Major League Soccer today released the list of players eligible for selection by San Diego FC in the 2024 MLS Expansion Draft. The 2024 MLS Expansion Draft will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. PT (10:30 p.m. ET) and will be produced and broadcast live on San Diego FC’s website, SanDiegoFC.com. The broadcast will be hosted by MLS talent Matt Doyle, Andrew Wiebe, and Calen Carr and will feature guests from San Diego FC throughout the event.
The following players from Charlotte FC are protected:
- Liel Abada
- Patrick Agyemang
- Brandt Bronico
- Nathan Byrne
- Djibril Diani
- Kristijan Kahlina
- Adilson Malanda
- Nikola Petkovic
- Andrew Privett
- Tim Ream
- Kerwin Vargas
- Ashley Westwood
The following Homegrown players are also automatically protected:
- Nimfasha Berchimas
- Brandon Cambridge
- Jack Neeley
- Brian Romero
The following players are draft eligible:
- Ben Bender
- Pep Biel
- David Bingham
- Hamady Diop
- Jahlane Forbes
- George Marks
- Chituru Odunze
- Jamie Paterson
- João Pedro
- Nick Scardina
- Tyger Smalls
- Karol Swiderski
- Iuri Tavares
- Idan Toklomati
- Bill Tuiloma
- Jere Uronen
- Júnior Urso
The offseason roster building events continue with the opening of Free Agency and the End-of-Year Waivers process on Thursday, Dec. 12, and Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Process on Friday, Dec. 13. Stage 2 of the Re-Entry Process will take place on Thursday, Dec. 19, and will be followed by MLS SuperDraft 2025 on Friday, Dec. 20.
More information on the 2024-25 Offseason Roster Building Events can be found HERE.
2024 MLS Expansion Draft
The 30th club in Major League Soccer, San Diego FC, will continue to build its inaugural season roster by selecting up to five players from the eligible player list. Twenty-nine teams were each allowed to protect 12 eligible players. San Diego will select up to five players from a total list of 354. All teams are eligible to have a player selected in the 2024 MLS Expansion Draft. Once a player is selected from a club’s unprotected roster, that club is removed from the remainder of the Expansion Draft and may not have a second player selected.
