2017 MLS Expansion Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | December 12, 2017 [1] |
Overview | |
Expansion team | Los Angeles FC |
Expansion season | 2018 |
The 2017 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Los Angeles FC held on December 12, 2017. Lists of protected rosters and draft-eligible players were released by MLS on December 10, 2017. [2]
The rules for the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft as laid out by Major League Soccer. [3]
Pick |
MLS Team |
Player |
Previous Team |
Trade Notes |
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1 | Los Angeles FC | Tyler Miller | Seattle Sounders FC | |
2 | Latif Blessing | Sporting Kansas City | ||
3 | Marco Ureña ( INTL) | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
4 | Jukka Raitala ( INTL) | Columbus Crew SC | Traded to Montreal Impact in exchange for Laurent Ciman. [4] | |
5 | Raheem Edwards | Toronto FC |
Legend |
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Selected by Los Angeles FC |
( DP) - Designated Player |
( FA) - Free agent |
( GA) - Generation Adidas |
( HGP) - Homegrown player |
( INTL) - International player |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Mikey Ambrose | Miguel Almirón ( DP) ( INTL) | Andrew Carleton ( HGP) |
Yamil Asad ( INTL) | Carlos Carmona ( INTL) | Chris Goslin ( HGP) |
Mark Bloom | Greg Garza | Miles Robinson ( GA) |
Bobby Boswell ( FA) | Leandro González Pírez ( INTL) | |
Kevin Kratz | Julian Gressel ( INTL) | |
Jeff Larentowicz ( FA) | Brad Guzan | |
Zach Loyd ( FA) | Alec Kann | |
Chris McCann | Josef Martínez ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Tyrone Mears | Michael Parkhurst | |
Kévin Oliveira ( INTL) | Brandon Vazquez | |
Jeffrey Otoo ( INTL) | Héctor Villalba ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Tyler Pasher ( INTL) | ||
Jacob Peterson | ||
Kyle Reynish ( FA) | ||
Anton Walkes ( INTL) | ||
Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu | ||
Romario Williams ( INTL) |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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David Arshakyan ( INTL) | David Accam ( DP) | Drew Conner ( HGP) |
Jorge Bava ( INTL) | Jonathan Campbell | Collin Fernandez ( HGP) |
Brandt Bronico | Johan Kappelhof ( INTL) | Djordje Mihailovic ( HGP) |
Stefan Cleveland | Dax McCarty | Patrick Doody ( HGP) |
Jorge Corrales | Nemanja Nikolić ( DP) ( INTL) | Joey Calistri ( HGP) |
Michael de Leeuw ( INTL) | Juninho | |
Christian Dean | Matt Polster | |
Matej Dekovic ( INTL) | Richard Sánchez | |
John Goossens ( INTL) | Bastian Schweinsteiger ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Michael Harrington ( FA) | Luis Solignac ( INTL) | |
Daniel Johnson | Brandon Vincent | |
Matt Lampson | ||
João Meira ( INTL) |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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John Berner | Stefan Aigner ( INTL) | Caleb Calvert ( HGP) |
Bobby Burling ( FA) | Micheal Azira | Kortne Ford ( HGP) |
Dennis Castillo ( INTL) | Dominique Badji ( INTL) | Dillon Serna ( HGP) |
Mike da Fonte | Nana Boateng ( INTL) | Ricardo Perez ( HGP) |
Josh Gatt | Shkëlzen Gashi ( DP) ( INTL) | Kevin Doyle |
Luis Gil | Marlon Hairston | |
Alan Gordon ( FA) | Tim Howard ( DP) | |
Sam Hamilton | Zac MacMath | |
Mohammed Saeid ( INTL) | Eric Miller | |
Mekeil Williams ( INTL) | Axel Sjöberg | |
Jared Watts |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Waylon Francis | Mohammed Abu ( INTL) | Alex Crognale ( HGP) |
