2022 LA Galaxy season

The 2022 LA Galaxy season was the club's 27th season of existence, and their 27th in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of the American soccer pyramid. LA Galaxy played its home matches at Dignity Health Sports Park in the LA suburb of Carson, California. The Galaxy attempted to make the playoffs after failing to qualify in 2021, also attempted to win their MLS leading 6th MLS Cup, and make their first appearance in the MLS Cup since 2014.

LA Galaxy
2022 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz (AEG)
Head coachGreg Vanney
StadiumDignity Health Sports Park
MLSConference: 4th
Overall: 8th
U.S. Open CupQuarter-final
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Semifinals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Javier Hernández (17)

All:
Javier Hernández (18)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All; 26,674
(4/23 v. NSH)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 18,337
(6/29 v. MIN)
All: 9,473
(4/19 v. SD, USOC)
Average home league attendance23,336
Biggest winLA 4–1 ATX (5/29)
Biggest defeatLA 0–3 HOU (5/22)
← 2021
2023 →

Background

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The 2021 season was the Galaxy's 26th season of existence, and their first under manager, Greg Vanney, who was appointed manager during the 2020–21 offseason following the sacking of Guillermo Barros Schelotto. Early on in the season, the Galaxy started off with an 8–4–0 record, with striker Javier Hernández leading the club in scoring with 11 goals. However, a mixture of injuries and poor form caused the club go on a skid during the summer, and ultimately, on the final day of the season, failing to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the second-consecutive season. It marked the third time in the past four seasons that the Galaxy failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Outside of MLS, the Galaxy had planned to participate in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, which featured a modified qualification method due to COVID-19 pandemic. The method involves the eight MLS clubs with the best regular season records after three matches qualifying for the tournament. By this method, the Galaxy had the seventh best record and qualified. However, the tournament was ultimately canceled by U.S. Soccer due to logistical challenges faced by lower league clubs.

Club

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Team management

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PositionName
Head coach Greg Vanney
Assistant coach Dan Calichman
Head Athletic Trainer Cesar Roldan
Equipment manager Raul Vargas

Roster

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As of August 27, 2022[1]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
1GKJonathan Bond  England
2DFJulián Araujo  Mexico
3DFDerrick Williams  Republic of Ireland
4DFSéga Coulibaly  France
5MFGastón Brugman  Uruguay
6MFRiqui Puig  Spain
7MFVíctor Vázquez  Spain
8MFMark Delgado  United States
9MFKévin Cabral (DP)  France
10FWDouglas Costa (DP)  Brazil
11MFSamuel Grandsir  France
14FWJavier Hernández (DP)  Mexico
15DFEriq Zavaleta  El Salvador
16MFSacha Kljestan  United States
18DFKelvin Leerdam  Suriname
19DFJorge Villafaña  United States
20DFNick DePuy  United States
21GKRichard Sánchez  Mexico
22DFMartín Cáceres  Uruguay
24DFJalen Neal (HG)  United States
25FWCameron Dunbar (HG)  United States
26MFEfraín Álvarez (HG)  Mexico
33GKJonathan Klinsmann  United States
37MFDaniel Aguirre  United States
43MFAdam Saldaña (HG)  United States
44MFRaheem Edwards  Canada
47DFOwen Lambe  United States
56MFJonathan Perez (HG)  Mexico
67MFCarlos Harvey  Panama
74DFMarcus Ferkranus (HG)  United States
77DFChase Gasper  United States
99FWDejan Joveljić  Serbia

Non-competitive

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Preseason friendlies

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Preseason friendlies announced on January 5, 2022.[2] LA Galaxy later announced more preseason matches on January 18, 2022, in addition to announcing that the club will also host the Coachella Valley Invitational at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California from February 10 to 19, 2022.

