Beginning Today Fans Can Vote on Twitter to Select Zimmerman as MLS All-Star Captain

Zimmerman Has Been Selected to the Most All-Star Games of Anyone on the 2023 Roster 

Zimmerman Will Be Making His Fourth Consecutive Appearance 

Nashville Soccer Club in conjunction with Major League Soccer announced today that Designated Player Walker Zimmerman, who will be making his fourth consecutive All Star appearance, has been nominated alongside three other MLS players (Luciano Acosta, FC Cincinnati; Roman Bürki, St. Louis CITY SC; Christian Benteke, D.C. United) to become captain of the MLS All-Stars as they face Arsenal FC of the English Premier League on Wednesday, July 19.

Starting today through 11 a.m. CT on July 7, fans can participate in the MLS All-Star Captain Fan Vote presented by Captain Morgan and vote for Zimmerman to wear the All-Star team’s armband [mlssoccer.com/all-star/2023/vote/captain-vote]here.

Zimmerman has served as captain for both club and country, 32 times with Nashville SC with a 12W-9L-11D record and nine for the United States Men’s National Team with a 4W-4L-1D record.

The centerback has anchored the best backline in MLS this season, allowing a league low 16 goals while also earning three caps, two as captain, for the USMNT. In his most recent international call-up, Zimmerman started in the Concacaf Nations League Final against Canada and led the team to victory with a 2-0 win.   

Up next, Zimmerman and Nashville SC will face D.C. United at GEODIS Park on Saturday, July 1 at 7:30 p.m. CT on MLS Season Pass  in the Apple TV app. Limited tickets are available at www.NashvilleSC.com/Tickets.  

Nashville SC joined Major League Soccer on Feb. 29, 2020, in front of the largest attendance ever recorded for a soccer match in the State of Tennessee. In its inaugural MLS season, Nashville SC defeated expectations by becoming the second MLS expansion side to win and advance to the Conference Semifinals in the 2020 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Nashville SC returned to the 2021 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in its sophomore season after becoming just the seventh team in MLS history to go unbeaten at home in a season. Nashville SC inaugurated GEODIS Park, the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada, in front of a 30,109-sellout crowd on May 1, 2022. For more information, visit NashvilleSC.com and follow the club at @NashvilleSC on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Spotify.