Niko Hansen | Lalas Abubakar ( INTL) | Ben Swanson ( HGP) |
Marshall Hollingsworth | Harrison Afful | |
Adam Jahn | Artur ( INTL) | |
Hector Jiménez | Federico Higuaín ( DP) | |
Logan Ketterer | Ola Kamara ( INTL) | |
Connor Maloney | Kekuta Manneh | |
Cristian Martínez ( INTL) | Pedro Santos ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Jonathan Mensah ( DP) ( INTL) | Justin Meram | |
Abuchi Obinwa | Zack Steffen | |
Jukka Raitala ( INTL) | Wil Trapp | |
Rodrigo Saravia ( INTL) | ||
Gastón Sauro | ||
Brad Stuver | ||
Josh Williams |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Carlos Cermeño ( INTL) | Kellyn Acosta | Coy Craft ( HGP) |
Aníbal Chalá ( DP) ( INTL) | Tesho Akindele | Jesse González ( HGP) |
Eduardo Cortes | Michael Barrios ( INTL) | Bryan Reynolds ( HGP) |
Maynor Figueroa ( INTL) | Cristian Colmán ( DP) ( INTL) | Paxton Pomykal ( HGP) |
Luis González ( INTL) | Mauro Díaz | Aaron Guillen ( HGP) |
Hernán Grana ( INTL) | Carlos Gruezo ( DP) ( INTL) | Jesús Ferreira ( HGP) |
Atiba Harris ( FA) | Jacori Hayes | Reggie Cannon ( HGP) |
Walker Hume | Matt Hedges | Adonijah Reid ( GA) |
Roland Lamah ( INTL) | Ryan Hollingshead | |
Javier Morales ( FA) | Victor Ulloa | |
Chris Seitz ( FA) | Maxi Urruti |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Eric Alexander ( FA) | Juan David Cabezas ( INTL) | Tyler Deric ( HGP) |
Arturo Álvarez | Leonardo | Memo Rodríguez ( HGP) |
Jalil Anibaba | Alberth Elis ( DP) ( INTL) | Christian Lucatero ( HGP) |
DaMarcus Beasley ( FA) | Adolfo Machado ( INTL) | |
Boniek García | Mauro Manotas | |
Calle Brown | Tomás Martínez ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Ricardo Clark ( FA) | Romell Quioto ( INTL) | |
A. J. DeLaGarza ( FA) | Dylan Remick | |
José Escalante ( INTL) | Erick Torres ( DP) | |
Kevin Garcia | Andrew Wenger | |
Joe Holland ( INTL) | Joe Willis | |
Taylor Hunter | ||
George Malki | ||
Alex | ||
Vicente Sánchez | ||
Philippe Senderos ( INTL) | ||
Charlie Ward ( INTL) |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Michaël Ciani ( INTL) | Romain Alessandrini ( DP) ( INTL) | Robbie Rogers |
Bradley Diallo ( INTL) | João Pedro ( INTL) | Hugo Arellano ( HGP) |
Clément Diop | Emmanuel Boateng | Jose Villarreal ( HGP) |
Jermaine Jones | Ashley Cole ( INTL) | Raúl Mendiola ( HGP) ( INTL) |
Rafael Garcia | Giovani dos Santos ( DP) ( INTL) | Jaime Villarreal ( HGP) |
Jon Kempin | Jonathan dos Santos ( DP) ( INTL) | Nathan Smith ( HGP) |
Ariel Lassiter | Baggio Hušidić | Bradford Jamieson IV ( HGP) |
Jack McInerney | Sebastian Lletget | Jack McBean ( HGP) |
Brian Rowe | David Romney | |
Pele van Anholt ( INTL) | Daniel Steres | |
Gyasi Zardes |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Hernán Bernardello ( INTL) | Ambroise Oyongo ( INTL) | David Choinière ( HGP) |
Patrice Bernier | Evan Bush | Maxime Crépeau ( HGP) |
Deian Boldor ( INTL) | Víctor Cabrera ( INTL) | Louis Béland-Goyette ( HGP) |
Hassoun Camara | Laurent Ciman ( INTL) | Anthony Jackson-Hamel ( HGP) |
Nick DePuy | Marco Donadel ( INTL) | Shamit Shome ( GA) |
Shaun Francis ( FA) | Chris Duvall | Ballou Tabla ( HGP) |
Eric Kronberg ( FA) | Blerim Džemaili ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Wandrille Lefèvre | Kyle Fisher | |
Matteo Mancosu ( INTL) | Daniel Lovitz | |
Dominic Oduro | Ignacio Piatti ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Andrés Romero ( INTL) | Samuel Piette | |
