VANCOUVER, BC - Vancouver Whitecaps FC revealed on Monday the 11 protected players, seven automatically protected Homegrown players, and 13 players from the 2016 roster who are available for selection in the MLS Expansion Draft.
The draft will be streamed live on MLSsoccer.com on Tuesday, December 13 at 11 a.m. PT.
Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC will each select five players from the other 20 MLS clubs, a total of 259 available players, with Atlanta holding the first pick. Once one player has been selected from a club's unprotected roster, that team may not lose any further players.
The complete Whitecaps FC list of protected players, Homegrown players, and available players are as follows (scroll down to see the full list of 259 available players):
Whitecaps FC Protected Players:
1. Christian Bolaños (MF)
2. Christian Dean (DF)
3. Jordan Harvey (DF)
4. Erik Hurtado (FW)
5. Andrew Jacobson (MF)
6. Matias Laba (MF)
7. Kekuta Manneh (MF/FW)
8. Nicolás Mezquida (MF)
9. David Ousted (GK)
10. Tim Parker (DF)
11. Kendall Waston (DF)
Homegrown Players (automatically protected):
1. Sam Adekugbe (DF)
2. Marco Bustos (MF)
3. Marco Carducci (GF)
4. Alphonso Davies (MF)
5. Kianz Froese (MF)
6. Ben McKendry (MF)
7. Russell Teibert (MF)
Available Players:
1. Fraser Aird (DF/MF)
2. Giles Barnes (MF/FW)
3. Marcel de Jong (DF)
4. David Edgar (DF)
5. Deybi Flores (MF)
6. Masato Kudo (MF)
7. Brett Levis (DF)
8. Pedro Morales (MF)
9. Blas Pérez (FW)^
10. Cole Seiler (DF)
11. Jordan Smith (DF)
12. Cristian Techera (MF)
13. Paolo Tornaghi (GK)
* 2017 option was not exercised
^ Out-of-contract
PLAYERS AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION IN THE 2016 EXPANSION DRAFT
* indicates the player is eligible for Free Agency
| Club | Player |
Chicago Fire | Arshakyan, David |
Chicago Fire | Cocis, Razvan |
Chicago Fire | Gehrig, Eric |
Chicago Fire | Harrington, Michael |
Chicago Fire | LaBrocca, Nick |
Chicago Fire | McLain, Patrick |
Chicago Fire | Stephens, Michael |
Chicago Fire | Ramos, Rodrigo |
Chicago Fire | Thiam, Khaly Iyane |
Chicago Fire | Morrell, Alex |
Colorado Rapids | Burch, Marc |
Colorado Rapids | Burling, Bobby |
Colorado Rapids | Doyle, Conor |
Colorado Rapids | Jones, Jermaine |
Colorado Rapids | LeToux, Sebastian |
Colorado Rapids | Pappa, Marco |
Colorado Rapids | Ramirez, Juan |
Colorado Rapids | St. Ledger, Sean |
Colorado Rapids | Watts, Jared |
Colorado Rapids | Williams, Mekeil |
Colorado Rapids | Berner, John |
Colorado Rapids | Castillo, Dennis |
Columbus Crew SC | Ashe, Corey |
Columbus Crew SC | Clark, Steven |
Columbus Crew SC | Francis, Waylon |
Columbus Crew SC | Mabwati, Cedrick |
Columbus Crew SC | Saied, Mohammed |
Columbus Crew SC | Sauro, Gaston |
Columbus Crew SC | Wahl, Tyson |
Columbus Crew SC | Duka, Dilly |
Columbus Crew SC | Hollingsworth, Marshall |
Columbus Crew SC | Martinez, Cristian |
Columbus Crew SC | Pacifici, Matthew |
Columbus Crew SC | Saravia, Rodrigo |
Columbus Crew SC | Stuver, Brad |
D.C. United | Boswell, Bobby |
D.C. United | Dykstra, Andrew |
D.C. United | Franklin, Sean |
D.C. United | Horton, Charlie |
D.C. United | Jeffrey, Jared |
D.C. United | Korb, Chris |
D.C. United | Opare, Kofi |
D.C. United | Rolfe, Chris |
D.C. United | Saborio, Alvaro |
D.C. United | Kamara, Alhaji |
D.C. United | Mishu, Luke |
D.C. United | Worra, Travis |
FC Dallas | Alves Dos Santos, Getterson |
FC Dallas | David, Aubrey |
FC Dallas | Harris, Atiba |
FC Dallas | Hernandez, Moises |
FC Dallas | Loyd, Zach |
FC Dallas | Ortiz, Juan |
FC Dallas | Paparatto, Norberto |
FC Dallas | Rosales, Mauro |
FC Dallas | Ruiz, Carlos |
FC Dallas | Seitz, Chris |
FC Dallas | Bonner, Colin |
FC Dallas | Herman, Ryan |
FC Dallas | Lizarazo, Carlos |
FC Dallas | Pitter, Timo |
Houston Dynamo | Arboleda Quinones, Yair |
