Real Salt Lake Playmaker Diego Luna Added to 2024 MLS All-Star Roster

July 19, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Real Salt Lake News Release

HERRIMAN, Utah – Dynamic Real Salt Lake playmaker Diego Luna will now join Homegrown DF Justen Glad amongst the 30 players selected for next week’s 2024 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target. Luna and this weekend’s Rocky Mountain Cup competitor Moise Bombito of Colorado were today named as replacements for unavailable players for the MLS side facing the best of Liga MX at Lower.com Field on Wednesday at 6:00p MT (MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+).

At just 20 years old, Luna is the youngest player on the MLS All-Star roster and represents the second player / third selection from Real Salt Lake on the 2024 roster, joining defender Justen Glad and replacing suspended RSL Captain Chicho Arango. For the Utah side, Luna and Glad are the first Claret-and-Cobalt All-Stars since 2021 (Damir Kreilach), and this year’s match is the first with multiple RSL selections since 2015 (Nick Rimando, Tony Beltran). The 2024 selection marks the first-ever All-Star honors for either player, as well as Arango’s first All-Star selection.

Now in his third season with RSL, “Moon Boy” Luna has exhibited a breakout campaign with five goals and a career-best 12 assists in 22 regular-season matches with the Club. Luna’s 12 assists are tied for the third-most in MLS this season, trailing only fellow All-Stars Luciano Acosta of FC Cincinnati (17) and Inter Miami CF’s Lionel Messi (13). The dynamic young playmaker signed a long-term contract extension with Real Salt Lake earlier this year in March, after receiving his first senior call-up with the United States Men’s National Team in January this year.

RSL 2024 MLS ALL-STAR MINI-BIOGRAPHIES:

MF Diego Luna

1st MLS All-Star Selection (3rd MLS Season)

Coach’s Selection

Country of Birth: United States

Born: September 7, 2003 (Age 20)

– RSL playmaker Diego Luna is just 3 g/a away from joining Captain Chicho Arango (17 goals / 11 assists) and dynamic winger Andrés Gómez (12 goals / 9 assists) in the 20+ goal contribution club this season. Should Luna add three goal contributions in the remaining 10 matches of 2024, RSL would be the first MLS side since 2018 with three players at 20+ goal contributions in a single campaign.

– Luna – now with five goals / 12 assists this season – provided three assists in a single game on July 6 (5-2 win) for the second time this season, something that has occurred just four times in RSL’s history. In addition to Diego’s triple-assist match back on…