2007 MLS expansion draft explained

2007 MLS Expansion Draft
Date:November 21, 2007
Expansion Team:San Jose Earthquakes
Expansion Season:2008
Prev:2006
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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.

Format

Expansion Draft

PlayerPositionCountryPrevious club
1Ryan CochraneDefenderHouston Dynamo
2Clarence GoodsonDefenderFC Dallas
3Ned GrabavoyMidfielderColumbus Crew
4James RileyDefender-MidfielderNew England Revolution
5Joe VideMidfielderNew York Red Bulls
6Iván GuerreroMidfielderChicago Fire
7Brian CarrollMidfielderD.C. United
8Jason HernandezDefenderChivas USA
9Gavin GlintonForwardLA Galaxy
10Chris PozniakDefenderToronto FC

Team-by-team breakdown

Source

C.D. Chivas USA

ExposedProtectedExempt
David ArvizuJonathan Bornstein
Desmond BrooksMaykel Galindo
Bobby BurlingBrad Guzan
Preston BurpoSacha Kljestan
John CunliffeJesse Marsch
Jorge FloresFrancisco Mendoza
Amado GuevaraPaulo Nagamura
Anthony HamiltonAnte Razov
Jason HernandezClaudio Suárez
Carlos LlamosaShavar Thomas
Rodrigo LópezLawson Vaughn
Laurent Merlin
Justin Myers
Ramón Núñez
Orlando Perez
Eder Robles
Erasmo Solorzano
Alex Zotinca

Chicago Fire

ExposedProtectedExempt
Jon BuschChad BarrettBakary Soumaré
Floyd FranksCuauhtémoc Blanco
Mike BannerC.J. Brown
Jeff CurtinCalen Carr
Jim CurtinWilman Conde
Iván GuerreroJustin Mapp
Diego GutierrezLogan Pause
Bruno MenezesMatt Pickens
Nick NobleDasan Robinson
Brian PlotkinChris Rolfe
Jordan RussolilloGonzalo Segares
Osei Telesford
John Thorrington
Daniel Woolard

Colorado Rapids

ExposedProtectedExempt
José CancelaMehdi BallouchyNico Colaluca
Conor CaseyColin Clark
John DiRaimondoTerry Cooke
Dan GarganBouna Coundoul
Jordan HarveyOmar Cummings
Nicolas HernándezFacundo Erpen
Justin HughesHerculez Gomez
Stephen KeelUgo Ihemelu
Jovan KirovskiKosuke Kimura
Nick LaBroccaPablo Mastroeni
Mike PetkeJacob Peterson
Brandon Prideaux
Tony Sanneh
Zach Thornton
Clifton Wilmes

Columbus Crew

ExposedProtectedExempt
Jason GareyBrad EvansKei Kamara
Bill GaudetteEddie GavenRobbie Rogers
Ned GrabavoyMarcos GonzálezTim Ward
Leonard GriffinFrankie HejdukJed Zayner
Andy GruenebaumEzra Hendrickson
Andy HerronWill Hesmer
Ben HunterChad Marshall
Ryan JungeAlejandro Moreno
Stefani MiglioranziDanny O'Rourke
Adam MoffatDuncan Oughton
Brandon MossGuillermo Barros Schelotto
Andrei Pacheco
Andrew Peterson
Rusty Pierce
Jacob Thomas
Ricardo Virtuoso

D.C. United

ExposedProtectedExempt
Nicholas AddleryBobby BoswellBryan Arguez
Brian CarrollMarc Burch
Jeff CarrollLuciano Emilio
Shawn CroweFred
Stephen deRouxChristian Gómez
Rod DyachenkoDevon McTavish
Joshua GrosJaime Moreno
Guy-Roland KpeneBryan Namoff
Domenic MediateBen Olsen
Jerson MonteiroTroy Perkins
Justin MooseClyde Simms
Mira Mupier
Jay Nolly
Brad North
Greg Vanney
Jamil Walker

F.C. Dallas

ExposedProtectedExempt
Juan Sebastián BoteroArturo AlvarezAbdus Ibrahim
Andrew DanielsRay BurseBlake Wagner
Michael Dello-RussoKenny CooperAnthony Wallace
DenílsonDax McCarty
Chris GbandiDrew Moor
Sandy GbandiRicardinho
Clarence GoodsonPablo Ricchetti
Scott JonesCarlos Ruíz
Roberto MiñaMarcelo Saragosa
Dominic OduroAdrian Serioux
Aaron PitchkolanJuan Toja
Bobby Rhine
Darío Sala
Abe Thompson
David Wagenfuhr
Chase Wileman
Alex Yi