Houston Dynamo | Beasley, DaMarcus |
Houston Dynamo | Brown, Keyner |
Houston Dynamo | Garcia Iniquez, Agustin |
Houston Dynamo | Horst, David |
Houston Dynamo | Maidana, Cristian |
Houston Dynamo | Mansally, Abdoulie |
Houston Dynamo | Rodriguez, Raul |
Houston Dynamo | Steinberger, Zach |
Houston Dynamo | Warner, Collen |
Houston Dynamo | Williams, Sheanon |
Houston Dynamo | Brown, Calle |
Houston Dynamo | Garcia, Kevin |
Houston Dynamo | Lovejoy, Rob |
Sporting Kansas City | Coelho, Nuno |
Sporting Kansas City | Davis, Brad |
Sporting Kansas City | Hallisey, Connor |
Sporting Kansas City | Mapp, Justin |
Sporting Kansas City | Myers, Chance |
Sporting Kansas City | Nagamura, Paulo |
Sporting Kansas City | Olum, Lawrence |
Sporting Kansas City | Peterson, Jacob |
Sporting Kansas City | Porter, Cameron |
Sporting Kansas City | Sinovic, Seth |
Sporting Kansas City | Alvarado, Ever |
Sporting Kansas City | Appiah, Emmanuel |
Sporting Kansas City | Joya, Benji |
Sporting Kansas City | Kann, Alec |
LA Galaxy | Da Silva, Leonardo |
LA Galaxy | Donovan, Landon |
LA Galaxy | Garcia, Rafael |
LA Galaxy | Gerrard, Steven |
LA Galaxy | Gordon, Alan |
LA Galaxy | Husidic, Baggio |
LA Galaxy | Keane, Robbie |
LA Galaxy | Kennedy, Dan |
LA Galaxy | Larentowicz, Jeff |
LA Galaxy | Magee, Mike |
LA Galaxy | Aguilar, Miguel |
LA Galaxy | Lassiter, Ariel |
LA Galaxy | Romney, David |
Montreal Impact | Bekker, Kyle |
Montreal Impact | Bernier, Patrice |
Montreal Impact | Drogba, Didier |
Montreal Impact | Kronberg, Eric |
Montreal Impact | Mallace, Calum |
Montreal Impact | Oduro, Dominic |
Montreal Impact | Ontivero, Lucas |
Montreal Impact | Shipp, Harry |
Montreal Impact | Toia, Donny |
Montreal Impact | Dia, Amadou |
Montreal Impact | Fisher, Kyle |
Montreal Impact | Salazar, Michael |
New England Revolution | Barnes, Darrius |
New England Revolution | Goncalves, Jose Julio |
New England Revolution | Knighton, Brad |
New England Revolution | Kobayashi, Daigo |
New England Revolution | Neumann, Steven |
New England Revolution | Shuttleworth, Robert |
New England Revolution | Watson, JeVaughn |
New England Revolution | Hollinger-Janzen, Femi |
New England Revolution | McCrary, Jordan |
New England Revolution | Smith, Donnie |
New England Revolution | Turner, Matt |
New England Revolution | Woodberry, London |
New York City FC | Bravo, Federico |
New York City FC | Hernandez, Jason |
New York City FC | Lampard, Frank |
New York City FC | Martinez, Diego |
New York City FC | Mena, Jefferson |
New York City FC | Mendoza, Stiven |
New York City FC | Saunders, Josh |
New York City FC | Taylor, Tony |
New York City FC | Brandt, Connor |
New York City FC | Gomez, Shannon |
New York City FC | Johansen, Eirik |
New York City FC | Rawls, Andre |
New York City FC | White, Ethan |
New York Red Bulls | Abang, Anatole |
New York Red Bulls | Baah, Gideon |
New York Red Bulls | Damari, Omer |
New York Red Bulls | Duvall, Chris |
New York Red Bulls | Ouimette, Karl |
New York Red Bulls | Perrinelle, Damien |
New York Red Bulls | Reynish, Kyle |
New York Red Bulls | Wright-Phillips, Shaun |
New York Red Bulls | Zizzo, Sal |
New York Red Bulls | Zubar, Ronald |
New York Red Bulls | Bilyeu, Justin |
New York Red Bulls | Long, Aaron |
Orlando City SC | Alston, Kevin |
Orlando City SC | Ambrose, Mikey |
Orlando City SC | Baptista, Julio |
Orlando City SC | Boden, Luke |
Orlando City SC | Carrasco, Servando |
Orlando City SC | Hines, Sebastian |
Orlando City SC | Mateos, David |
Orlando City SC | Ribeiro, Pedro |
Orlando City SC | Rocha, Tony |
Orlando City SC | Rochez, Bryan |
Orlando City SC | Barry, Hadji |
Orlando City SC | Edwards Jr, Earl |
Orlando City SC | Garica, Devron |
Philadelphia Union | Barnetta, Tranquillo |
Philadelphia Union | Carroll, Brian |
