Nigeria-born American player, Ike Opara, is among the best eleven players selected by the Major League Soccer this season.
Opara started his breakthrough when he was selected to the United States Men’s National Team on January 8, 2018. After attending the January camp for the national team, he played the full 90 minutes in a friendly versus Bosnia and Herzogvina, his only cap to date.
The first edition of this post incorrectly listed Seattle’s Nicolas Lodeiro as a member of the Best XI. Carles Gil of New England claimed the spot.
Minnesota United’s remarkable turnaround landed two players on the MLS Best XI, one of three clubs to place multiple players in the Best XI.
LAFC led the way with three, while Atlanta United also posted two names on the board.
Toronto FC, New England, the LA Galaxy, and New York City FC were also represented
We tried our luck at it last month, and failed pretty miserably in landing six of the eleven.
But we got to speak to the Goalkeeper of the Year, so we’ll accept the silver lining.
2019 MLS Best XI:
Goalkeeper
Vito Mannone, Minnesota United
Defenders
Ike Opara, Minnesota United
Walker Zimmerman, LAFC
Miles Robinson, Atlanta United
Midfielders
Carles Gil, New England Revolution
Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto FC
Maxi Moralez, NYCFC
Eduard Atuesta, LAFC
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Forwards
Carlos Vela, LAFC
Josef Martinez, Atlanta United
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, LA Galaxy