Eligible Player Lists Revealed as Charlotte FC to Select up to Five Players this Tuesday in 2021 MLS Expansion Draft
Published on December 13, 2021 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
NEW YORK - Major League Soccer today released the lists of players eligible for selection by Charlotte FC in the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft. The 2021 MLS Expansion Draft will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, December 14 at 7 p.m. ET, and will be produced and broadcast live by Charlotte FC's broadcast partners locally and simulcast nationally on MLSsoccer.com and the MLS App.
The off-season roster building events continue with End-of-Year Waivers and the opening of Free Agency on Dec. 15, followed by Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft on Dec. 17, and Stage 2 on Dec. 23.
2021 MLS Expansion Draft
The 28th club in Major League Soccer, Charlotte FC, will continue to build its inaugural season roster by selecting up to five players from the eligible player list. Five teams are exempt from losing players after having players selected by Austin FC in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft: LA Galaxy, Nashville SC, New York Red Bulls, Orlando City SC and San Jose Earthquakes.
The remaining 22 teams were each allowed to protect 12 eligible players. Charlotte FC will select up to five players from a total list of 258. Once one player is selected from a club's unprotected roster, that club is removed from the remainder of the Expansion Draft and may not have a second player selected.
Expansion Draft Rules & Procedure | Expansion Draft Eligible List
End-of-Year Waivers
On Wednesday, Dec. 15 (1 p.m. ET), the End-of-Year Waivers process gives the clubs that finished at the bottom of the 2021 standings the first opportunities to select from out-of-contract, typically young players who have not met the minimum number of service years for Free Agency or the Re-Entry Process. Beginning in reverse order, and taking into account postseason performance, FC Cincinnati will select first. The 2021 MLS Cup champions New York City FC will have the 27th pick, and expansion club Charlotte FC will have the 28th selection to end each round.
End-of-Year Waivers Process Rules & Procedure | The list will be available shortly at the following link: End-of-Year Waivers List
Free Agency
Immediately following the End-of-Year Waivers process, Free Agency also will open on Dec. 15 for players who are at least age 24 with at least five MLS service years and either option-declined or out-of-contract. Free Agents can negotiate a new contract with any MLS club, including their previous team, subject to certain restrictions. There is no limit on the number of Free Agents a team may sign each year.
Free Agents may participate in the Re-Entry Process.
Free Agency Rules & Procedures | Free Agency List
Re-Entry Draft
The Re-Entry Draft, Stage 1 begins on Friday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. ET. Similar to the End-of-Year Waivers process, the Re-Entry Draft is conducted in the reverse order of the final 2021 season standings, keeping in mind postseason performance and any trades impacting selection order. During the Re-Entry Draft, MLS clubs can select from option-declined players who are at least 22 years old with a minimum of one service year and who are not eligible for free agency.
*Note: The Re-Entry List is subject to change since players can opt out.
Re-Entry Draft Rules & Procedure | Re-Entry List
The final postseason roster mechanism will be Stage 2 of the Re-Entry Draft, which will be conducted on Thursday, Dec. 23. The list of players eligible for Re-Entry, Stage 2 will be announced on Dec. 23 at 11 a.m. ET.
Player Club
Mo Adams Atlanta United
Mikey Ambrose Atlanta United
Joshua Bauer Atlanta United
Jurgen Damm Atlanta United
Alex De John Atlanta United
Ronald Hernandez Atlanta United
Emerson Hyndman Atlanta United
Alec Kann Atlanta United
Erik Lopez Atlanta United
Ben Lundgaard Atlanta United
Jake Mulraney Atlanta United
