2016 MLS Expansion Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | December 13, 2016 [1] |
Overview | |
Expansion teams | Atlanta United FC Minnesota United FC |
Expansion season | 2017 |
The 2016 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion teams Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC.[2] Atlanta United was selected to pick first by an "Expansion Priority Draft" conducted on October 16, 2016.[3] Protected rosters are based on an MLS release from December 12, 2016.[4]
These are the rules for the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft as laid out by Major League Soccer.[5]
Pick |
MLS Team |
Player |
Previous Team |
Trade Notes |
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1 | Atlanta United FC | Donny Toia | Montreal Impact | Traded to Orlando City SC on December 13, 2016. |
2 | Minnesota United FC | Chris Duvall | New York Red Bulls | Traded to Montreal Impact on December 13, 2016. |
3 | Atlanta United FC | Zach Loyd | FC Dallas | |
4 | Minnesota United FC | Collen Warner | Houston Dynamo | |
5 | Atlanta United FC | Clint Irwin | Toronto FC | Traded back to Toronto FC on December 13, 2016. |
6 | Minnesota United FC | Mohammed Saeid | Columbus Crew SC | Traded to Colorado Rapids on March 31, 2017.[9] |
7 | Atlanta United FC | Mikey Ambrose | Orlando City SC | |
8 | Minnesota United FC | Jeff Attinella | Real Salt Lake | Traded to Portland Timbers[10] on December 20, 2016. |
9 | Atlanta United FC | Alec Kann | Sporting Kansas City | |
10 | Minnesota United FC | Femi Hollinger-Janzen | New England Revolution | Traded back to New England Revolution[11] on February 15, 2017. |
Legend |
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Selected by Atlanta |
Selected by Minnesota United FC |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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David Arshakyan (INTL) | David Accam (DP) | Joey Calistri (HGP) |
Răzvan Cociș | Arturo Álvarez | Drew Conner (HGP) |
Eric Gehrig | Jonathan Campbell | Patrick Doody (HGP) |
Michael Harrington | Michael de Leeuw (INTL) | Collin Fernandez (HGP) |
Nick LaBrocca | John Goossens (INTL) | |
Patrick McLain | Johan Kappelhof (INTL) | |
Alex Morrell | Matt Lampson | |
Rodrigo Ramos (On loan from Coritiba) (INTL) | João Meira (INTL) | |
Michael Stephens | Matt Polster | |
Khaly Thiam (On loan from MTK Budapest) (INTL) | Luis Solignac | |
Brandon Vincent |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Corey Ashe | Harrison Afful (INTL) | Chad Barson (HGP) |
Steve Clark | Ethan Finlay | Ben Swanson (HGP) |
Dilly Duka | Federico Higuaín (DP) | |
Waylon Francis | Adam Jahn | |
Marshall Hollingsworth | Hector Jiménez | |
Cedrick Mabwati (INTL) | Ola Kamara (INTL) | |
Cristian Martínez (On loan from Chorrillo F.C.) (INTL) | Justin Meram | |
Matt Pacifici | Nicolai Næss (INTL) | |
Mohammed Saeid (INTL) | Zack Steffen | |
Rodrigo Saravia (INTL) | Tony Tchani | |
Gastón Sauro (INTL) | Wil Trapp (HGP) | |
Brad Stuver | ||
Tyson Wahl |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Colin Bonner | Kellyn Acosta (HGP) | Fabián Castillo (DP) |
Aubrey David (on loan from Saprissa) (INTL) | Tesho Akindele | Coy Craft (HGP) |
Getterson (on loan from J. Malucelli) (INTL) | Michael Barrios (INTL) | Jesse Gonzalez (HGP) |
Atiba Harris | Mauro Díaz (DP) | Aaron Guillen (HGP) |
Ryan Herman | Maynor Figueroa (INTL) | Paxton Pomykal (HGP) |
Moises Hernandez | Carlos Gruezo (DP) (INTL) | |
Carlos Lizarazo (on loan from Cruz Azul) (INTL) | Matt Hedges | |
Zach Loyd | Ryan Hollingshead | |
Juan Esteban Ortiz (INTL) | Victor Ulloa (HGP) | |
Norberto Paparatto | Maximiliano Urruti | |
Timo Pitter (INTL) | Walker Zimmerman | |
Mauro Rosales | ||
Carlos Ruiz | ||
Chris Seitz |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Agus (INTL) | Alex | Tyler Deric (HGP) |
Yair Arboleda (On loan from Santa Fe) (INTL) | Eric Alexander | Sebastien Ibeagha (HGP) |
