The 2020 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Austin FC that was held on December 15, 2020. The list of players available for selection was released on December 14, 2020.[1]
| 2020 MLS Expansion Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | December 15, 2020 |
| Overview | |
| 5 total selections in 5 rounds | |
| Expansion teams | Austin FC |
| Expansion season | 2021 |
Format
editTeams who had players selected in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft are exempt. These teams were Atlanta United FC, FC Cincinnati, Columbus Crew, Los Angeles FC, Minnesota United FC, New England Revolution, New York City FC, Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders FC, and Sporting Kansas City. All other teams returning from the 2020 season were subject to the draft. These teams had 12 protection slots that they could apply to any draft eligible player on their senior, supplemental, and reserve rosters. Players who have not graduated from Generation Adidas, and homegrown players age 25 and under as of the end of the 2020 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 player's with no-trade clauses, a team had to use one of their protection slots for that player. If a team had a players selected in the draft, that team became exempt from any further picks in the draft. The expansion team, Austin FC was given 5 picks for the draft.[2]
Expansion Draft picks
edit| Pick | MLS team | Player | Previous team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin FC | Danny Hoesen | San Jose Earthquakes | |
| 2 | Jared Stroud | New York Red Bulls | ||
| 3 | Brady Scott | Nashville SC | ||
| 4 | Joe Corona | LA Galaxy | Rights were acquired by Houston Dynamo FC in Stage Two of the MLS Re-Entry Draft | |
| 5 | Kamal Miller | Orlando City SC | Traded to Montreal Impact for $225,000 in General Allocation Money and a 2021 1st round pick (11th overall) |
Team-by-team-breakdown
edit- As of December 14, 2020
| Exposed |
|---|
| Micheal Azira |
| Brandt Bronico |
| Elliot Collier |
| Johan Kappelhof |
| Kenneth Kronholm |
| Wyatt Omsberg |
| C. J. Sapong |
| Boris Sekulić |
| Connor Sparrow |
- As of December 14, 2020
| Exposed |
|---|
| Steven Beitashour |
| Nicolas Benezet |
| Niki Jackson |
| Nicolás Mezquida |
| Drew Moor |
| Andre Rawls |
| Collen Warner |
- As of December 14, 2020
| Exposed |
|---|
| Francis Atuahene |
| Nkosi Burgess |
| Santiago Mosquera |
| Reto Ziegler |
| Kyle Zobeck |
- As of December 14, 2020
| Exposed |
|---|
| Mohammed Abu |
| Frédéric Brillant |
| Earl Edwards Jr. |
| Oniel Fisher |
| Felipe Martins |
| Yordy Reyna |
| Gelmin Rivas |
| Chris Seitz |
| Axel Sjöberg |
- As of December 14, 2020
- As of December 14, 2020
| Exposed |
|---|
| David Bingham |
| Joe Corona |
| Emil Cuello |
| Rolf Feltscher |
| Yony González |
| Giancarlo González |
| Emiliano Insúa |
| Perry Kitchen |
| Jørgen Skjelvik |
| Justin Vom Steeg |
| Gordon Wild |
- As of December 14, 2020
- As of December 14, 2020
| Exposed |
|---|
| Rudy Camacho |
| Jorge Corrales |
| Clément Diop |
| Rod Fanni |
| Anthony Jackson-Hamel |
| Bojan Krkić |
| Orji Okwonkwo |
| Jukka Raitala |
| Steeven Saba |
| Shamit Shome |
| Maximiliano Urruti |
- As of December 14, 2020
- As of December 14, 2020
| Exposed |
|---|
| Mandela Egbo |
| David Jensen |
| Chris Lema |
| Kendall McIntosh |
| Ryan Meara |
| Sean Nealis |
| Jason Pendant |
| Marc Rzatkowski |
| Patrick Seagrist |
| Jared Stroud |
| Amro Tarek |
| Samuel Tetteh |
- As of December 14, 2020
| Exposed |
|---|
| Matheus Aiás |
| Tesho Akindele |
| Alexander Alvarado |
| Josué Colmán |
| Alex DeJohn |
| Joey DeZart |
| Dom Dwyer |
| Kamal Miller |
| Santiago Patiño |
| Robinho |
| Oriol Rosell |
| Brian Rowe |
| Kyle Smith |
- As of December 14, 2020
| Exposed |
|---|
| Joe Bendik |
| Aurélien Collin |
| Warren Creavalle |
| Ilsinho |
| Michee Ngalina |
| Matej Oravec |
| Andrew Wooten |
- As of December 14, 2020
| Exposed |
|---|
| Alvin Jones |
| Zac MacMath |
| Ashtone Morgan |
| Luke Mulholland |
| Nedum Onuoha |
| Justin Portillo |
| Andrew Putna |
| Giuseppe Rossi |
- As of December 14, 2020
| Exposed |
|---|
| Matt Bersano |
| Eric Calvillo |
| Luis Felipe Fernandes |
| Danny Hoesen |
| Guram Kashia |
| Paul Marie |
| Valeri Qazaishvili |
| Jack Skahan |
- As of December 14, 2020
| Exposed |
|---|
| Laurent Ciman |
| Tsubasa Endoh |
| Tony Gallacher |
| Erickson Gallardo |
| Justin Morrow |
| Patrick Mullins |
| Pablo Piatti |
| Kevin Silva |
| Eriq Zavaleta |
- As of December 14, 2020
| Exposed |
|---|
| Derek Cornelius |
| Jasser Khmiri |
| Bryan Meredith |
| David Milinković |
| Fredy Montero |
| Andy Rose |
References
edit- ^ "2020 MLS Expansion Draft: Official list of players eligible for selection". mlssoccer.com. MLS. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "2020 MLS Expansion Draft: Rules & Procedures". MLSSoccer.com. November 11, 2020.