MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Whitecaps FC Reveal Protected List for Tuesday's Expansion Draft

Published on December 12, 2016 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC News Release


VANCOUVER, BC - Vancouver Whitecaps FC revealed on Monday the 11 protected players, seven automatically protected Homegrown players, and 13 players from the 2016 roster who are available for selection in the MLS Expansion Draft. The draft will be streamed live on MLSsoccer.com on Tuesday, December 13 at 11 a.m. PT.

Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC will each select five players from the other 20 MLS clubs, a total of 259 available players, with Atlanta holding the first pick. Once one player has been selected from a club's unprotected roster, that team may not lose any further players.

The complete Whitecaps FC list of protected players, Homegrown players, and available players are as follows (scroll down to see the full list of 259 available players):Whitecaps FC Protected Players: 1. Christian Bolaî=B1os (MF) 2. Christian Dean (DF) 3. Jordan Harvey (DF) 4. Erik Hurtado (FW) 5. Andrew Jacobson (MF) 6. Matias Laba (MF) 7. Kekuta Manneh (MF/FW) 8. Nicolás Mezquida (MF) 9. David Ousted (GK) 10. Tim Parker (DF) 11. Kendall Waston (DF)Homegrown Players (automatically protected): 1. Sam Adekugbe (DF) 2. Marco Bustos (MF) 3. Marco Carducci (GF)* 4. Alphonso Davies (MF) 5. Kianz Froese (MF) 6. Ben McKendry (MF) 7. Russell Teibert (MF)Available Players: 1. Fraser Aird (DF/MF)* 2. Giles Barnes (MF/FW) 3. Marcel de Jong (DF) 4. David Edgar (DF) 5. Deybi Flores (MF) 6. Masato Kudo (MF) 7. Brett Levis (DF) 8. Pedro Morales (MF)* 9. Blas Pérez (FW)^ 10. Cole Seiler (DF) 11. Jordan Smith (DF)* 12. Cristian Techera (MF) 13. Paolo Tornaghi (GK)* 2017 option was not exercised ^ Out-of-contract

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