January 29 LA Galaxy 5–4 Toronto FC Carson, California
11:00 AM PSTÁlvarez
Hernández (pen.)
Cabral (pen.)
Grandsir
Mutatu
ReportNelson
Kerr ,
Perruzza
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 0
February 16 LA Galaxy 2–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Carson, California
1:30 PM PSTGrandsir 54' (Araujo)
Mutatu 74'
LAG Tweet
VAN Report
White 9' (Gauld), 41' (Brown), 88'
Aguilar 85' (White)
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 0
February 19 LA Galaxy 2–2 D.C. United Carson, California
3:00 PM PST
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 9,534
Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Coachella Valley Invitational

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February 10 LA Galaxy 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Indio, California
11:00 PSTJoveljić 48'ReportRuidíaz 41'Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Attendance: 0
February 13 LA Galaxy 2–1 New York Red Bulls Indio, California
12:00 PSTReportStadium: Empire Polo Club
Attendance: 0

Midseason friendlies

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Competitive

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Major League Soccer

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Standings

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Overall
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PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
6New York Red Bulls34151185041+953
7FC Dallas34149114837+1153
8LA Galaxy34141285851+750
9Nashville SC341310115241+1150
10FC Cincinnati34129136456+849
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Western Conference
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PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
2Austin FC34161086549+1656Qualification for the first round & CONCACAF Champions League
3FC Dallas34149114837+1153Qualification for the first round
4LA Galaxy34141285851+750
5Nashville SC341310115241+1150
6Minnesota United FC34141464851−348
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Regular season

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OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
3450141285851 +78543525 +106742326 −3

Last updated: September 4th, 2022
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

February

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February 27 1 LA Galaxy 1–0 New York City FC Carson, California
14:00 PSTReport
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 25,174
Referee: Joe Dickerson

March

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March 5 2 Charlotte FC 0–1 LA Galaxy Charlotte, North Carolina
17:30 PST
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 74,479
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 12 3 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 LA Galaxy Seattle, Washington
12:30 p.m. PST, FOX
ReportStadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 33,200
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 19 4 LA Galaxy 0–1 Orlando City SC Carson, California
12:30 p.m. PSTReport
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 25,174
Referee: Alex Chilowicz

April

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April 3 5 Portland Timbers 1–3 LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
1:30 p.m. PST, FS1
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 24,534
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 9 6 LA Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC Carson, California
4:30 p.m. PST, FOX
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 25,174
Referee: Chris Penso
April 16 7 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 LA Galaxy Chicago, Illinois
5:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 30,282
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 23 8 LA Galaxy 1–0 Nashville SC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PST
ReportStadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 26,674
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 30 9 Real Salt Lake 1–0 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
12:30 p.m. PST
ReportStadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,775
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 8 10 Austin FC 0–1 LA Galaxy Austin, Texas
4:00 p.m. PST, FS1
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 14 11 LA Galaxy 1–3 FC Dallas Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 25,174
Referee: Chris Penso
May 18 12 Minnesota United FC 1–1 LA Galaxy St. Paul, Minnesota
5:00 p.m. PST
ReportStadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,645
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 22 13 LA Galaxy 0–3 Houston Dynamo FC Carson, California
5:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 22,471
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 29 14 LA Galaxy 4–1 Austin FC Carson, California
3:00 p.m. PST
ReportStadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 20,433
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

June

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June 18 15 LA Galaxy 1–1 Portland Timbers Carson, California
2:00 p.m. PST, ESPN
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 21,414
Referee: Joe Dickerson
June 29 17 LA Galaxy 2–3 Minnesota United FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 18,337
Referee: Ted Unkel

July

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July 4 18 LA Galaxy 4–0 CF Montreal Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 23,855
Referee: Timothy Ford
July 8 19 Los Angeles FC 3–2 LA Galaxy Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PST, ESPN
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,231
Referee: Armando Villarreal
July 13 20 LA Galaxy 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
7:00 p.m. PST, FS1
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 18,453
Referee: Allen Chapman
July 16 21 Colorado Rapids 2–0 LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado
6:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,975
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
July 24 22 LA Galaxy 2–0 Atlanta United FC Carson, California
6:30 p.m. PST, FS1
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 24,122
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 30 23 FC Dallas 1–0 LA Galaxy Frisco, Texas
6:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

August

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August 6 24 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 LA Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,101
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 13 25 LA Galaxy 5–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Carson, California
7:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 21,465
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 19 26 LA Galaxy 3–3 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
7:00 p.m. PST, ESPN
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 23,278
Referee: Víctor Rivas
August 28 27 New England Revolution 1–2 LA Galaxy Foxborough, Massachusetts
5:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,517
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 31 28 Toronto FC 2–2 LA Galaxy Toronto, Canada
4:30 p.m. PSTReport
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 29,130
Referee: Ted Unkel

