2022 MLS expansion draft
Appearance
2022 MLS Expansion Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | November 11, 2022 |
Overview | |
5 total selections in 5 rounds | |
Expansion teams | St. Louis City SC |
Expansion season | 2023 |
The 2022 MLS Expansion Draft was a special
Format
Teams who had players selected in the
homegrown players age 25 and under as of the end of the 2022 season were not eligible for the draft. Players with contracts expiring at the end of the season, designated players, and players with no-trade clauses were part of a team's roster and were eligible for the draft. In the case of players with no-trade clauses, a team must use one of their protection slots for that player. A team that had a player selected in the draft became exempt from any further picks in the draft. The expansion team, St. Louis City SC was given 5 picks for the draft.[3]
Expansion Draft picks
Pick | MLS team | Player | Previous team | Notes |
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1 | St. Louis City SC | Nicholas Gioacchini | Orlando City SC | |
2 | Indiana Vassilev | Inter Miami CF | ||
3 | Jonathan Bell
|
New England Revolution | ||
4 | John Nelson | FC Cincinnati | ||
5 | Jake LaCava | New York Red Bulls | Traded to Inter Miami CF in exchange for $150,000 of General Allocation Money.[2] |
Team-by-team-breakdown
Exposed |
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Jonathan Bornstein |
Kendall Burks |
Fabian Herbers |
Stanislav Ivanov |
Spencer Richey |
Boris Sekulić |
Exposed |
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Dominique Badji |
Tyler Blackett |
Geoff Cameron |
Allan Cruz |
Raymon Gaddis
|
Yuya Kubo |
Evan Louro |
Nicholas Markanich |
Ronald Matarrita
|
Júnior Moreno |
John Nelson |
Alvas Powell |
Exposed |
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Steven Beitashour |
Lucas Esteves |
Felipe Gutiérrez |
Clint Irwin |
Anthony Markanich |
Philip Mayaka |
Drew Moor |
Collen Warner |
Danny Wilson |
Gyasi Zardes |
Exposed |
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Jalil Anibaba |
Evan Bush |
Derrick Etienne Jr. |
Marlon Hairston |
Erik Hurtado |
James Igbekeme |
Kevin Molino |
Pedro Santos |
Brady Scott |
Yaw Yeboah |
Exposed |
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Lucas Bartlett |
Dominick Hernandez |
Franco Jara |
Nanu |
Facundo Quignon |
Joshué Quiñónez |
Exposed |
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Beto Avila |
Mateo Bajamich |
Darwin Cerén |
Joe Corona |
Sam Junqua |
Nico Lemoine |
Michael Nelson |
Tim Parker |
Darwin Quintero |
Memo Rodriguez
|
Thiaguinho |
Zarek Valentin |
Zeca |
Exposed |
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George Acosta |
Corentin Jean |
CJ Dos Santos
|
Kieran Gibbs |
Gonzalo Higuaín |
Joevin Jones |
Aimé Mabika |
Nick Marsman |
Harvey Neville |
Alejandro Pozuelo |
Brek Shea |
Victor Ulloa |
Indiana Vassilev |
Exposed |
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Roger Espinoza |
Andreu Fontàs |
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin |
Kendall McIntosh |
Tim Melia |
Oriol Rosell |
Khiry Shelton |
Ben Sweat |
Los Angeles Galaxy
Exposed |
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Daniel Aguirre |
Martin Cáceres
|
Douglas Costa |
Nick DePuy |
Chase Gasper |
Carlos Harvey |
Jonathan Klinsmann |
Sacha Kljestan |
Kelvin Leerdam |
Farai Mutatu |
Richard Sánchez |
Victor Vásquez |
Jorge Villafaña |
Eriq Zavaleta |
Exposed |
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Zorhan Bassong |
Sebastian Breza |
Rudy Camacho |
Gabriele Corbo |
Ahmed Hamdi
|
Sunusi Ibrahim |
Bjørn Johnsen |
Logan Ketterer |
Jojea Kwizera |
Chinonso Offor |
Róbert Thorkelsson
|
Victor Wanyama |
Exposed |
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Jesús Castellano |
Caden Clark |
Kyle Duncan |
Patryk Klimala |
Jake LaCava |
Aaron Long |
Anthony Marccucci |
Ryan Meara |
Hassan Ndam |
Dylan Nealis |
Matthew Nocita |
Steven Sserwadda |
Exposed |
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Tesho Akindele |
Wilder Cartagena |
Joey DeZart |
Nicholas Gioacchini |
Adam Grinwis |
Jack Lynn |
João Moutinho |
Jake Mulraney |
Alexandre Pato |
Kyle Smith |
Júnior Urso |
Exposed |
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Abasa Aremeyaw |
Alejandro Bedoya |
Joe Bendik |
Jesús Bueno |
Chris Donovan |
Gino Portella |
Exposed |
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David Bingham
|
Sebastian Blanco
|
Pablo Bonilla |
George Fochive |
Nathan Fogaça |
Diego Gutierrez |
Marvin Loría |
Larrys Mabiala |
Zac McGraw |
Felipe Mora |
Justin Rasmussen |
Josecarlos Van Rankin |
Justin vom Steeg
|
Exposed |
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Nick Besler |
Scott Caldwell |
Maikel Chang |
Tomás Gómez |
Bret Halsey |
Erik Holt |
Johan Kappelhof |
Jonathan Menéndez |
Rubio Rubín
|
Marcelo Silva |
Bobby Wood |
Exposed |
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Oskar Ågren |
George Asomani |
Matt Bersano |
Jan Gregus
|
Siad Haji |
Eric Remedi |
Shea Salinas |
Jack Skahan |
Tommy Thompson |
Exposed |
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Samuel Adeniran |
Will Bruin |
Abdoulaye Cissoko |
Stefan Cleveland |
Jimmy Medranda |
Fredy Montero |
Jackson Ragen |
Kelyn Rowe |
Andrew Thomas |
Exposed |
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Ifunanyachi Achara |
Auro Jr. |
Alex Bono |
Kadin Chung |
Doneil Henry |
Greg Ranjitsingh |
Quentin Westberg |
References
- ^ "2022 MLS Expansion Draft Eligible Player List". mlssoccer.com. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "2022 MLS Expansion Draft: St. Louis CITY make 5 picks before inaugural season". mlssoccer.com. November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "2022 MLS Expansion Draft Rules & Procedures". mlssoccer.com. September 14, 2022. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.