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)
Portland Timbers 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.

2021 EXPANSION DRAFT ELIGIBLE PLAYER LIST

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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• LAFC Announces Protected Players Ahead of 2021 MLS Expansion Draft - Los Angeles FC
• Eligible Player Lists Revealed as Charlotte FC to Select up to Five Players this Tuesday in 2021 MLS Expansion Draft - Portland Timbers
• Whitecaps FC Reveal Protected Player List for Tuesday's MLS Expansion Draft - Vancouver Whitecaps FC
• Colorado Rapids Protect 12 Players Ahead of 2021 MLS Expansion Draft - Colorado Rapids
• Philadelphia Union Announce Protected List for 2021 MLS Expansion Draft - Philadelphia Union
• CF Montréal Protects 12 Players Ahead of Expansion Draft - Club de Foot Montreal
• Sporting KC Protects 12 Players Ahead of MLS Expansion Draft - Sporting Kansas City
• Chicago Fire FC Announce Protected Players in Advance of 2021 MLS Expansion Draft - Chicago Fire FC
• Austin FC Announce List of Protected Players Ahead of 2021 MLS Expansion Draft - Austin FC
• FC Dallas Announces Its 12 Protected Players Ahead of 2021 MLS Expansion Draft - FC Dallas
• Eligible Player Lists Revealed as Charlotte FC to Select up to Five Players this Tuesday in 2021 MLS Expansion Draft - MLS
• FC Cincinnati Protect 12 Players Ahead of Expansion Draft - FC Cincinnati
• MLS and D.C. United Announce Eligible Player List for the 2022 MLS Expansion Draft - D.C. United
• Inter Miami CF Announces Protected List for 2021 MLS Expansion Draft - Inter Miami CF
• New York City FC Re-Signs Héber, Nicolás Acevedo and Gedion Zelalem - New York City FC
• New York City FC Announces Roster Moves for 2022 - New York City FC
• Charlotte FC Announce Jaime Moreno and Antonio Ramos as Spanish-Language Broadcast Team - Charlotte FC
• Eduard Atuesta to Join Brazilian Club Palmeiras - Los Angeles FC
• Charlotte FC's Roster Going into the Expansion Draft - Charlotte FC
• Chicago Fire FC Sign Midfielder Gastón Giménez to New Contract - Chicago Fire FC
• New York City Football Club Announces City Hall Ceremony to Celebrate MLS Cup - New York City FC
• Real Salt Lake Names Pablo Mastroeni Permanent Head Coach - Real Salt Lake
• Timbers Announce Roster Status Ahead of 2022 MLS Season - Portland Timbers
• Austin FC and Q2 Announce Inaugural Q-mmunity Gives Program Grant Recipients - Austin FC
• Sporting KC Re-Signs Goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh - Sporting Kansas City
• Charlotte FC Signs Brazilian Forward Vinicius Mello - Charlotte FC
• Vinicius Mello Is a 'Connector' with Loads of Potential - Charlotte FC
• Chicago Fire FC Transfer Forward Ignacio Aliseda to FC Lugano - Chicago Fire FC

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