Eight players left unprotected for San Diego FC expansion draft

The Philadelphia Union have eight players available to be selected by MLS newcomers San Diego FC in tomorrow MLS Expansion Draft.

Half of the players aren’t returning to the team (Adeniran, Berdecio, Flach and Torres), two are in negotiations to return (Bedoya and Elliott), one is recovering from an ACL injury (LeFlore) and the other is Chris Donovan.

Bedoya was also left unprotected in the 2022 expansion draft along with current rostered players Donovan and Jesus Bueno.

• Adeniran, Sam
• Bedoya, Alejandro
• Berdecio, Jamir
• Donovan, Chris
• Elliott, Jack
• Flach, Leon
• LeFlore, Isaiah
• Torres, Joaquín

The Union last had a player taken in an MLS Expansion Draft in 2014 when Orlando City selected Pedro Ribeiro. Teams that have a player selected are compensated by the league with $50,000 in general allocation money.

Expansion Draft Rules

“Before competing in 2025 and formally becoming MLS team No. 30, San Diego will select up to five players from the eligible player list (354 total). Twenty-nine teams were each allowed to protect 12 eligible players. No teams were exempt. Once one player is selected from a club’s unprotected roster, that club is removed from the remainder of the Expansion Draft and may not have a second player picked.”