MLS Los Angeles FC

LAFC Announces Roster Moves for 2024 Season

December 12, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Los Angeles FC News Release


The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) announced today roster moves for the 2024 MLS season. LAFC currently has 18 players under contract for 2024 after exercising four player options and declining nine options for next year.

The Black & Gold have exercised contract options on defender Jesús Murillo, midfielders Ilie Sánchez, Erik Dueñas and goalkeeper Abraham Romero.

The Club declined contract options on midfielders Christian Torres and Danny Crisostomo, defenders Julian Gaines, Tony Leone, Mohamed Traore, Denil Maldonado, Diego Rosales and goalkeepers John McCarthy and Eldin Jakupovic. Jakupovic, Maldonado, and Crisostomo will be eligible for the MLS Re-Entry Draft process. McCarthy is eligible for free agency.

The Club is in talks to retain free agents ‚ Carlos Vela, Diego Palacios, Kellyn Acosta ‚ and Maxime Crépeau as well as McCarthy, ‚ Maldonado, Gaines, Leone, and Rosales. ‚

The 18 players currently under contract for 2024 include:

Goalkeepers: Abraham Romero

Defenders: Mamadou Fall [Loan], Ryan Hollingshead, Aaron Long, Jesús Murillo, Sergi Palencia, Eddie Segura

Midfielders: Mateusz Bogusz, Erik Dueñas, Filip Krastev, Francisco Ginella [Loan], Ilie Sánchez, Timothy Tillman

Forwards: Stipe Biuk, Dénis Bouanga, Mario Gonzalez, Cristian Olivera, Nathan Ordaz




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