St. Louis has had a rich history of soccer for a long time, and now, it finally has a Major League Soccer (MLS) team— and they start playing next month. STL CITY SC will play Austin FC in Texas on Feb. 25, marking the first game for MLS’ newest expansion team. Here’s an overview of the probable starters.

Note: FIFA ratings come from the video game FIFA, which provides an in-depth, respected rating of almost every professional player in the world. Players are scored out of 100, with the highest rating in the latest installment being Lionel Messi at 93. 

Goalkeepers

Roman Bürki

Notable team played for: Borussia Dortmund

FIFA Rating: 79

Nationality: Swiss

Ben Lundt

Notable team played for: FC Cincinnati

FIFA Rating: 56

Nationality: German

Defenders

Jake Nerwinski

Notable team played for: University of Connecticut

FIFA Rating: 64

Nationality: American (New Jersey)

Joshua Yaro

Notable team played for: Philadelphia Union

FIFA Rating: 66

Nationality: Ghanan

Njabulo Blom

Notable team played for: Kaiser Chiefs

FIFA Rating: 65

Nationality: South African

Kyle Heibert

Notable team played for: N/A

FIFA Rating: N/A

Nationality: Canadian

Joakim Nilsson

Notable team played for: IF Elfsborg

FIFA Rating: 74

Nationality: Swedish

Tim Parker

Notable team played for: New York Red Bulls

FIFA Rating: 66

Nationality: American (New York)

Selmir Pedro

Notable team played for: N/A

FIFA Rating: N/A

Nationality: Bosnian and Herzegovinan

Midfielders

Rasmus Alm

Notable team played for: Elfsborg

FIFA Rating: 68

Nationality: Swedish

Isak Jensen

Notable team played for: N/A

FIFA Rating: 57

Nationality: Danish

Eduard Löwen

Notable team played for: Hertha BSC

FIFA Rating: 70

Nationality: German

Tomáš Ostrák

Notable team played for: FC Koln

FIFA Rating: 61

Nationality: Czech

Célio Antonio Pompeu

Notable team played for: Fortaleza 

FIFA Rating: N/A

Nationality: Brazilian

Indiana Vassilev

Notable team played for: Aston Villa, Inter Milan

FIFA Rating: 62

Nationality: American (Georgia)

Forwards

Caden Glover

Notable team played for: N/A

FIFA Rating: N/A

Nationality: American (Illinois)

Nicholas Gioacchini

Notable team played for: Montpellier HSC

FIFA Rating: 60

Nationality: American (Missouri)

João Klauss de Mello

Notable team played for: 1899 Hoffenheim

FIFA Rating: 65

Nationality: Brazilian

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