Amar Sejdic Atlanta United
Erick Torres Atlanta United
Anton Walkes Atlanta United
McKinze Gaines Austin FC
Jon Gallagher Austin FC
Danny Hoesen Austin FC
Hector Jimenez Austin FC
Freddy Kleemann Austin FC
Kekuta Manneh Austin FC
William Pulisic Austin FC
Aaron Schoenfeld Austin FC
Brady Scott Austin FC
Ulises Segura Austin FC
Aedan Stanley Austin FC
Jared Stroud Austin FC
Ben Sweat Austin FC
Andrew Tarbell Austin FC
Robert Beric Chicago Fire FC
Francisco Calvo Chicago Fire FC
Elliot Collier Chicago Fire FC
Johan Kappelhof Chicago Fire FC
Kenneth Kronholm Chicago Fire FC
Alvaro Medran Chicago Fire FC
Bobby Shuttleworth Chicago Fire FC
Luka Stojanovic Chicago Fire FC
Edgar Castillo FC Cincinnati
Allan Cruz FC Cincinnati
Chris Duvall FC Cincinnati
Jonas Fjeldberg FC Cincinnati
Avionne Flanagan FC Cincinnati
Joseph-Claude Gyau FC Cincinnati
Yuya Kubo FC Cincinnati
Ben Lundt FC Cincinnati
Kamohelo Mokotjo FC Cincinnati
Caleb Stanko FC Cincinnati
Przemyslaw Tyton FC Cincinnati
Florian Valot FC Cincinnati
Maikel van der Werff FC Cincinnati
Kenneth Vermeer FC Cincinnati
Dominique Badji Colorado Rapids
Steven Beitashour Colorado Rapids
Clint Irwin Colorado Rapids
Jeremy Kelly Colorado Rapids
Nicolas Mezquida Colorado Rapids
Drew Moor Colorado Rapids
Younes Namli Colorado Rapids
Andre Rawls Colorado Rapids
Diego Rubio Colorado Rapids
Collen Warner Colorado Rapids
Saad Abdul-Salaam Columbus Crew
Harrison Afful Columbus Crew
Evan Bush Columbus Crew
Eric Dick Columbus Crew
Waylon Francis Columbus Crew
Marlon Hairston Columbus Crew
Erik Hurtado Columbus Crew
Perry Kitchen Columbus Crew
Grant Lillard Columbus Crew
Kevin Molino Columbus Crew
Joshua Williams Columbus Crew
Vito Wormgoor Columbus Crew
Bradley Wright-Phillips Columbus Crew
Ramon Abila D.C. United
Yamil Asad D.C. United
Jovanny Bolivar D.C. United
Frederic Brillant D.C. United
Michael DeShields D.C. United
Jon Kempin D.C. United
Felipe Martins D.C. United
Joseph Mora D.C. United
Junior Moreno D.C. United
Chris Odoi-Atsem D.C. United
Yordy Reyna D.C. United
Chris Seitz D.C. United
Drew Skundrich D.C. United
Kimarni Smith D.C. United
Erik Sorga D.C. United
Bryan Acosta FC Dallas
Caiser Sergio Gomes FC Dallas
Phelipe Megiolaro FC Dallas
Andres Ricaurte FC Dallas
Bressan FC Dallas
Freddy Vargas FC Dallas
Kyle Zobeck FC Dallas
Mateo Bajamich Houston Dynamo FC
Jose Bizama Houston Dynamo FC
Darwin Ceren Houston Dynamo FC
Joe Corona Houston Dynamo FC
Maynor Figueroa Houston Dynamo FC
Alejandro Fuenmayor Houston Dynamo FC
Oscar Garcia Houston Dynamo FC
Ian Hoffmann Houston Dynamo FC
Ariel Lassiter Houston Dynamo FC
Nico Lemoine Houston Dynamo FC
Marko Maric Houston Dynamo FC
Kyle Morton Houston Dynamo FC
Michael Nelson Houston Dynamo FC
Darwin Quintero Houston Dynamo FC
Maximiliano Urruti Houston Dynamo FC
Amadou Dia Sporting Kansas City
Luis Martins Sporting Kansas City
Roberto Punčec Sporting Kansas City
Ilie Sanchez Sporting Kansas City
Graham Smith Sporting Kansas City
Jamal Blackman Los Angeles Football Club
Tristan Blackmon Los Angeles Football Club
Daniel Crisostomo Los Angeles Football Club
Raheem Edwards Los Angeles Football Club
Julian Gaines Los Angeles Football Club
Francisco Ginella Los Angeles Football Club
Jordan Harvey Los Angeles Football Club
Sebastien Ibeagha Los Angeles Football Club
Caleb Jennings Los Angeles Football Club
Danny Musovski Los Angeles Football Club
Michee Ngalina Los Angeles Football Club
Alvaro Quezada Los Angeles Football Club
Diego Rossi Los Angeles Football Club
Mohamed Traore Los Angeles Football Club
George Acosta Inter Miami CF
Ventura Alvarado Inter Miami CF
Dylan Castanheira Inter Miami CF
Jay Chapman Inter Miami CF
Sami Guediri Inter Miami CF
Joevin Jones Inter Miami CF
Kelvin Leerdam Inter Miami CF
Blaise Matuidi Inter Miami CF
John McCarthy Inter Miami CF
Joshua Penn Inter Miami CF
Patrick Seagrist Inter Miami CF
Ryan Shawcross Inter Miami CF
Dane Shea Inter Miami CF
Fanendo Adi Minnesota United FC
Juan Agudelo Minnesota United FC
Osvaldo Alonso Minnesota United FC
Noah Billingsley Minnesota United FC
