2024 MLS expansion draft
| 2024 MLS Expansion Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Date(s) | December 11, 2024 |
| Overview | |
| 5 total selections in 5 rounds | |
| League | Major League Soccer |
| Expansion teams | San Diego FC |
| Expansion season | 2025 |
The 2024 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team San Diego FC that was held on December 11, 2024. The list of eligible players was revealed on December 10, 2024, which included 354 players from the 29 other MLS teams.[1] San Diego FC selected five players in the draft.[1]
The draft was conducted live at the Mission Valley shopping mall adjacent to San Diego FC's apparel store. It was streamed online and televised on KSWB.[2]
Format
[edit]All 29 teams from the 2024 season were subject to the draft. San Diego had five selections in the expansion draft. Once a player was chosen from any of the 29 teams, that team could not have another player chosen. That team also received $50,000 in general allocation money, unless the club is eligible for compensation allocation per the CBA due to bona fide offers to free agents. Each team had 12 protection slots that they may apply to any draft eligible player on their senior, and supplemental rosters. Generation Adidas players in slots 21–24 of a teams roster, and homegrown under the age of 25 as of the end of the 2024 season were not eligible for the draft. Players with contracts expiring at the end of the season, were part of a team's roster and were eligible for the draft. If the team had an option on the player's contract and protects the player, the team was not obligated to exercise that option after the draft. In the case of players with no-trade clauses, a team must have used one of their protection slots for that player. Teams must have protected one less player in international slots than there were recently on their roster (i.e. 4 players on international slots, 3 players must have been protected).[3] The list of eligible players was released on December 10, 2024. The draft was shown on San Diego FC's website and a local channel in San Diego.[4]
Expansion draft picks
[edit]| Pick | MLS team | Player | Previous team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | Heine Gikling Bruseth[5] | Orlando City | |
| 2 | Hamady Diop[5] | Charlotte FC | ||
| 3 | Jasper Löffelsend[5] | Colorado Rapids | ||
| 4 | Hosei Kijima | St. Louis City | Traded to D.C. United in exchange for $400,000 in general allocation money[6] | |
| 5 | Thiago Andrade | New York City | Traded to Toronto FC in exchange for $250,000 in general allocation money and a 2025 1st round pick (9th overall)[7] |
Team-by-team-breakdown
[edit]| Exposed |
|---|
| Luis Abram |
| Erik Centeno |
| Nicolas Firmino |
| Ronald Hernández |
| Franco Ibarra |
| Daniel Ríos |
| Xande Silva |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Matt Bersano |
| Stefan Cleveland |
| Jimmy Farkarlun |
| Ethan Finlay |
| Matt Hedges |
| Hector Jiménez |
| Žan Kolmanič |
| Alexander Ring |
| Diego Rubio |
| Leo Väisänen |
| Jhojan Valencia |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Allan Arigoni |
| Rafael Czichos |
| Bryan Dowd |
| Jeffrey Gal |
| Chase Gasper |
| Gastón Giménez |
| Fabian Herbers |
| Ariel Lassiter |
| Wyatt Omsberg |
| Spencer Richey |
| Arnaud Souquet |
| Laurence Wootton |
| Exposed |
|---|
| London Aghedo |
| Joey Akpunonu |
| Yamil Asad |
| Corey Baird |
| Isaiah Foster |
| Nicholas Gioacchini |
| Nick Hagglund |
| Bret Halsey |
| Alec Kann |
| Kipp Keller |
| Evan Louro |
| Malik Pinto |
| Alvas Powell |
| Sérgio Santos |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Lalas Abubakar |
| Ethan Bandré |
| Remi Cabral |
| Daniel Chacón |
| Omir Fernandez |
| Nate Jones |
| Jonathan Lewis |
| Jasper Löffelsend |
| Andreas Maxsø |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Evan Bush |
| Dylan Chambost |
| Nicholas Hagen |
| Andrés Herrera |
| DeJuan Jones |
| Derrick Jones |
| Alexandru Mățan |
| Abraham Romero |
| Yaw Yeboah |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Alex Bono |
| Russell Canouse |
| Nathan Crockford |
| Cristian Dájome |
| Mateusz Klich |
| Pedro Santos |
| Christopher McVey |
| Tyler Miller |
| Martín Rodríguez |
| Hayden Sargis |
| Luis Zamudio |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Leo Afonso |
| CJ Dos Santos |