DaMarcus Beasley (DP) | Jalil Anibaba | Christian Lucatero (HGP) |
Calle Brown | Will Bruin | |
Keyner Brown (On loan from C.S. Herediano) (INTL) | Ricardo Clark | |
Kevin Garcia | José Escalante (On loan from Olimpia) (INTL) | |
David Horst | Boniek García | |
Rob Lovejoy | Mauro Manotas (DP) (INTL) | |
Cristian Maidana (INTL) | Erick Torres (DP) (INTL) | |
Abdoulie Mansally | Andrew Wenger | |
Raúl Rodríguez | Joe Willis | |
Zach Steinberger | ||
Collen Warner | ||
Sheanon Williams |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Kyle Bekker | Hernán Bernardello (INTL) | Louis Béland-Goyette (HGP) |
Patrice Bernier | Evan Bush | David Choinière (HGP) |
Amadou Dia | Victor Cabrera (INTL) | Maxime Crépeau (HGP) |
Didier Drogba (DP) (INTL) | Hassoun Camara | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé (HGP) |
Kyle Fisher | Laurent Ciman (INTL) | Anthony Jackson-Hamel (HGP) |
Eric Kronberg | Marco Donadel (INTL) | Wandrille Lefèvre (HGP) |
Calum Mallace | Matteo Mancosu (On loan from Bologna) (INTL) | |
Dominic Oduro | Ambroise Oyongo (INTL) | |
Lucas Ontivero (On loan from Galatasaray) (DP) (INTL) | Ignacio Piatti (DP) (INTL) | |
Michael Salazar | Andrés Romero | |
Harry Shipp | Johan Venegas (INTL) | |
Donny Toia |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Connor Brandt | R. J. Allen | Jack Harrison (GA) (INTL) |
Federico Bravo (on loan from Boca Juniors) (INTL) | Frederic Brillant (INTL) | |
Shannon Gomez (on loan from W Connection) | Maxime Chanot (INTL) | |
Jason Hernandez | Mix Diskerud | |
Eirik Johansen (INTL) | Sean Johnson | |
Frank Lampard (DP) (INTL) | Mikey Lopez | |
Diego Martínez (INTL) | Ronald Matarrita (INTL) | |
Jefferson Mena (INTL) | Thomas McNamara | |
Stiven Mendoza (on loan from Corinthians) (INTL) | Andrea Pirlo (DP) (INTL) | |
Andre Rawls | Khiry Shelton | |
Josh Saunders | David Villa (DP) (INTL) | |
Tony Taylor | ||
Ethan White |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Anatole Abang (INTL) | Aurélien Collin (INTL) | Tyler Adams (HGP) |
Gideon Baah (INTL) | Felipe (INTL) | Brandon Allen (HGP) |
Justin Bilyeu | Mike Grella | Sean Davis (HGP) |
Omer Damari (DP) (INTL) | Sacha Kljestan (DP) | Derrick Etienne (HGP) |
Chris Duvall | Kemar Lawrence (INTL) | Connor Lade (HGP) |
Aaron Long | Dax McCarty | Alex Muyl (HGP) |
Karl Ouimette | Ryan Meara | |
Damien Perrinelle (INTL) | Luis Robles | |
Kyle Reynish | Daniel Royer (INTL) | |
Shaun Wright-Phillips | Gonzalo Verón (DP) (INTL) | |
Sal Zizzo | Bradley Wright-Phillips (INTL) | |
Ronald Zubar (INTL) |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Kevin Alston | José Aja (On loan from Nacional) (INTL) | Conor Donovan (GA) |
Mikey Ambrose | Joe Bendik | Richie Laryea (GA) (INTL) |
Júlio Baptista (INTL) | Cristian Higuita | Tommy Redding (HGP) |
Hadji Barry | Kaká (DP) (INTL) | Mason Stajduhar (HGP) |
Luke Boden | Cyle Larin | Tyler Turner (HGP) |
Servando Carrasco | Kevin Molino | |
Earl Edwards Jr. | Antonio Nocerino (INTL) | |
Devron García (INTL) | Matías Pérez García (DP) (INTL) | |
Seb Hines | Rafael Ramos (INTL) | |
David Mateos (INTL) | Carlos Rivas (DP) | |
Pedro Ribeiro | Brek Shea | |
Tony Rocha | ||
Bryan Róchez (DP) (INTL) |
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
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Tranquillo Barnetta (INTL) | Roland Alberg (INTL) | Fabian Herbers (GA) (INTL) |
Brian Carroll | Eric Ayuk (INTL) | Derrick Jones (HGP) |
Anderson Conceição (On loan from Tombense) (INTL) | Alejandro Bedoya (DP) | Auston Trusty (HGP) |
Charlie Davies | Andre Blake | Josh Yaro (GA) (INTL) |
Maurice Edu (DP) | Warren Creavalle | |
Leo Fernandes | Fabinho | |
Ray Gaddis | Richie Marquez | |
Matt Jones (On loan from Belenenses) | Ilsinho (INTL) | |
John McCarthy | Chris Pontius | |
Cole Missimo | Keegan Rosenberry | |
Wálter Restrepo | C. J. Sapong | |
Ken Tribbett | ||
Taylor Washington |