Tai Baribo and Jakob Glesnes selected for 2025 MLS All-Star Game

Philadelphia Union today announced that defender Jakob Glesnes and forward Tai Baribo have been named to the 2025 MLS All-Star Game, set to take place at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, July 23 (9:00 p.m. ET / MLS Season Pass on Apple TV), where the MLS All-Stars will face off against the LIGA MX All-Stars.

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.

The 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.

Baribo earns his first career All-Star selection after being voted in by fans, media, and players. The Israeli international leads the MLS Golden Boot race with 13 goals in just 16 appearances, adding three assists along the way. With a brace against Inter Miami CF on May 24, he became just the fourth player in league history to score at least 13 goals in the first 15 games of a season, joining Carlos Vela (2019), Chicho Arango (2024), and Josef Martínez (2018). Baribo also became the first player in Union history to record four multi-goal games in a single season. With 29 goals across all competitions, he currently ranks eighth on the club’s all-time scoring list.

Glesnes, named to the All-Star roster as a coach’s selection, earns his third career All-Star nod (2022, 2023, 2025), which ranks second in club history behind goalkeeper Andre Blake, who holds the club record with four selections. In the 2025 season, the Norwegian center back has made 17 appearances (16 starts), logging 1,441 minutes and helping lead the Union to one of the top defensive records in the league. The Union currently rank second in the Eastern Conference in fewest goals allowed and have recorded the second-most clean sheets in the league (7). Glesnes has also contributed two assists this year and scored once, netting a goal against D.C. United. With a start in tonight’s match against Chicago Fire FC, Glesnes would make his 200th start in all competitions for the club.

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

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.