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2009 MLS Expansion Draft
Philadelphia Union
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by Mark St. Clair
last updated: November 27, 2009
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Calendar
MLS Cup - Sunday, November 22, 2009
Trade day - Monday, November 23, 2009
Protected Lists submitted to league - Monday, November 23, 2009
Protected Lists published - Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Expansion Draft - Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 1:00pm EST
MLS Superdraft - Thursday, January 14, 2010 - St Louis, MO (Philadelphia has #1 pick)*
*Dates estimated based on last year's schedule (unconfirmed)
Expansion Draft Rules
- The draft will be 10 rounds
- Each of the 15 teams can protect 11 players, Senior and Development rosters
- All Generation adidas players are exempt (protected beyond the 11 designated)
- At most, 1 International (of 3 or 4), or total minus 3 (if more that 4) can be left unprotected
- Each of the 15 teams can lose no more than 1 player (5 won't lose any)
For more info, see: MLS Expansion Draft Rules
on mlsnet.com.
MLSnet.com list of available players: MLS releases list of players available in Wednesday's expansion draft
11.23.2009
Trades/Transactions
Monday: 11.23.2009 None
Generation adidas - players having protection from expansion draft (unofficial list)
- Baggio Husidic - CHI
- Jed Zayner - CMB
- Rob Valentino - COL
- Ciaran O'Brien - COL
- Eric Avila - DAL
- Bruno Guarda - DAL
- Brek Shea - DAL
- Peri Marosevic - DAL
- Josh Lambo - DAL
- Danny Cruz - HOU
- Chance Myers - KCW
- Roger Espinoza - KCW
- Israel Sesay - LAG
- Tristan Bowen - LAG
- Nico Colaluca - NER
- Alex Nimo - RSL
- Stefan Frei - TOR
- Abdus Fuad Ibrahim - TOR
Generation adidas graduates:
- Alston, Kevin, NER
- Beltran, Tony, RSL
- Gonzalez, Omar, LAG
- Hall, Jeremy, NRB
- Igwe, Amaechi, NER
- Nyarko, Patrick, CHI
- Seitz, Chris, RSL
- Wallace, Anthony, DAL
- Wallace, Rodney, DCU
- Zakuani, Steve, SEA
Rumors:
Exposed Players List
Official List from MLSnet.com
Comments:
- Youth academy players signed this year seem to also be automatically protected (Cesar Zamora, Giorgi Chirgadze)
Players Drafted
MLSnet.com Draft Results
| PHI - picks |
Player, pos, status |
Former Team |
| 1 |
Jordan Harvey, D |
COL |
| 2 |
Andrew Jacobson, M |
DCU |
| 3 |
Brad Knighton, GK |
NER |
| 4 |
Sebastien Le Toux, F |
SEA |
| 5 |
Stefani Miglioranzi, M |
LAG |
| 6 |
Alejandro Moreno, F |
CMB |
| 7 |
Dave Myrie, D |
CHI |
| 8 |
Shea Salinas, M |
SJE |
| 9 |
Shavar Thomas, D |
CDC |
| 10 |
Nick Zimmerman, M |
NRB |
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