The 2018 LA Galaxy season was the club's twenty-third season of existence, their twenty-third in Major League Soccer.
Players
Squad information As the end of the season.
No.PositionPlayerNation
Transfers
Transfers in Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource DF Rosenborg Free transfer. GK David Bingham December 18, 2017 DF Rolf Feltscher Cardiff City Free transfer. December 19, 2017 MF Orlando City SC Selected on Stage 2 of the 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft. December 21, 2017 MF Perry Kitchen Randers Traded $100,000 in GAM and $200,000 in TAM to D.C. United for the player's Discovery Rights. January 9, 2018 GK Brian Sylvestre North Carolina FC Free transfer. January 12, 2018 DF Emrah Klimenta Free transfer. January 16, 2018 FW Ola Kamara Columbus Crew SC Acquired in exchange for Gyasi Zardes and $400,000 in TAM. January 20, 2018 MF Chris Pontius Philadelphia Union Sign. January 22, 2018 GK Justin Vom Steeg LA Galaxy II Sign. March 1, 2018 MF Efrain Alvarez LA Galaxy II Sign. March 4, 2018 FW Zlatan Ibrahimović Manchester United Free transfer. March 23, 2018 DF Sheanon Williams Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sign. June 14, 2018
Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
DatePlayerPositionCollegePickSource January 19, 2018 Tomas Hilliard-ArceDF Stanford Round 1 – 2nd pick January 19, 2018 Drew SkundrichMF Stanford Round 2 – 40th pick January 21, 2018 Nate ShultzDF Akron Round 3 – 48th pick January 21, 2018 PASS Round 4 – 90th pick
Transfers out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource DF Retired. MF Contract option declined. GK Jon Kempin Columbus Crew SC Contract option declined. Later he was traded for a 2018 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick. November 27, 2017 MF Rafael Garcia Contract option declined. November 27, 2017 GK Brian Rowe Contract option declined. Later he was traded for a second-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. November 27, 2017 FW Jose Villareal Orlando City SC Contract option declined. Later he was traded for a third-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. November 27, 2017 FW Jack McBean Colorado Rapids Contract option declined. Later he was traded for a conditional fourth-round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. November 27, 2017 MF Raúl Mendiola Reno 1868 Contract option declined. November 27, 2017 DF Pele van Anholt NAC Breda Contract option declined. November 27, 2017 GK Clément Diop Montreal Impact Contract option declined. Later he was selected in the MLS Waiver Draft. November 27, 2017 MF Jaime Villarreal Sacramento Republic FC Contract option declined. November 27, 2017 DF Nathan Smith Portland Timbers 2 Contract option declined. November 27, 2017 DF Bradley Diallo CS Gaz Metan Mediaș Contract option declined. November 27, 2017 FW Indy Eleven Contract option declined. November 27, 2017 FW Gyasi Zardes Columbus Crew SC Traded along with $400,000 in TAM for Ola Kamara. January 20, 2018 DF Emrah Klimenta Sacramento Republic FC Released. June 14, 2018 MF João Pedro Apollon Smyrnis Loan. August 21, 2018
Competitions
Preseason Preseason schedule announced on December 6, 2017.
Mobile Mini Sun Cup
The schedule for the tournament was released on December 15, 2017.
Friendlies
Major League Soccer
Standings
Overall
Western Conference
Regular season The first two matches of 2018 MLS season were announced on December 19, 2017. The full schedule was released on January 4, 2018.
All times are in Pacific Time Zone.
U.S. Open Cup
Fourth round The draw for this round was held on May 24, 2018.
Round of 16 The draw for this round was held on June 7, 2018.
Statistics
Appearances and goals Last updated on October 28, 2018
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
Top scorers PlacePositionNumberNameTotal1FW9 Zlatan Ibrahimović220222FW11 Ola Kamara14014 3MF7 Romain Alessandrini11011 4MF19 Chris Pontius505 5MF17 Sebastian Lletget303 FW10 Giovani dos Santos303 7MF24 Emmanuel Boateng202 FW15 Ariel Lassiter022MF8 Jonathan dos Santos20210DF28 Michaël Ciani101DF3 Ashley Cole101FW38 Bradford Jamieson011DF25 Rolf Feltscher101DF4 David Romney101Total 66 3 69
See also 2018 in American soccer 2018 LA Galaxy II season
References
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