| 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 |
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]
Teams 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]
| 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) |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Micheal Azira |
| Brandt Bronico |
| Elliot Collier |
| Johan Kappelhof |
| Kenneth Kronholm |
| Wyatt Omsberg |
| C. J. Sapong |
| Boris Sekulić |
| Connor Sparrow |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Steven Beitashour |
| Nicolas Benezet |
| Niki Jackson |
| Nicolás Mezquida |
| Drew Moor |
| Andre Rawls |
| Collen Warner |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Francis Atuahene |
| Nkosi Burgess |
| Santiago Mosquera |
| Reto Ziegler |
| Kyle Zobeck |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Mohammed Abu |
| Frédéric Brillant |
| Earl Edwards Jr. |
| Oniel Fisher |
| Felipe Martins |
| Yordy Reyna |
| Gelmin Rivas |
| Chris Seitz |
| Axel Sjöberg |
| Exposed |
|---|
| David Bingham |
| Joe Corona |
| Emil Cuello |
| Rolf Feltscher |
| Yony González |
| Giancarlo González |
| Emiliano Insúa |
| Perry Kitchen |
| Jørgen Skjelvik |
| Justin Vom Steeg |
| Gordon Wild |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Rudy Camacho |
| Jorge Corrales |
| Clément Diop |
| Rod Fanni |
| Anthony Jackson-Hamel |
| Bojan Krkić |
| Orji Okwonkwo |
| Jukka Raitala |
| Steeven Saba |
| Shamit Shome |
| Maximiliano Urruti |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Joe Bendik |
| Aurélien Collin |
| Warren Creavalle |
| Ilsinho |
| Michee Ngalina |
| Matej Oravec |
| Andrew Wooten |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Alvin Jones |
| Zac MacMath |
| Ashtone Morgan |
| Luke Mulholland |
| Nedum Onuoha |
| Justin Portillo |
| Andrew Putna |
| Giuseppe Rossi |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Matt Bersano |
| Eric Calvillo |
| Luis Felipe Fernandes |
| Danny Hoesen |
| Guram Kashia |
| Paul Marie |
| Valeri Qazaishvili |
| Jack Skahan |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Laurent Ciman |
| Tsubasa Endoh |
| Tony Gallacher |
| Erickson Gallardo |
| Justin Morrow |
| Patrick Mullins |
| Pablo Piatti |
| Kevin Silva |
| Eriq Zavaleta |
| Exposed |
|---|
| Derek Cornelius |
| Jasser Khmiri |
| Bryan Meredith |
| David Milinković |
| Fredy Montero |
| Andy Rose |