MLS Seattle Sounders FC

Sounders FC Announces Protected Players for 2011 MLS Expansion

Published on November 21, 2011 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release


RENTON, WASH. - Seattle Sounders FC has submitted the list of protected players for the 2011 Major League Soccer Expansion Draft, to be held on Wednesday, November 23 at 12 p.m. PT. The League's 19th team, the Montreal Impact, will begin to take shape following the 10-round draft. The event will be streamed live on MLSsoccer.com.

"Given the fact we've lost three players to expansion drafts the past two seasons we are bracing ourselves for the possibility of losing someone," said Sounders FC general manager Adrian Hanauer. "Despite those losses we have developed a deep squad and grown stronger. We couldn't protect everyone, so some of those who contributed significantly to our success are bound to be exposed. It will be interesting to see how Montreal approaches this."

Each current MLS club has had the opportunity to protect 11 players from their 2011 roster. Generation adidas players (who did not graduate at the end of the 2011 season) and Homegrown players are automatically protected and do not count against a team's 11 protected roster spots. Designated Players do not have to be protected unless the player has a no trade clause in his contract. MLS Clubs may lose no more than one player from their 2011 roster during the Expansion Draft.

A complete list of the Expansion Draft Rules can be found by CLICKING HERE on-draft-rules].

At the conclusion of the Expansion Draft teams may resume trading. The Expansion Draft details are listed below:

Protected

Alonso, Osvaldo

Evans, Brad

Fernandez, Alvaro

Friberg, Erik

Hurtado, Jhon Kennedy

Montero, Fredy

Neagle, Lamar

Ochoa, Sammy

Parke, Jeff

Rosales, Mauro

Zakuani, Steve

*Tetteh, Michael (automatically protected as Generation adidas player)

Non-Protected

Boss, Terry

Carrasco, Servando

Estrada, David

Ford, Josh

Fucito, Mike

Gonzalez, Leo

Graham, Taylor

Ianni, Patrick

Jaqua, Nate

Levesque, Roger

Meredith, Bryan

Montano, Miguel

Noonan, Pat

Riley, James

Sanyang, Amadou

Scott, Zach

Seamon, Michael

Wahl, Tyson

White, O'Brian

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