Toronto FC forward Jermain Defoe was selected by MLS All-Stars coach Caleb Porter to participate in the 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on Saturday. The MLS All-Stars will face reigning German Bundesliga Champions FC Bayern München on August 6 at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon.

Defoe is currently in his first season with Toronto FC after the club reached a transfer agreement with English Premier League club, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and signed the English international forward as a Designated Player on January 10, 2014. Defoe has made a combined 15 appearances for Toronto FC in all competitions registering 12 goals and three assists. He was also named MLS Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for Week 2.

This is Jermain Defoe’s first MLS All-Star team selection. He becomes the fifth player in club history to be named to the MLS All-Star squad, joining Ronnie O’Brien (2007), Jimmy Brennan (2008), Dwayne De Rosario (2009 & 2010), and Michael Bradley (2014).

Goalkeeper:Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)

Defenders:Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Aurélien Collin (Sporting Kansas City), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Chad Marshall (Seattle Sounders FC), Michael Parkhurst (Columbus Crew), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)

Midfielders:Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Will Johnson (Portland Timbers), Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

Forwards:Jermain Defoe (Toronto FC), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls), Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders FC), Erick Torres (Chivas USA), Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls)