New York City FC Submit Protected List for 2021 MLS Expansion Draft

Published on December 13, 2021 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
New York City FC News Release

NEW YORK, N.Y. - New York City FC has today announced their Protected List ahead of the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft.

The draft will take place on Tuesday, December 14 at 7:00 pm ET.

Expansion club Charlotte FC can select up to five players each from the eligible pool to help fill out their rosters ahead of their inaugural MLS seasons in 2022. Only one player from NYCFC can be claimed.

Clubs are allowed to protect 12 players between their Senior, Supplemental, and Reserve rosters. Generation Adidas and Homegrown Players ages 25 and under are automatically protected.

Listed below are the NYCFC players protected, automatically protected, and unprotected for this year's expansion draft.

Protected:

Alex Callens

Alfredo Morales

Heber

Keaton Parks

Luis Barraza

Maxime Chanot

Nicolas Acevedo

Santiago Rodriguez

Sean Johnson

Talles Magno

Thiago Andrade

Valentin Castellanos

Auto Protected:

Andres Jasson

Chris Gloster

Christian McFarlane

James Sands

Justin Haak

Tayvon Gray

Unprotected:

Alex Mitrita

Anton Tinnerholm

Cody Mizell

Gedion Zelalem

Gudi Thorarinsson

Ismael Tajouri-Shradi

Jesus Medina

Juan Pablo Torres

Malte Amundsen

Maxi Moralez

Tony Rocha

Vuk Latinovich

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