Michael Salazar |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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R. J. Allen | Alexander Callens ( INTL) | Jonathan Lewis ( GA) |
Kwame Awuah | Jack Harrison | James Sands ( HGP) |
Miguel Camargo ( INTL) | Yangel Herrera ( INTL) | Andrea Pirlo |
Maxime Chanot ( INTL) | Sean Johnson | |
Shannon Gomez | Rónald Matarrita | |
Eirik Johansen | Tommy McNamara | |
Mikey Lopez | Maximiliano Moralez ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Jefferson Mena ( INTL) | Alexander Ring ( INTL) | |
Sean Okoli | Ben Sweat | |
John Stertzer | David Villa ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Andraž Struna ( INTL) | Rodney Wallace | |
Ethan White |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Anatole Abang ( INTL) | Felipe | Tyler Adams ( HGP) |
Gideon Baah ( INTL) | Fidel Escobar ( INTL) | Sean Davis ( HGP) |
Vincent Bezecourt ( INTL) | Sacha Kljestan ( DP) | Derrick Etienne ( HGP) |
Aurélien Collin ( INTL) | Kemar Lawrence ( INTL) | Arun Basuljevic ( HGP) |
Dilly Duka ( FA) | Aaron Long | Alex Muyl ( HGP) |
Mike Grella | Ryan Meara | Evan Louro ( HGP) |
Muhamed Keita ( INTL) | Michael Amir Murillo ( INTL) | Brandon Allen ( HGP) |
Connor Lade | Luis Robles | |
Zeiko Lewis ( INTL) | Daniel Royer ( INTL) | |
Dan Metzger | Gonzalo Verón ( INTL) | |
Hassan Ndam ( INTL) | Bradley Wright-Phillips ( DP) | |
Damien Perrinelle ( INTL) | ||
Sal Zizzo ( FA) |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Kevin Alston | José Aja ( INTL) | Richie Laryea ( GA) ( INTL) |
Giles Barnes ( FA) | Joe Bendik | Tommy Redding ( HGP) |
Hadji Barry | Dom Dwyer | Mason Stajduhar ( HGP) |
Servando Carrasco | Cristian Higuita | Kaká |
Pierre da Silva | Will Johnson | |
Conor Donovan | Cyle Larin | |
Earl Edwards Jr. | Carlos Rivas ( DP) | |
Devron García ( INTL) | Jonathan Spector | |
PC ( INTL) | Scott Sutter ( INTL) | |
Seb Hines | Donny Toia | |
Antonio Nocerino | Yoshimar Yotún ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Léo Pereira ( INTL) | ||
Dillon Powers | ||
Rafael Ramos | ||
Tony Rocha | ||
Josh Saunders ( FA) |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Roland Alberg ( INTL) | Alejandro Bedoya ( DP) | Adam Najem ( HGP) |
Eric Ayuk ( INTL) | Andre Blake ( INTL) | Derrick Jones ( HGP) |
Warren Creavalle | Jack Elliott ( INTL) | Auston Trusty ( HGP) |
Charlie Davies | Marcus Epps | Joshua Yaro ( GA) ( INTL) |
Maurice Edu ( DP) | Fabinho | Brian Carroll |
Ray Gaddis | Fabian Herbers | |
Aaron Jones ( INTL) | Haris Medunjanin ( INTL) | |
Richie Marquez | Ilsinho ( INTL) | |
John McCarthy | Fafà Picault | |
Jake McGuire | Keegan Rosenberry | |
Oguchi Onyewu | C. J. Sapong | |
Chris Pontius ( FA) | ||
Jay Simpson ( INTL) | ||
Ken Tribbett | ||
Giliano Wijnaldum ( INTL) |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Victor Arboleda ( INTL) | Fanendo Adi ( DP) | Jeremy Ebobisse ( GA) |
Gbenga Arokoyo ( INTL) | Vytas | Marco Farfan ( HGP) |
Jeff Attinella | Dairon Asprilla | |
Jack Barmby ( INTL) | Sebastián Blanco ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Rennico Clarke ( INTL) | Diego Chará | |
Jake Gleeson | David Guzmán ( INTL) | |
Kendall McIntosh | Larrys Mabiala ( INTL) | |
Lucas Melano ( INTL) | Darlington Nagbe | |
Roy Miller | Alvas Powell | |
Chance Myers | Liam Ridgewell | |
Amobi Okugo | Diego Valeri ( DP) | |
Lawrence Olum | ||
Bill Tuiloma ( INTL) | ||
Zarek Valentin | ||
Ben Zemanski ( FA) |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Chad Barrett ( FA) | Kyle Beckerman | Danilo Acosta ( HGP) |
Tony Beltran | Justen Glad ( HGP) | Jordan Allen ( HGP) |
Nick Besler | David Horst | José Hernández ( HGP) ( INTL) |
Reagan Dunk | Luke Mulholland | Brooks Lennon ( HGP) |
Omar Holness ( INTL) | Joao Plata | Ricardo Velazco ( HGP) |
Yura Movsisyan ( DP) | Nick Rimando | |
Stephen Sunday | Albert Rusnák ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Demar Phillips ( INTL) | Sebastian Saucedo | |
Justin Schmidt | Jefferson Savarino ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Chris Schuler ( FA) | Luis Silva | |
Connor Sparrow | Marcelo Silva ( INTL) | |
Matt Van Oekel | ||
Chris Wingert ( FA) |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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François Affolter ( INTL) | Fatai Alashe | Tommy Thompson ( HGP) |
Quincy Amarikwa | David Bingham | Nick Lima ( HGP) |
Leandro Barrera ( INTL) | Darwin Cerén | Jackson Yueill ( GA) |
Víctor Bernárdez | Aníbal Godoy ( INTL) | Marvell Wynne |
Matt Bersano | Danny Hoesen ( INTL) | |
Cordell Cato | Jahmir Hyka ( INTL) | |
Kip Colvey | Florian Jungwirth ( INTL) | |
Harold Cummings ( INTL) | Vako ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Simon Dawkins ( DP) ( INTL) | Shea Salinas | |
Andrés Imperiale ( INTL) | Andrew Tarbell | |
Lindo Mfeka ( INTL) | Chris Wondolowski ( DP) | |
Marc Pelosi | ||
Kofi Sarkodie | ||
Matheus Silva ( INTL) | ||
Marco Ureña ( INTL) |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Tony Alfaro | Will Bruin | Aaron Kovar ( HGP) |
Osvaldo Alonso ( DP) | Clint Dempsey ( DP) | Seyi Adekoya ( HGP) |
Jordy Delem ( INTL) | Stefan Frei | Jordan Morris ( HGP) |
Brad Evans ( FA) | Kelvin Leerdam ( INTL) | Henry Wingo ( HGP) |
Oniel Fisher | Nicolás Lodeiro ( DP) ( INTL) | |
Joevin Jones ( INTL) | Chad Marshall | |
Calum Mallace | Víctor Rodríguez ( INTL) | |
Zach Mathers | Cristian Roldan | |
Bryan Meredith | Gustav Svensson ( INTL) | |
Tyler Miller | Nouhou Tolo ( INTL) | |
Lamar Neagle ( FA) | Román Torres ( INTL) | |
Harry Shipp |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Øyvind Alseth ( INTL) | Jozy Altidore ( DP) | Jay Chapman ( HGP) |
Brandon Aubrey | Alex Bono | Jordan Hamilton ( HGP) |
Steven Beitashour ( FA) | Michael Bradley ( DP) | Ashtone Morgan ( HGP) |
Benoît Cheyrou ( INTL) | Marky Delgado | Sergio Camargo ( HGP) |
Armando Cooper ( INTL) | Sebastian Giovinco ( DP) ( INTL) | Ben Spencer ( HGP) |
Raheem Edwards | Nick Hagglund | |
Tsubasa Endoh ( INTL) | Chris Mavinga ( INTL) | |
Nicolas Hasler ( INTL) | Justin Morrow | |
Jason Hernandez ( FA) | Jonathan Osorio | |
Clint Irwin | Víctor Vázquez ( INTL) | |
Drew Moor ( FA) | Eriq Zavaleta | |
Mark Pais | ||
Tosaint Ricketts |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Christian Bolaños ( INTL) | Ali Ghazal ( INTL) | Sam Adekugbe ( HGP) |
Marcel de Jong | Erik Hurtado | Marco Bustos ( HGP) |
David Edgar | Kei Kamara ( DP) | Alphonso Davies ( HGP) |
Deybi Flores ( INTL) | Stefan Marinovic ( INTL) | Ben McKendry ( HGP) |
Kyle Greig | Nicolás Mezquida ( INTL) | Russell Teibert ( HGP) |
Jordan Harvey ( FA) | Fredy Montero ( DP) | |
Bernie Ibini-Isei ( INTL) | Jake Nerwinski | |
Nosa Igiebor ( INTL) | Tim Parker | |
Andrew Jacobson ( FA) | Yordy Reyna ( INTL) | |
Matías Laba ( INTL) | Tony Tchani | |
Brett Levis | Kendall Waston ( INTL) | |
Aaron Maund | ||
David Ousted ( INTL) | ||
Spencer Richey | ||
Mauro Rosales | ||
Cole Seiler | ||
Brek Shea ( DP) | ||
Cristian Techera ( INTL) | ||
Sheanon Williams |