December 3, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
D.C. United News Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Major League Soccer today announced that D.C. United forward Christian Benteke has been selected to the 2024 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire, which recognizes the league’s top players at each position as determined by members of the media, MLS players, and MLS club technical staffs.
The 2024 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire features seven first-time honorees, including Benteke, and includes players from eight different countries and nine different MLS clubs, with the Columbus Crew and Inter Miami CF leading the pack with two representatives each.
2024 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire
Goalkeeper: Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC)
Defenders: Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF), Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC), Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew)
Midfielders: Luciano ‘Lucho’ Acosta (FC Cincinnati), Evander (Portland Timbers), Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy)
Forwards: Christian Benteke (D.C. United), Denis Bouanga (LAFC), Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF)
This season’s Best XI includes 10 2024 MLS All-Stars and three individual award winners in the MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi winner Christian Benteke, MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Kristijan Kahlina, and MLS Defender of the Year Steven Moreira.
The 11 players selected for this honor represent nine different clubs, with Riqui Puig becoming the LA Galaxy’s league-leading 38th Best XI selection, followed by D.C. United (29), Chicago Fire FC (23), Sporting Kansas City (22), and the New York Red Bulls (20).
Eight different countries are represented by this year’s selections, with Argentina, Colombia, and Spain having two representatives each and both Cape Verde and Croatia being represented for the first time by Moreira and Kahlina, respectively. Argentina’s 21 honorees are the second-most all-time for this award behind the United States (149), followed by Colombia (18), Canada (10), and Boliva and Spain (both nine).
2024 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire
Kristijan Kahlina | Goalkeeper | Charlotte FC | Nationality: Croatia | 1st Selection
Kristijan Kahlina finished his third MLS regular season with a career-high 12 shutouts, and the Croatian goalkeeper was instrumental to Charlotte FC conceding the second-fewest foals (37) of any MLS team this season. This is his first Best XI selection, and Kahlina is the first Charlotte FC player to earn Best XI honors in club history.
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