2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft
General information
Date(s)
  • Stage 1: November 17, 2022
  • Stage 2: November 22, 2022
Overview
LeagueMajor League Soccer
Teams29

The 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft was conducted in two stages, as it has been in previous years. Stage 1 took place on November 17, 2022, and Stage 2 took place on November 22, 2022. All 28 existing Major League Soccer club and its newest expansion club St. Louis City SC took place in the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft. The draft order was set in reverse order of the 2022 Major League Soccer season standing after completion of the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs. Because St. Louis City SC did not participate in the 2022 MLS season, they would have the last position in the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Teams have the option to decline a selection throughout the draft.[1]

If a club chooses a player in stage 1 of the Re-Entry draft, that club must either exercise an option for that player or extend them a Bona Fide offer. Clubs may not select any player from their own club who are eligible to be part of the Re-Entry draft. If a player is selected in the Re-Entry draft, and they have a current option on their contract, they will be automatically added to the drafting club's roster. If a club makes a Bona Fide Offer, and the selected player rejects the offer, the drafting club maintains the Right to First Refusal for that player in Major League Soccer.[2]

Any player not selected by a team in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry draft are available in Stage 2, unless the player requests to opt-out through a written that they submit to the league. If a club selects a player in Stage 2 they have seven days to make an offer to the player. If the club and player cannot reach an agreement, the club retains the Right to First Refusal in Major League Soccer. Just as with Stage 1, clubs may not select their own players in Stage 2.[2]

Stage One

Pick #Drafting TeamPlayerPositionFormer Team
1 Austin FC[R1 trade 1] Sofiane Djeffal[4] MF DC United
2 Toronto FC Tomas Romero[4] GK Los Angeles FC
3 San Jose Earthquakes PASS
4 Houston Dynamo FC PASS
5 Chicago Fire FC PASS
6 Atlanta United FC PASS
7 Sporting Kansas City PASS
8 Seattle Sounders FC PASS
9 New England Revolution PASS
10 Charlotte FC PASS
11 Colorado Rapids PASS
12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Karifa Yao[4] DF CF Montréal
13 Columbus Crew PASS
14 Portland Timbers PASS
15 Real Salt Lake PASS
16 Orlando City SC PASS
17 Inter Miami CF PASS
18 Minnesota United FC PASS
19 FC Cincinnati PASS
20 Nashville SC PASS
21 LA Galaxy PASS
22 FC Dallas PASS
23 New York Red Bulls PASS
24 New York City FC PASS
25 CF Montréal PASS
26 D.C. United[R1 trade 1] PASS
27 Philadelphia Union PASS
28 Los Angeles FC PASS
29 St. Louis City SC PASS
  1. 1 2 No. 1: DC United → Austin FC. November 17, 2022: Austin FC acquired the #1 pick in Stage 1 of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft from DC United in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money and the 26th pick in Stage 1 of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft[3]

Stage Two

The second stage of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on Tuesday, November 22, 2022.

Pick #Drafting TeamPlayerPositionFormer Team
1 New England Revolution[R2 trade 1] Bobby Wood[5] FW Real Salt Lake
2 Toronto FC Víctor Vázquez[5] MF Los Angeles Galaxy
3 San Jose Earthquakes Michael Baldisimo[5] MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC
4 Houston Dynamo FC Ifunanyachi Achara[5] FW Toronto FC
5 Chicago Fire FC PASS
6 Atlanta United FC PASS
7 Sporting Kansas City PASS
8 Seattle Sounders FC PASS
9 D.C. United[R2 trade 1] PASS
10 Charlotte FC PASS
11 Colorado Rapids PASS
12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC PASS
13 Columbus Crew PASS
14 Portland Timbers PASS
15 Real Salt Lake PASS
16 Orlando City SC PASS
17 Inter Miami CF PASS
18 Minnesota United FC PASS
19 FC Cincinnati PASS
20 Nashville SC PASS
21 LA Galaxy PASS
22 FC Dallas PASS
23 New York Red Bulls PASS
24 New York City FC PASS
25 CF Montréal PASS
26 Austin FC PASS
27 Philadelphia Union PASS
28 Los Angeles FC PASS
29 St. Louis City SC PASS

After the Second Stage concluded, teams were allowed to select players who were on their own roster in 2022.[5]

Round 2

Pick #Drafting TeamPlayerPositionFormer Team
30 Sporting Kansas City Nicolas Isimat-Mirin[5] DF Sporting Kansas City
31 Colorado Rapids Lucas Esteves[5] DF Colorado Rapids
  1. 1 2 No. 1: DC United → New England Revolution. November 22, 2022: New England Revolution acquired the #1 pick in Stage 2 of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft from DC United in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money and the 9th pick in Stage 2 of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft Eligible Player List". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "2022 MLS Re-Entry Process Rules & Procedures". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. September 14, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Austin FC Acquires Midfielder Sofiane Djeffal". AustinFC.com. Austin FC. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sofiane Djeffal headlines three selected in Stage One of the MLS Re-Entry Draft". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bogert, Tom (November 22, 2022). "2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2: Which players were picked?". Major League Soccer.
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