Major League Soccer announced the addition of Philadelphia Union defender Kai Wagner to the roster for the 2025 MLS All-Star Game. He replaces David Da Costa of the Portland Timbers on the All-Star roster.
The best players in North America will take center stage at the 2025 MLS All-Star Game this summer, as the MLS All-Stars will face a team of All-Stars from Mexico’s top soccer league, LIGA MX, on Wednesday, July 23 (8 p.m. CT) 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.
Wagner earns his third career All-star nod (2021, 2022, 2025), which ties teammate Jakob Glesnes for the second most All-Star Game selections in club history. The club's all-time leader in assists with 60, Wagner is second in the league amongst defenders with eight assists in 22 appearances (21 starts). The German left back leads the league in won tackles and has helped lead the Union to one of the top defensive records in the league. The Union currently rank first in the league in fewest goals allowed and have recorded the second-most clean sheets in the league (9). Wagner has also contributed a goal this year, scoring against Toronto FC.
Wagner joins teammates Tai Baribo and Jakob Glesnes as representatives of the Union on the 2025 All-Star Game roster. This marks the second time in club history that three members of the Union have been named to the same All-Star Game with the other occurance happening in 2022.
Complete list of all-time Union MLS All-Stars:
2010: Sebastien Le Toux
2011: Faryd Mondragon
2012: Michael Farfan, Carlos Valdes
2013: Jack McInerney
2014: Maurice Edu
2016: Andre Blake, Keegan Rosenberry
2019: Andre Blake
2021: Andre Blake, Kai Wagner
2022: Andre Blake, Jakob Glesnes, Kai Wagner
2023: Jakob Glesnes, Jose Martinez
2025: Tai Baribo, Jakob Glesnes, Kai Wagner
Tickets for the MLS All-Star Game and the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T are on sale at MLSsoccer.com/AllStar.
The MLS All-Star Game and MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T at Q2 Stadium will be available to watch for free 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 for $69 for the remainder of the 2025 season and Apple TV+ subscribers can sign up for a seasonal subscription for $59 for the remainder of the season, through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes, game consoles, and the web at tv.apple.com.
