December 13, 2021 – 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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