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:
GOALKEEPERS:
Tomas Romero
DEFENDERS:
Mamadou Fall
Marco Farfan
Kim Moon-Hwan
Tony Leone
Jesús David Murillo
Diego Palacios
Eddie Segura
MIDFIELDERS:
José Cifuentes
Erik Dueñas
Bryce Duke
FORWARDS:
Cristian Arango
Latif Blessing
Mahala Opoku
Brian Rodriguez
Christian Torres
Carlos Vela
The following LAFC players are eligible for selection by Charlotte FC during the Expansion Draft:
GOALKEEPERS:
Jamal Blackman
DEFENDERS:
Tristan Blackmon
Julian Gaines
Jordan Harvey
Sebastien Ibeagha
Alvaro Quezada
Mohamed Traore
MIDFIELDERS:
Daniel Crisostomo
Raheem Edwards
Francisco Ginella
FORWARDS:
Cal Jennings
Danny Musovski
Michee Ngalina
Diego Rossi
The Expansion Draft eligible player list included players from 22 MLS clubs. San Jose Earthquakes, New York Red Bulls, Nashville SC, 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.
