Major League Soccer (MLS) today opened the voting process for the 2024 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target, which includes participation by players, fans, and media. The 2024 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target will be played on Wednesday, July 24, and feature the MLS All-Stars taking on the best of LIGA MX at Lower.com Field.
16 Austin FC players are eligible for the ballot. To qualify for the ballot, a player must have appeared in at least 50 percent of his club’s matches this season at the time the ballot was created on May 13. Players who did not qualify for the ballot are still eligible for selection by MLS All-Star head coach Wilfried Nancy or MLS Commissioner Don Garber.
Austin FC Players on the 2024 MLS All-Star Ballot
- Guilherme Biro (Left Back)
- Julio Cascante (Center Back)
- Sebastián Driussi (Attacking Midfielder)
- Ethan Finlay (Forward/Winger)
- Jon Gallagher (Right Back)
- Matt Hedges (Center Back)
- Brendan Hines-Ike (Center Back)
- Žan Kolmanič (Left Back)
- Jáder Obrian (Forward/Winger)
- Daniel Pereira (Defensive Midfielder)
- Alexander Ring (Defensive Midfielder)
- Diego Rubio (Forward/Winger)
- Brad Stuver (Goalkeeper)
- Jhojan Valencia (Defensive Midfielder)
- Owen Wolff (Attacking Midfielder)
- Gyasi Zardes (Forward/Winger)
Of the 26 MLS players to be selected for the All-Star Game, the breakdown is as follows:
- 12 players will be determined by a vote of MLS players, fans, and media. Each of the three voting groups will represent one-third of the combined vote.
- 12 players will be selected by MLS All-Star head coach Wilfried Nancy.
- Two players will be selected by MLS Commissioner Don Garber.
Players, fans and media will cast their votes for 11 players in a 4-1-2-3 formation: one goalkeeper, one right back, two center backs, one left back, one defensive midfielder, two attacking midfielders and three forwards/wingers.
The top players from each position from the combined vote will be named All-Stars. The 12th player selected will be the one who received the next-highest total of overall votes. Players who did not qualify for the ballot are still eligible for selection by Nancy or Commissioner Garber.
Fan voting opened today, Wednesday, May 29, at 12 p.m. ET and will close at 11:59 p.m. PT on Monday, June 10. All fans can vote on mlssoccer.com/all-star/2024/vote/fan-vote or via the MLS App.
Every player from each of the 29 MLS clubs will receive a unique link to vote for their peers. Approximately 500 members of the media who regularly cover MLS will also make their selections to represent MLS.
In 2022, Sebastián Driussi became the first Austin FC player to be named an All-Star, earning a spot on the MLS All-Star roster via the fan vote. The Argentine Designated Player finished as MLS MVP runner-up and was selected to the MLS Best XI after recording a league-best 25 goals across the regular season and playoffs that year. Jon Gallagher then became Austin’s second-ever All-Star in 2023, finishing the season with the joint-most goals among all MLS defenders (five) and chipping in eight assists as well.
The MLS All-Star Game presented by Target and MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T at Lower.com Field will be available to watch in more than 100 countries and regions in English, Spanish, and French on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app. Fans can subscribe to MLS Season Pass now through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes, game consoles, and the web at tv.apple.com.
