes: GK Novak Mićović; D Julián Aude, D Mauricio Cuevas, M Tucker Lepley, M Marco Reus, M Lucas Sanabria, M Elijah Wynder, F Miguel Berry, F Matheus Nascimento
Lineup Notes:
- Two-time MLS Cup Champion (2022, 2024) John McCarthy starts in goal in today's match against Austin. 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.
- Japanese International defender Miki Yamane, 31, starts at right back in today's match against Austin FC. Yamane has tallied two assists in five appearances (4 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season. Yamane has​ 10 assists in 48 appearances (46 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 11 appearances (8 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2025 campaign, starts in today's contest against Austin. Garcés has recorded two goals and three assists in 26 career appearances (18 starts) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Eriq Zavaleta makes his first start for the Galaxy across all competitions this season in today's match against Austin. Zavaleta, who last played 45 minutes off the bench against Real Salt Lake on April 5, has totaled three goals in 27 matches played (12 starts) across four seasons with the LA Galaxy (2022 - Present). Zavaleta recorded three goals in 27 appearances for the El Salvador National Team.
- John Nelson, who has made eight appearances (7 starts) across all competitions this season for LA, starts at left back in today'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 today's match against Austin. 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 65 matches played (54 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present).
- Midfielder Isaiah Parente, 25, who tallied two assists in LA's 4-1 win over C.S. Herediano on March 12, starts against Austin in today's match. The Medina, Ohio, native has tallied two assists in 11 matches played (6 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign. Parente, a Columbus Crew Academy product, tallied three goals and one assist in 21 appearances (21 starts) with Ventura County FC during the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season.
- Diego Fagundez, who scored the AT&T Goal of the Week in his 400th career MLS regular season appearance last week against Houston, captains the Galaxy in today's match against Austin. Fagundez has seven goals and 10 assists in 65 matches played (38 starts) across all competitions in three seasons with the club. Fagundez has tallied 74 goals and 76 assists in 400 career MLS regular-season games played (295 starts). With his next goal scored, Fagundez would become the eighth player in MLS history to record at least 75 career goals and 75 assists in regular season play. Fagundez logged 15 goals and 22 assists in 86 matches played (76 starts) across three seasons with Austin FC (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 Austin FC. Pec has totaled 41 goal contributions (23 goals, 18 assists) in 52 appearances (49 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024 - Present). Pec scored a goal in the 2-1 win over Austin FC at Dignity Health Sports Park on Oct. 4, 2024
- 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 sixth appearance (5th start) across all competitions for LA this season in today'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 seven matches played across all competitions dating back to March 12, makes his ninth start (12th appearance) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign in today'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.
