FC Dallas goalkeeper Maarten Paes has been voted an MLS All-Star for 2024. Paes is having a fantastic season, leading MLS in saves. The Indonesian community showed up big time for Paes at the ballot box but that doesn’t discount his worthyness.
The MLS All-Stars will face the LIGA MX All-Stars on July 24 at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio ( 7 p.m. CT | MLS Season Pass).
Paes recorded six straight games with five or more saves from May 15 to June 18, 2024, and made a career-high nine saves against LAFC on June 1.
“I am very excited about being an MLS All-Star but we have so many games that we need to focus on before the MLS All-Star game,” FC Dallas goalkeeper Maarten Paes said. “It will be a nice challenge, it is something I am looking forward to. I want to thank the team and staff, our goalkeeper unit Jimmy Maurer, Antonio Carrera, and goalkeeping coach Drew Keeshan. I’ve got an amazing fan base backing me, it’s something I didn’t have over the last couple of years. So that’s great, I love them. They’ve been amazing all year. It is incredible and it pushes us.”
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2024 MLS All-Star Roster Breakdown
| Voted in | Coach’s picks | Commissioner’s pick |
|---|---|---|
| Jordi Alba (MIA) | Federico Bernardeschi (TOR) | Héctor Herrera (HOU) |
| Luciano Acosta (CIN) | Denis Bouanga (LAFC) | Darlington Nagbe (CLB) |
| Cristian Arango (RSL) | Roman Bürki (STL) | |
| Christian Benteke (DC) | Rudy Camacho (CLB) | |
| Sergio Busquets (MIA) | Mathieu Choinière (MTL) | |
| Justen Glad (RSL) | Evander (POR) | |
| Aaron Herrera (DC) | Ryan Gauld (VAN) | |
| Lionel Messi (MIA) | Cucho Hernández (CLB) | |
| Maarten Paes (DAL) | Robin Lod (MIN) | |
| Riqui Puig (LA) | Hugo Lloris (LAFC) | |
| Miles Robinson (CIN) | Thiago Martins (NYC) | |
| Luis Suárez (MIA) | Steven Moreira (CLB) | |
| Hany Mukhtar (NSH) | ||
| Luca Orellano (CIN) | ||
| Keegan Rosenberry (COL) | ||
| Diego Rossi (CLB) |