LAFC Announces Roster Moves for 2022 Season
December 1, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Los Angeles FC News Release
The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) announced today roster moves for the 2022 MLS season. LAFC currently has 25 players under contract for 2022 after exercising five player options and declining three options for next year.
The Black & Gold have exercised contract options on forwards Danny Musovski and Carlos Vela, midfielders Eduard Atuesta and Bryce Duke and defender Sebastien Ibeagha. The Club declined contract options on goalkeeper Jamal Blackman, midfielder Danny Crisostomo and defender Alvaro Quezada. Crisostomo, Blackman and Quezada will be eligible for the MLS Re-Entry Draft Process.
Defenders Jordan Harvey and Raheem Edwards are eligible for Free Agency, which begins Dec. 15 at 10:00 a.m. PT. Goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega is out of contract and the loan agreement for forward Michee Ngalina will expire at the end of the year.
The 25 players currently under contract for 2022 include goalkeeper Tomas Romero, defenders Tristan Blackmon, Erik Dueñas, Mamadou Fall, Marco Farfan, Julian Gaines, Sebastien Ibeagha, Kim Moon-Hwan, Tony Leone, Jesus Murillo, Diego Palacios, Eddie Segura and Mohamed Traore, midfielders Eduard Atuesta, Latif Blessing, José Cifuentes, Bryce Duke, Francisco Ginella and forwards Cristian Arango, Cal Jennings, Danny Musovski, Mahala Opoku, Brian Rodriguez, Christian Torres, Carlos Vela.
2022 Los Angeles Football Club Roster
Goalkeepers: Tomas Romero
Defenders: Tristan Blackmon, Erik Dueñas, Mamadou Fall, Marco Farfan, Julian Gaines, Sebastien Ibeagha, Kim Moon-Hwan, Tony Leone, Jesus Murillo, Diego Palacios, Eddie Segura, Mohamed Traore
Midfielders: Eduard Atuesta, Latif Blessing, José Cifuentes, Bryce Duke, Francisco Ginella
Forwards: Cristian Arango, Cal Jennings, Danny Musovski, Mahala Opoku, Brian Rodriguez, Christian Torres, Carlos Vela
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