Diego Luna Earns Second MLS All-Star Appearance
Jun 25, 2025, 5:37 PM
Real Salt Lake midfielder Diego Luna (8) takes a shot on the goal during a Major League Soccer game against the Los Angeles Galaxy at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Luna was selected for the 2025 MLS All-star Game.
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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake’s Diego Luna is an MLS All-Star for the second consecutive time after being voted in by the fans, players, and media.
Luna is the youngest RSL player to be selected to back-to-back All-Star teams, and the first since Nick Rimando in 2014 and 2015. He was the youngest member of the side that faced the LIGA MX All-Stars in Columbus, Ohio, in 2024.
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Look to the All-Stars & you’ll see Moon Man pic.twitter.com/RQwk805HXp
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) June 25, 2025
The 2025 MLS All-Star game will be held in Austin, Texas, at Q2 Stadium on Wednesday, July 23. Luna is the club’s only All-Star selection after a woeful start to the season.
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Diego Luna, Real Salt Lake Midfielder
Luna started his MLS career slowly, acclimating to the league with five goals in his first two seasons. Luna played in 36 matches in 2022 and 2023, making 17 starts.
In his third MLS season, Luna exploded for eight goals and 12 assists. He is the second player in league history to record at least 20 goal contributions in a single season before turning 21.
Excited? Absolutely. Surprised? Absolutely not. pic.twitter.com/AKJjCBTpeD
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) June 25, 2025
The meteoric ascent continued this season as Luna netted eight goals and four assists while starting all 16 games he’s played with Real Salt Lake.
The 2025 MLS All-Star roster by position and selection process:
GOALKEEPERS (3)
- Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United FC / Voted In)
- Brad Stuver (Austin FC / Coach’s Selection)
- Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps FC / Coach’s Selection)
DEFENDERS (8)
- Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF / Voted In)
- Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Selection)
- Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC / Voted In)
- Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC / Voted In)
- Alex Freeman (Orlando City SC / Voted In)
- Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union / Coach’s Selection)
- Andy Najar (Nashville SC / Coach’s Selection)
- Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati / Coach’s Selection)
MIDFIELDERS (6)
- Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC / Voted In)
- David Da Costa (Portland Timbers / Coach’s Selection)
- Evander (FC Cincinnati / Voted In)
- Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake / Voted In)
- Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego FC / Coach’s Selection)
- Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC / Coach’s Selection)
FORWARDS / WINGERS (9)
- Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC / Commissioner’s Pick)
- Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union / Voted In)
- Denis Bouanga (LAFC / Voted In)
- Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC / Coach’s Selection)
- Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano (San Diego FC / Commissioner’s Pick)
- Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF / Voted In)
- Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Selection)
- Brandon Vazquez (Austin FC / Coach’s Selection)
- Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC / Voted In)
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