Thomas Chacon Minnesota United FC
Ethan Finlay Minnesota United FC
Jan Gregus Minnesota United FC
Niko Hansen Minnesota United FC
Brent Kallman Minnesota United FC
Nabi Kibunguchy Minnesota United FC
Justin McMaster Minnesota United FC
Romain Metanire Minnesota United FC
Callum Montgomery Minnesota United FC
Jukka Raitala Minnesota United FC
Joseph Rosales Minnesota United FC
D.J. Taylor Minnesota United FC
Adrian Zendejas Minnesota United FC
Sebastian Breza CF Montreal
Rudy Camacho CF Montreal
Bjorn Johnsen CF Montreal
Mustafa Kizza CF Montreal
Ismael Kone CF Montreal
Emanuel Maciel CF Montreal
Aljaz Struna CF Montreal
Ballou Tabla CF Montreal
Robert Thorkelsson CF Montreal
Victor Wanyama CF Montreal
Emmanuel Boateng New England Revolution
Luis Caicedo New England Revolution
Scott Caldwell New England Revolution
A.J. DeLaGarza New England Revolution
Earl Edwards Jr. New England Revolution
Wilfrid Kaptoum New England Revolution
Edward Kizza New England Revolution
Brad Knighton New England Revolution
Christian Mafla New England Revolution
Arnor Traustason New England Revolution
Collin Verfurth New England Revolution
Malte Amundsen New York City FC
Vuk Latinovich New York City FC
Jesus Medina New York City FC
Alexandru Mitrita New York City FC
Cody Mizell New York City FC
Maximiliano Moralez New York City FC
Tony Rocha New York City FC
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi New York City FC
Gudmundur Thorarinsson New York City FC
Anton Tinnerholm New York City FC
Juan Pablo Torres New York City FC
Gedion Zelalem New York City FC
Matheus Davo Philadelphia Union
Joseph Bendik Philadelphia Union
Jesus Bueno Philadelphia Union
Cory Burke Philadelphia Union
Aurelien Collin Philadelphia Union
Stuart Findlay Philadelphia Union
Matej Oravec Philadelphia Union
Ilsinho Philadelphia Union
Gino Portella Philadelphia Union
Alvas Powell Philadelphia Union
Jeff Attinella Portland Timbers
Pablo Bonilla Portland Timbers
Steven Clark Portland Timbers
George Fochive Portland Timbers
Jorge Gonzalez Portland Timbers
Aljaz Ivacic Portland Timbers
Ismaila Jome Portland Timbers
Larrys Mabiala Portland Timbers
Zac McGraw Portland Timbers
Manny Perez Portland Timbers
Andy Polo Portland Timbers
Diego Valeri Portland Timbers
Josecarlos Van Rankin Portland Timbers
Renzo Zambrano Portland Timbers
Toni Datković Real Salt Lake
Everton Luiz Real Salt Lake
Douglas Martinez Real Salt Lake
Justin Meram Real Salt Lake
Ashtone Morgan Real Salt Lake
Justin Portillo Real Salt Lake
Noah Powder Real Salt Lake
Andrew Putna Real Salt Lake
Jeizon Ramirez Real Salt Lake
Donny Toia Real Salt Lake
Nicolas Benezet Seattle Sounders FC
Will Bruin Seattle Sounders FC
Abdoulaye Cissoko Seattle Sounders FC
Stefan Cleveland Seattle Sounders FC
Jordy Delem Seattle Sounders FC
Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC
Shane O'Neill Seattle Sounders FC
Spencer Richey Seattle Sounders FC
Kelyn Rowe Seattle Sounders FC
Brad Smith Seattle Sounders FC
Andrew Thomas Seattle Sounders FC
Nick DeLeon Toronto FC
Dom Dwyer Toronto FC
Tsubasa Endoh Toronto FC
Omar Gonzalez Toronto FC
Kemar Lawrence Toronto FC
Patrick Mullins Toronto FC
Kevin Silva Toronto FC
Eriq Zavaleta Toronto FC
Bruno Gaspar Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Derek Cornelius Vancouver Whitecaps FC
David Egbo Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Janio Bikel Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Marcus Godinho Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Erik Godoy Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Florian Jungwirth Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Jasser Khmiri Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Evan Newton Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Leonard Owusu Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Tosaint Ricketts Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Andy Rose Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Russell Teibert Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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