NEW YORK (Wednesday, November 16, 2022) – Major League Soccer today released the list of players eligible for Free Agency on Wednesday, Nov. 16, and Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Process and End-of-Year Waivers on Thursday, Nov. 17. The Re-Entry List is subject to change and players eligible for Re-Entry, Stage 2 will be announced the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Free Agency Free Agency will open today, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. ET for players who are at least age 24 with at least five MLS service years that are either option-declined or out-of-contract at the end of the 2022 MLS season. Free Agents can negotiate a new contract with any MLS club, including their previous team, subject to certain restrictions. There is no limit on the number of Free Agents a team may sign each year.
Free Agency Rules & Procedures | Free Agency List
Free Agency Eligible Player List: Afful, Harrison - Option Declined Akindele, Tesho - Option Declined Alfaro, Tony - Option Declined Ambrose, Mikey - Option Declined Anibaba, Jalil - Option Declined Auro Jr. - Option Declined Beitashour, Steven - Option Declined Bendik, Joe - Out of Contract Bersano, Matt - Option Declined Besler, Nick - Option Declined Boateng, Emmanuel - Option Declined Bono, Alex - Out of Contract Bornstein, Jonathan - Out of Contract Bruin, Will - Option Declined Burke, Cory - Option Declined Callens, Alexander - Out of Contract Cameron, Geoff - Option Declined Cerén, Darwin - Out of Contract Cropper, Cody - Option Declined Danladi, Abu - Option Declined DeLaGarza, A.J. - Out of Contract Diop, Clement - Option Declined Duncan, Kyle - Out of Contract Escobar, Franco - Out of Contract Espinoza, Roger - Out of Contract Etienne Jr., Derrick - Out of Contract Felipe - Option Declined Fisher, Oniel - Option Declined Fontas, Andreu - Out of Contract Hairston, Marlon - Out of Contract Hamid, Bill - Out of Contract Hansen, Niko - Option Declined Hayes, Jacori - Option Declined Hedges, Matt - Option Declined Hoesen, Danny - Option Declined Hurtado, Erik - Option Declined Ibeagha, Sebastien - Out of Contract Irwin, Clint - Out of Contract Jiménez, Hector - Option Declined Johnson, Sean - Out of Contract Jones, Joevin - Out of Contract Jungwirth, Florian - Out of Contract Kamara, Ola - Out of Contract Kappelhof, Johan - Option Declined Kempin, Jon - Option Declined Kitchen, Perry - Option Declined Kljestan, Sacha - Out of Contract Knighton, Brad - Out of Contract Long, Aaron - Out of Contract Matarrita, Ronald - Option Declined Mavinga, Chris - Option Declined Medranda, Jimmy - Out of Contract Meredith, Bryan - Option Declined Miller, Eric - Out of Contract Miller, Tyler - Option Declined Montero, Fredy - Option Declined Moor, Drew - Option Declined Moutinho, João - Out of Contract Nerwinski, Jake - Option Declined Odoi-Atsem, Chris - Option Declined Osorio, Jonathan - Out of Contract Pantemis, James - Option Declined Putna, Andrew - Option Declined Quintero, Darwin - Option Declined Remedi, Eric - Out of Contract Ricketts, Tosaint - Option Declined Rodríguez, Memo - Option Declined Salinas, Shea - Out of Contract Sanchez, Rich - Option Declined Santos, Pedro - Option Declined Shea, Brek - Option Declined Silva, Marcelo - Out of Contract Smith, Brad - Option Declined Tajouri-Shradi, Ismael - Option Declined Tarbell, Andrew - Option Declined Thompson, Tommy - Option Declined Tinnerholm, Anton - Out of Contract Valentin, Zarek - Option Declined Villafaña, Jorge - Option Declined Zardes, Gyasi - Out of Contract Zavaleta, Eriq - Option Declined Zusi, Graham - Option Declined
End-of-Year Waivers On Thursday, Nov. 17 (5 p.m. ET), the End-of-Year Waivers process gives the clubs that finished at the bottom of the 2022 standings the first opportunities to select players who are out of contract at the end of the year, whose options are not exercised, who are not subject to first right of refusal, and who are not eligible for Free Agency or Re-Entry Draft.
Beginning in reverse order, and taking into account postseason performance, D.C. United will select first. The 2022 MLS Cup champions Los Angeles Football Club will have the 28th pick, and expansion club St. Louis CITY SC will have the 29th selection to end each round.
