LAFC announced today that the Club has protected 12 players in advance of the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 19.

The following LAFC players will not be eligible for selection by Nashville SC or Inter Miami FC during the Expansion Draft:

GK Pablo Sisniega

DEF Tristan Blackmon

DEF Diego Palacios

DEF Eddie Segura

DEF Walker Zimmerman

MID Eduard Atuesta

MID Latif Blessing

MID Mark-Anthony Kaye

FWD Adama Diomande

FWD Brian Rodriguez

FWD Diego Rossi

FWD Carlos Vela

Earlier today, MLS released the list of 222 players available for selection in the draft. Expansion clubs Nashville SC and Inter Miami CF will have the opportunity to select up to five players each from the eligible player list.

The Expansion Draft eligible player list includes players from 19 MLS clubs. D.C. United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, New York Red Bulls, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are exempt, having had a player selected in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft.

MLS Homegrown Players ages 25 and under (those born during or after 1994), as well as Generation adidas players that did not graduate from the program following the 2019 season are automatically protected, therefore clubs did not need to use one of their 12 selections to protect them.

Once a player has been claimed from a club's list of eligible players, Nashville SC and Inter Miami may no longer select players from that club's list.

Complete rules and information for the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft are available here.

PLAYERS AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION IN 2019 MLS EXPANSION DRAFT