FC Dallas Homegrown forward Jesรบs Ferreira will be in the lineup for Major League Soccer when it competes against 13-time English league champions Arsenal FC in the 2023 MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 19, at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.
โI am honored and proud to be selected to the 2023 MLS All-Star Team,โ said Ferreira. โI am grateful to represent my teammates and the FC Dallas fans among the leagueโs top talent. Thank you for always supporting me, and I look forward to going head-to-head against Arsenal in this yearโs All-Star game.โ
Ferreira leads FC Dallas with 10 goals, which is tied for third in MLS, and two assists in 18 matches. He is tied for the league lead in non-penalty goals scored and has delivered the most game-winning goals (6) in Major League Soccer.
This marks Ferreira's second straight selection as an MLS All-Star after earning his first appearance in 2022. Ferreira also earned MLS Young Player of the Year last season after tallying 18 goals and six assists across 33 games (29 starts) which tied the clubโs single-season goals record held by both Kenny Cooper and Jason Kreis.
The 2023 MLS All-Star roster by position and selection mechanism:
GOALKEEPERS: Roman Bรผrki (St. Louis CITY SC / Voted In), Tyler Miller (D.C. United / Coachโs Selection), Djordje Petroviฤ (New England Revolution / Coachโs Selection)
DEFENDERS (7): รlvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati / Voted In), Jon Gallagher (Austin FC / Voted In), Ryan Hollingshead (LAFC / Coachโs Selection), Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati / Voted In), Tim Parker (St. Louis CITY SC / Coachโs Selection), John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls / Coachโs Selection), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC / Voted In)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati / Voted In), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United / Voted In), Mathieu Choiniรจre (CF Montrรฉal / Commissionerโs Selection), Hรฉctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC / Coachโs Selection), Josรฉ Martรญnez (Philadelphia Union / Coachโs Selection), Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew / Voted In), Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC / Voted In), Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy / Coachโs Selection), Lucas Zelarayรกn (Columbus Crew / Coachโs Selection)
FORWARDS / WINGERS (7): Christian Benteke (D.C. United / Coachโs Selection), Dรฉnis Bouanga (LAFC / Voted In), Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes / Coachโs Selection), Jesรบs Ferreira (FC Dallas / Voted In), Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United / Coachโs Selection), Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC / Commissionerโs Selection), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC / Voted In)