Houston Dynamo

ExposedProtectedExempt
Corey AsheWade BarrettPatrick Ianni
Mike ChabalaBrian Ching
Ryan CochraneRicardo Clark
Paul DalglishBrad Davis
Eric EbertDwayne De Rosario
Nick HatzkeNate Jaqua
John Michael HaydenStuart Holden
Kenneth HoernerBrian Mullan
Jordan JamesRichard Mulrooney
Pat OnstadJoseph Ngwenya
Erik UstruckEddie Robinson
Craig Waibel
Zach Wells
Chris Wondolowski
Stephen Wondolowski

Kansas City Wizards

ExposedProtectedExempt
Jose Burciaga Jr.Davy Arnaud
Eloy ColombanoJimmy Conrad
Edson ElcockNick Garcia
A. J. GodboltMichael Harrington
Willy GuadarramaJack Jewsbury
Kevin HartmanEddie Johnson
Aaron HohlbeinCarlos Marinelli
Will JohnKurt Morsink
Chris KonopkaScott Sealy
Michael KrausSasha Victorine
Eric KronbergKerry Zavagnin
Amir Lowery
Ryan McMahen
Ryan Pore
Ryan Raybould
Tyson Wahl
Lance Watson

Los Angeles Galaxy

ExposedProtectedExempt
Steve CroninChris AlbrightQuavas Kirk
Mike CasoDavid BeckhamIsrael Sesay
Lance FrieszEdson Buddle
Gavin GlintonJoe Cannon
Alan GordonLandon Donovan
Kelly GrayTy Harden
Kevin HarmseAnte Jazic
Kyle MartinoChris Klein
Clint MathisCarlos Pavón
Josh TudelaMike Randolph
Peter VagenasTroy Roberts
Kyle Veris
Abel Xavier

New England Revolution

ExposedProtectedExempt
Bryan ByrneAdam CristmanAmaechi Igwe
Andy DormanJay Heaps
Gary FloodShalrie Joseph
Joe FranchinoJeff Larentowicz
Miguel GonzalezPat Noonan
Kyle HeltonMichael Parkhurst
Avery JohnSteve Ralston
Brad KnightonMatt Reis
Marshall LeonardKhano Smith
Chris LoftusWells Thompson
Kenny MansallyTaylor Twellman
Sainey Nyassi
James Riley
Willie Sims
Doug Warren

New York Red Bulls

ExposedProtectedExempt
Sal CaccavaleJozy Altidore
Blake CampJuan Pablo Ángel
Danny CeperoJon Conway
Francis DoeHunter Freeman
Kevin GoldthwaiteDema Kovalenko
Elie IkanguCarlos Mendes
Chris KarczJeff Parke
Jerrod LaventureClaudio Reyna
Chris LeitchDane Richards
Mike MageeSeth Stammler
Randi PattersonDave van den Bergh
Santino Quaranta
Markus Schopp
Siniša Ubiparipović
Joe Vide
John Wolyniec

Real Salt Lake

ExposedProtectedExempt
Chris BrownKyle BeckermanNikolas Besagno
Kyle BrownAlecko EskandarianYura Movsisyan
Steven CurfmanFabian EspindolaChris Seitz
Kenny CutlerRobbie Findley
Willis ForkoAtiba Harris
Duke HashimotoMatias Mantilla
Christian JimenezJavier Morales
Jean-Martial KipreNick Rimando
Dustin KirbyNathan Sturgis
Ritchie KotschauCarey Talley
Chris LancosChris Wingert
Kyle Reynish
Jack Stewart
Jamie Watson
Andy Williams

Toronto FC

ExposedProtectedExempt
Nana Attakora-GyanJim Brennan
Andrew BoyensJeff Cunningham
Adam BrazDanny Dichio
Miguel CañizálezTodd Dunivant
Srdjan DjekanovicMaurice Edu
Gabe GalaTyrone Marshall
David GuzmánRonnie O'Brien
Tyler HemmingCarl Robinson
Andrea LombardoCollin Samuel
Stephen LumleyGreg Sutton
Joey MeloMarvell Wynne
Christian Núñez
Chris Pozniak
Marco Reda
Kyriakos Stamatopoulos