September

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September 4 29 LA Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
5:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 20,104
Referee: Ramy Touchan
September 10 30 Nashville SC 1–1 LA Galaxy Nashville, Tennessee
12:30 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,753
Referee: Chris Penso
September 14 31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 LA Galaxy Vancouver, Canada
7:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 16,681
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 17 32 LA Galaxy 4–1 Colorado Rapids Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 20,325
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
September 24 16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 LA Galaxy Stanford, California
7:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 44,200
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: This match originally scheduled for June 25, was postponed to September 24, due to issues involving a power outage in the area.[3]

October

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October 1 33 LA Galaxy 1–1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 26,674
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 9 34 Houston Dynamo FC 1–3 LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
2:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 21,284
Referee: Drew Fischer

Playoffs

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All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

First round

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October 15 First round LA Galaxy 1–0 Nashville SC Carson, California
12:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 22,280
Referee: Armando Villarreal

Conference Semifinals

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October 20 Conference Semifinals Los Angeles FC 3–2 LA Galaxy Los Angeles, California
19:00 PST
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,305
Referee: Allen Chapman

U.S. Open Cup

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Third round

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The draw for the third round was held on April 8, 2022.[4]

v San Diego Loyal SC
April 19 LA Galaxy 1–0 San Diego Loyal SC Carson, California
7:30 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 9,473
Referee: Brandon Stevis

Round of 32

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The draw for the round of 32 was held on April 21, 2022.[5]

Round of 16

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The draw for the Round of 16 and the Quarter-final was held on May 12, 2022.[6]

v Los Angeles FC
May 25 LA Galaxy 3–1 Los Angeles FC Carson, California
7:30 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 24,174
Referee: Brandon Stevis

Quarter-final

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Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No.PosNatPlayerTotalMLSU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  ENGJonathan Bond19019000
Defenders
2DF  MEXJulián Araujo18017+1000
3DF  IRLDerrick Williams16014+2000
4DF  FRASéga Coulibaly14113+1100
20DF  USANick DePuy13010+3000
18DF  SURKelvin Leerdam704+3000
77DF  USAChase Gasper601+5000
15DF  SLVEriq Zavaleta101+0000
Midfielders
8MF  USAMark Delgado17217200
6MF  MADRayan Raveloson19018+1000
7MF  ESPVíctor Vázquez1409+5000
26MF  MEXEfraín Álvarez18211+7200
16MF  USASacha Kljestan1310+13100
37MF  USADaniel Aguirre702+5000
56MF  MEXJonathan Perez100+1000
Forwards
99FW  SRBDejan Joveljić1784+13800
14FW  MEXJavier Hernández18717+1700
10FW  BRADouglas Costa1429+5200
11MF  FRASamuel Grandsir19112+7100
9MF  FRAKévin Cabral18013+5000
44MF  CANRaheem Edwards18018000

Top scorers

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RankPositionNumberNameMLSPlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal
1FW14 Javier Hernández180119
2FW99 Dejan Joveljić111315
3FW10 Douglas Costa4004
MF11 Samuel Grandsir3104
4FW26 Efraín Álvarez3003
MF5 Gastón Brugman3003
FW9 Kévin Cabral1023
MF6 Riqui Puig3003
MF6 Rayan Raveloson3003
5MF8 Mark Delgado2002
MF7 Víctor Vázquez2002
6MF37 Daniel Aguirre1001
DF2 Julián Araujo0101
DF4 Séga Coulibaly1001
MF44 Raheem Edwards1001
MF16 Sacha Kljestan1001
DF47 Owen Lambe0011

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Top assists

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RankPositionNumberNameMLSU.S. Open CupTotal
1MF44 Raheem Edwards516
2MF11 Samuel Grandsir325
3MF6 Rayan Raveloson303
4FW99 Dejan Joveljić202
FW26 Efraín Álvarez112
5DF2 Julián Araujo101
DF3 Derrick Williams101
MF7 Víctor Vázquez101
MF16 Sacha Kljestan101
MF9 Kévin Cabral011