| Nicolás Freire |
| Julian Gressel |
| Cole Jensen |
| Sergii Kryvtsov |
| Franco Negri |
| Emerson Rodríguez |
| Matías Rojas |
| Ryan Sailor |
| Lawson Sunderland |
| Oscar Ustari |
| Marcelo Weigandt |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Robert Castellanos |
| Danny Flores |
| Andreu Fontàs |
| Tim Melia |
| Alan Pulido |
| Nemanja Radoja |
| Chris Rindov |
| Johnny Russell |
| Dániel Sallói |
| Khiry Shelton |
| Rémi Walter |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Aaron Bibout |
| Miguel Berry |
| Gastón Brugman |
| Martín Cáceres |
| Diego Fagúndez |
| Tucker Lepley |
| Isaiah Parente |
| Brady Scott |
| Gino Vivi |
| Maya Yoshida |
| Eriq Zavaleta |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Eduard Atuesta |
| Maxime Chanot |
| Lorenzo Dallavalle |
| Thomas Hasal |
| Kei Kamara |
| Luis Mueller |
| Tommy Musto |
| Lewis O'Brien |
| David Ochoa |
| Diego Rosales |
| Ilie Sánchez |
| Marlon Santos |
| Eddie Segura |
| Carlos Vela |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Matías Cóccaro |
| Gabriele Corbo |
| Grayson Doody |
| Raheem Edwards |
| Ilias Iliadis |
| Logan Ketterer |
| Lassi Lappalainen |
| Josef Martínez |
| Matteo Schiavoni |
| Joaquín Sosa |
| Robert Thorkelsson |
| Victor Wanyama |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Forster Ajago |
| Brian Anunga |
| Teal Bunbury |
| Sean Davis |
| Aníbal Godoy |
| Brent Kallman |
| Randall Leal |
| Jack Maher |
| Woobens Pacius |
| Elliot Panicco |
| Amar Sejdić |
| Joey Skinner |
| Taylor Washington |
| Dru Yearwood |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Xavier Arreaga |
| Joshua Bolma |
| Nacho Gil |
| Tommy McNamara |
| Jonathan Mensah |
| Tim Parker |
| Ryan Spaulding |
| Bobby Wood |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Thiago Andrade |
| Monsef Bakrar |
| Rio Hope-Gund |
| Thiago Martins |
| Jovan Mijatović |
| Maxi Moralez |
| Birk Risa |
| Tomás Romero |
| Strahinja Tanasijević |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Cory Burke |
| Kyle Duncan |
| Dennis Gjengaar |
| Elias Manoel |
| Ryan Meara |
| Juan Mina |
| Aidan O'Connor |
| Mohammed Sofo |
| Dante Vanzeir |
| Exposed |
|---|
| David Brekalo |
| Heine Gikling Bruseth |
| Gastón González |
| Jeorgio Kocevski |
| Nicolás Lodeiro |
| Jack Lynn |
| Felipe Martins |
| Carlos Mercado |
| Luis Muriel |
| Abdi Salim |
| Kyle Smith |
| Mason Stajduhar |
| Yutaro Tsukada |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Samuel Adeniran |
| Alejandro Bedoya |
| Jamir Berdecio |
| Chris Donovan |
| Jack Elliott |
| Leon Flach |
| Isaiah LeFlore |
| Joquín Torres |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Miguel Araujo |
| Diego Chará |
| Marvin Loría |
| Zachery McGraw |
| Eric Miller |
| Trey Muse |
| Cristhian Paredes |
| Mason Toye |
| Eryk Williamson |
| Dario Župarić |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Jonathan Bell |
| Braudílio Rodrigues |
| João Paulo |
| Danny Musovski |
| Nathan |
| Raúl Ruidíaz |
| Albert Rusnák |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Nathaniel Edwards |
| Deybi Flores |
| Lorenzo Insigne |
| Aimé Mabika |
| Cassius Mailula |
| Shane O'Neill |
| Prince Owusu |
| Jordan Perruzza |
| Raoul Petretta |
| Greg Ranjitsingh |
| Sigurd Rosted |
| Charlie Sharp |
References
[edit]- ^ a b MLS Communications (December 10, 2024). "Eligible Player List Revealed for MLS Expansion Draft as San Diego FC to Select up to Five Players on Wednesday". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ Zeigler, Mark (December 10, 2024). "San Diego FC has its choice of locals, highly paid players in Wednesday's MLS Expansion Draft". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ "2024 MLS Expansion Draft Rules & Procedures". Major League Soccer. October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ mlssoccer (December 10, 2024). "2024 MLS Expansion Draft: Eligible players & how to watch". Major League Socccer. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ a b c "San Diego FC: 2024 MLS Expansion Draft results". Major League Socccer. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ "D.C. United Acquires Midfielder Hosei Kijima from San Diego FC". D.C. United. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto FC acquire Thiago Andrade in trade with San Diego FC". Toronto FC. Retrieved December 12, 2024.