Major League Soccer announced the names of players available for selection in tomorrow’s Expansion Draft. The league’s newest team, Charlotte FC, will be making up to five selections from the list of players eligible to be selected.
Each team is allowed to protect up to 12 players on their roster from selection and no team can have more than one player selected in the draft.
The Timbers players that are available for selection are:
- Jeff Attinella
- Pablo Bonilla
- Steven Clark
- George Fochive
- Jorge Gonzalez
- Aljaz Ivacic
- Ismaila Jome
- Larrys Mabiala
- Zac McGraw
- Manny Perez
- Andy Polo
- Diego Valeri
- Josecarlos Van Rankin
- Renzo Zambrano
Therefore, the 12 players the Timbers chose to protect are:
- Claudio Bravo
- Bill Tuiloma
- Dario Zuparic
- Diego Chara
- Yimmi Chara
- Marvin Loría
- Sebastian Blanco
- Santiago Moreno
- Cristhian Paredes
- Dairon Asprilla
- Felipe Mora
- Jaroslaw Niezgoda
MLS Homegrown players are automatically protected which means the Timbers’ Hunter Sulte, Blake Bodily, and Eryk Williamson aren’t available for selection
The biggest name on the unprotected list is Diego Valeri.