On a night featuring some of the best young talent in North America, Timbers Academy defender August Nystrom starts for Team West in the MLS NEXT All-Star Game in Austin.
Austin, Tx. – Portland Timbers Academy’s August Nystrom featured for Team West in the MLS NEXT All-Star Game, presented by Allstate, on Monday night at Parmer Field. The East defeated the West, 4-3.
Nystrom, a Portland native, started for Team West at center back and made multiple key plays, including a 1v1 stop near the half-hour mark, during his 45-minute shift. At halftime, the score was deadlocked, 1-1.
The MLS NEXT All-Star Game featured 44 total, up-and-coming stars from across North America that compete in MLS NEXT.
Nystrom, who played for both the Timbers U-16s and U-18s last season, is the fourth Timbers Academy player named to an MLS NEXT All-Star roster, joining Max Eisenberg (2024), Sawyer Jura (2023) and Ian Shaul (2022).
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