December 13, 2021 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Los Angeles FC News Release
The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) announced today that the Club has protected 12 players in advance of the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft expected to take place on Tuesday, December 14. During the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft Charlotte FC may select up to five players in preparation for their inaugural 2022 season.
The following LAFC players are protected and not eligible for selection during the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft:
GK
Tomas Romero
DEF
Mamadou Fall
DEF
Marco Farfan
DEF
Kim Moon-Hwan
DEF
Tony Leone
DEF
Jesús David Murillo
DEF
Diego Palacios
DEF
Eddie Segura
MID
José Cifuentes
MID
Erik Dueñas
MID
Bryce Duke
FWD
Cristian Arango
FWD
Latif Blessing
FWD
Mahala Opoku
FWD
Brian Rodriguez
FWD
Christian Torres
FWD
Carlos Vela
The following LAFC players are eligible for selection by Charlotte FC during the Expansion Draft:
GK
Jamal Blackman
DEF
Tristan Blackmon
DEF
Julian Gaines
DEF
Jordan Harvey
DEF
Sebastien Ibeagha
DEF
Alvaro Quezada
DEF
Mohamed Traore
MID
Daniel Crisostomo
MID
Raheem Edwards
MID
Francisco Ginella
FWD
Cal Jennings
FWD
Danny Musovski
FWD
Michee Ngalina
FWD
Diego Rossi
The Expansion Draft eligible player list included players from 22 MLS clubs. San Jose Earthquakes, New York Red Bulls, Nashville SC, LA Galaxy, and Orlando City SC are exempt, having had players selected during the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft.
MLS Homegrown Players ages 25 and under (those Born during or after 1996), as well as Generation Adidas players that did not graduate form the program at the end of 2021 are automatically protected, therefore clubs did not need to use one of their 12 selections to protect them.
Once one player is selected from a club’s unprotected roster, that club is removed from the remainder of the Expansion Draft and may not have a second player selected.
Complete rules and information for the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft are available here.
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