# 2021 LA Galaxy season

The 2021 LA Galaxy season was the club's 26th season of existence, and their 26th in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of the American soccer pyramid. LA Galaxy played its home matches at the stadium Dignity Health Sports Park in the LA suburb of Carson, California. The Galaxy attempted to make the playoffs after failing to qualify in 2020, but were ultimately unsuccessful.

## Management team

| Position | Name |
| General manager | Dennis te Kloese |
| Head coach | Greg Vanney |
| Assistant coach | Dan Calichman |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Cesar Roldan |
| Equipment manager | Raul Vargas |

## Players
### Squad information

    As of April 30, 2021
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Jonathan Bond | England |
| 2 | DF | Julián Araujo | United States |
| 3 | DF | Derrick Williams | Republic of Ireland |
| 4 | DF | Séga Coulibaly | France |
| 5 | DF | Daniel Steres | United States |
| 6 | MF | Rayan Raveloson | Madagascar |
| 7 | MF | Víctor Vázquez | Spain |
| 8 | MF | Jonathan dos Santos (DP) | Mexico |
| 9 | MF | Kévin Cabral (DP) | France |
| 11 | MF | Samuel Grandsir | France |
| 12 | GK | Eric Lopez (HG) | United States |
| 14 | FW | Javier Hernández (DP) | Mexico |
| 16 | MF | Sacha Kljestan | United States |
| 17 | MF | Sebastian Lletget | United States |
| 18 | GK | Justin Vom Steeg | United States |
| 19 | DF | Jorge Villafaña | United States |
| 20 | DF | Nick DePuy | United States |
| 21 | DF | Giancarlo González | Costa Rica |
| 24 | DF | Danilo Acosta | United States |
| 25 | FW | Cameron Dunbar (HG) | United States |
| 26 | MF | Efraín Álvarez (HG) | Mexico |
| 27 | MF | Carlos Harvey | Panama |
| 28 | MF | Kai Koreniuk | Netherlands |
| 29 | FW | Ethan Zubak (HG) | United States |
| 33 | GK | Jonathan Klinsmann | United States |
| 43 | MF | Adam Saldana (HG) | United States |
| 44 | DF | Jalen Neal (HG) | United States |
| 48 | FW | Augustine Williams | Sierra Leone |
| 56 | MF | Jonathan Perez (HG) | Mexico |
| 70 | DF | Marcus Ferkranus | United States |
| 91 | DF | Oniel Fisher | Jamaica |

### Transfers
#### Transfers in

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Jorge Villafaña | Portland Timbers | Signed in exchange for the LA Galaxy 2021 1st Round SuperDraft Pick (8th overall). | January 12, 2021 |
| GK | Jonathan Bond | West Bromwich Albion | Sign. | January 14, 2021 |
| MF | Adam Saldana | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | January 19, 2021 |
| DF | Jalen Neal | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | January 20, 2021 |
| DF | Marcus Ferkranus | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | January 22, 2021 |
| DF | Oniel Fisher | D.C. United | Sign. | February 15, 2021 |
| MF | Carlos Harvey | Tauro | Sign. | February 17, 2021 |
| DF | Derrick Williams | Blackburn Rovers | Sign. | March 4, 2021 |
| MF | Samuel Grandsir | Monaco | Signed with TAM. | March 11, 2021 |
| MF | Víctor Vázquez | Eupen | Sign. | March 17, 2021 |
| FW | Kévin Cabral | Valenciennes | Sign. | April 8, 2021 |
| DF | Séga Coulibaly | Nancy | Sign. | April 28, 2021 |
| FW | Augustine Williams | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | April 30, 2021 |
| MF | Rayan Raveloson | Troyes | Sign. | May 20, 2021 |

#### 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.
| Date | Player | Position | College | Pick | Source |
| January 21, 2021 | Josh Drack | FW | University of Denver | 16th | |
| January 21, 2021 | Preston Judd | FW | University of Denver | 35th | |

#### Transfers out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Joe Corona | Austin FC | Selected in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft. | December 15, 2020 |
| DF | Rolf Feltscher | Würzburger Kickers | Free transfer. | December 23, 2020 |
| FW | Yony González | Benfica | Loan return. | December 31, 2020 |
| MF | Emil Cuello | San Antonio FC | Option declined. | January 20, 2021 |
| MF | Perry Kitchen | Columbus Crew SC | Free transfer. | January 28, 2021 |
| DF | Diedie Traore | | Released. | March 5, 2021 |

## Competitions
### Preseason

The first preseason games were announced on March 5, 2021.

### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 48 |
| 14 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 48 |
| 15 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 48 |
| 16 | D.C. United | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 47 |
| 17 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 47 |

##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 49 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 48 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 48 | |
| 9 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 45 | |
| 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 41 | |
* ↑ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Match reports
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | D | D |

#### Regular season

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
All times in Pacific Time Zone.

## Awards
### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
| Javier Hernández | LA Galaxy | New York Red Bulls | 3–2 (H) | April 25 |

### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Club | Stats | Ref |
| April & May | Javier Hernández | LA Galaxy | 7 GP, 7 G, 1 A | |

### Player / Team of the Week

* Bold denotes League Player of the Week.
Team of the Week :
| Week | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Bench | Coach |
| 1 | Tytoń (CIN) | Brault-Guillard (MTL) Robinson (ATL) García (HOU) Gutiérrez (VAN) | Leal (NSH) Canouse (DCU) Rodríguez (HOU) | Berić (CHI) Hernández (LA) Ruidíaz (SEA) | Maurer (DAL) Hines-Ike (DCU) Mihailovic (MTL) Atencio (SEA) Acosta (CIN) Baird (LAFC) Sallói (SKC) | Wilfried Nancy (MTL) |
| 2 | Johnson (NYC) | Braut-Guillard (MTL) Figal (MIA) Smith (SEA) | Medina (NYC) Barco (ATL) F. Higuaín (MIA) Julio (RSL) | Cowell (SJ) Hernández (LA) Domínguez (ATX) | Ochoa (RSL) Þórarinsson (NYC) Atuesta (LAFC) Polster (NE) Asprilla (POR) Busio (SKC) Nani (ORL) | Josh Wolff (ATX) |
| 4 | Crépeau (VAN) | Glesnes (PHI) Zimmerman (NSH) Wilson (COL) | Muyl (NSH) Zelarayán (CLB) Bassett (COL) Dájome (VAN) | Russell (SKC) Hernández (LA) Wondolowski (SJ) | Stuver (ATX) Chanot (NYC) Clark (RBNY) dos Santos (LA) Morgan (MIA) Nani (ORL) Ruidíaz (SEA) | Greg Vanney (LA) |
| 10 | Marić (HOU) | Araujo (LA) Struna (MTL) Þórarinsson (NYC) | Nani (ORL) Acosta (CIN) Busio (SKC) Medrán (CHI) Sallói (SKC) | Hernández (LA) Pepi (DAL) | Stuver (ATX) Fontàs (SKC) Paulo (SEA) Rusnák (RSL) Dájome (VAN) Andrade (NYC) Hunou (MIN) | Luchi Gonzalez (DAL) |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |