2018 MLS expansion draft
2018 MLS Expansion Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | December 11, 2018[1] |
Overview | |
Expansion team | FC Cincinnati |
Expansion season | 2019 |
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The 2018 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team FC Cincinnati that was held on December 11, 2018. Lists of protected rosters and draft-eligible players were released by MLS on December 10, 2018.[2]
Format
The rules for the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft as laid out by Major League Soccer.[2][3]
- The five teams that had players selected by Los Angeles FC during the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft were exempt from the 2018 Expansion Draft: Seattle Sounders FC, Sporting Kansas City, San Jose Earthquakes, Columbus Crew SC, and Toronto FC.
- Existing teams were allowed to protect 11 players from their Senior, Supplemental, and Reserve Roster. Generation Adidas players and Homegrown Players on supplemental rosters were automatically protected and exempt from the expansion draft, though players who graduated from the Generation Adidas program to the senior roster at the end of the 2018 season were not exempt.
- If the player’s contract expired at the end of 2018, he was considered part of the club’s Senior Roster. (This includes players who have had their options declined.)
- Only one player might have been claimed from each club’s non-protected roster; that team was not allowed to lose any further players.
- The expansion draft lasted five rounds, totaling five players to be drafted.
Picks
Pick | MLS Team | Player | Previous Team | Trade Notes |
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1 | FC Cincinnati | Darren Mattocks | D.C. United | |
2 | Kei Kamara | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Traded to Colorado Rapids for an International Roster slot[4] | |
3 | Roland Lamah | FC Dallas | ||
4 | Eric Alexander | Houston Dynamo | ||
5 | Hassan Ndam | New York Red Bulls |
Team-by-team breakdown
Here are all the players left non-protected on each MLS team's roster. FC Cincinnati's picks are marked with ✔.
Chicago Fire
- Jonathan Campbell
- Stefan Cleveland
- Elliot Collier
- Jorge Corrales
- Christian Dean
- Nicolas Del Grecco
- Alan Gordon (FA)
- Nicolas Hasler
- Daniel Johnson
- Patrick McLain
- Yura Movsisyan
- Richard Sánchez
- Luis Solignac
- Brandon Vincent
Colorado Rapids
- Giles Barnes
- Johan Blomberg
- Yannick Boli
- Caleb Calvert
- Edgar Castillo
- Kip Colvey
- Mike da Fonte
- Andrew Dykstra (FA)
- Shkëlzen Gashi
- Sam Hamilton
- Enzo Martinez
- Axel Sjoberg
- Danny Wilson
Houston Dynamo
- Eric Alexander ✔
- Arturo Alvarez (FA)
- DaMarcus Beasley (FA)
- Eric Bird
- Leonardo (FA)
- Conor Donovan
- Boniek García
- Kevin Garcia
- Luis Gil
- Adolfo Machado
- Michael Nelson
- Dylan Remick
- Chris Seitz
- Philippe Senderos
- Mac Steeves
- Jared Watts
- Andrew Wenger
Montreal Impact
New York City FC
- Saad Abdul-Salaam
- Eloi Amagat
- Kwame Awuah
- Dan Bedoya
- Jo Inge Berget
- Jeff Caldwell
- Yangel Herrera
- Cedric Hountondji
- Sebastien Ibeagha
- Tommy McNamara
- Ebenezer Ofori
- Andre Rawls
- Brad Stuver
- David Villa
- Rodney Wallace (FA)
New York Red Bulls
- Anatole Abang
- Vincent Bezecourt
- Aurelien Collin (FA)
- Kyle Duncan
- Fidel Escobar
- Andreas Ivan
- Ethan Kutler
- Connor Lade
- Hassan Ndam ✔
- Tommy Redding
- Carlos Rivas
- Marc Rzatkowski
- Florian Valot
- Brian White
Philadelphia Union
- Warren Creavalle
- Borek Dockal
- Marcus Epps
- Fabinho
- Richie Marquez
- John McCarthy
- Jake McGuire
- Haris Medunjanin
- Kacper Przybylko
- Jay Simpson
- Josh Yaro
References
- ^ "2018 MLS offseason calendar for player moves announced". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 MLS Expansion Draft: Rules & Procedure". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. October 24, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Players eligible for 2018 MLS Expansion Draft". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ "Rapids acquire two-time MLS All-Star Kei Kamara". Colorado Rapids.
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