dailyloe.com – LA Galaxy has announced its starting XI for the match against Sporting Kansas City on May 13, 2026. The lineup includes goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski, defenders John Nelson, Emiro Garcés, Jakob Glesnes, and Mauricio Cuevas. Midfielders Edwin Cerrillo, Lucas Sanabria, and Marco Reus, along with forwards Harbor Miller, Gabriel Pec, and Joseph Paintsil complete the starting lineup.
Substitutes for the match are goalkeeper Novak Mićović, defenders Maya Yoshida, Miki Yamane, and Justin Haak, midfielders Elijah Wynder, Isaiah Parente, and Erik Thommy, and forwards Ruben Ramos Jr. and Matheus Nascimento. Mićović, who is 24 years old, earned his first clean sheet of the 2026 campaign in the win over Charlotte FC on February 28.
Mićović joined the first team squad in 2025 after averaging four starts in his first two seasons with LA Galaxy. He saved four of eight penalty kicks during the 2023 campaign while with LA Galaxy II. Miki Yamane, aged 32, has made significant contributions since joining LA in 2024, with one goal and 10 assists in 64 league matches.
Yamane was previously recognized in the J1 League Best XI for three consecutive seasons and helped his former teams win multiple titles. Julián Aude, 23, started in the first seven league matches of 2026 before suffering an ankle injury. He has made 102 appearances for LA Galaxy since joining in 2023.
Aude has recorded one goal and two assists in 75 league games through 2025. Maya Yoshida, 37, scored the opening goal in the match against Austin on April 11 during his 701st appearance for the club. This match against Sporting Kansas City is crucial for LA Galaxy as they continue their campaign in the league.
