2007 MLS Expansion Draft
The 2007 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 21, 2007, and is a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team San Jose Earthquakes. They made 10 selections from a pool of players from current MLS clubs.
2007 MLS Expansion Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | November 21, 2007 |
Overview | |
Expansion team | San Jose Earthquakes |
Expansion season | 2008 |
Format
- Only one player may be selected from each team, three of the league's 13 current teams will not have a player selected.
- Teams will be allowed to protect 11 players from their 28-man rosters. Generation adidas players are automatically protected, though players who are graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2007 season are not.
- Each team may only leave one senior international player unprotected. Players are considered SIs here based on their age for the 2008 season, not the 2007 season.
Expansion Draft
# | Player | Position | Country | Previous club |
1 | Ryan Cochrane | Defender | United States | Houston Dynamo |
2 | Clarence Goodson | Defender | United States | FC Dallas |
3 | Ned Grabavoy | Midfielder | United States | Columbus Crew |
4 | James Riley | Defender-Midfielder | United States | New England Revolution |
5 | Joe Vide | Midfielder | United States | New York Red Bulls |
6 | Iván Guerrero | Midfielder | Honduras | Chicago Fire |
7 | Brian Carroll | Midfielder | United States | D.C. United |
8 | Jason Hernandez | Defender | Puerto Rico | Chivas USA |
9 | Gavin Glinton | Forward | Turks and Caicos Islands | LA Galaxy |
10 | Chris Pozniak | Defender | Canada | Toronto FC |
Team-by-team breakdown
C.D. Chivas USA
Chicago Fire
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
D.C. United
F.C. Dallas
Houston Dynamo
Kansas City Wizards
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
New York Red Bulls
Real Salt Lake
Toronto FC
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