As the team return from their FIFA Club World Cup journey, one LAFC superstar received some really great, if not slightly expected, news. Yesterday it was announced that LAFC forward Denis Bouanga was voted to the 2025 MLS All-Star Team. The best of the MLS will gather once again, as they get set to take on an All-Star team of Mexico’s top players from their league, Liga MX.
The League’s Best ⭐️
Congratulations to @BouangaDenis on being named a starter in the @MLS All-Star match. pic.twitter.com/IiGmCaQaCu
— LAFC (@LAFC) June 25, 2025
Bouanga joins an illustrious group of players with this selection, as it marks his third consecutive year being voted to the All-Star side. He will be one of just four players on this year’s team to have been named an All-Star three or more times. The 2025 MLS All-Star roster was selected through a combination of fan, player, and media voting (12 players), designations by MLS All-Star head coach Nico Estévez of the host club, Austin FC (12 players), and two selections by MLS Commissioner Don Garber.
It was a bit of a slow start for Denis this season, but he has since gone on an absolute tear as he continues his rise as one of the best players to compete in this league. The second all-time leading goal-scorer in club history, Bouanga once again leads LAFC in scoring this season with eight goals and five assists through 16 regular season matches as he looks to become the first player in MLS history to score 20 regular season goals in three consecutive seasons. He has scored 49 regular-season goals in 85 career MLS matches and now has 82 goals in all competitions for LAFC after scoring in the FIFA Club World Cup against Flamengo.
This year’s All-Star match will take place on Wednesday, July 23 (6 p.m. PT) at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. The highly anticipated match, which marks the first professional All-Star Game to be played in Austin, will be broadcast live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English, Spanish, and French.
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