MLS Nashville SC

Nashville SC Announces Protected Players List Ahead of 2020 MLS Expansion Draft

Published on December 14, 2020 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Nashville SC News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nashville Soccer Club announced today the list of protected players who will be exempt from selection during the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft set to take place at 5 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

The players protected by Nashville are:

PLAYER POSITION

Tah Brian Anunga Midfielder

Jhonder Cádiz Forward

Aníbal Godoy Midfielder

Alistair Johnston Defender

Randall Leal Midfielder

Daniel Lovitz Defender

Dax McCarty Midfielder

Hany Mukhtar Midfielder

Daniel Ríos Forward

Dave Romney Defender

Joe Willis Goalkeeper

Walker Zimmerman Defender

In addition to these 12 players, Generation adidas and homegrown players are automatically protected which makes Jack Maher, Generation adidas player, and homegrowns Handwalla Bwana, Derrick Jones and Alex Muyl exempt from selection in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft.

If a member from Nashville's unprotected list is selected by Austin FC, Nashville SC will then be eliminated from the 2020 Expansion Draft and may not lose any further players. If Nashville were to lose a player to Austin FC, the club would receive $50,000 in General Allocation Money and be exempt from the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft.

As one of the expansion teams in 2020, Nashville SC selected five players during the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft: Abu Danladi, Zarek Valentin, Jalil Anibaba, Brandon Vázquez and Jimmy Medranda. Moments after selecting Valentin and Vázquez, Nashville SC traded Valentin to the Houston Dynamo in exchange for Goalkeeper Joe Willis, and Vázquez to FC Cincinnati for $150,000 in 2020 Targeted Allocation Money.

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