End-of-Year Waivers Process Rules & Procedure | End-of-Year Waivers List
End-of-Year Waivers List: Castellano, Jesús - New York Red Bulls Ferdinand, Keesean - CF Montréal Fernandes, Thiago - Houston Dynamo FC Fuentes, Gilbert - San Jose Earthquakes Garcia, Christopher - Real Salt Lake Giraldo, Tomas - CF Montréal Henry, Doneil - Toronto FC Hoffmann, Ian - Houston Dynamo FC Ocampo-Chávez, Alfonso - Seattle Sounders FC Palomino, Marcelo - Houston Dynamo FC Quiñónez, Joshué - FC Dallas Rad, Kaveh - Sporting Kansas City Redžić, Benjamin - FC Dallas Reynolds, Andre - Chicago Fire FC Roberts, Thomas - FC Dallas Sunderland, Beckham - FC Cincinnati Turner, Cole - Philadelphia Union
Re-Entry Draft, Stage 1 The Re-Entry Draft, Stage 1 begins on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. ET. Similar to the End-of-Year Waivers process, the Re-Entry Draft is conducted in the reverse order of the final 2022 season standings, keeping in mind postseason performance and any trades impacting selection order. During the Re-Entry Draft, MLS clubs can select players who are at least 22 years old and have a minimum of one year of MLS service who are out of contract and did not receive a Bona Fide Offer or whose contract options were not exercised by their clubs.
*Note: The Re-Entry List is subject to change since players can opt out.
Re-Entry Draft Rules & Procedure | Re-Entry Draft, Stage 1 List
Re-Entry Draft Eligible Player List: Achara, Ifunanyachi - Option Acosta, George - Option Asomani, George - Option Bailey, Zico - Option Bajamich, Mateo - Option Baldisimo, Michael - Out of Contract Barber, Grayson - Option Bartlett, Lucas - Option Bassong, Zorhan - Option Bikel, Janio - Option Blackett, Tyler - Option Bodily, Blake - Option Castanheira, Dylan - Option Castellanos, Robert - Option Corona, Joe - Option Corozo, Washington - Option Cruz, Allan - Option De John, Alex - Out of Contract DeZart, Joey - Option Djeffal, Sofiane - Option Donasiyano, Irakoze - Option Edwards, Michael - Option Egbo, David - Option ElMedkhar, Kalil - Option Esteves, Lucas - Option Fochive, George - Option Franco, Alan - Option Fuchs, Christian - Option Godinho, Marcus - Option Gomes, Eulânio - Option González, Jonathan - Out of Contract Gregus, Ján - Option Grinwis, Adam - Out of Contract Gudiño, Raúl - Option Guediri, Sami - Option Gutiérrez, Felipe - Out of Contract Haji, Siad - Option Halsey, Bret - Option Hernandez, Nicky - Option Higuaín, Gonzalo - Option Hundley, Matt - Option Igbekeme, James - Option Isimat-Mirin, Nicolas - Option Jansson, Robin - Option Jennings, Cal - Option Johnsen, Bjørn - Option Kaptoum, Wilfrid - Option Kibunguchy, Nabilai - Option Kizza, Edward - Option Kleemann, Frederik - Option Klinsmann, Jonathan - Option Latinovich, Vuk - Option Lemoine, Nico - Option Markanich, Nick - Option Matuidi, Blaise - Option Mayaka, Philip - Option McMaster, Justin - Option McNeill, Quinn - Option Métanire, Romain - Option Meyer, Will - Option Mines, Ben - Option Montgomery, Callum - Out of Contract Munjoma, Eddie - Option Newton, Evan - Option Okello, Noble - Out of Contract Owusu, Leonard - Option Perez, Adrien - Option Pozuelo, Alejandro - Out of Contract Pulisic, William - Option Rodríguez, Santiago - Out of Contract Romero, Tomás - Option Ryan, Zach - Option Santos, Laukoa - Option Segura, Eddie - Out of Contract Sekulić, Boris - Out of Contract Smith, Kimarni - Option Sowe, Omar - Option Tello, Cristian - Option Trejo, Danny - Option Urso, Júnior - Out of Contract Van Rankin, Josecarlos - Option Vázquez, Victor - Option vom Steeg, Justin - Option Washington, Bryce - Option Westberg, Quentin - Out of Contract Wood, Bobby - Option Yao, Karifa - Option Zeca - Option Zelalem, Gedion – Option
The final postseason roster mechanism will be Stage 2 of the Re-Entry Draft, which will be conducted on Tuesday, Nov. 22. The list of players eligible for Re-Entry, Stage 2 will also be announced the morning of Nov. 22.
There are a number of players on his list with local ties: Callens, Duncan, Etienne Jr., Felipe, Ibeagha, Johnson, Kljestan, Long, Matirrita, Tajouri-Shradi, Tinnerholm, Castellanos, Fuchs, Mines, Sowe, Zelalem, Sunderland
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