Clean sheets

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RankNumberNameMLSPlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal
11 Jonathan Bond7108
233 Jonathan Klinsmann0011

Disciplinary record

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No.Pos.PlayerMLSU.S. Open CupTotal
     
10FW Douglas Costa100000100

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
DF Kelvin Leerdam Inter Miami CFSign.January 6, 2022[7]
MF Raheem Edwards Los Angeles FCSign.January 7, 2022[8]
GK Richard Sánchez North Texas SCSign.January 18, 2022[9]
MF Mark Delgado Toronto FCTraded for $400,000 GAM and $100,000 conditional GAMJanuary 21, 2022[10]
FW Douglas Costa GrêmioLoanFebruary 10, 2022[11]
DF Eriq Zavaleta Toronto FCSign.March 10, 2022[12]
FW Preston Judd LA Galaxy IISign.April 4, 2022[13]
DF Chase Gasper Minnesota United FCTraded for $450,000 GAM and $300,000 conditional GAMMay 4, 2022[14]
DF Owen Lambe LA Galaxy IILoanMay 11, 2022[15]
MF Gastón Brugman ParmaTransferJuly 6, 2022[16]
MF Riqui Puig BarcelonaTransferAugust 4, 2022[17]
DF Martín Cáceres LevanteSign.August 24, 2022[18]

Transfers out

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Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
DF Niko Hämäläinen Queens Park Rangers F.C.Loan expiredNovember 8, 2021
DF Daniel Steres Houston Dynamo FCTrade for the 2022 MLS SuperDraft third round pick.December 12, 2021[19]
FW Ethan Zubak Nashville SCTrade for the 2022 MLS SuperDraft first round pick.December 12, 2021[20]
MF Sebastian Lletget New England Revolution$300,000 in General Allocation Money.December 15, 2021[21]
DF Danilo Acosta Orange County SCOption declinedJanuary 7, 2022
DF Oniel Fisher Minnesota United FCOption declinedFebruary 2, 2022
FW Augustine Williams Charleston BatteryOption declinedFebruary 9, 2022
MF Rayan Raveloson AuxerreTransferAugust 4, 2022[22]

Draft picks

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Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

DatePlayerPositionCollegePickSource
January 11, 2022 Farai MutatuFWMichigan State21[23]
January 11, 2022 Callum JohnsonMFClemson42[23]
January 11, 2022 Chandler VaughnDFSaint Louis University60[23]

References

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  3. ^ "LA Galaxy's June 25 Road Match Against San Jose Earthquakes Rescheduled for Sept. 24 | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "SD Loyal Will Face LA Galaxy in Third Round of US Open Cup". www.sdloyal.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "US Open Cup draw: 21 MLS teams learn Round of 32 opponent | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
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  8. ^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Raheem Edwards | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "LA Galaxy sign free agent goalkeeper Richard Sanchez | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Mark Delgado from Toronto FC | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "LA Galaxy Acquire Brazilian National Team Midfielder Douglas Costa as Designated Player | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "LA Galaxy sign El Salvador International Defender Eriq Zavaleta | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  13. ^ "LA Galaxy sign forward Preston Judd from LA Galaxy II | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  14. ^ "LA Galaxy Acquire Defender Chase Gasper From Minnesota United FC | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  15. ^ "LA Galaxy Sign LA Galaxy II Defender Owen Lambe to Short-Term Loan Ahead of Tonight's U.S. Open Cup Road Match Against California United Strikers FC | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  16. ^ "LA Galaxy Acquire Midfielder Gastón Brugman | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  17. ^ "LA Galaxy Acquire Midfielder Riqui Puig From FC Barcelona | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  18. ^ "LA Galaxy Sign Uruguayan National Team Defender Martín Caceres | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  19. ^ "Houston Dynamo FC acquire defender Daniel Steres | Houston Dynamo". houstondynamofc. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  20. ^ "Nashville Soccer Club Acquires Forward Ethan Zubak from LA Galaxy". Nashville SC. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  21. ^ "USMNT's Lletget joins Revolution from Galaxy". ESPN.com. December 16, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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