Philadelphia Union | Conceicao, Anderson |
Philadelphia Union | Davies, Charlies |
Philadelphia Union | Edu, Maurice |
Philadelphia Union | Fernandes, Leo |
Philadelphia Union | Gaddis, Raymon |
Philadelphia Union | Jones, Matt |
Philadelphia Union | McCarthy, John |
Philadelphia Union | Restrepo, Walter |
Philadelphia Union | Missimo, Cole |
Philadelphia Union | Tribbett, Ken |
Philadelphia Union | Washington, Taylor |
Portland Timbers | Asprilla, Dairon |
Portland Timbers | Barmby, Jack |
Portland Timbers | Borchers, Nat |
Portland Timbers | Igboananike, Kennedy |
Portland Timbers | Klute, Chris |
Portland Timbers | McInerney, Jack |
Portland Timbers | Taylor, Jermaine |
Portland Timbers | Taylor, Steven |
Portland Timbers | Valentin, Zarek |
Portland Timbers | Zemanski, Ben |
Portland Timbers | Besler, Nick |
Portland Timbers | Brett, Neco |
Portland Timbers | Hamilton, Wade |
Portland Timbers | Konopka, Chris |
Portland Timbers | Okugo, Amobi |
Portland Timbers | Peay, Taylor |
Portland Timbers | Polk, Ben |
Portland Timbers | Thoma, Andy |
Real Salt Lake | Attinella, Jeff |
Real Salt Lake | Baez, Pedro |
Real Salt Lake | Garcia, Olmes |
Real Salt Lake | Morales, Javier |
Real Salt Lake | Okwounu, Boyd |
Real Salt Lake | Olave, Jamison |
Real Salt Lake | Sandoval, Devon |
Real Salt Lake | Stertzer, John |
Real Salt Lake | Wingert, Chris |
Real Salt Lake | Welshman, Emery |
San Jose Earthquakes | Amarikwa, Quincy |
San Jose Earthquakes | Barrera, Leandro |
San Jose Earthquakes | Barrett, Chad |
San Jose Earthquakes | Emeghara, Innocent |
San Jose Earthquakes | Francis, Shaun |
San Jose Earthquakes | Goitom, Henok |
San Jose Earthquakes | Goodson, Clarence |
San Jose Earthquakes | Lenhart, Steven |
San Jose Earthquakes | Pelosi, Marc |
San Jose Earthquakes | Quintero, Alberto |
San Jose Earthquakes | Stewart, Jordan |
San Jose Earthquakes | Wynne, Marvell |
San Jose Earthquakes | Colvey, Kip |
San Jose Earthquakes | Meredith, Bryan |
San Jose Earthquakes | Sherrod, Mark |
San Jose Earthquakes | Silva, Matheus |
Seattle Sounders FC | Farfan, Michael |
Seattle Sounders FC | Fernandez, Alvaro |
Seattle Sounders FC | Fisher, Oneil |
Seattle Sounders FC | Friberg, Erik |
Seattle Sounders FC | Gomez, Herculez |
Seattle Sounders FC | Ivanschitz, Andreas |
Seattle Sounders FC | Lowe, Damion |
Seattle Sounders FC | Mears, Tyrone |
Seattle Sounders FC | Ockford, Jimmy |
Seattle Sounders FC | Remick, Dylan |
Seattle Sounders FC | Sturgis, Nathan |
Seattle Sounders FC | Valdez, Nelson |
Seattle Sounders FC | Anderson, Oalex |
Seattle Sounders FC | Lyon, Charlie |
Toronto FC | Beitashour, Steven |
Toronto FC | Bloom, Mark |
Toronto FC | Cheyrou, Benoit |
Toronto FC | Irwin, Clint |
Toronto FC | Johnson, Will |
Toronto FC | Ricketts, Tosaint |
Toronto FC | Roberts, Quillan |
Toronto FC | Simonin, Clement |
Toronto FC | Williams, Josh |
Toronto FC | Babouli Molham |
Toronto FC | Lovitz, Daniel |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Barnes, Giles |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | De Jong, Marcel |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Edgar, David |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Flores, Deybi |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kudo, Masato |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Levis, Brett |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Morales, Pedro |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Perez, Blas |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Smith, Jordan |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Techera, Cristian |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Tornaghi, Paolo |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Aird, Fraser |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Seiler, Cole |
